Checkmate 01-31-2003

Bruno's Chess Problem: 01/31/2003

O.Wurzburg, 1st Pr., Memorial Densmore, 1918

Mate in 3(***)
chess problem diagram

White to play

Tip:

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

1. Rbe5!
  1... h5 2. Rg5 ... 3. Qf8#
     2... Kf2 3. Qg3#
  1... a3 2. Qb3+ ... 3.R1e4#
     2... Kf2/g2 3. R5e2#
  1... Kf4 2. R1e3 ... 3. Qb4#
  1... Kg3 2. Rg5+ ... 3.Qg3#
  1... Kf2 2. R5e3 ... 3. Qb2#
  1... Kg2 2. R5e3 ... 3. Qg3#
     2... e5 3. Qb2#
  1... Kg4 2. R1e3 ... 3. Qb4#