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Im confused about why this is special? If white has mate in two, why would they not if the board was mirrored left-to-right? Couldn’t any chess puzzle could be mirrored like this and have the same, but mirrored solution?

By the title I thought it would be that both white and black would both have mate in two depending on whose turn it is which would be marginally more interesting.

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do expand the article and read the notes given below. the author of the site elaborates pretty well why this position has only one different pattern which works in each orientation.

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Ah I hadn’t considered that move would still be available in such a late game position.

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