Chess Puzzle #16893

CHESS PUZZLE, FEN 2r1kr2/3p4/2b3pq/8/2Q4B/8/4P3/2R1KR2 w - -

Added by:	jwg1977
Added on:	07-Nov-09
Description:
Difficulty:	chess puzzle 2r1kr2/3p4/2b3pq/8/2Q4B/8/4P3/2R1KR2 w - -
Attempts:	1059
Solved:	791 (74%)


White to move, mate in 2

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ender71
01-Sep-17, 20:21

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nice

Nice puzzle, thanks! Got hooked on rf8+ for too long

mistercharlie
28-May-25, 11:24

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Questioning assumptions

This is about questioning assumptions. The knee jerk reaction prunes qe4+ from the space of possible solutions because bxq. Then the mind is drawn into analysis of other possibilities, e.g. rxf8+.

taki-taki
28-May-25, 16:41

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Nice Questioning Assumptions!

Indeed, I wisely threw away Qe4+ because I knew the mate was with the Queen somehow. And spent the next 8 minutes staring at every other line. I was getting ready to contemplate fairy pieces and non-standard castling rules. Or which piece my friend decided to forget in the original. Again, nice puzzle!

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