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If you have been following this column any length of time, you know what rule number one is, so implement it!


Solution:

Rule number one is to look for all checks and captures. Here, we’ve done enough back rank mate themes, so you should have had little alarms going off in your head: 1.Qxf7+ Rxf7 2.Rc8+ Bd8 3.Rxd8+ Rf8 4.Bd5+ Kh8 5.Rxf8#

 


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