White to Play
Pete Tamburro
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Published in Chess Puzzles
Solution:
Since our first problem of the week is for beginners, here is what you should have noticed: All checks and captures, Black’s pieces on the dark squares preventing escape that way and White’s pieces attacking many of the light squares preventing escape that way. Thus: 1.Qxf6+ Bxf6 2.Rxf6+ Ke7 3.Rxf7+ Ke6 [3...Kd6 4.R1f6#] 4.R1f6#
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