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Assisted Suicide

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From this position, how can White force Black to checkmate him in two moves?

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1. Ba2 c2 (Black’s only legal move) 2. Rf8 Kxf8#.

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From Theodore Morris Brown, Book of Chess Problems, 1874.

June 2, 2010January 24, 2013 | Puzzles

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