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Puzzle 216506: Black to win

Puzzle 216506: Black to win

Gennadij Sagalchik (2491) - Hikaru Nakamura (2568)
American Continental 2nd Buenos Aires (9), 2003.08.27 Sagalchik - Nakamura, Buenos Aires 2003

This is a Chess 960 position. Click your king to see which rooks can castle. Drop the king on the rook to castle. ?Help

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Main motif of this puzzle: Opera mate

In opera mate, a rook checkmates the king. The rook is next to the king, but can't be captured, because it is protected by a bishop (or a queen on the diagonal), which also prevents the escape.

Learn more in this guide.

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