Checkmate 02-27-2002

Bruno's Chess Problem: 02/27/2002

W.Speckmann, 1st Pr., Die Schwalbe, 1968

Mate in 3(***)
chess problem diagram

White to play

Tip:

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

1. Rf7!
  1... Qf8 2. Nf4 ... 3. Ne2#
     2... Qe8 (or Qe7) 3. Nh5#
  1... Qb7 2. Rxa3+
     2... Qb3 3. Rxb3#
     2... Qf3 3. Raxf3#
  1... Qc6 2. Rxa3+
     2... Qc3 3. Rxc3#
     2... Qf3 3. Raxf3#
  1... Qd5 2. Rxa3+
     2... Qd3 3. Rxd3#
     2... Qf3 3. Raxf3#
     2... Qb3 3. Rxb3#
  1... Qe4 2. Rxa3+
     2... Qe3+ 3. Rxe3#
     2... Qf3 3. Raxf3#
     2... Qd3 3. Rxd3#
  1... Qg2 2. Rxa3+ Qf3 3. Rfxf3, Raxf3#
  1... Qh1 2. Rxa3+ Qf3 3. Rfxf3, Raxf3#