Ulysses' Solution #8

Ulysses:  It was White's move, and he has various ways to force checkmate in two moves here.  The challenge was to come up with a list of all the moves White could play which would allow him to force mate on the next move.  

It turns out there are 8 possible moves that fit the bill:  White can move his queen to either a7, f2, f1, c5, d4, d1, b6 or g5, allowing him to force mate on the next move.

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