Checkmate 02-19-2001

Bruno's Chess Problem: 02/19/2001

M.R.Vukcevich, 2nd Pr., Problem, 1969

Mate in 4(****)
chess problem diagram

White to play

Tip:

With a register account, you could move pieces and mark mates as started or solved.

1.Ra1
  1...f4 2.Re1 ... 3.Qa1#
  1...Be3 (or Bxd2) 2.gxh8=Q+
    2...f6 3.Qxf6#
    2...Qg7 3.Qxg7+ f6 4.Qxf6#
    2...Qxh8 3.Qxh8+ f6 4.Qxf6#
  1...Bh4 (or Bd8, Be7, Bf6) 2.Rh1 ... 3.Qa1#
    2...Qxd2 3.Qa1+ Qc3 4.Qg1#
  1...Qh7 (or Qxg7) 2.Rh1 ... 3.Qa1#
    2...Bxd2 3.Qa1+ Qc3 4.Qg1#
  1...d5 (or Bf4, Bh7, f6, h4) 2.Qa2 ... 3.Qb2#
    2...Bxd2 3.Bxd5 ... 4.Qc4#