Chess Calendar Puzzle

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Slugdud
New to chess and got a Chess Puzzle day-to-day 2021 calendar for Christmas. The calendar states each puzzle is a two-move puzzle with white to move and results in black mated. The solution is on the next day but only the first move.

I am a bit confused as to how I am to interpret black's moves as well, or just ignore that and do two white moves? 

EchoingQuake
1. Qd5 Kxe7 2. d8=Q#
Arisktotle

This is a 'professional' twomover puzzle. When the solution to such a puzzle is published they only give you the first white move and let you figure out the rest. There are commonly many black defenses and they are countered by different white checkmate moves. Here the full solution is:

1. Qd5 (threat Re8#)

1. ... Kxe7 2. d8=Q#

1. ... Bxd7 2. Qxd7#

1. ... Qxe7+ 2. Ne6#

1. ... Qd6  2. Qg8#

1. ... Qe5+ 2. Rxe5# 

Note that black has different defenses as well but always one of the 6 listed checkmate moves works against it.

Almost works 1. Qe6? but black 1. ... Qe5+! refutes it.

 

Slugdud

So, I'll need to figure blacks responses. Looks like it will be a challenging year haha

 

CraigCT

I have the same calendar and I noticed for 6 Jan it’s mate in 3, not 2. According to the instructions it’s always mate in 2. Guess it’s an error, but just a heads up. 

rafapa
CraigCT wrote:

I have the same calendar and I noticed for 6 Jan it’s mate in 3, not 2. According to the instructions it’s always mate in 2. Guess it’s an error, but just a heads up. 

Thanks, I've been banging the wall for half an hour.

ih8loss

Where do you get this calendar?