White to Play
Pete Tamburro
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Published in Chess Puzzles
Solution:
Because e7 is a mating square the Black queen can’t afford to stop defending, White can offer his rooks up to draw her away. 1.Rc8 Rxc8 2.Rxc8 Kd7 [2...Qxc8 3.Qe7#] 3.Rxd8+ Rxd8 4.Qxd8+ Kc6 5.Qe8+ Kb7 6.Qxf7+ Nc7 7.Bd8 and mates in few moves.
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