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1898 / Riga
The rook hides a check
S. Lurie / E. Wagenheim — J. Bastin / O. Bolotow
The rook blocks its own bishop’s diagonal. The queen draws the king out, and the rook clears the diagonal with double check before a protected mate.
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S. Lurie / E. Wagenheim — J. Bastin / O. Bolotow
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Video, explanations and animations by RookHabit. Pieces by Colin M. L. Burnett, distributed with python-chess (GPLv3+).
