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And…
???? ????? — Plusieurs demandes provenant de l’Élysée pour la visite du pape Léon XIV en France ont été REFUSÉES par le Saint-Siège :
• L’accueil militaire sera allégé, le Vatican ayant demandé D’ÉVITER la Garde républicaine et les tambours.
• Le Saint-Siège a REFUSÉ la… pic.twitter.com/IPJ6WwiN69
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And…
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.
Finally,
Best moments of the Silmarillion #1: Morgoth vs Fingolfin
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Black to move and mate in 4
1. … Qe1+
2. Kb3 {or Kc2} Qb4+
3. Kc2 {forced} Ne3+
4. K to b1 or c1 Qe1#
If
2. Kc2 Ne3+
3. Kb3 {forced} Qb4#
I wonder why is there an inscription (on that first photo) above the door saying something about a plenary indulgence? These Italians get all the good stuff.
While the Simarillion contains many great things, this has always been my favorite: “But Finrod walks with Finarfin his father beneath the trees in Eldamar.”