Checkmate 11-20-2001

Bruno's Chess Problem: 11/20/2001

M.Velimirovic, Mat Plus, 1995

Mate in 3(***)
chess problem diagram

White to play

Tip:

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

1. Qe6!+
  1... Kxe6 2. Nxd3 ... 3. Rxg6#
     2... fxe4, Rg2 3. Rxc6#
  1... Kf4 2. Rg3 ... 3. Nxd3#
     2... dxe4 3. Qe5#
     2... fxe4 3. Qf6#
     2... Rc3 (or Rxb3, Rd4, Rd2, Rd1) 3. Qd6#
     2... Rfd2 3. Rf3#
  1... Kd4 2. Rc3 ... 3. Rxd3#
     2... dxe4 3. Qd6#
     2... fxe4 3. Qe5#
     2... Rdd2 (or Rd1) 3. Qf6#
     2... Rfd2 3. Nf3#