Chess.com daily puzzle (Warning: spoilers)

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Diogenes
Diogenes
Mar 2021
12:27pm, 10 Mar 2021
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Diogenes
No, that's only in 2
SPR
SPR
Mar 2021
12:36pm, 10 Mar 2021
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SPR
I can only see three ways of covering h8 and all three can be leave another escape square or the attacker can be captured.
SPR
SPR
Mar 2021
1:01pm, 10 Mar 2021
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SPR
I slotted it into the chess.com analysis board and that only finds M2 so position must be wrong or super tricky!
bish
bish
Mar 2021
1:19pm, 10 Mar 2021
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bish
I’ve got it. It’s horrible.
SPR
SPR
Mar 2021
1:20pm, 10 Mar 2021
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SPR
You found mate in 1?! Amazing that the analysis can't find it!
bish
bish
Mar 2021
1:22pm, 10 Mar 2021
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bish
Yes, and I know why the analysis isn’t finding it...
SPR
SPR
Mar 2021
1:22pm, 10 Mar 2021
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SPR
Right I've worked it out and realise why the analysis can't find it. You need to see the previous move.
JulesR
JulesR
Mar 2021
1:22pm, 10 Mar 2021
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JulesR
Well done Bish - apparently it’s a puzzle devised in the year 1906 or so
SPR
SPR
Mar 2021
1:22pm, 10 Mar 2021
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SPR
Snap!
JulesR
JulesR
Mar 2021
1:23pm, 10 Mar 2021
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JulesR
And well done SPR - I did say it was tricky...

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