Daily Rome Shot 1219 – on the other hand…

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Black to move and mate in 4.

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3 Comments

  1. Black to move and mate in 4.

    [NB: I’ll hold comments with solutions ’till the next day so there won’t be “spoilers” for others.]

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  2. A.S. Haley says:

    This calls for the ultimate sacrifice:

    1. Qxc2+! RxQ
    2. Nxd3+ Kb1 (or a1)
    3. Re1+ Rc1
    4. RxR mate

  3. TonyO says:

    a Vatican decree on illegal entry into the Vatican is out: 1 to 4 years in prison and a 25 thousand Euro fine.

    It’s fine for the Vatican state to have a wall around 95% of its domain, and guards at the other section, with rules about entry and remaining. But it’s immoral for the US to have laws about its own border, and a much shorter wall (by %)?

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