Checkmate 02-25-2003

Bruno's Chess Problem: 02/25/2003

J.Moravec, Casopis ceskych saschistu, 1914

Mate in 4(****)
chess problem diagram

White to play

Tip:

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

1. Ba6! ... 2. Qd7+ Kc5 3. Nd3+
        3... Kb6 4. Qb7#
        3... Nxd3 4. Qd6#
  1... Kd5 2. Qd7+
     2... Kc5 3. Nd3+
        3... Kb6 4. Qb7#
        3... Nxd3 4. Qd6#
     2... Ke4 3. Bd3+
        3... Ke3 4. Nc4#
        3... Nxd3 4. Qxd3#
  1... Kc5 2. Qc7+
     2... Kd5 3. Bb7+ Kd4 4. Qb6#
     2... Kd4 3. Ng4 ... 4. Qc4#
        3... Ke4 4. Qe5#
     2... Kb4 3. Qb6+ Ka3 4. Nc4#
  1... Nf4 2. Nc4+
     2... Kc6 3. Qb7+ Kc5 4. Bf2#
     2... Kd5 3. Qe5+ Kc6 4. Qd6#
     2... Kc5 3. Bf2+ ... 4. Qb7#