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Black and White

blumenthal chess problem

By Oskar Blumenthal. White to mate in two moves.

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1. Qh1! and Black will lose no matter which knight he captures.

From Schweizerische Schachzeitung, 1907.

September 28, 2016October 9, 2016 | Puzzles

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