Checkmate 04-07-2003

Bruno's Chess Problem: 04/07/2003

F.Matousek, 1st Pr., Jas, 1935

Mate in 3(***)
chess problem diagram

White to play

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1. Bc5! ... 2. Qh1+ Kxd2 3. Qc1#
  1... Rf8 2. Qe4 ... 3. Qxe2#
     2... Rde8, Rfe8, Rf2 3. Rd1#
     2... Kxd2 3. Qb4#
  1... Rh8 2. Qe4 ... 3. Qxe2#
     2... Rde8, Rhe8, Rh2 3. Rd1#
     2... Kxd2 3. Qb4#
  1... g2 2. Qh4+
     2... Kf1 3. Qf2#
     2... Kxd2 3. Qb4#
  1... Kxd2 2. Qh6+
     2... Re3 3. Bb4#
     2... Ke1, Kc3 3. Qc1#