Black and White

gold chess problem

By Sámuel Gold. White to mate in two moves.

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With 1. Qf3 White threatens 2. Qh5#. If Black captures the queen then 2. d4 is mate. His only other defenses require moving the bishop (Bxb3/Be6/Bf7), which permits an immediate 2. Qxe4#. From The Chess Players’ Chronicle, 1872.