White to Play
Pete Tamburro
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Published in Chess Puzzles
Solution:
You could check with the rook on e8, but that would take a lot longer. It’s best to snatch the bishop and then mate, although threatening mate is useful. This is the method: 1.Rd4 Bf1 [1...Kf8 2.Rd8#; 1...Kh7 2.Rh4+]2.Kg6 Kf8 3.Rf4+ With an easy king and rook vs. king mate to follow.
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