Checkmate 09-23-2003

Bruno's Chess Problem: 09/23/2003

O.Wurzburg, 3rd HM, American Chess Congress, 1921

Mate in 3(***)
chess problem diagram

White to play

Tip:

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

1. Rb7!
  1... c5 2. Qa6+
     2... Kc3 3. Ne4#
     2... Kd5 3. Rd7#
  1... Kc5 2. Nf5 ... 3. Qxd4#
  1... Kc5 2. Ne2 ... 3. Qxd4#
  1... Kd3 2. Qf1+ ... 3. Ne4#
  1... Kd5 2. Qa2+ ... 3. Ne4#
  1... d3 2. Nf5 ... 3. Qd4#
     2... c5 3. Ne3#
  1... c1=? 2. Qxc1+
     2... Kd3 3. Rb3#
     2... Kd5 3. Rd7#