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Posers and Puzzles
Joined 28 Nov '05 Moves 24334
White to play and mate in 4
composed by Joseph C.J. Wainwright (circa 1901)
Joined 01 May '05 Moves 390 Originally posted by aging blitzer
[fen]8/2p3p1/8/2p1p1p1/2p1k1p1/2P3P1/3RK3/5R2 w - - 0 1[/fen]
Nice! Black is in zugzwang.
1.Rdd1!
Joined 28 Nov '05 Moves 24334 Originally posted by fetofs
Nice! Black is in zugzwang.
correct, but then what?
Joined 01 May '05 Moves 390 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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Mate in 4
04 Dec '05 14:12
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