Puzzle 174931: White to win
Puzzle 174931: White to win
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Lauren Rice (1415) - Mariya Dorozhkina (1681)
2020 FIDE Online Olympiad Chess.com (9), 2020.08.16 Lauren Rice (1415) - Mariya Dorozhkina (1681)
2020 FIDE Online Olympiad Chess.com (9), 2020.08.16
2020 FIDE Online Olympiad Chess.com (9), 2020.08.16 Lauren Rice (1415) - Mariya Dorozhkina (1681)
2020 FIDE Online Olympiad Chess.com (9), 2020.08.16
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Hint
Main motif of this puzzle: Highstriker mate
In high-striker mate, a rook or queen checkmates the king on the h-file (or a-file). The king cannot escape to the next file, because it is blocked in by its own pieces.
Learn more in this guide.
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