Checkmate 05-15-2001

Bruno's Chess Problem: 05/15/2001

Y.Sushkov

Mate in 6(*****)
chess problem diagram

White to play

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1.Be7
  1...d5 2.exd5+ Kb6 3.Bb4 Ka7 4.Bc5+ Ka8 5.Rxa6#
  1...d6 2.Rd5
    2...Kb6 3.Bd8+
      3...Ka7 4.Ba5 Ka8 5.Bb6 a5 6.Rxa5#
      3...Kc6 4.Bc7 a5 5.Rxa5 d5 6.exd5#
    2...a5 3.Rxa5
      3...d5 4.exd5+ Kb6 5.Bd8#
      3...Kb6 4.Bd8+ Kc6 5.Bc7 d5 6.exd5#
  1...Kb6 2.Bd8+
    2...Ka7 3.e5 ... 4.exd6 Ka8 5.Rxa6#
      3...Ka8 4.Rxa6#
    2...Kc6 3.Bc7 ... 4.exd5#
      3...d6 4.Rd5 a5 5.Rxa5 d5 6.exd5#