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Time for zugzwag. White mates in 2

5mon 1d ago by lemmy.ml/u/chessmate in chess@lemmy.ml from lemmy.ml

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FEN = Q5bk/R6p/7P/8/8/8/1p6/1K6 w - - 0 1

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Ra1 bxa1=Q+ 2. Qxa1#

My first try at one of these.

I think QG2, leaving the bishop as the only move for black, followed by QG7#

edit: ah, black could delay with bishop check, king take, pawn promotes, king takes and then stalemate :(

Clever setup