This problem was posted on Facebook with "Black to move, mate in two." There are two simple checkmate patterns and it seemed that both could be easily refuted. After I failed, as did many others, even arguing that the correct solution was impossible, a question was posed. What was White's prior move?
Black to move
I have to imagine that Qa8 is the move. Either this is simpler than it was made out to be, or I am missing something pretty big.
ReplyDeleteYes, it is simple. Nonetheless, I was one who pointed out O-O-O until asked about White's previous move.
DeleteQa8 and Qh1# - white cannot castle because his last move was with either the rook or king.
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