Find the best move

Logic Level 1

It’s white turn to move. If white and black play optimally, what is the best move for white to checkmate the black king in the least number of moves?

Emanuel Lasker vs. Henry Edward Bird – 1890 (Liverpool)

Ng5+ Ne7 Rh1 f5

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1 solution

Francis Kong
Nov 12, 2017

Checkmate in 2:

  1. Ng5+ hxg5 2. Rh1#
Other moves Response by Black that denies checkmate in 2
1. Ne7 ..Rxe7 2. Ng5+ Kh8
1. f5 ..Ne4 2. f6 Rg8
1. Rh1 ..Ne4 2. Ng5+ Nxg5
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