Puzzle 285511: White to win
Puzzle 285511: White to win
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ch-ISL 2021 Kopavogur ISL (2), 2021.04.23 Vignir Vatnar Stefansson (2327) - Alexander Oliver Mai (2025)
ch-ISL 2021 Kopavogur ISL (2), 2021.04.23
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: 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.
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