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Puzzle 187900: White to checkmate

Puzzle 187900: White to checkmate

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R. Appel (2507) - V. Babula (2584)
Bundesliga 2004-5 Solingen GER (14), 2005.04.09 R. Appel (2507) - V. Babula (2584)
Bundesliga 2004-5 Solingen GER (14), 2005.04.09

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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Main motif of this puzzle: Back-rank mate

In back-rank mate, a rook or queen checkmates the king on the back-rank. The king cannot escape to the next rank, because it is blocked in by its own pieces.

Learn more in this guide.

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