Puzzle 949589: Black to checkmate
Puzzle 949589: Black to checkmate
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UK Open Blitz Open Final Leamington Spa ENG, 2023.12.02 GM K. Arkell (2371) - FM Daniel Kozusek (2365)
UK Open Blitz Open Final Leamington Spa ENG, 2023.12.02
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: Swallow's tail mate
In swallow's tail mate, a queen checkmates the king. The queen is orthogonally 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. A swallow's tail mate is also possible with a rook, when other pieces guard the additional escape squares.
Learn more in this guide.
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