Chess Puzzle #16807

CHESS PUZZLE #16807

Added by:	soultosqueeze
Added on:	05-Nov-09
Description:	Waldemar Tura, British Chess Problem Society 1978
Difficulty:	online chess puzzle #16807
Attempts:	743
Solved:	61 (8%)


White to move, mate in 2

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luqq
20-Dec-12, 03:04

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Tough one. I'm not a big fan of mate-in-2s (they seem to be prevalent here), but they do have their beauty

ends
20-Dec-12, 07:00

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phew....I actually got it!

thor99
20-Dec-12, 12:33

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am i missing something? there was a point when the pawn could just take the queen.

ends
20-Dec-12, 12:49

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then rook to d4 mate.

thor99
20-Dec-12, 13:06

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oh! okay thanks

elfuego51
20-Dec-12, 15:30

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Got it

That was a fun one. I like the tricky mate in 2s.

betta38
20-Dec-12, 17:50

The pawn could have taken the queen.

macheide
20-Dec-12, 18:03

I liked this one a lot. I gave it 5 stars. Thanks for post this puzzle.

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