Daily Chess Problem

This next game below is a nice puzzle. Can you find the mate in 2?

I am going to leave this up for a while because it is a beautiful position.

---brrb-
--N----B
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--p----Q
--p--k--
-----P--
----P-KR
--N--RB-


Posted 1/26/2012

Below: White to move and mate in 4 moves.

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--B-----
-------p
-------P
----P-pp
-------k
----KQn-
-----B-b

Solution: .

1.Qa7! g3 2.Bb6 Now with the support of the queen the bishop can control h2. 2...Kh2 3.Bg1+ Kh3 4.Qd7. If 2...Kg4 3.Qd7+ any 4.Qf5.

Posted 4/9/2012

Below: White to move and mate in 3 moves.

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---K----
--R-----
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--Pk----
-----Q--
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Solution: 1.Kd7! Ke4 2.Rd5 Kxd5 3.Qd4.