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Quickie mate in 3 tactic

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White to move and checkmate in 3.

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  1. Anonymous Reply

    1. Rc6

    1….e6 2. Qxe6 black cannot prevent Rg8#
    1….Rxc6 2. Rg8#

  2. Anonymous Reply

    1. Rxf6+
    1…… Qxf6 2.Rg8#
    1…….exf6. 2.Qe6 No way black can prevent Rg8#

  3. PROF.S.G.BHAT Reply

    1.Rxf6+ exf6
    (1…. Qxf6 2Rg8#)
    (1…. Ke8 2.Rg8#)
    2.Qe6 followed by 3.Rg8#

  4. djinnome Reply

    1. Rc6 e6 (1. … RxR 2. Rg8++)
    2. Qxe6 Bg7 (2. … RxR++ 3. Rg8++)
    3. RxR++

  5. Harry Hariharan Reply

    1.Rxf6+!
    A>1…….Qxf6.2.Rg8#!
    B>1…….Ke8.2.Rg8#!
    C>1…….exf6.2.Qe6!!!.any move.3.Rg8#!!

  6. Mark Reply

    First move easy to see. Second move tricky but elegant

  7. Alok Kumar Reply

    1.R×B + PxB 2. Rg8 + Ke7 3. Qe6+++

  8. pht Reply

    1. Rg8+ Kxg8 (1. … Kf7 2. Ra6+ e6 3. Qxe6#)
    2. Rxe7+ (Rxf6+? e6!) Kh8 (2. … Kf8 3. Qf7#)
    3. Qxh5#

    I had to exclude the idea of Rxf6+, either as first or second move, neither worked.

  9. Anonymous Reply

    1. Rxf6+ exf6 2. Qe6 ~ 3. Rg8#

  10. Anonymous Reply

    pht said…
    1. Rg8+ Kxg8 (1. … Kf7 2. Ra6+ e6 3. Qxe6#)
    2. Rxe7+ (Rxf6+? e6!) Kh8 (2. … Kf8 3. Qf7#)
    3. Qxh5#
    3. Qxh5 is not mate ’cause the rook g1 is scarificed

    1. Rxf6 works
    1. … exf6 (Qxf6, Qg8# / Ke8, Rg8#)
    2. Qe6 and no defense against 3. Rg8#

  11. Anonymous Reply

    Not easy. But I think I finally got it:
    1.Rf6 ef
    2.Qe6 …
    3.Rg8#

  12. GL Reply

    1.Rxf6+ exf6

    If 1.-Qxf6 or 1.-Ke8 then 2.Rg8++

    2.Qe6! followed by 3.Rg8++

  13. GL Reply

    pht, 3.Qxh5+ is not mate because simply 3.-Kg8.

  14. Anonymous Reply

    1. Rxf6+
    1a …, Ke8, Rg8#
    1b …, exf6
    2. Qe6, any
    3. Rg8#

  15. Bob Reply

    Pretty straight-forward, as the brute force approach prevails easily:

    1. Rxf6+

    The attraction sacrifice 1. Rg8+ doesn’t work since, for example, 1. … Kxg8 2. Rxe7+ Kh8 3. Qxh5+ Kg8 4. Qh7 takes 4 moves instead of 3. But in a practical game, it’s also an easy, straight-forward win.

    1. … exf6

    1. … Qxf6 or 1. … Ke8 both lose immediately to 2. Rg8 mate.

    2. Qe6

    Since Black has no immediate check, White can simply spend a move to cut off the Black king’s retreat. And now there is no defense to 3. Rg8 mate.

  16. Oleg Mezjuev Reply

    1. Rxf6+ exf6 (1. … Qxf6 2. Rg8#) 2. Rg8+ Ke7 3. Nf5#

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