Daily Chess Improvement: Mate in 3

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  James Attewell says:

  October 1, 2016 at 3:24 am

  1.Bg2 Kc7 2.Ke7 c4/Kc8 3.Qb7#
  1.Bg2 Kd7 2.Qb6 c4/Kc8 3.Bh3#
  1.Bg2 Ke5 2.Qe3+ Kf5 3.Bh3# or 2…Kd6 3.Qe7#
  1.Bg2 c4 2.Qb6+ Ke5 3.Qf6# or 2….Kd7 3.Bh3#

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  Yancey Ward says:

  October 1, 2016 at 10:44 am

  Nice little puzzle. Yes, 1.Bg2 allows access to h3 in some lines wihout taking the f-file away from the queen in others.

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  Yancey Ward says:

  October 1, 2016 at 10:45 am

  Unfortunately, I had only eyes for 1.Kf6 taking the e5 square away. That is a mate in 4, I think.