Checkmate 10-13-2003

Bruno's Chess Problem: 10/13/2003

M.Havel, 1st Pr., Tidskrift for Schack, 1916

Mate in 3(***)
chess problem diagram

White to play

Tip:

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

1. Na4! ... 2. Nxb2+ Kd2 3. Qd3#
  1... fxg3 2. Bg4+ Kd2 3. Qe2#
  1... Nxa4, Nc4 2. Qf3+ Kd2 3. Qd3#
  1... Rc4, Rc5, Rc6, Rc7, Rc8 2. Nc3+ ... 3.Qe1#
     2... Bxc3, Kc1 3. Qc2#
  1... Kd2 2. Qg2+
     2... Kd1 3. Nxb2#
     2... Ke3 3. Qf2#
  1... Kd2 2. Bxf4+ Kd1 3. Bg4, Nxb2#