Checkmate 10-09-2001

Bruno's Chess Problem: 10/09/2001

A.Feoktistov, 1st Com., Mat Plus, 1994

Mate in 4(***)
chess problem diagram

White to play

Tip:

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

1. Bd2! ... 2. Rxd4+ Kxd4 3. Bc3+ Ke4 4. Qd3#
  1... c5 2. Rxd6 ... 3. Qe2#
     2... Nb3+ 3. Kb2 ... 4. Qc6#
  1... Rf7 2. Re3+
     2... dxe3 3. Qd3+ Kf4 4. Bxe3#
     2... Kf5 3. Rxe5+
        3... dxe5 4. Qxe5#
        3... Kf6 4. Re6#
        3... Kf4 4. Qf1#
  1... Rh4 2. Bc2+ Kxf3 3. Qf1+ Kg4 4. Bd1#
  1... Nb3+ 2. Qxb3 ... 3. Bc2+ d3 4. Qxd3#
     2... Rh1 3. Rf4+ exf4 4. Qf3#