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Exclusive chess - solution

White and black may only give mate when there is only one possible mating move. When there are two or more moves that give mate for the player, it is illegal to play one of these moves.

Theodor Steudel, Germany
Dedicated to Hans Burbach
Probleemblad, March/April 2000

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White to mate in two moves, Exclusive Chess.

Solution

1. Q c2 - h7, and white has exactly one mating move after every possible move of black.

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Written by Hans Bodlaender.
WWW page created: August 19, 2000. Last modified: August 19, 2000.