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White to play and mate in 3

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Now here's a nice composition, white to mate in 3 as usual:



This one is really hard, I myself never found the solution and had to look it up 😳

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My instincts say

1. Qc1
but I have to check it

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Originally posted by heinzkat
My instincts say [hidden]1. Qc1[/hidden] but I have to check it
Instincts are often right but checking it yourself is the most fun, the variations of this one are quite nice 😀

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1. Qc1 thr. 2. c4+ Rxc4 3. dxc3#; 1. ... Ne3 2. Qxe3; 1. ... Re2 2. Qb2 axb2 3. c4#; 1. ... c4 2. dxe4+

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The main giveaway is the black pawn on h3, which just works as a magnet for a Queen on h1 😛

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Originally posted by heinzkat
[hidden]1. Qc1 thr. 2. c4+ Rxc4 3. dxc3#; 1. ... Ne3 2. Qxe3; 1. ... Rd2 2. Qb2 axb2 3. c4#; 1. ... c4 2. dxe4+[/hidden]
Yep, that's it, I especially liked the Rd2 line.

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And where did you get this position from? (Swiss's favourite question)

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Originally posted by heinzkat
And where did you get this position from? (Swiss's favourite question)
[url]http://www.usefulchess.com/problems/chessproblem3_1.html[/url] It's composed by Bartsch in 1905 apparently...

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Yippee


White to move, mate in three
Joralf Grande, 1964

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Originally posted by heinzkat
Yippee

[fen]8/6P1/4p3/k1K1P2R/8/6P1/8/8[/fen]
White to move, mate in three [hidden]Joralf Grande, 1964[/hidden]
1.Rf5 ef 2.g8Q Ka6/Ka4 3.Qa8/Qa2.; 1...Ka6 2.Rf7; 1...Ka4 2.Rf3

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SWOLV'D

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White to move, mate in three
by Miroslav Havel 1920

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Originally posted by heinzkat
[fen]8/8/8/8/2N1N3/3B4/3p4/3k2K1[/fen]
White to move, mate in three [hidden]by Miroslav Havel 1920[/hidden]
1.Kh2! zz 1...Kc1 2.Nc3 d1~ 3.Na2#; 1...Ke1 2.Ne3 d1~ 3.Ng2#

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*S*O*L*V*'*D*

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#3
b) wBf1 -> e2