White to play, and mate in 5.
(Théodore Herlin, La Régence 2nd prize, 1860.)
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So, pretty much that was the
warmest January in Europe on record. One morning of snow in London - but Dutch daffodils already up, and fires in Hungary. The
ice skating looks over for another year - which for me is something I don't mind missing out upon; the inelegant sliding around by the rails, the tumbles in the rink's corners - while others gracefully show how it should be done.
Anyhow, chess. Have fun solving this witty one.
3 comments:
It might be stating the bleedin obvious (Sybil Fawlty style) but I can't actually do this one.
I'll give you a clue: the whole post is a clue.
I think I found the solution
White's moves: (Black's are forced)
Kb2, a7, Ra1, Ra8, Rh8++
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