White to Play
Pete Tamburro
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Published in Chess Puzzles
Solution:
It’s good to know how to mate with a king and rook vs. king since you can force mate no matter what the starting position. However, it’s nice to know some small nuances. Here are three solutions: 1.Rh5 Kd8 2.Re5 Kc8 3.Re8# or 1.Rc1 Kb8 2.Ra1 Kc8 3.Ra8# or 1.Re5 Kd8 2.Re6 Kc8 3.Re8# and there are others. This was just a warm-up. The next one will challenge you.
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