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PUZZLE in HISTORY: "Reincarnation" 3 moves mate

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bendcat

This position is originally described by al-Adli in an Arabian manuscript dating back to the ninth century.

Did you know?

It's like reincarnation of chess ideas, that this position is almost identical with the setting of a problem composed 1,000 years ago.

 

This diagram shows a position which occurred in a game played in 1945 between Jorgensen and Sorensen.

3 moves mate. List down your solution.

ccarroll
1.Nh5+ Rxh5 2.Rg6+ Kxg6 3.Re6++ 
dtb_hurri
nice puzzle!
alexa
ang dali naman........Innocent
froilan
this is a beautiful sacrificial mate. it took me a while to see it, ccaroll definitely saw it. 1.Nh5+ Rxh5 2.Rg6+ Kxg6 3.Re6++