Checkmate 11-27-2001

Bruno's Chess Problem: 11/27/2001

J.Seeberger, Illustr. Familien Journal, 1860

Mate in 4(***)
chess problem diagram

White to play

Tip:

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

1. Ra8! ... 2. Rf8+ Bf7 3. Rxf7#
  1... Ne6 2. Ba3 ... 3. Bd6#
  1... Nd7 2. Ba3 ... 3. Bd6+ Ne5 4. Bxe5#
  1... Bxa8 2. Ba3 ... 3. Bxc5 ... 4. Bd6#
     2... Nb7 3. Be7
        3... Nd8 (or Nd6, Na5, Nc5) 4. Bd6#
        3... h5 4. Bg5#
     2... Nd7 (or Nd3) 3. Bd6+ Ne5 4. Bxe5#