Checkmate 09-05-2004

Bruno's Chess Problem: 09/05/2004

O.Wurzburg, Pittsburgh Post, 1925

Mate in 4(****)
chess problem diagram

White to play

Tip:

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

1. Kb6! ... 2. Ka5 Kc4 3. Rd2 ... 4. Bd5#
  1... Kd4 2. Re2
     2... Kc4 3. Ka5
        3... Kd3 4. Ba6#
        3... Kb3 4. Bd5#
     2... Kd3 3. Ba6+ Kd4 4. Kc6#
  1... Ke3 2. Kc5
     2... Kd3 3. Rf2 Ke3 4. Kc4#
     2... Kf4 3. Kd5 Kf3 4. Ke5#
  1... Kc4 2. Rd2 ... 3. Bd5 Kb4 4. Rd4#