Solution:
1.Re1! > 2.Qg1#
1...Kxe1 2.Qd2#
1...Bg2 2.Qh4#
1...Bg2 is known as a correction. It introduces the primary error of allowing communication between White's line pieces between e1 and g1, but has an offsetting benefit (blocking the g file) that prevents the exploitation of the error. 1/2
1.Re1! > 2.Qg1#
1...Kxe1 2.Qd2#
1...Bg2 2.Qh4#
1...Bg2 is known as a correction. It introduces the primary error of allowing communication between White's line pieces between e1 and g1, but has an offsetting benefit (blocking the g file) that prevents the exploitation of the error. 1/2
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Brennan Price
A classic and simple twomover from a legendary American composer for your Saturday night enjoyment.
Sam Loyd, The Musical World, 1859. Mate in two.
Sam Loyd, The Musical World, 1859. Mate in two.
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