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From the Editors: The Monday chess puzzle ezine initially went out without the diagram. This issue contains the diagram so you may work the puzzle. We apologize for any inconvenience.

Yes, that is a Black rook on c1. It has just taken its counterpart, and now it is White to reply. In Tylor-Winter, 1933, White found a sparkling way to win, and his opponent resigned just before getting mated.


Solution

1.Qh7+ Kf8 2.Qh8+ Ke7 3.Nf5+ exf5 4.Bc5# What is especially artistic about this mate in four is that at the end every one of White’s pieces is under attack, yet none can be taken because of the double check and mate.

 

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