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Mate in 4

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White to play and mate in 4
composed by Joseph C.J. Wainwright (circa 1901)

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Originally posted by aging blitzer
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White to play and mate in 4
composed by Joseph C.J. Wainwright (circa 1901)
Nice! Black is in zugzwang.

1.Rdd1!

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Originally posted by fetofs
Nice! Black is in zugzwang.

1.Rdd1!
correct, but then what?

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Originally posted by aging blitzer
correct, but then what?
It's pretty straightforward: Black will have to move one of its pawns, then its king:

1...c6 2.Rd6 g6 3. Kf2! (avoiding an stalemate) Kf5 4. Ke3#

If 1...g6 White proceeds in a similar way, symetrically.

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