It’s White to move and checkmate Black in two moves. Can anyone find the solution?
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To the downvoters: a comment to explain what's wrong might be useful to educate new users and help retaining them. – Federico Poloni May 19 '18 at 8:18
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@FedericoPoloni Indeed. It's not always obvious. In this case, however, it is obvious. The problem is so trivial as to be a complete waste of time. – Brian Towers♦ May 19 '18 at 9:54
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1@BrianTowers It seems like a reasonable question for a beginner. Is there a rule that beginner questions are frowned upon here? This doesn't seem much more trivial than, for instance, chess.stackexchange.com/questions/18848/king-move-to-other-side or chess.stackexchange.com/questions/16427/… . – Federico Poloni May 19 '18 at 10:25
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2@FedericoPoloni I'm not sure that it is reasonable. It's obviously taken from a book, with no attribution. There's no question other than the implied find the move, which any engine can give you immediately. – Herb Wolfe May 19 '18 at 11:57
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3I'm voting to close this question as off-topic because it is not a question, but more of a social media post – Ywapom May 19 '18 at 23:56
The solution is
1.Qxf7. If Kh8, then Qxf8#. And if Rxf7, then Rd8# - the rook cannot block because it is pinned by the bishop.
