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“If you are curious, you’ll find the puzzles around you. If you are determined, you will solve them.” – Erno Rubik White to move and mate in 2 (Emilio Battaglia, Scacco! 1997).

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This particular mate in two managed to confound me for a couple of hours. I am sure if you give it a shot, you will soon see why! White to move and mate in two (Herbert Siegfried Oskar Ahues, L´Italia Scacchistica, 2000).