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Solve the puzzle. White mates in two moves

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mavenleo

I do not know the solution

Ifeplays

Qxc5, when he/she moves any pawn, Qc8#

mavenleo
Ifeplays wrote:

Qxc5, when he/she moves any pawn, Qc8#

Won't be mate in 2 if he moves a6

Alexandr3VR

Really elegant move : Rb4 !

David_Mary
Alexandr3VR wrote:

Really elegant move : Rb4 !

Won't be mate in 2 if cxb4 is not played.

macdek680
David_Mary wrote:
Alexandr3VR wrote:

Really elegant move : Rb4 !

Won't be mate in 2 if cxb4 is not played.

Black can play nothing to avoid mate the next move.

lfPatriotGames
David_Mary wrote:
Alexandr3VR wrote:

Really elegant move : Rb4 !

Won't be mate in 2 if cxb4 is not played.

All five pawn moves result in checkmate the following move.

David_Mary

I thought for a second I could see it, but still not seeing it.

David_Mary

Okay I looked at it in the engine, and now I get it. Not sure why I didn't see that move. That's what I love about chess. It is pure logic, and every winning move ultimately makes sense once I see it and the sequence that led up to it. But I get to feel like a dummy for not having found it until it's shown to me....