Checkmate 11-17-2004

Bruno's Chess Problem: 11/17/2004

L.Noack, 1st Pr., Die Schwalbe, 1937

Mate in 3(***)
chess problem diagram

White to play

Tip:

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1. Nc6!
  1... bxc6 2. Qe3+ Kd5 3. Qd4#
  1... b5, b6 2. N2b4 ... 3. Qe5#
     2... Ng6, Nf3 3. Qf3#
  1... Kd5 2. Qe5+
     2... Kc4 3. Be2#
     2... Kxc6 3. N2b4#
  1... bxc2 2. Qe5+ Kd3 3. Qd4#
  1... b2 2. Ne7 ... 3. Qe3#
     2... Nf5, Nf3, Ng2 3. Bf5#