Checkmate 12-25-2003

Bruno's Chess Problem: 12/25/2003

J.Halumbirek, 1st Pr., Memorial Sackmann, 1929

Mate in 4(***)
chess problem diagram

White to play

Tip:

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1. Qh8! ... 2. Qxa8 ... 3. Qxd5#
  1... Bb7 2. Qg7 ... 3. Qg2#
     2... Bg3, Bg5 3. Qxb7 ... 4. Qxd5#
  1... Bc6 2. Qc3 ... 3. Qf3#
     2... Be3 3. Qxc6 ... 4. Qxd5#
  1... Bb8 2. Qa1 ... 3. Kxf2#
     2... Be5 3. Qd1 ... 4. Qf3#
        3... d4 4. Kxf2#
     2... Bg3 3. Ke2+ ... 4. Qf1#
     2... Ba7 3. Qd1 ... 4. Qf3#
        3... d4 4. Kxf2#