Stamma Not Anticipated.

Phillip Stamma, who was active in the mid 1700’s composed this
mate in 4. (White to play)



Solution.



I wondered if anyone on here had played a similar combo.
I could not find an exact copy, some came close, but I did trip over this game.
The end is nothing like the Stamma problem but it never the less needs airing.

christopher j (1414) - darklore (1705) RHP 2012

We join the game just as the Queens are about to come off and the
Black Rook and White Knight do a tango together on the Queenside.

The first diagram is different from the solution. 😉

You are right.

How did that happen?

The edit time has run out so I cannot change it.
I was busy chipping in with my solution to SG's latest torture.

I'm blaiming SG. He somwhow edited my post and jigged it about.

Might as well make it a double blunder (they always come in two's)


Mate in four.