Checkmate 01-25-2003

Bruno's Chess Problem: 01/25/2003

L.Cimburek, Zlata Praha, 1914

Mate in 4(***)
chess problem diagram

White to play

Tip:

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1. Qf8! ... 2. Qe7 ... 3. Rg5 ... 4. Qe3#
     2... Nd7 3. Qe3+ Kxd5 4. Rxd7#
     2... c6 3. Rg4+ Kxd5 4. Bc4#
     2... Kxd5 3. Rg5+ Kd4 4. Qe5#
     2... g2 3. Rxg2 ... 4. Rd2#

  1... Ke4, Ke5 2. Qe7+
     2... Kd4 3. Rg5 ... 4. Qe3#
     2... Kxd5 3. Rg5+ Kd4 4. Qe5#
  1... Na6, Nd7 2. Rd7 ... 3. Qf4+ Kc5 4. Qc4#
     2... Nc5, Ke5 3. Qf6+ Ke4 4. Qf4#
  1... c6, Nc6 2. Rg4+
     2... Kxd5 3. Bc4+ Ke5 4. Qf4#
     2... Ke5 3. Nc7 ... 4. Qf4#
  1... Kxd5 2. Qf5+
     2... Kd6 3. Rg6+ Ke7 4. Qf6#
     2... Kd4 3. Rg4+
        3... Ke3 4. Qf4#
        3... Kc3 4. Qd3#