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Three-Step

three step dudeney chess problem

Henry Dudeney says this puzzle is “supposed to be Chinese, many hundreds of years old, and never fails to interest.” White to play and mate, moving each of the three pieces exactly once.

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1. Rd6 Kc8 2. Ka7 Kc7 3. Rac6 mate

December 20, 2007January 16, 2013 | Puzzles

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