Chess Cylinder

Unknown Author September 1, 2017

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Section: Brain Teasers Category: Chess

Difficulty: Medium

Imagine the following game occurs on a cylindrical board, on which the a-file and h-file are attached to each other. White plays first and mates Black in 2 moves.

SOLUTION

White plays Rook on a5, then Ra1#. He can’t take the pawn on a6, because Black will take back with the pawn on h7.

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