Mate in 3

This has been posted in the 'chess' forum but has not seen much activity, suppose chess puzzles should go in this forum really anyway.

Ok, white to move and mate in 3....

Solution:

1.Qa3! ( the threat is 2.N:e6 with 3.Qb3#; if 2...Nc5/Nb4 then 3.Rb4# )
1...b5 2.Rc1+ Kd4 3.Qc3#
1...Nc7 2.Rb4+ Kc5 3.Ne4#

Originally posted by David113
Solution:

1.Qa3! ( the threat is 2.N:e6 with 3.Qb3#; if 2...Nc5/Nb4 then 3.Rb4# )
1...b5 2.Rc1+ Kd4 3.Qc3#
1...Nc7 2.Rb4+ Kc5 3.Ne4#

Originally posted by TheGambit
That is indeed the correct answer, you win a virtual pat on the back.

Ok, here's another - it's the September problem in The Independent, took me a little while to get.

White to play and mate in 2. The competition (I'm not looking for the answer, I do know it honest!) also asks for the five distinct mates;

[fen]8/8/8/8/3Q2K1/1N6/4kB2/2r2R2[/fen]

Originally posted by BigDoggProblem
[b]1.Bg1! (zz)
1...R~1 (or Rc4) 2.Q(x)c4#
1...Rc~ (or Rd1) 2.Q(x)d1#
1...Re1 2.Rf2#
1...Rxf1 2.Qd2#
1...Kxf1 2.Qf2#[/b]

Originally posted by TheGambit
Aye, that's the one. Thanks, now I can enter that competition 😉

Right, this is the last one that I have to hand, it was last months problem in the Independent. Again, white to play and mate in two;

[fen]5QNb/8/2p1p3/2K1k2n/8/2pP4/2r5/7b[/fen]

Originally posted by BigDoggProblem
[b]1.Ne7! (2.Ng6)
1...Bf6 (or Nf6) 2.Qb8
1...Rg2 2.Nxc6
1...Nf4 2.Qxh8
1...Be4 2.d4[/b]

1. N-e7 (..1 r-g2 2.n x c6 ++) (..1 n - f4 2. q x h8 ++) (..1 b - e4 2. p - d4 ++) ( ..1 b or n - f6 2. q - b8 ++) anything else black plays white plays n-g6 mate

Originally posted by TheGambit
That is correct again, I'll have to find something harder in future 😞

Have you ever tried composing any of your own problems BDP?

Originally posted by BigDoggProblem

Edit: bPc6 is a needless piece and should have been removed by the composer.

Originally posted by Shinidoki
I think its there for a reason, so people will waste time considering a pawn-check.