Mate No Matter What

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Section: Brain Teasers Category: Chess

Difficulty: Advanced

If White is to play, can he always mate Black in 2 moves, regardless of the moves played before?

SOLUTION

First, we notice that since Black made the last move, either the king or the rook has been moved, consequently rendering Black unable to castle. Now White plays Qa1 and no matter what is Black’s next move, Qh8 gives check-mate.

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