White to Play
Published in Chess Puzzles
What’s the quickest mate here for White? Alekhine found a mate in four, probably remembering a game Marshall played (big hint for chess history buffs)
- Solution: 1.Qg6 fxg6 [1...hxg6 2.Rh3#; 1...Rg8 2.Qxh7+ Kxh7 3.Rh3#] 2.Nxg6+ hxg6 3.Rh3+ Qh4 4.Rxh4#
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