White to Play
Pete Tamburro
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Published in Chess Puzzles
We haven’t done a composed problem in a while. This one’s a mate in two and has an interesting story behind it. The great Jose Capablanca couldn’t solve it in 20 minutes. See if you can beat him.
1.Kg5 Nxd3 1...c2 2.Qa1#; 1...Ke5 2.Qg7#; 1...exd5 2.Qg7#; 1...e5 2.Nf5#; 1...Be4 2.f4#; 1...Bxd5 2.f4#; 1...Bh1 2.f4#
2.Nxf3# .
Send questions and comments to PTamburro@aol.com.
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