Checkmate 09-19-2001

Bruno's Chess Problem: 09/19/2001

M.R.Vukcevich, 3rd Pr., Die Schwalbe, 1971

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. Ba8! ... 2. Qb7 ... 3. Nb2#
     2... Rh2 3. Ne5#
     2... Nb5 3. Qd5#

  1... Rh1 2. Qc6 ... 3. Qa6+ Nb5 4. Qxa2#
     2... Qh2 3. Qb7 ... 4.Nb2#
        3... Nb5 4. Qd5#
        3... Nd5 (or Na4, Ne4, Nb1, Nd1) 4. Qa6#
        3... Qg2 (or Qf2, Qe2, Qd2, Qc2) 4. Ne5#

  1... Ne2 (or Nd5) 2. Qd5+ Kb5 3. Bc6+ Ka6 4. Qxa2#

  1... Ne4 2. Qxe4 ... 3. Qb7 ... 4. Nb2#
     2... Kb5 3. Qc6+ Kc4 4. Qa6#