Black to Play
Published in Chess Puzzles
At London, 1883, World Champion William Steinitz took it on the chin from Rosenthal. Can you see the epaulette position possibility? (hint: it’s different in structure from the previous two, but the concept is the same—the king is blocked from escape by his own pieces)
- Solution: 1...Rxg3+ 2.hxg3 [Slightly better by one move was 2.Kf2 Qg2+ 3.Ke3 f2+ 4.Kf4 Qf3+ 5.Ke5 Qf6#] 2...f2+ 3.Kxf2 Qg2+ 4.Ke3 Qf3#
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