Lewis Elkin and Paul Morphy
White to play and mate in two moves.
Morphy was 10 years old when he invented this puzzle, his only known composition.
For the solution – See Comments.
Paul Morphy’s Only Chess Problem
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Lewis Elkin and Paul Morphy
White to play and mate in two moves.
Morphy was 10 years old when he invented this puzzle, his only known composition.
For the solution – See Comments.
1. Ra6 ! B – Any
2. Rxa7#
or
1. Ra6 ! bxa6
2. b7#
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