Prepare the second move precisely.
The challenge is to find the checkmate in 2 moves.
That is, try to find the move that White can play now that will allow him to win by checkmate in the next move. This is the winning move. Did you find it? With what checkmate move do you plan to win in the second move?
Try to think about Black’s defensive attempts as well and find the appropriate checkmate move for each of them.
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White is aiming to deliver mate on the second move with the ♗ currently placed on h7.
But first, the path is blocked by the ♖, which needs to be moved out of the way.
♖➡️🤔 Where should it go?
On the second move, Black might try to preempt the threat by placing the ♜ on c8, hoping to later bring it to c4 — sacrificing the ♜ on move two just to gain an extra tempo. In a mate-in-two puzzle, that’s all it takes 🎖️ .
That’s why the correct answer for White is ♖c5 — sacrificing the rook right away and closing the line in advance.
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🔍Did you notice how every possible move by the ♝ serves as a defense that prevents White’s intended mate?
And how beautiful it is that for each of those possible ♝ moves, there is a different checkmate in reply — unique to that move 🎯