Answers.Body: <p>Maybe 1. Qe2 and zugzwang:</p>
  
  <p>1... Nb6 2. Ne7#</p>
  
  <p>1... Kd5 2. Ne7#</p>
  
  <p>1... Qd5 2. Qb5#</p>
  
  <p>1... c4  2. Qc4#</p>
  
  <p>1...Qxh2 2. Qe4#</p>
  
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Answers.Text: The puzzle should be completed in two moves of white.. this puzzle is in my mobile app.
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Answers.Text: Please check my updated post..
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Answers.Text: @RauanSagit yes I got that now.. but how this worked? what is the danger to black king if I keep the white queen on Qe2? please explain..
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Answers.Text: @Mr_Green, as @RauanSagit said, any move that black makes will lose. This kind of situations are called `zugzwang`
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Answers.Text: Also 1...Ng6 2. Qe6#
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Body: <p>I have been trying to solve the below chess puzzle for more than 2 days. Can someone help me to solve it?</p>
  
  <p><strong>White to play and mate in two moves</strong></p>
  
  <pre><code>[FEN "n1N1Kn/2p/P1k/2p1Q/P/2P/7B/6Nq w - - 0 1"]
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>I have tried to do it, but my tries take more than two moves.</p>
  
  <pre><code>[FEN "n1N1Kn/2p/P1k/2p1Q/P/2P/7B/6Nq w - - 0 1"]
  
  1. c4 Qf3 2.  Nxf3 Nb6 3. Ne7#
  </code></pre>
  
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Comments.Text: BTW, white pawns are going top and black ones should go bottom. I am not much good in chess. so thought to make this a point. :)
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Tags: <problems>
Title: Need help to solve a puzzle
ThreadText: # Need help to solve a puzzle
  
  (Asked by: username_0 on 2014-03-31)
  
  I have been trying to solve the below chess puzzle for more than 2 days. Can someone help me to solve it?
  White to play and mate in two moves
  [FEN "n1N1Kn/2p/P1k/2p1Q/P/2P/7B/6Nq w - - 0 1"]
  
  I have tried to do it, but my tries take more than two moves.
  [FEN "n1N1Kn/2p/P1k/2p1Q/P/2P/7B/6Nq w - - 0 1"]
  
  1. c4 Qf3 2.  Nxf3 Nb6 3. Ne7#
  
  **Tags:** problems
  
  > **Comments:**
  > **username_0**: BTW, white pawns are going top and black ones should go bottom. I am not much good in chess. so thought to make this a point. :)  
  
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  ## 1 answers
  
  ### Answer by username_1 on 2014-03-31. Score: 9 | Accepted answer
  
  Maybe 1. Qe2 and zugzwang:
  
  1... Nb6 2. Ne7#
  
  1... Kd5 2. Ne7#
  
  1... Qd5 2. Qb5#
  
  1... c4 2. Qc4#
  
  1...Qxh2 2. Qe4#
  
  > **Comments:**
  > **username_0**: The puzzle should be completed in two moves of white.. this puzzle is in my mobile app.  
  > **username_0**: Please check my updated post..  
  > **username_0**: @RauanSagit yes I got that now.. but how this worked? what is the danger to black king if I keep the white queen on Qe2? please explain..  
  > **username_1**: @username_0, as @RauanSagit said, any move that black makes will lose. This kind of situations are called `zugzwang`  
  > **username_2**: Also 1...Ng6 2. Qe6#  
  
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