Black to play. Mate in 2.
Find the move Samuel Boden found. The other side answers by itself.
Schulder vs Samuel Boden
London, 1853
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Schulder against Samuel Boden, London, 1853. The board above holds the position as it stood: Black to move, and mate in 2. Find the move that was played and the other side answers by itself, exactly as it answered then.
The story behind it, which gives the finish away
Two bishops crossing their diagonals on a castled king, with the king's own pieces blocking its escape. The pattern has carried Boden's name ever since.
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