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White to move and mate in two #654 - The Golden Treasury of Chess [1]
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Date: 2025-04-17
Compiled by I.A. Horowitz
124. Simpson’s Divan, London. “The most summary demolishment of Steinitz on record.” SCOTCH GAME
W. GRIMSHAW W. STEINITZ
(Problem composer)
White Black
The original was in descriptive and here adapted into algebraic:
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 exd4 4.Nxd4 Qh4 5.Nb5 Qxe4+ 6.Be3 Bb4+ 7.Nd2 Bxd2+ 8.Qxd2 Kd8 9.0-0-0 Qe6 10.Bf4! d6 11.Bxd6!! cxd6 12.Nxd6 Qxa2 13.Nb5+ Ke8 14.Nc7+! Kf8
White mates in three.
15.Qd6+ Nge7 16.Qd8+ Nxd8 17.Rxd8#
—I.A. Horowitz, The Golden Treasury of Chess
For the mate in two puzzle:
Online board
Solution (spoiler) instructions:
Slide the NNUE button to “on”.
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