Checkmate 02-05-2005

Bruno's Chess Problem: 02/05/2005

L.Jokish, 1st Pr., Memorial Densmore, 1920

Mate in 4(***)
chess problem diagram

White to play

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1. Raa1! ... 2. Rad1#
  1... Qg6,Qxh7 2. Bf5 ... 3. Rad1#
     2... Qxf5 3. Qd7+ Qxd7 4. Rad1#
     2... Bxf5 3. Rad1+ Bd3 4. Qd7#
  1... Qh5 2. Bg4 ... 3. Qd7#
     2... Qxg4 3. Qd7+ Qxd7 4. Rad1#
     2... Bxg4 3. Rad1+ Bxd1 4. Qd7#
        3... Qd5 4. Nxc4#
  1... Qg7 2. Nf6 ... 3. Rad1#
     2... Qxf6 3. Qe7+ Qxe7 4. Rad1#
     2... Bxf6 3. Rad1+ Bd4 4. Qe7#
  1... Rxa1 2. Nxc4+ Kd5 3. Re5+ ... 4. Qxc5#
  1... f3 2. Ng5 ... 3. Rad1#
     2... Qxg5 3. Qe7+ Qxe7 4. Rad1#
     2... Bxg5 3. Rad1+ Bd2 4. Qe7#