Black and White Thomas Taverner published this remarkable problem in the Dubuque Chess Journal in 1889. White is to mate in two moves. SelectClick for Answer> The impossibly quiet 1. Rh1! leaves Black in zugzwang — he has 19 legal moves, and each one leads immediately to mate: 1. … Bxh7 2. Nd5# 1. … Bf7 2. Qf5# 1. … Be6 2. e3# 1. … Bd5 2. Nxd5# 1. … Bxc7 2. Rh4# 1. … Be7 2. e3# 1. … Bf6 2. Qf5# 1. … Bg5 2. Qh2# 1. … Bh4 2. Rxh4# 1. … Rf7 2. Nd5# 1. … Rf6 2. Rh4# 1. … Rf5 2. Qxf5# 1. … Re7 2. Rh4# 1. … Re6 2. Nd5# 1. … Re5 2. Qg4# 1. … Re4 2. fxe4# 1. … Re3 2. Bh2# 1. … Rxe2+ 2. Nxe2# 1. … c3 2. Nd3# November 6, 2024November 5, 2024 | Puzzles