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Pete Tamburro on

Published in Chess Puzzles

This is our last “dire straits” position. White is threatened by immediate mate in several ways. The queen can’t be taken. What can you do as White to stave off the mates?


Solution:

The White queen is the life saver here: 1.Qf8+ Kc7 2.Qxf4+ Kb6 3.Rxc2 Rd1+ 4.Rc1 Rxc1+ 5.Qxc1

 


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