White mate in 2 moves, whats the solution

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jdharmon123

White to mate in two moves, anyone know the solution?
samim5

1. Ne4-Ng5+ then black takes the knight with his rook(Rg4- Rxg5)

2. Bf3-Bg4# checkmate

jdharmon123
samim5 wrote:

1. Ne4-Ng5+ then black takes the knight with his rook(Rg4- Rxg5)

2. Bf3-Bg4# checkmate


I assume you meant Rf5- Rg5, since the rook starts at f5.  But after bf3-bg4# the black rook can take bishop at g4 or simply move back to f5 and block the bishop check?

thb1973

Its not exactly a forced mate in 2 . . . it can take up to 5 moves if I didn't miss anything.

chessmaniac0224

I've found a mate in three

chessmaniac0224

1.Rf8xd8 Rxe5 2. Bg4+ Rf8 3. Bxf8#

geronimo33

I found the solution to this puzzle, first move is Nc6, and the next move will be a forced mate.

jdharmon123
geronimo33 wrote:

I found the solution to this puzzle, first move is Nc6, and the next move will be a forced mate.


No, that does not work

jdharmon123
thb1973 wrote:

Its not exactly a forced mate in 2 . . . it can take up to 5 moves if I didn't miss anything.


Thats why its a puzzle, it can be done in two, i just dont know those two moves.

jdharmon123
chessmaniac0224 wrote:

1.Rf8xd8 Rxe5 2. Bg4+ Rf8 3. Bxf8#


Check your notation, i can't follow any of that.

AndyClifton

I think he's right about 1 Nc6.  Some very nice mates in there!

You can pretty much deduce (it being a composed position) that the key will involve moving the knight on e5 somewhere...since otherwise what would those g- and h-pawns be doing there? (ie, 1... Kxf7 will have to be one of the moves available to Black).

jdharmon123

Yea i have tried everything (except the solution).  I tried a bunch where white moves both knights out thus using the Queen to check without ever moving her but the black rooks ruin it. 

So then I tried to move the knight (e4 to g5) out to draw one of the black rooks away but again no two move solution.

Then I tried a bunch of white rook (e7) takes black rook (d7) and then promote the pawn to queen but again the other black rook seems to ruin it.

jdharmon123

I've got it, 1. Knight to C6

If Kxf7 then g8Q

if Kxd5 then Qa2

if Rdxd5 then Re7

if Rdxf7 then Rd6

If Rfxf7 then Re5













AndyClifton

Wow, where'd you ever come up with that?! LOL

AndyClifton

Another genius arrives late on the scene!