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White to move and mate in 2.
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1. R-b8+ Nxb8 (forced)
2. R-c7#
1. Rb8+ Nxb8 2. Rc7#
I’d like to get quicker at spotting these. Often I’ll find the solution after I’ve looked at the problem fruitlessly for a minute or two, walked away for a while, and then returned. This one was a simple matter of walking through the available checks (all 3 of them) and finding the one that sticks. Should have found the answer faster and not spent so much time thinking about what comes after 1. Rc7+.
R b8 check; NxR (f0rced)
R c7 mate
Rb8+
NxR forced
Rc7#
I think it’s rb8, forces the black’s knight to capture, then rc7.