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By C.W. Wood. White to mate in two moves.

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1. Qe2. If the e3 pawn makes a capture, then Qxe4 is mate. If the black king takes a pawn, then the queen gives mate on the fifth rank. From D. Littlewick, “Curiosities on the Chess-Board,” Strand, January 1910.