Puzzle 387301: White to checkmate
Puzzle 387301: White to checkmate
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Internet Section 06A g/8'+2\ Dos Hermanas (5), 2004.03.06 Maurizio Siraco (2176) - Santiago Colmenares Guerra (1839)
Internet Section 06A g/8'+2\ Dos Hermanas (5), 2004.03.06
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: Mayet's mate
In Mayet's 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 does not guard any escape square.
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