Black to Play

Pete Tamburro on Jul 30, 2025

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Rook and pawn endings don’t usually end this way, but Black wraps it up quickly.

1...c3 2.Rxc3 2.h4 Rc4# The most stubborn defense, but quite hopeless, was 2.b3 c2 2...Rxh3 3.Rxh3 3.Rxc7 Rb3# or 3.Rff3 Rxf3 4.Rc6+ Rxc6 5.dxc6 Rb3# 3...Rc4#

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