White to move and mate in 3.
Blackburne – NN (Blindfold, 1863)
r3Bb1r/pQ6/2p2p1p/k3q3/4P3/2N1B3/PP4PP/6K1 w – – 0 1
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White to move and mate in 3.
Blackburne – NN (Blindfold, 1863)
r3Bb1r/pQ6/2p2p1p/k3q3/4P3/2N1B3/PP4PP/6K1 w – – 0 1
1. b4+ Bxb4
2. Bb6+ axb6
3. Qxa8#
I really wanted to make 1.Bb6 work, and it probably wins, but I don’t find a mate anywhere in the line.