Daily Rome Shot 751

Posted on 29 July 2023 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

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Great wine from the traditional Benedictines of Le Barroux.

White to play and mate in 2. How long did it take you? Time yourself.

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6 Comments

  1. A.S. Haley says:
    29 July 2023 at 12:46 PM

    1. Rh6

    Only Black’s pawn on g7 can move, and it doesn’t matter whether Black plays it to g6 or uses it to capture the Rook:

    2. Qa1 mate

    Took just over two minutes (wasted time analyzing Knight and pawn moves).

  2. Oliveira says:
    30 July 2023 at 12:57 AM

    My try:

    1. Rh6, then black can only move the g7 pawn to g6, or to capture the rook at h6, then:
    2. Qa1#

    It took me too long, maybe. About 15 min. Thank you Fr Z, for your posts.

  3. Ave Maria says:
    30 July 2023 at 10:46 AM

    What lovely church is that?

  4. Fr. John Zuhlsdorf says:
    30 July 2023 at 11:00 AM

    This is the Church of St. Lucy (Santa Lucia) on the Via di Monserrato just up the street a bit from the apartment I have used in Rome for a while.

  5. Fr. John Zuhlsdorf says:
    30 July 2023 at 11:02 AM

    Right! Rh6. That drives black into Zugzwang which provides an opening for the coup de grace.

  6. David L. says:
    30 July 2023 at 12:05 PM

    Took me about 3-4 minutes. Like A.S. Haley, I wasted a lot of time on Night Moves.

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