Checkmate 10-28-2001

Bruno's Chess Problem: 10/28/2001

R.C.O.Matthews, 1st Pr., Problemisten, 1958

Mate in 3(***)
chess problem diagram

White to play

Tip:

With a register account, you could move pieces and mark mates as started or solved.

1. Bf1! ... 2. Rgd7 ... 3. Rxd5#
     2... Nxd7 3. Nxd7#
     2... Rd2 3. Qxb5#
     2... Rd1 3. Nxa4#

  1... Rb3 2. Rg4 ... 3. Bd6#
     2... Re3 3. Qxb5#
     2... Re1 3. Nxa4#
  1... Rb4 2. Nxd5 ... 3. Qb6#
     2... Nd7 (or Rxf1) 3. Qxb4#
  1... Re2 2. Bxe2 ... 3. Qxb5#
     2... Rb1 3. Nxa4#
  1... Ra3 2. f7 ... 3. f8=Q#
     2... Nd7 3. Nxd7#
     2... Rf3 3. Nxa4#
     2... Rf2 3. Qxb5#
  1... Rxf1 2. Nxa4+ Kc4 3. Qc3#