White to play. Mate in 2.
Find the move Frank Marshall found. The other side answers by itself.
Frank Marshall vs Amos Burn
Paris, 1900
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Frank Marshall against Amos Burn, Paris, 1900. The board above holds the position as it stood: White 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
The story goes that Burn never got to light his pipe. Marshall's rook goes to h8 with check and the queen mates on h7 whichever way the rook is taken.
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