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5 chess puzzles to challenge the mind
(solutions in the end)


1)
white mates in 2 (find key move)



2)
white mates in 2



3)
white plays and mates in 3



4)
white mates in 2 (find the first move that will promise this no matter what black does)



5)
white mates in 2 (find key move)




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solution 1: (rook from h7 to g7)
solution 2: (rook from c3 to c8 , black king takes pawn , queen from c1 to c7)
solution 3: (queen from b1 to a2 , black pawn must take queen(only move) ,
bishop from d3 to f5 , black king must take bishop , knight from e6 to g7 checkmate)
solution 4: (rook from e6 to e1 will promise a checkmate in the next move)
solution 5: (knight from g8 to e7)