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Chess Puzzle #2 Solution

The solution to this problem is:

1. Rh5+

 

(The Rook moved from f5 to h5.) Black now has only one legal move:

1. ... Nxh5

Now White checkmates the Black King by:

2. g5 (Thanks to the Rook sacrifice, Black's own Knight now blocks what would've been the King's escape square.)

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