Puzzle 686395: White to checkmate
Puzzle 686395: White to checkmate
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Titled Tue 23rd Aug Late chess.com INT (5), 2022.08.23 CM Joaquin Jimenez (2222) - David Levine (2068)
Titled Tue 23rd Aug Late chess.com INT (5), 2022.08.23
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: 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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