Checkmate 11-01-2002

Bruno's Chess Problem: 11/01/2002

W.Von Holzhausen, Deutsche Wochenschach, 1914

Mate in 6(*****)
chess problem diagram

White to play

Tip:

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

1. Rc3! ... 2. Bb3 ... 3. Bxc2#
     2... Rxb3 3. Rxb3#
     2... Nb4 (or Nd4, Ne3, Ne1) 3. Rc1#
  1... Rb2 2. Kg1 ... 3. Kh2 ... 4. Bb3 ... 5. Bxc2#
           4... Rxb3 5. Rxb3#
           4... Nb4 (or Nd4, Ne3, Ne1) 5. Rc1#
     2... Rb? 3. Kh1 ... 4. Bb3 ... 5. Bxc2#
           4... Rxb3 5. Rxb3#
           4... Nb4 (or Nd4, Ne3, Ne1) 5. Rc1#
        3... Rb2 4. Kh2 ... 5. Bb3 ... 6. Bxc2#
              5... Rxb3 6. Rxb3#
              5... Nb4 (or Nd4, Ne3, Ne1) 6. Rc1#