Checkmate 11-30-2001

Bruno's Chess Problem: 11/30/2001

M.Kovacevic, 2nd Pl., Liga Problemista II, 1995

Mate in 3(****)
chess problem diagram

White to play

Tip:

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

1. Rb8! ... 2. e5+ Be4 3. Bxe4#
  1... Rd8 2. Be5 ... 3. Rg3#
     2... Rd5 3. Rf8#
  1... Rc8 2. Bd6 ... 3. Rg3#
     2... Rc6 3. Rf8#
  1... Rxb8 2. Bxb8 ... 3. Rg3#
  1... Re7 (or Re6) 2. Rf8+ ... 3. RxR#
  1... Re5 2. Bxe5 ... 3. Rg3#
  1... Bxe4 2. Rb2 ... 3. Rf4#
     2... Rf8 3. Bxe4#
     2... e2 3. Rb3#