White to Play
Published in Chess Puzzles
This is a fun composition by Sam Loyd. I like to use it with beginner classes whom I’ve had a while because it drives them crazy. It’s a classic, and, if you’ve seen it, try it on a friend!
1.Rf4 Kxg3 [1...Kxh1 2.Kf2 Kh2 3.Rh4#] 2.0–0 Kh3 3.R1f3# That second move always gets them!
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