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White to Move. Mate in 2.
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Señor Quixana, your solution does not work because after 1. Rh4+, Black can respond with either 1. … Ng4 or 1. … Bg4, blocking the check.
I think the correct solution is for White to get rid of the pin against his King:
Ke7 threatens 2. Qe4 mate. (The Rook at f2 is still pinned against the King, and so cannot capture the Queen. e7 is the only square the King can occupy to remove the pin without being put in check.)
Black has no good response to this threat. His King has no square to which he can move, and so his Rook remains pinned. If he plays 1. … Bd3, White simply captures the Bishop with his Queen, and the King is mated. If Black tries 1. … Bf3, White still plays 2. Qd3 mate. If he plays 1. …. (P)e4, the Queen captures the pawn and it is again mate.