Puzzle #100: Mate in 2: sacrifice
Rating ≈ 1450 · 2 moves to find
White to move and mate in 2.
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Sometimes you have to give material first.
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- 10. Nf6+ — the knight goes to f6 with check.
- 10… gxf6 is forced: it is the best way out of check.
- 11. Qxf7# — the queen takes the pawn on f7 — checkmate.
Why it works. Every move in the line is forcing, so the defender never gets time to organise a defence.
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This position comes from a training game and was checked with a chess engine: every move you need to find is the only one that works.