Checkmate 09-02-2006

Bruno's Chess Problem: 09/02/2006

L.Knotek, 1st Pr., Cesky Spolek Sachovni, 1934

Mate in 3(****)
chess problem diagram

White to play

Tip:

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

1. Ne7! ... 2. Qc3+ Kxd6 3. N3f5#
  1... c6 2. Ng8 ... 3. Qh2#
     2... Bxd6 3. Qc3#
     2... Be2 3. Qd4#
  1... b4 2. Rxf7 ... 3. Qh2#
     2... cxd6 3. Nc6#
     2... Kxd6 3. Nxc4#
  1... Nxd7 2. Rxd7 ... 3. Ng4#
     2... h5 3. Qc3#
  1... Na6 2. d8=Q ... 3. Ng4#
  1... Nb3,Na4 2. d8=Q ... 3. Ng4#
     2... cxd6, h5, Be2 3. Nc6#
  1... Kxd6 2. Nc8+ Ke5 3. Qc3#
     2... Kc6 3. d8=N#
  1... Kxf6 2. Ng4+ Kxe7 3. d8=Q#