Checkmate 03-31-2001

Bruno's Chess Problem: 03/31/2001

M.R.Vukcevich, 1st Pr., Stosic Memorial, 1982

Mate in 3(***)
chess problem diagram

White to play

Tip:

Level : * (very easy) to ****** (very hard)

1.Qc7 ... 2.Rc4+ Rxc4 3.Qxc4#
  1...Rc4 (or Bc2, Rxd1) 2.Rxc4#
  1...Rg3 (or Bg1, Be5) 2.Be5#
  1...Bxd6 2.Nf5+ ... 3.Qxd6#
  1...Rxc6 2.Qxc6 ... 3.Qc3#
    2...e1=Q (or exd1=N, e1=B) 3.Qc4#
  1...Rc5 2.Rxc5 ... 3.Nc6#
    2...bxc5 3.Bxc5#
    2...Be5 3.Bxe5#
  1...b5 2.Rxc5 ... 3.Nc6#
    2...Rxc5 3.Qxc5#
  1...Bxd3 2.Bg3 ... 3.Qe5#
    2...e1=Q (or e1=R, Bxg3) 3.Rxd3#
    2...Rxc6 (or Rxg3, Rh5, Rc5) 3.Qf4#
  1...Rxd3 2.Rc2 ... 3.Qc4#
    2...Bxc2 (Bxd6, bxc2, b5) 3.Qc3#
    2...Rxc2 3.Rxd3#