White to move and checkmate in 3.
8/8/7b/8/1NpN4/2p1p3/2p1P3/kbK5 w – – 0 1
Loyd, 1792
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White to move and checkmate in 3.
8/8/7b/8/1NpN4/2p1p3/2p1P3/kbK5 w – – 0 1
Loyd, 1792
I remember it is a repeat puzzle.
1.Ne6 restricts dark feeted B.
1…. B(h6) moves
2.NxB Ba2
3.Nxc2#
1. Ne6 B@h6 to any square
2. NxB Ba2(forced)
3. Nc2 +mate!
Have you seen the sequence.
Checkmate in 5 followed by
Checkmate in 4
Checkmate in 3.
Next you may expect
checkmate in 2 and then
checkmate in 1.
Nb3+ cxb3
Nd3 b2+
Nxb2 cxb2#
Mate in 3
White needs to check mate black.
1. Ne6! zz Bf8/Bg7Bg5/Bf4
2. NxB zz Ba2
3. Nxc2#
1. Ne6
if 1. .. Bf8,f4,g7,g5
then 2. Nxf8,f4,g7,g5
and 2. .. Ba2
3. Nxc2 mate
else if
1. .. Ba2
then 2. Nxc2 mate
1)Ne6 After this black has to move one of the two bishops. If black moves dark squared bishop it will be taken by the knight on e6, forcing black to move bishop to a2. Nxc2 seals the deal for white in 3 moves.