Checkmate in 3

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  Anonymous says:

  December 28, 2008 at 4:35 pm

  I’m thinking…

  1. R1e2+ Kd1 2. Kxc3 Kc1 3. Re1#
  1. R1e2+ Kc1 2. Rd3 Kb1 3. Rd1#
  1. R1e2+ Kb1 2. Rf3 Ka1 3. Rf1#
  1. R1e2+ Kb1 2. Rf3 Kc1 3. Rf1#

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  Anonymous says:

  December 28, 2008 at 4:57 pm

  1. R1e2+ Kc1 2. Rd3 Kb1 3. Rd1#

  1.R1e2? doesn’t seem to work due to,

  1…Kc1
  2.Rd3 c2! and is not mate in 3.

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  Anonymous says:

  December 28, 2008 at 5:25 pm

  1. Rd1
  if 1… Kb2
  2 Rxc3 Ka2
  3 Rc2#

  if 1… Kxd1
  2 Kxc3 Kc1
  3 Re1 #

  Gegga

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  Anonymous says:

  December 28, 2008 at 5:29 pm

  1. Rd1!

  A)

  1. … Kxd1
  2. Kxc3 Kc1
  3. Re1#

  B)

  1. …Kb2
  2. Rxc3 Ka2
  3. Rc2#

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  Umesh::ഉമേഷ് says:

  December 28, 2008 at 5:36 pm

  Like the previous two people pointed out, 1. Rd1! is the only way to checkmate in 3.

  1. R1e2+ takes 5 moves after 1…Kb1.

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  Anonymous says:

  December 28, 2008 at 5:56 pm

  1. R1e2+ takes 5 moves after 1…Kb1

  1.R1e2 Kb1?
  2.Rxc3 Ka1
  3.Rc1#

  Of course black would respond differently,

  1.R1e2 Kc1! and this is mate in four.

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  Nick says:

  December 29, 2008 at 3:33 am

  That was rather easy Checkmate in 3.