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Meanwhile, white to move and mate in 4.
1.Rd8+ Ka7 2. Ra8+ Kxa8 3. Qc8+ Ka7 4. Qb7#
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This one is straightforward — all Black’s moves are forced:
1. Rd8+ Ka7
2. Ra8+ KxR
3. Qc8+ Ka7
4. Qb7 mate
Do the outdoor depictions of Our Blessed Mother have a name ?
monstrance: yes, they’re called “Madonnelle”:
https://italiannotes.com/watch-out-for-the-madonnelle/
Father briefly refers to them in his column on “OnePeterFive”, as linked in the post for Sunday 31st December “Your Sunday sermon notes -Sunday in the octave of Christmas”.