Checkmate 07-20-2001

Bruno's Chess Problem: 07/20/2001

M.Radomirovic, 3rd Pr., Yugoslav Amateurs Championship, 1996

Mate in 3(***)
chess problem diagram

White to play

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1.dxe3
  1...Rf4 (or Bh4, Be1, Bf2) 2.Rxe5#
  1...N5h3 2.Bxf7#
  1...e4 (or Bf4) 2.Qd2#
  1... ... 2.Ba3 ... 3.Nb6#
  1...Re4 2.Nb7 ... 3.Nb6#
    2...Rg4 (or Rxe3, Rd4, Rh4, Qf6) 3.Nf6#
    2...Rf4 3.Rxe5#
  1...Ne6 2.Bxf6 ... 3.Bxe6#
  1...Ne4 2.Ne8 ... 3.Nc7#
    2...Nxc5 3.Ndf6#
    2...c3 3.Qa2#
    2...Qf6 (or Nc3, Ng5, Nf6, Nf2, Nd2, Nd6) 3.Nexf6#
  1...c3 2.Qa2+ Rc4 3.Qxc4#