White to move and checkmate in 3.
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Stamma 1792
Daily Chess Improvement: Checkmate in 3
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White to move and checkmate in 3.
3K4/3N1r2/2bkp3/3n1p2/3N1P2/2B5/8/8 w – – 0 1
Stamma 1792
1. Nxf5+ Rxf5
2. Be5+ Rxe5
3. xe5++
or
1. Nxf5+ xf5
2. Be5+ Ke6
3. Nc5++
1.Nxf5+ Rxf5 (1…exf5 2.Be5+ Ke6 3.Nc5 mate) 2.Be5+ Rxe5 3.fxe5 mate
I can’t find it.
1) Nxf5+ Rxf5
2) Be5+ Rxe5
3) fxe5++
or
1) Nxf5+ exf5
2) Be5+ Ke6
3) Nc5++
Beautiful, but it’s quite easy once you realize first move MUST be check
1. Nxf5+ (threatening Be5+ mate)
… exf5
2. Be5+ Kd3 (only square avail.)
3. Nc5+ mate
if
1. … Rxf5 then
2. Be5+ Rxe5 (only move)
3. fxe5+ mate
1. Nxf5+ Rxf5 [1… exf5 2. Be5+ Ke6 3. Nc5#] 2. Be5+ Rxe5 3.fxe5#
1. Nxf5+ is the key
A pity the old comments were included. My notes say this was posted a little over two years ago here- I must have missed this posting from 2009.
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