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Bruno's Chess Problem: 09/13/2025
A.Burmeister, St-Peterburger Zeitung, 1898
Mate in 3(**)White to play
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 1... Nf4 2. Qa1+ Ke4 3. Rxf4# 1... Nxf3 2. Qa1+ Ke4 3. Nd6# 1... c4 2. Qa7+ Ke4 3. Qe3# 1... Ke4 2. Qf6 ... 3. Ng5# 2... d4 3. Qf5# 2... Nxf6 3. Rf4# 2... Nxf3 3. Nd6# 1... Bxa6 2. Bc3+ Ke4 3. Ng5# |
- 2025-09-13 09:07:41, by problemist
- "You are here for but an instant, and you mustn’t take yourself too seriously."
Edgar Rice Burroughs (1875-1950) "The Land That Time Forgot," 1924.
A Bohemian threemover. The key is the Q-sacrifice 1. Qa6! with the threat 2. Qa1+ Ke4 3. Ng5#. On 1.. Bxa6 2. Bc3+ Ke4 3. Ng5# model mate; on 1.. Ke4 again a Q-sacrifice 2. Qf6! a quiet move threatening 3. Ng5#, Nd6#; 2.. Nxf6 3. Rf4# model mate; 2.. d4 3. Qf5#; 1.. Nxf3 2. Qa1+ Ke4 3. Nd6# model mate using the self-block on f3; 1.. c4 2. Qb6 (Qa7)+ Ke4 3. Qe3# and a short mate on 1.. Nc2 2. Qxd3#. Reprinted as No. 574 in Breuer's "Ideengeschichte" (1982): "Drei Opfervarianten mit Modellmatts." Posed in "Open Solving Golden Ring Cup," Suzdal, 6 Aug 2021, so it should be challenging to solve.
Albert M. Burmeister (* 1.8.1870, † 6.1.1940 vic. Tula) Estonian composer from Tallinn. "Albert M. Burmeister composed direct mates." He edited chess columns in various newspapers, like "Baltische Tageszeitung" and "Revalsche Zeitung."
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