Checkmate 05-13-2002

Bruno's Chess Problem: 05/13/2002

W.A.Whyatt, 1st Pr., British Chess Problem Soc., 1962

Mate in 3(***)
chess problem diagram

White to play

Tip:

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

1. Qe3! ... 2. Qc5+ Kxe4 3. Qc6#
  1... Bxd6 2. Qc3 ... 3. Qc4#
     2... Kxe4 3. Qc6#
     2... Nxc3+ 3. Nxc3#
  1... cxd6 2. Qxh6 ... 3. Bb7#
     2... gxh6 (or g6) 3. Nf6#
     2... Kxe4 3. Qh1#
     2... Nb4 (or Nc3+) 3. Nc3#
  1... Re6 2. Bb7+ c6 3. Bxc6#
  1... Rxd6 2. Qxc1 ... 3. Qc4#
     2... Rc6 3. Qxc6#
     2... Kxe4 3. Qh1#
     2... Nc3+ (or Nxc1) 3. Nc3#
  1... Nb4 2. Nc3+ Kxd6 3. Qc5#
  1... Nb3 2. Qxb3+ Kxe4 3. Qd3#