Puzzle 500576: White to win
Puzzle 500576: White to win
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Oberliga Ost-A 0809 Germany, 2009.03.01 Pauline Mertens (1918) - Andreas Schellig (2139)
Oberliga Ost-A 0809 Germany, 2009.03.01
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Hint
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.
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