Chapter 6: Single Rook Sacrifice on h8

I am reading How to Beat Your Dad at Chess by Murray Chandler. I am blogging to create supporting puzzles in studying the content.

It is a bit unsettling, at least for me, to consider a sacrifice of a high value piece. Here are some rook sacrifice puzzles to raise that comfort level.

30) Black cannot prevent mate once the white queen is cleared to get to the end of the h file.

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33) Black is lost whatever he plays after the third move!

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