Chess Puzzles

[size=16][b]White to move, mate in 2[/b][/size] [i]Composed by William Edward Lester, Empire Review 1924.[/i] [img]http://i1354.photobucket.com/albums/q700/Photo_Bishop/Chess_Puzzle_zpsncf2g6vb.png[/img] The solution is given by THE ONLY MOVE that let White to deliver checkmate at the next. Then if you want to be more specific you can add the continuation to demonstrate you can do it for every possible Black reply. Got it? o_O

I shall try. Not very good at chess tho. [spoiler]Qb2 bh4 Qf1 [/spoiler] It depends on how black is going to move I guess. But quite certain the first move is right.

Nope sorry [spoiler]Qb2 doesn't work...[/spoiler]

[spoiler]lol, should be Qb1 what am I thinking. [/spoiler]

I edited your posts to add some spoilers in your posts. I was thinking about it as well :) (but gave up, will look again later). [spoiler=So far...]Moving the king wont help. Neither will forcing a check right away.[/spoiler] [b]Note:[/b] You can a add a spoiler like this: [ spoiler ] text here [ / spoiler ], but then without the spaces.

Are you a wizard Matty? What kind of sorcery is this?

No, Fendi is the wizard (or rather, witch). I'm just cheating a bit.

[spoiler]Qb3 Pd1 (exchange for queen or whatever) Qf3 Checkmate[/spoiler]

lol, are you both classmate in the school of magic?

@Aero: Aaaargh [spoiler]I was thinking Qb3 as well, but then the I thought the Pd3 could ruin the move to Qf3, or if you would react to that move that the Qc2 again would be blockable by Bd2. But of course, black moves down... Grrrr, I suck at this game.[/spoiler]

[spoiler]1.Qb1,mate in next move whatever black to play ,if promote queen its mate Qe4,if play bischop its mate Qf1,and third solution is to promote knight ! and its mate Qb5 [/spoiler] - edit - spoiler added by vexer because it's the correct answer

@The_Bishop, it appears there is more than 1 possible move for the same result.

[spoiler]First move is only one Qb1 ,but depend on black move ,what you play next to give mate ...[/spoiler]

[spoiler]Aaaaah, if you do move Qb3, than black could move his bishop, and then if you move Qf3 to check, black can respond with Kf1[/spoiler]

Okay give me few minutes to reply everybody. The use of spoilers is recommended so that everybody can has the pleasure to think it for himself.