Practical checkmate in 3

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  Harry Hariharan says:

  September 15, 2014 at 5:08 am

  1.Bxe7+.Kxg7. (If …Rxe7.2.Qxe7#!)
  2.Bf6++!.Kf/g8.
  3.Qg7#!

  Harry

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  Anant says:

  September 15, 2014 at 5:36 am

  All moves seem forced unless black wants to get mated even earlier.

  1. Bxe7+ Kxg7
  2. Bf6++ K g8
  3. Qg7#

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  fajac says:

  September 15, 2014 at 7:16 am

  Easy:
  1. Bxe7+ Kxg7
  1. … Rxe7
  2. Qxe7#
  2. Bf6++ Kg8/f8
  3. Qg7#

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  PROF.S.G.BHAT says:

  September 15, 2014 at 10:20 am

  1.BxB+ KxR
  (1… RxB QxR#)
  2.BB6++ KN1 or KB1
  3.QKN7#

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  Anonymous says:

  September 15, 2014 at 2:41 pm

  1. Bxe7+, Kxg7 (otherwise mate in 2)
  2. Bf6++, Kg8/f8
  3. Qg7#

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  Anonymous says:

  September 15, 2014 at 4:17 pm

  Obviously White has a million ways to win including 1. Rxe7, which is devastating for Black. I was at first lured by the mating them of 1. Nh6 followed by Rg8. Or trying to reverse the move order and sacrificing the Rook first with 1.Rg8. In all, I felt that was crude and clumsy (although even 1.Nh6 wins easily 1…Kxg7, 2Nxf5+ gxf5, 3. Kxg2). The Rook is hemming in the Black King, even if it is hanging (a small detail) but that led me at least to try 1. Bxe7+. After KxR, at least we know a discovered check is possible…

  1. Bxe7+ Kxg7 No other flight squares and if 1…Rxe7, 2. Qxe7 mate
  2. Bf6++ …. So we put that Knight to good use after all, covering the h6 flight square and also protecting the Bishop. 3. Qg7 mate follows

  In practice I wouldn’t have found this and not worried too much about it because the obvious 1. Rxe7 also wins very easily.
  – Craigaroo

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  trixster says:

  September 15, 2014 at 6:48 pm

  Bxe7+ KxRg7
  Bf6++ Kf8 or Kg8
  Qg7#

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  Markus says:

  September 15, 2014 at 9:17 pm

  1. Bxe7+ Kxg7
  2. Bf6+ followed by Qg7++

  1. … Rxe7
  2. Qxe7+ Kg8
  3. Qg7++