2024/05/19 DPA: "Take My Rooks, I Insist!"

White to move. Black's back rank looks adequately protected. And Black has the h7 escape square and it's controlled by the Bishop on c2 [don't forget about that Bishop!]. What could be a possible checkmate? The Knight on f6 and Queen on g8. But that's a far stretch from the initial position. Trap the...

May 19, 2024 - 16:30
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2024/05/19 DPA: "Take My Rooks, I Insist!"
White to move. Black's back rank looks adequately protected. And Black has the h7 escape square and it's controlled by the Bishop on c2 [don't forget about that Bishop!]. What could be a possible checkmate? The Knight on f6 and Queen on g8. But that's a far stretch from the initial position. Trap the...

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