Checkmate 12-29-2005

Bruno's Chess Problem: 12/29/2005

A.Ancin, 1st Pr., British Chess Feder., 1967

Mate in 3(***)
chess problem diagram

White to play

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1. Qg8! ... 2. Qc4 ... 3. Qe4#
     2... Nxd6, Nd4 3. Qd4#
     2... Nxf6 3. Qf4#
  1... Na3 2. Nfh4 ... 3. Nf5#
  1... cxd6 2. Nfh4 ... 3. Nf5#
     2... Nd4 3. Ng2#
  1... gxf6 2. Ne7 ... 3. Nd5#
     2... Nf4 3. Nf5#
  1... Nxd6 2. Qd5 ... 3. Qd4#
     2... Nb5, Nf5 3. Qe4#