Daily Chess Improvement: Mate in 3!

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  bill says:

  December 29, 2015 at 12:30 am

  Without variations: Bc4.

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  thaer says:

  December 29, 2015 at 1:20 am

  1 K f 6 2 Q b7 3 c 6 #

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    bill says:

    December 29, 2015 at 2:40 am

    Kf6 c4

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  Dr J says:

  December 29, 2015 at 5:03 am

  How ’bout 1. Bg2? If 1…Ke5 2. Qe3+ and either 2…Kd6 3. Qe7++ or 2…Kf5 3. Bh3++. If 1…c4 2. Qb6+ and either 2…Ke5 3. Qf6++ or 2…Kd7 3. Bh3++. Upon 1…Kd7, 2. Qb6 and after either 2…c4 or 2…Kc8, 3. Bh3++ ends it. Finally, if 1…Kc7 2. Ke7 and after either 2…c4 or 2…Kc8, 3. Qb7++ seals it.

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    bill says:

    December 29, 2015 at 7:01 am

    That looks right

    Bc4 works against every defence except Kc7 – missed that.