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[He] dared them to try their might with him, and bested all of them
easily, such might did Pallas Athene give him.
The Kadmeians who lash their horses, in anger compacted an ambuscade of guile on the way home, assembling together fifty fighting men... [ . . . . ]
On these men [he] let loose a fate that was shameful.
[He] killed them all, except that [he] let one man get home again.

Homer, Iliad 4.389-97, 7-8th century BC

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Chess puzzle

1............./♛/▱/▰/▱/▰/♜/▰/▱/
2.......... /▱/▰/♟︎/♖/▱/▰/▱/♟︎/
3........../▰/▱/♝/▱/▰/▱/♚/▰/
4........./▱/▰/▱/▰/▱/▰/♟︎/▰/
5......../▰/♟︎/▰/▱/♟︎/▱/▰/▱/
6......./▱/♗/▱/▰/▱/▰/♕/♙/
7....../▰/▱/♙/▱/▰/♙/♙/▱/
8..../▱/▰/▱/▰/▱/▰/♔/▰/
........h...g....f....e...d...c...b...a

Black to checkmate in 4 moves

Solution: 1. ... Rb2+ 2. Kxb2 Qb4+ 3. Ka1 Qd4+ 4. Rc3 Qxc3#

1. Black moves the rook on e2 to b2, putting the king in check and weakening the pawn on b4. White captures the rook on b2 with the king.
2. Black captures the pawn on b4 with the queen on b6, putting the king in check. White's king escapes to a1.
3. Black moves the queen to d4, putting the king in check again. White cannot move the king to b1 as the bishop on g6 is blocking the path. White is forced to move the rook on c1 to c3.
4. Black captures the rook on c3 with the queen, checkmating the king with the queen and the bishop.