White to move and checkmate in 2.
Puzzle by Hoeg Niels
2R5/8/2P5/6Q1/2k5/p7/2K5/8 w – – 0 1
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1. Rh8 a2
2. Rh4#
1. Rh8. Any move. 2. Rh4#
1.Rf8, the other move that allows a safe check along the fourth rank with the rook fails to mate in 2 simply because the rook on f4 blocks the queen’s coverage on e3.