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White to move, how many mates-in-one are there? - Solution

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Collins 1880 White can hardly miss this one - any checking move he chooses mates in one! (23 choices, if you insist.) Today's position is taken from: You can't miss it; or - can you? by FM Amatzia Avni

We received the following insightful message from Günter Büsing (editor of Die Schwalbe):

"Apparently, each retractive move of bK results in an illegal double-check which White cannot withdraw, and therefore it looks as if it was Black to move and stalemate!?  Not quite so because Black can retract Ke4-d5 and the double-check was given by en-passant capture Pe5:f6! (with previous moves Bf7-f5 Bg8-h7+ etc.).  This is the only reason for the presence of wPf6."

Thanks Günter!!
 

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