Puzzle 27597: White to win
Puzzle 27597: White to win
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4NCL 2017-18 England ENG, 2017.11.12 Stuart A White (2098) - Blair N Connell (2255)
4NCL 2017-18 England ENG, 2017.11.12
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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Hint
Main motif of this puzzle: Mayet's mate
In Mayet's mate, a rook checkmates the king. The rook is next to the king, but can't be captured, because it is protected by a bishop (or a queen on the diagonal), which does not guard any escape square.
Learn more in this guide.
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