Puzzle 353977: Black to checkmate

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GM Sergei Rublevsky (2686) - GM Alexander Grischuk (2752)
Final Russian Rapid GP Apatity RUS, 2011.12.02 GM Sergei Rublevsky (2686) - GM Alexander Grischuk (2752)
Final Russian Rapid GP Apatity RUS, 2011.12.02

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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Main motif of this puzzle: Dovetail mate

In dovetail mate, a queen checkmates the king. The queen is diagonally adjacent to the king. The king is not on the edge of the board. The two escape squares not guarded by the queen are blocked by its own pieces.

Learn more in this guide.

The hint button is in beta test. We recommend to use the button only after you've thought about the puzzle for some time without finding any idea.

Read more about the hint button in this blog post.

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Puzzle 353977: Black to checkmate

Puzzle 353977: Black to checkmate

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