White to mate in two
Add a comment to this post with your solution. I'll buy a beer for the first person to correctly solve the problem next Tuesday, during our regular session at Matchless.
1.b4, threatening 2.Qe2#
A. 1…d4+ 2.Rf3#
B. 1…Nf5 (intending 2…Ne3 to block the mate threat) 2.Re4#
C. 1…Nc2 2.Nd3#
Goddamnit. 1…Qxb4 screws shit up.
1.Qa5, threatening 2.Qxe1#
A. 1…d4+ 2.Nb7#
B. If the Black knight moves from e1, 2.Nd3#
C. If the Black queen moves away from the c7 square, 2.Qc7#
Okay, sorry for busting a “Boris.”
This is my final answer.
1.Qa5, threatening 2.Qxe1#
A. 1…d4+ 2.Nb7#
B. If the Black knight moves from e1, 2.Nd3#
C. If the Black queen moves away from the c7 square, 2.Qc7#
D. 1…Nf5 2.Re4#
1. Qa5 is the key move, bicyclethief, so you win this week's beer. Congrats!
I will exchange the beer for another blog chess puzzle for this week.
You got it bt—but I won't have a chance to post it until tomorrow morning.
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