Orphan Helpmate Solution
British Chess Magazine, 1972
h#2
Solution
1.b1N h8O 2.a1Q+ Oc3#Brown writes: The mating Orphan has dual powers and the two effecting Black pieces are paralyzed: Black can't play 3.N:c3? (pinned!) nor 3.Q:c3?, both because of the e1O. The Mate is by a single Orphan outside the bK-field without doublecheck. The d8O stops cooks.
The final position is shown in the diagram below:
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Written by Benjamin C Good.
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