Chess Puzzle #15712

CHESS PUZZLE, FEN 8/8/2qRrp2/p1P2B2/2pNpB2/2Pk2KR/1PpNpnbP/7r w - -

Added by:	elvuelodelcondor
Added on:	10-Oct-09
Description:
Difficulty:	chess puzzle 8/8/2qRrp2/p1P2B2/2pNpB2/2Pk2KR/1PpNpnbP/7r w - -
Attempts:	466
Solved:	99 (21%)


White to move, mate in 2

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donnaclara
28-Jul-17, 01:32

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Neat composition

(1) Spot the four-fold hotspot
(2) Observe the negative power of self-pins ....

g-minor
28-Jul-17, 06:15

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The comfort I have in not solving this is that I will never, ever, be in a position remotely similar to that in a game.

rostingla
28-Jul-17, 19:50

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you can mate in one

geokev
28-Jul-17, 21:05

Comment deleted on 10-Sep-20, 13:27

doctor_j
02-Sep-23, 11:16

Re: you can mate in one

No you can't. Look again.

snailmate
02-Sep-23, 12:47

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Not many options

I'm a bit surprised at the low solve rate, considering that I can't see any mating options that do NOT involve using the knight on d2.

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