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1️⃣ Blind Swine Mate
Explanation:
Blind swine mate occurs when a pair of rooks on the 2nd or 7th rank deliver checkmate against the king. When two rooks are aligned in a battery on the 2nd or 7th rank, they are extremely dangerous.
Example Puzzle:
White to play
Here, in the above puzzle, White can play Rh7 forcing black king to go to g8 and then white can deliver a blind swine checkmate by playing Rag7.
Rh7 Kg8 Rag7#
2️⃣ Practice Puzzles
Instructions:
Try to solve the puzzles without moving the pieces.
Write down your solutions before checking the solution at the bottom
Puzzle Set:
Puzzle 1: White to move and do a blind swine mate
White to play
Puzzle 2: White to move and do a smothered mate
White to play
Puzzle 3: White to move and do a blind swine mate
White to Play
Puzzle 4: White to move and do a blind swine mate
White to play
3️⃣ Solutions
1. Ree7 Kd8 Rbd7#
2. Rg7 Kh8 Rh7 Kg8 Rbg7#
3. Rg7 Kh8 Rh7 Kg8 Rbg7#
4. Qg7 Rg7 Rgg7 Kh8 Rh7 Kg8 Rag7#
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Hi, Karthik and Kishore here —
Chess players with 20+ years of playing experience
FIDE Peak Rating: 2086 - Karthik, 1815 - Kishore
Focused on building strong fundamentals and thinking habits