White to move and checkmate in 3.
5B1b/3p2r1/3P2pk/6N1/3Q2P1/8/4K3/8 w – – 0 1
Anonymous composition
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One thing I learned from the Loyd puzzles from earlier this week was to look for simple waiting moves in these kinds of compositions. Especially obvious in this position is that every man but the king is immobilized for black, and the king has only one move-Kg5 unless the knight is moved. One obvious thing white can do while waiting for the black king to come more out into the open is to protect g4 with something other than the queen so that she is free to move later without having to allow the pawn to be captured. The rest was easy since black’s options are always one move:
1. Kf3 Kg5
2. Qf4 Kh4
3. Qh6#
Kf3 Kxg5
Qf4+ Kh4
Qh6++
1.Kf4 KxN
2.Qf4+ Kh4
3.Qh6++
Ok, this is simple once you realize that the only piece Black can move is the King. So after
1. Kf3, the only reply is .. Kxg5, to which follows
2. Qf4+ and 3. Qh6#.
1)Kf3 k*g5
2)Qf4+ kh4
3)Qh6#
1. Kf3 Kxg5
2. Qf4+ Kh4
3. QG6++
1Kf3 kxn 2Qf4+ kh4 3 Kh6 mate
1. Kf3 Kxg5 2. Qf4+ Kh4 3. Qh6#
Same period as Sam Loyd’s compositions, and same kind of publication.
However, the key is not delightful.
Not too many variations in this one.
1. Kf3 Kxg5 2. Qf4+ Kh4 3. Qh6#
Beautiful position of Zugzwang.
And White’s first move very atypical (non-trivial). Nice.
1. Kf3 Kxg5
2. Qf4+ Kh4
3. Qh6#
Best regards
Stef
This was interesting.
I wasted some time trying Nf7 and trying to prevent king from escaping via g8 after Kh7.
Then I tried moving the queen around, and realized that any move which protected the knight resulted in a stalemate, as Kxg5 was the only legal move for black. That revealed the solution.
1. Kf3 Kxg5 (only move)
2. Qf4+ Kh4 (only move)
3. Qh6#
1.Kf3! Kxg5 2.Qf4+ Kh4 3.Qh6#
To be frankly I was at sea when I saw the problem first.Supporting N by Q will result in stalemate.Knight move did not give worthwhile results. only way was to give up N and save g pawn.
1Kf3 Kxg5
2Qf4+ kh4
3Qh6#
1.Kf3 Kxg5 2.Qf4+ Kh4 3.Qh6#
1. Kf3 Kg5:
2. Qf4+ Kh4
3. Qh6 mate.
Kf3 KxN, Qf4++
mustafiz
1.Kf3! Kxg5(only move) 2.Qf4ch Kh4 3. Qh6 mate
A very banal problem, alas…