Checkmate 10-26-2001

Bruno's Chess Problem: 10/26/2001

R.C.O.Matthews, 1st Pl., International Team Match, 1967

Mate in 3(***)
chess problem diagram

White to play

Tip:

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

1. d7! ... 2. d8=Q+ Ke6 3. Qd7#
  1... Nf7 2. Bxf7+ Kd6 3. d8=Q/R#
  1... Kd6 2. d8=Q+ Ke6 3. Qd7#
  1... Ke6 2. d8=Q ... 3. Qd7#
     2... Rd5 3. Qe7#
  1... Rb8 2. Re2+
     2... Kd6 3. Bc5#
     2... Ke6 3. Qxc6#
  1... Ra8 2. Rd2+
     2... Kd6 3. Nc5#
     2... Ke6 3. Qxc6#