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1. Rxh5+ gxh5
2. g6 Rf7
3. Rxf7 Kg8
4. Rxb7+ Kf8
5. g7+ Ke8
6. g8=Q#
1. Rxh5 gxh5
2. g6
and it is an unsstopable mate.
Puzzles for Alena. All Mates in 3, one by Loyd, one by Otto Fuss, and two whose origins I don’t know:
4kBN1/4P3/8/K7/1R6/4N3/8/8 w – – 0 1 Loyd
3K4/8/1p6/8/k7/P2Q4/8/8 w – – 0 1 Fuss
8/4p3/4P1Qp/1pPK4/1P2Np1P/5k2/4n1N1/3B4 w – – 0 1
8/8/5k2/8/3pPK2/3B4/8/b1R5 w – – 0 1
Here is the solution for the first puzzle.
V-1
1. Rg4 Kf7
2. Rg7+ Ke6
3. e8=Q#
V-2
1. Rg4 Kd7
2. Rg7 Kc6
3. e8=Q#
V-3
1. Rg4 Kd7
2. Rg7 Ke8
3. Nf6#
V-4
1. Rg4 Kd7
2. Rg7 Kc8
3. e8=Q#
V-5
1. Rg4 Kd7
2. Rg7 Kc7
3. e8=Q#
V-6
1. Rg4 Kd7
2. Rg7 KD6
3. e8=Q#
V-7
1. Rg4 Kf7
2. Rg7+ Ke8
3. Nf6#
Here is the solution for the second puzzle.
V-1
1. Kc8 b5
2. Qc3 b4
3. Qxb4#
V-2
1. Kc8 Ka5
2. Qd7 Ka6
3. Qa4#
V-3
1. Kc8 Ka5
2. Qd7 b5
3. Qa7#
It was the easiest for me.
Here is the solution for the third puzzle. It was the most difficult one for me. I spent a lot of time solving it.
1. Kc6 h5
2. Qg5 Kxe4
3. Qd5#
Here is the solution for the fourth puzzle.
V-1
1. Rc7 B any move
2. e5+ Ke6
3. Bc4#
V-2
1. Rc7 Kd6
2. e5 Kd5
3. Bc4#
V-3
1. Rc7 Kg6
2. e5+ Kh6 or Kh5
3. Rh7#