By Edgar Holladay, British Chess Magazine, 1978. White to mate in two moves.
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1. Kg7!, waiting:
1. … Ka1 2. Qb1#
1. … Nb5 2. Qg8#
1. … Ne4 2. Bg8#
Note that the king can’t choose any other square. The eighth rank must remain free for the queen; e7 and f6 are vulnerable to knight checks; 1. Ke6 would block the queen’s check in the second variation; and 1. Kg6 would block the bishop’s diagonal in the first and second.
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