Checkmate 08-01-2004

Bruno's Chess Problem: 08/01/2004

A.Galitzky, Deutsches Wochenschach, 1916

Mate in 6(*****)
chess problem diagram

White to play

Tip:

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

1. Rf1!
  1... g6 2. Ke1
     2... gxf5 3. Rf2
        3... f4 4. Nf5 Bxf2+ 5. Kxf2 f3 6. Ng3#
        3... Bxf2+ 4. Kxf2 f4 5. Nf5 f3 6. Ng3#
     2... g5 3. Rf2 ... 4. Nf1 ... 5. Ng3#
           4... Bxf2+ 5. Kxf2 ... 6. Ng3#
        3... Bxf2+ 4. Kxf2 g4 5. Nf1 ... 6. Ng3#
  1... g5 2. Kc1 g4 3. Kb1 g3 4. Rc1 g2 5. Nd1 ... 6. Nf2#