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Bruno's Chess Problem: 09/05/2025
C.Pelle
Mate in 3(**)White to play
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 1... Nd6 2. Qd4+ Nxd4 3. Rc5# 1... d5 2. Qe3+ Kd6 3. Qe6# |
- 2025-09-05 06:36:18, by problemist
- "No man’s knowledge here can go beyond his experience."
John Locke (1632-1704) Essay Concerning Human Understanding (1690), bk. II, ch. 1, sec. 19.
Published in "Bulletin de la Fédération Française des Échecs," 1936. A chess puzzle. Something forced on 1.. Nd6 (2.. Nf7+) has lto be found. The key 1. Rc4 creates the short threat 2. Re4#. In the main variation on 1.. Nd6 the Q-sacrifice 2. Qd4+ Nxd4 leads to an epaulette mate 3. Rc5#; further by-play 1.. d5 2. Qe3+ Kd6 3. Qe6#; 1.. Nb3~ 2. Qd4#.
Charles Pelle (* 12.12.1911, † 8.8.1965) French composer from Saint-Ouen. "Charles Pelle composed direct mate problems. The Pelle theme requires that key, defence and mate should all be moves of a pinned piece along the pin-line."
Since the opening in October 2000, I had published online more than 6650 free chess problems. If you want more details, look at my chess figures pages.
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