Checkmate 10-30-2001

Bruno's Chess Problem: 10/30/2001

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

Mate in 3(***)
chess problem diagram

White to play

Tip:

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

1. Rxc4! ... 2. Nxb4+ Nxb4 3. Nc3#
  1... Bc5 2. Rd7 ... 3. Qf7#
     2... e4 3. Qxe4#
     2... Nd4 3. Rxc5#
  1... Bd4 2. Rfxc7 ... 3. Qf7#
     2... Nc5 3. Nb6#
  1... c5 2. Rxa7 ... 3. Nb6#
  1... Qd4 2. Rf5 ... 3. Qf7#
     2... Nc5 3. Rxd4#
  1... Qc5 2. Rfxf4 ... 3. Qf7#
     2... exf4 (or e4) 3. Qe4#
     2... Nd4 3. Ne3#