Puzzle 1017281: White to win
Puzzle 1017281: White to win
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Titled Tue 2nd Apr Early chess.com INT (7), 2024.04.02 FM Suleyman Suleymanli (2246) - FM Liam Putnam (2323)
Titled Tue 2nd Apr Early chess.com INT (7), 2024.04.02
This is a Chess 960 position. Click your king to see which rooks can castle. Drop the king on the rook to castle.
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Hint
Main motif of this puzzle: Dovetail mate
In dovetail mate, a queen checkmates the king. The queen is diagonally adjacent to the king. The king is not on the edge of the board. The two escape squares not guarded by the queen are blocked by its own pieces.
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