Puzzle 186931: White to checkmate
Puzzle 186931: White to checkmate
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Hastings 6263 (7), 1962 Vassily Smyslov - C. Hugh O'D Alexander
Hastings 6263 (7), 1962
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: 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.
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