Robin Green Reddit – u/jexukay Mate in 2 White White is way ahead and should win easily. There is even an opportunity for Mate in 2. Can you find it?
Solution
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White can achieve checkmate in just twomoves, but… the first move must get the Queen off the 8th rank, otherwise it is a Stalemate. That move is:
White – Qa1
With that move, Stalemate is no longer a possibility. Black can (and must) move their White Bishop. The problem with that is no matter where they move, they are setting White up for a Discovered Check by moving the Rook out of the way. That being the case, Black settles for the best of bad options..
Black – Bd5+
Yay!? Not really. White has to resolve the Check. Unfortunately for Black, White can block the check and deliver Checkmate (by the Queen) with a single move…
White – Rg2#
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