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White to Play

Pete Tamburro on Aug 14, 2026

Published in Chess Puzzles

There are a couple of ways to achieve a mating attack here.

1.Rxb6 axb6 2.Qxc6 2.Qa8+ Nb8 3.Qxb8+ Kxb8 4.Ra8# 2...Rxc6 3.Bxc6 Qc7 4.Ra8+ Qb8 5.Rxb8#

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