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Meanwhile, white to play and mate in two.
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1. Rf6! Black has one of three legal moves:
If …. PxR, then 2. BxP is mate. If instead …. g7g5, the Rook moves to any square to discover check by the Bishop, which is mate.
And if Black plays …. g7g6+,
2. RxP++ likewise discovers checkmate.
1. Q to e5, B must move (f7, e6…)
2. Q x g7 mate
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Impossible configuration.
Black pawn structure cannot arise in play.
Puzzle Abuse.
Reminds me of the upcoming Synod on synodality. Or whatever they call it.
No, I don’t see it. The black bishop can so easily put the white king in check on g7 (once we’ve moved the queen some place else) and thus, not hinder mate, but hinder mate in two.
How I’d play is
1. Bc5 g6+ (g5 is mate by 2. Bd4++ back)
2. Kh4 g5+ (black pawn is protected, black hopes for a 3. Kg4 stalemate blunder)
3. Kh4 g4 (black hopes to advance to queen, and also has no other move)
4. Bd4++.
1. Rf6 gxf6
2. Bxf6#
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Gentlemen, Rook to b6 does not result in mate in two per the premise. Black need only push his pawn to place king in check, Pawn to g6x, requiring at least three moves for mate. The only mate in two is what AmenAmenDicoVobis plays. Q to e5. Black then must force move his bishop, it matters not whither.
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Errata.
I was wrong. I’m w Anj.
anj says: Puzzle Abuse.
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Dear brotherbeowulf,
no.
1. Qe5 Bf7+, and white must save his king in the second rather than checkmating (which he will do later, though).