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Pete Tamburro on

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We're not quite sure what to tell you by way of a hint. White does mate here, although the longest line goes thirteen moves. There's a neatly wrapped up mate in five if Black is agreeable. In any event all good lines lead to mate, and you're going to have a lot of fun with rooks and knight.


Solution:

For a change, we give the shortest line as the main line because it's cute. The other lines are geometrically pleasing as well, especially the cooperation of the rook and knight. From a study by F. J. Neale

1.Rh2+ Nh6 2.Rxh6+ Kxh6 [2...Kg8 3.Rb8+ Qd8 4.Rxd8#] 3.Ng4+ Kh5 [3...Kh7 4.Nf6+ Kh6 5.Nxd5 g5+ 6.Kg4 Kg6 7.Rd7 Kh6 8.Ne7 Kh7 (8...g6 9.Ng8#) 9.Kxg5 Kh8 10.Rd4 g6 11.Kh6 g5 12.Rd8#] 4.Nf6+ gxf6 [4...Kh4 5.Nxd5 g5+ 6.Ke4 Kg4 7.Rxg7 Kh4 8.Kf3 g4+ 9.Rxg4+ Kh5 10.Kf4 Kh6 11.Kf5 Kh7 12.Nf6+ Kh8 13.Rg8#] 5.Rh7#

 

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