Puzzle 322423: Black to checkmate
Puzzle 322423: Black to checkmate
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40th TCh-GRE 2012 Achaea GRE, 2012.07.02 Dimitrios Koukakis (1359) - Pavlos Pavlidis (1403)
40th TCh-GRE 2012 Achaea GRE, 2012.07.02
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: Morphy's mate
In Morphy's mate, a bishop (or a queen on the diagonal) checkmates the king on the edge of the board. A rook prevents the escape.
Learn more in this guide.
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