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Puzzle 549370: White to win

Puzzle 549370: White to win

GM Alexey Sarana (2675) - GM Pavel Smirnov (2544)
Titled Tue 5th Apr Late chess.com INT (3), 2022.04.05 Sarana - Smirnov, Titled Tue 5th Apr Late 2022

This is a Chess 960 position. Click your king to see which rooks can castle. Drop the king on the rook to castle. ?Help

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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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