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Puzzle 197142: White to win

Puzzle 197142: White to win

FM Jason Shi (2124) - IM O. Reshef (2495)
US Collegiate Rapid 2020 lichess.org INT, 2020.09.26 FM Jason Shi (2124) - IM O. Reshef (2495)
US Collegiate Rapid 2020 lichess.org INT, 2020.09.26
This is a Chess 960 position. Click your king to see which rooks can castle. Drop the king on the rook to castle. ?Help

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Main motif of this puzzle: Dovetail mate

In dovetail mate, a queen checkmates the king. The queen is diagonally adjacent to the king. The king is not on the edge of the board. The two escape squares not guarded by the queen are blocked by its own pieces.

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