Checkmate 08-27-2001

Bruno's Chess Problem: 08/27/2001

M.Belic, 1st Pr., Mat Plus, 1994

Mate in 4(***)
chess problem diagram

White to play

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1. Kh7!
  1... bxa5 2. Qh8
     2... Kd1 3. Qg8
        3... Ke1 4. Qg1#
        3... Kc2 4. Qb3#
     2... Kb1 3. Qb8+
        3... Ka1 4. Bg7#
        3... Kc2 4. Qb3#
  1... b5 2. Qd4
     2... bxa4 3. Qb4 Kd1 4. Qd2#
     2... Kd1 3. Qf2 ... 4. Qd2#
     2... b4 3. Qxb4 ... 4. Qb3#
        3... Kd1 4. Qd2#
     2... Kd1 3. Qb4 ... 4. Qd2#
        3... Kc2 4. Qb3#
     2... Kb1 3. Qb4+
        3... Ka1 4. Bg7#
        3... Kc2 4. Qb3#