Solution:
1...b4 2.Qa5#
1...Bd2 2.Kb2#/Ka3#/Qxd2#
1...Be3/Bxf4 2.Kb2#/Ka3#
1...Bb2 2.Kxb2#
1...Ba3 2.Kxa3#/Qd2#
1...Qf3 2.Bxf3#
1...Qxg2 2.Qxg2#
8 tries skipped1.Nc7+??
1...Kc5 2.Qa7#
but 1...Rxc7!
1.Bf6?? (2.Kc3#)
1...b4 2.Qa5#
1...Bd2 2.Kb2#/Ka3#/Qxd2#
1...Bb2 2.Kxb2#
1...Qf3+ 2.Bxf3#
1...Qxg2 2.Qxg2#
but 1...Rc7!
1.Bh8?? (2.Kc3#)
1...b4 2.Qa5#
1...Bd2 2.Kb2#/Ka3#/Qxd2#
1...Bb2 2.Kxb2#
1...Qf3+ 2.Bxf3#
1...Qxg2 2.Qxg2#
but 1...Rc7!
1.Qc2?? (2.Qd3#)
but 1...Be3!
1.Qe2?? (2.Qd3#/Qxb5#)
1...Rc7/Rb7 2.Qd3#
1...Ba3 2.Qd2#/Qd1#/Qd3#
1...Qf3 2.Bxf3#/Qe6#/Qxf3#/Qd3#
1...Qxg2 2.Qe6#/Qxg2#/Qd3#
but 1...Be3!
1.Qf2?? (2.Nb4#/Qd4#)
1...Ba3 2.Qd2#/Qd4#
1...Qf3 2.Qxf3#/Qd4#/Bxf3#
1...Qxg2 2.Qxg2#/Qd4#
but 1...Be3!
1.Qb1?? (2.Qd3#)
but 1...Be3!
1.Bxe4+??
1...fxe4 2.Kb4#/Kc2#
but 1...Kxe4!
1.Bg7! (2.Kc3#)
1...b4 2.Qa5#
1...Bd2 2.Kb2#/Ka3#/Qxd2#
1...Bb2 2.Kxb2#
1...Qf3+ 2.Bxf3#
1...Qxg2 2.Qxg2#
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Eduardo Sadier Twomovers Collection (pgn)
[Event "?"]
[Site "Pierce, English Chess Problems, 1876"]
[Date "1999.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "BENNETT Frederick H."]
[Black " #2"]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "3N4/7r/N2p4/1p1k1p2/4qP2/1KB3P1/Q5B1/2b5 w - - 0 1"]
1. Bg7 1-0
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Eduardo Sadier Twomovers Collection (pgn)
[Event "?"]
[Site "Quebec Chronicle 1884"]
[Date "1999.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "MOODIE R."]
[Black " #2"]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "3N4/7r/N2p4/1p1k1p2/4qP2/1KB3P1/Q5B1/2b5 w - - 0 1"]
1. Bg7 1-0
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ProblemsPGN.rar (pgn)
[Event "The English Chess Problem, 187"]
[Site "The English Chess Problem, 18"]
[Date "1999.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Frederick W. BENNETT"]
[Black "#2"]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "3N4/7r/N2p4/1p1k1p2/4qP2/1KB3P1/Q5B1/2b5 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "1"]
[EventDate "1999.??.??"]
1. Bg7 1-0
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Problemiste PBM Collections (pbm2py)
Author Frederick W. BENNETT
Origin The English Chess Problem, 1876
Remark comments: ecp003
Remark file://ecp.pbm/449
Stipulation #2
Forsyth 3S4/7r/S2p4/1p1k1p2/4qP2/1KB3P1/Q5B1/2b5
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Leo Mano Forsyth Collection (forsyth)
[Event "#2"]
[White "BENNETT, Frederick H."]
[Site "English Chess Problem, 1876"]
[ECO "ecp003"]
3N4/7r/N2p4/1p1k1p2/4qP2/1KB3P1/Q5B1/2b5
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Leo Mano Forsyth Collection (forsyth)
[Event "#2"]
[White "MOODIE, R."]
[Site "Quebec Chronicle 1884"]
[ECO "mood841"]
3N4/7r/N2p4/1p1k1p2/4qP2/1KB3P1/Q5B1/2b5
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Leo Mano Forsyth Collection (forsyth)
[Event "#2"]
[White "Frederick W. BENNETT"]
[Site "The English Chess Problem, 1876"]
[ECO "ecp003"]
3N4/7r/N2p4/1p1k1p2/4qP2/1KB3P1/Q5B1/2b5
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The Meson by Brian Stephenson (weblink)
http://www.bstephen.me.uk/cgi-bin/meson_display.pl?pid=2062
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Gabriel Török Twomovers Collection (csv)
"MOODIE R.";"QUEBEC CHRONICLE";1884;;"2x";"Sg7";"b3";"a2";;;"a6";"d8";"c3";"g2";"f4";"g3";;;;;;;"d5";"e4";"h7";;;;"c1";;"b5";"d6";"f5";;;;;