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Black and White

https://www.reddit.com/r/chess/comments/8zwl2q/white_to_mate_in_two_is_it_possible_yes/

I don’t know who came up with this, but I thought it was cute. Can White checkmate Black in two moves from this position?

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Yes. 1. Rb3 forces 1. … Ka5, and now 2. Ra3 is mate.

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May 15, 2019May 15, 2019 | Puzzles

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