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White to play and mate in 3

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Originally posted by heinzkat
1...Kg6 doesn't matter right?
Nope, its just not mate by the knight promotion but
Rc6#

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Originally posted by Gatusso
Nope, its just not mate by the knight promotion but [hidden][/hidden]
Ya if Black plays hxg5 🙄

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Originally posted by heinzkat
Ya if Black plays hxg5 🙄
Ah well, its a noobie problem so dont be harsh 😛

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Originally posted by Gatusso
Ah well, its a noobie problem so dont be harsh 😛
I am never harsh

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Originally posted by heinzkat
[hidden]1. R8xa7+ Kxc6 2. Rd1 thr. 3. Rxc7#/3. d8=N#/3. Ne5#[/hidden]
[hidden]b) 1. R8xa7+ Kxc6 2. O-O-O[/hidden]
PM received. People and their pitiful need for affirmation. Sheesh.


SOLV'D

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Originally posted by SwissGambit
[hidden]PM received. People and their pitiful need for affirmation. Sheesh.[/hidden]

SOLV'D
Yippeee
I thought there might be some other thing I missed...
😞


#3 by F. Healey 1864

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Finally I solved it, I was looking at

Qc3, Qh3, Bf2
only to spot
1. Na7! thr 2. Qf8 and mate on either a8 of f5. The knight isnt doing anything, it just needs to move for the mate on a8 to be a possibility.

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SOLV"D

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#3
W. Greenwood 1863

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Originally posted by heinzkat
[fen]Q7/3n3b/2p5/1p1N3n/3k4/R3NK2/8/6B1[/fen]

#3 [hidden]W. Greenwood 1863[/hidden]
Rd3+

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S'LV'D by Mephisto

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Maybe I've already bothered you with this one before, still a nice one; White to play and mate in three:


Darso James Densmore 1st Prize, Brooklyn Chess Chronicle, 1913-1914

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^ ^ ^

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White To Move

Sorry, I didn't want to start a whole thread over this.

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Originally posted by paulbuchmanfromfics
Sorry, I didn't want to start a whole thread over this.
And it's mate in four. 😛