Checkmate 10-21-2002

Bruno's Chess Problem: 10/21/2002

W.J.Mrs.Baird, 1st Pr., Sussex Chess Journal, 1891

Mate in 3(***)
chess problem diagram

White to play

Tip:

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

1. Nc1! ... 2. Ne2 ... 3. Nc4#
  1... Bf7 2. Qxg5+
     2... Kxe6 3. Bc8#
     2... Kd4 3. Ne2#
  1... Bxe6 2. Qg7+ Kf4 3. Qd4#
  1... Kf4 2. Qf6+
     2... Kxg4 3. Qf3#
     2... Ke3 3. Nc4#
  1... Kd4 2. Qf6+
     2... Ke3 3. Nc4#
     2... Kxc5 3. Qe5#