[bigpooch]

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Anybody who learns how to play chess and has a few hundred games under their belt should be able to solve just about any three move checkmate puzzle in a reasonable amount of time. You don't have to be a master or anywhere close to it.

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If you say "just about any", it would be incorrect; I would
simply point out several (if not most) mate in three
problems found in the FIDE albums. Also, some mate in two
problems are not easy for experts or masters, but if a
"reasonable amount of time" is about an hour and you change
"three" to "two", a chess player who is almost about 2200
FIDE strength (not a master) should be able to solve most
"mate in two" compositions.

And no; presidential candidates are already subjected to
scrutiny by the media, and even being incompetent in
several areas has not been a major obstacle for any
candidate to become president.