Black and White

dehler chess problem

By Otto Georg Edgar Dehler. White to mate in two moves.

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1. Rb5! and Black can’t escape mate. Note that only b5 will do — if White withdraws the rook to, say, b3, then Black can play 1. … Nb6 and 2. Ra3+ is met with 2. … Na4. From Neue Welt, 1919.