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48. Rd8#
The opera mate. The rook goes to d8 with check. The king can't take it, because the bishop on f6 protects d8, and the squares around the king are covered or taken. The name comes from the Opera Game: Morphy mated the same way in Paris in 1858, with a rook on d8 and a bishop protecting it.
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Updated November 7, 2026