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Submitted by Pirc-defence on Wed, 02/25/2009 at 11:13am.

Here you can see a bizar phenomenon called cross-check! I found this position in an old chessbook and I want to show this beatiful diagram.

Try to find the moves that 'll lead to the checkmate....

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by tongo - 8 months ago
perth Australia
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rx g6 you lose the bishop

by gera - 8 months ago
coahuila Mexico
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thanks

by dyslexicabet - 8 months ago
United States
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nice

by anuj_manerikar - 8 months ago
Pune India
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instead of playing f4 why cant you directly play rxg6 which is mate?

by Icy001 - 8 months ago
Massachusetts United States
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Quote: "Am I the only one that saw Rxg6#."

Rxg6?? is met with Rxe5!!, winning a free bishop for black.

by mwb21089 - 8 months ago
indiana United States
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the game went as it should nobody did anything wrong

by rockettorque - 8 months ago
Salt Lake City, Utah United States
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Am I the only one that saw Rxg6#.

by kausarazmi - 8 months ago
azamgarh India
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      black should take bishop with rook and won the game

by Pirc-defence - 9 months ago
Rotterdam Netherlands
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It's an amatures game :) that's why

by pakla - 9 months ago
gafsa Tunisia
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why not

1f4 Rxe5 2 Rxg6 hxg6 3fxe5 and black wins

by M_M_ - 9 months ago
Medan Indonesia
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WOW...

by jpd303 - 9 months ago
west virginia United States
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yea rxe5 seems kinda obvious to me

by santiR - 9 months ago
outside Washington D.C. United States
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wow, sweet.

by mikex22 - 9 months ago
United States
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lol, I know, free bishop for black

by MarkNettleton - 9 months ago
Great Yarmouth Great Britain
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f4 be4+

Rg2 #

by liondh - 9 months ago
NJ United States
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Member Points: 1

re2x e5????????????????

 
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