Puzzle 555972: White to checkmate
Puzzle 555972: White to checkmate
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Titled Tue 12th Apr Early chess.com INT (5), 2022.04.12 IM Ahmad Ahmadzada (2480) - FM Oleg Artemenko (2246)
Titled Tue 12th Apr Early chess.com INT (5), 2022.04.12
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: Highstriker mate
In high-striker mate, a rook or queen checkmates the king on the h-file (or a-file). The king cannot escape to the next file, because it is blocked in by its own pieces.
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