Photo by The Great Roman™
White to move and mate in two.
NB: I’ll hold comments with solutions ’till the next day so there won’t be “spoilers” for others.
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The very beautiful portico of the Palazzo dei Conservatori on the Campidoglio, with La Lupa (replica, original inside) in the distance, on her column.
1. Q-h5+ Rxh5
2. B-g6#
Beautiful photo by The Great Roman! I am looking forward to Fr. Z originals coming to the blog next month.
I’ll take a shot:
Qxh5
Rxh5
Bg6#
Please, Father- where ARE these places n your photos?
Rome Shot: Under the portico or near the Capitoline Museum on the Piazza del Campidoglio?
I didn’t look at the comments: 1. Qxh5+ RxQ 2. Bg4++.
The queen’s sacrifice removes the rook from a position where he could remove the attacking bishop, and the fact that the she gives check means the rook has to capture her (rather than, say, sacrifice the rook to get the d-pawn out of the king’s way or some such thing).