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Black and White

larsen chess problem

By Peder Andreas Larsen. White to mate in two moves.

(I’ve added a guide to chess notation.)

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White wins with the ridiculous 1. Qg1!, threatening 2. N4b6#. If Black moves his bishop, then 2. Qa7 is mate, and if Black advances his b-pawn, then the queen takes the rook.

From Skakbladet, 1918.

November 1, 2013November 8, 2013 | Puzzles

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