Checkmate 03-08-2004

Bruno's Chess Problem: 03/08/2004

B.P.Barnes (2 solutions), 1st Pr., The Hindu, 1963

Mate in 2(***)
chess problem diagram

White to play

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1. bxc4! ... 2. Nb3#
  1... dxc4 2. Qxc4#

1. Qa5! ... 2. Bxc4#
  1... Bd7 2. Bd6#
  1... Ba6 2. Ne6#
  1... Qb4, Bb4 2. Qxa7#
  1... Qc3, Qxb5 2. QxQ#
  1... Qxc2+ 2. RxQ#
  1... Qa4, Qd3+, Qe2+, Qf1+ 2. BxQ#
  1... Qxb3 2. NxQ#
  1... Qxd4+ 2. exQ#