This has been described as 'an ancient Chinese puzzle' by H.E. Dudeney, although I suspect there is a bit of creative license in play.
It is White to Mate in 3, under the condition that each White piece must be moved once, and only once.
Mate in 3
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Is the "move each piece only once" include the final mating move?
I thought it is mate in 2: 1. Rd6, Kc8 2. Ra8 mate
@Scott H, you are correct that it is a mate in 2, but the puzzle specifies each White piece *must* be moved once (and only once). So in this case, the White King hasn't moved yet.
1 Rd6 Kc8 2 Ka7 Kc7 3 Rac6 mate. MP
I had typed a lengthy reply enumerating over every candidate move why the puzzle is impossible until I looked closely at the eventual first move of the solution ;)
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