Checkmate 01-31-2002

Bruno's Chess Problem: 01/31/2002

O.Wurzburg, Gazette Times, 1912

Mate in 3(****)
chess problem diagram

White to play

Tip:

Archives of checkmates over the last 10 days can be consulted.

1. c7! ... 2. Qe5+ Kxe5 3. Bd3#

  1... Nxf6 (or Ne7) 2. Qe7+ Kf5 3. Bd7#
  1... Qd1 (or Nf1, c2) 2. Qe5+ Kxe5 3. Bd3#
  1... Qd6 2. Rxd6 ... 3. Bd3#
  1... Qd7 2. Bxd7 ... 3. Qd4#
  1... Qd4 2. Qxd4+ Kf5 3. Bd7#
  1... Qxe2 2. Qd4+
     2... Kxd4 3. Re6#
     2... Kf5 3. Bxe2#
  1... Qd5 2. Qxd5+ Ke3 3. Qd4#
  1... Qxf4 2. Qd5+
     2... Ke3 3. Re6#
     2... Kxd5 3. Bd3#
  1... Ng4 2. Qf5+
     2... Ke3 3. Re6#
     2... Kxf5 3. Bd3#
  1... Ra3 (or Nf3) 2. Qe3+
     2... Kxe3 3. Re6#
     2... Kf5 3. Bd7#
     2... Qxe3 3. Bc6#