White to play and checkmate in three moves

Problems 109 to 120

109

(Werner Speckmann - TT, 1962-1963 1st Prize Chess in the USSR (Шахматы в СССР), 1962) ****

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1.Kb4! ~ 2.Rxb2
2...cxd1=Q (cxd1~) 3.Qc5#
2...dxc1=Q (cxd1~) 3.Rd5#
1...bxc1=Q (bxc1~) 2.Rxc1
2...cxd1=Q (cxd1~) 3.Rc5#
2...dxc1=Q (cxd1~) 3.Rd5#
1...cxb1=Q 2.Qc5+ Qf5 3.Qxf5#
1...cxb1=B 2.Qc8! ~
3.Qg4#
3.Qh8#

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110

(Johannes Jacob Rietveld - Nederlandse Schaakbond 1st Prize, 1924) ****

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1.Nc7! ~ 2.g3 ~ 3.Rf4#
2...e5 3.Ne3#
1...Nc1 2.Ne3+ Ke5 3.Qc3#
1...Nc3 2.Ne3+ Ke5 3.Qxc3#
1...Nb4 2.Ne3+ Ke5 3.Qa1#
1...Nc6 2.Qa8 ~ 3.Qf8#
2...Ne5
3.Qe4#
3.Ne3#
2...Nd8
3.Qf3#
3.Qe4#
2...Nb8
3.Qe4#
3.Qf3#
1...d5 2.Ne3+ Ke5 3.Re6#
1...d6 2.Qe1 ~
3.Qf2#
3.Qe6#
3.Qf1#
2...Rb1
3.Qf2#
3.Qe6#
2...Rb2 3.Qe6#
2...Rb3 3.Qe6#
2...Re5
3.Qf2#
3.Qf1#
2...Kf6 3.Qe6#
2...e5
3.Qf2#
3.Qf1#
1...e6 2.Qa3 ~
3.Qf8#
3.Qf3#
2...Nc3 3.Qf8#
2...Nb4 3.Qf3#
2...Rb3 3.Qf8#
2...Rb4 3.Qf3#
2...Rc5 3.Qf3#
2...Kf6 3.Qf8#
2...d6 3.Qf3#

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111

(Johannes Kohtz & Carl Kockelkorn - Deutsches Wochenschach, 25 Aug 1912) ****

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1.Bd5! ~ 2.Bc6#
1...Nxf8 2.Bf3!
2...Nd7 3.Bh5#
2...Kd7 3.exf8=Q#
2...Ne6 (Ng6, Nh7) 3.Bc6#

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112

(Emil Palkoska - Trollhättans Schacksällskap 2nd Prize, 1 Apr 1927)

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1.Ra8! ~ 2.Qa2 ~
3.Rf8#
3.Qxe2#
2...Qxa2 3.Rf8#
2...Qb2 3.Rf8#
2...Qc2 3.Rf8#
2...Qd2 3.Rf8#
2...Kf1 3.Qxe2#
2...Kf3 3.Qxe2#
1...Qd1
2.Qa7+
2...Qd4 3.Rf8#
2...Kf1 3.Qg1#
2...Kf3 3.Qe3#
2.Qe3+ Kf1 3.Qg1#
1...Qf3 2.Qa7+
2...Kf1 3.Qg1#
2...Qe3 3.Rf8#
1...Qb5
2.Qa7+
2...Kf1 3.Qg1#
2...Kf3 3.Qe3#
2...Qb6
3.Rf8#
3.Qf7#
2...Qc5 3.Rf8#
2.Qe3+ Kf1
3.Qg1#
3.Qf4#
3.Qe1#
1...Qd3 2.Qxd3 ~
3.Ra2#
3.Rf8#
3.Qe2#
1...Qb2
2.Qxb2+
2...Kf1
3.Rf8#
3.Qf6#
3.Qe2#
2...Kf3 3.Qe2#
2.Qa7+
2...Qd4 3.Rf8#
2...Kf1 3.Qg1#
2...Kf3 3.Qe3#
2.Qe3+ Kf1
3.Qg1#
3.Qe1#
2.Rf8+ Qf6 3.Rxf6#
1...Qd2 2.Rf8+ Qf4 3.Rxf4#
1...Qxe4 2.Qa7+
2...Kf1 3.Qg1#
2...Kf3 3.Nh4#
2...Qe3 3.Rf8#
2...Qd4 3.Rf8#
1...Qe3 2.Qxe3+ Kf1
3.Rf8#
3.Qg1#
3.Qf4#
3.Qe1#
3.Qe2#
1...Kf1 2.Qa6 ~
3.Rf8#
3.Qxe2#
2...Kf2 3.Qxe2#
2...Qxa6 3.Rf8#
2...Qb5 3.Rf8#
2...Qc4 3.Rf8#
2...Qd3 3.Rf8#
1...e5 2.Qb2 ~
3.Rf8#
3.Qxe2#
2...Qxb2 3.Rf8#
2...Qc2 3.Rf8#
2...Qd2 3.Rf8#
2...Kf1 3.Qxe2#
2...Kf3 3.Qxe2#

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113

(Edmund Kieslinger - Schach-Echo, 1939) ****

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1. Bh6 - gxg6

2. Bh5 - Bg7

3. Qxg7#


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114

(Gustaf Adolf Johansson - Sveriges Schackförbund, 1928-1929 1st Prize, 1929)

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1.Bh8!
1...e3 2.Bb2! b6 (b5) 3.Qh1#
1...b2 2.Qxa2 ~ 3.Nb6#
2...b6 (b5) 3.Qd5#
1...b6 (b5) 2.Qg7! ~ 3.Nxb6#

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115

(Samuel Loyd - Chess Record, Centennial Problem Tourney, Dec 1876)

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1.Ra4! (zugzwang)
1...Ka6 2.Qxc6 axb6 3.Qxb6#
1...Kxa4 2.Qb4+ Nxb4 3.Nc3#
1...Nb4 2.Nc7+
2...Kxb6 3.Rxb4#
2...Kxa4 3.Qa3#
1...axb6 2.Nc7+ Kxa4 3.Qa3#
1...a6
2.Qc2
2...Nc4+ (Na~) 3.Qxc4#
2...Nb4 (Nc~) 3.Rxb4#
2.Ka3
2...Nc4+ (Na~) 3.Qxc4#
2...Nb4 (Nc~) 3.Rxb4#

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116

(Sigmund Herland - Tidskrift för Schack 3rd Prize, 1909)

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1.Bh7!
1...g5 2.hxg5 ep. Ke4 3.Qg4#
1...g6 2.hxg6 Ke4 3.Qg4#
1...gxh6 2.Bg8 Ke4 3.Qg4#

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117

(Aleksandar A. Atanasijevic - Politika, 1961)

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1.Nb5!
1...f1=Q 2.Qa8+ Qf3 3.Qxf3#
1...f1=N 2.Qa8#
1...f1=R 2.Qa8+ Rf3 3.Qxf3#
1...f1=B 2.Qa8#
1...h5 2.Bh8
2...f1=Q 3.Qg7#
2...f1=N 3.Qa8#
2...f1=R 3.Qg7#
2...f1=B
3.Qg7#
3.Qa8#

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118

(Thomas Joseph Warton & Joseph John Warton - The Chess Amateur, Nov 1921)

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1.Qf7! ~ 2.Qxg8#
1...Rxg7 2.Qa2
2...Rf7 3.Qxf7#
2...Na1 3.Qh2#
2...Ne1 3.Qh2#
2...Ne3 3.Qh2#
2...Nd4 3.Qh2#
2...Nb4 3.Qh2#
2...Na3 3.Qh2#
2...Ra7+ 3.Qxa7#
2...Rb7 3.Qg8#
2...Rc7 3.Qg8#
2...Rd7 3.Qg8#
2...Re7 3.Qg8#
2...Rg8 3.Qxg8#
1...Rxb8+ 2.Kxb8 ~
3.g8=Q#
3.g8=R#
1...Rc8
2.g8=Q#
2.g8=R#
1...Rd8
2.g8=Q#
2.g8=R#
1...Re8
2.g8=Q#
2.g8=R#
1...Rf8
2.g8=Q#
2.gxf8=Q#
2.gxf8=R#
1...Rh8
2.Rxh8#
2.g8=Q#
2.g8=N#
2.g8=R#
2.g8=B#
2.gxh8=Q#
2.gxh8=N#
2.gxh8=R#
2.gxh8=B#

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119

(George Nelson Cheney - Avant, 1861)

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1.Rh8! ~ 2.Rg6#
1...Bg3+ 2.Kxe2 ~
3.Rg6#
3.Bg7#
2...Bxh4 3.Rg6#
2...Be5 3.Rg6#
1...Bxh8 2.Rg7 Bxg7 3.Be3#

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120

(Otto B. Wurzburg - The Chess Weekly, 23 Oct 1909)

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1.Ra6! ~
2.Nb5#
2.Nc6#
1...Qf2
2.Nb5+ Qa7
3.Bxa7#
3.Rxa7#
2.Nc6+ Qa7
3.Bxa7#
3.Rxa7#
1...Nb5+ 2.Nxb5#
1...Rg2+
2.Kc6 ~
3.Bxh2#
3.Bg3#
3.Bf4#
3.Be5#
3.Bd6#
3.Bc7#
3.Nb5#
2...Rg3
3.Bd6#
3.Bxg3#
3.Bf4#
3.Be5#
3.Bc7#
3.Nb5#
2...Qxb8 3.Nb5#
2...Qc7+ 3.Bxc7#
2...Qd6+ 3.Bxd6#
2...Qe5
3.Bd6#
3.Bxe5#
3.Bc7#
3.Nb5#
2...Qf4
3.Nb5#
3.Bxf4#
3.Be5#
3.Bd6#
3.Bc7#
2...Qg3
3.Bc7#
3.Bxg3#
3.Bf4#
3.Be5#
3.Bd6#
3.Nb5#
2...Qh3 3.Nb5#
2.Kb6 ~
3.Bxh2#
3.Bg3#
3.Bf4#
3.Be5#
3.Bd6#
3.Bc7#
3.Nb5#
3.Nc6#
2...Rb2+ 3.Nb5#
2...Rg3
3.Nb5#
3.Bxg3#
3.Bf4#
3.Be5#
3.Bd6#
3.Bc7#
3.Nc6#
2...Qxb8
3.Nc6#
3.Nb5#
2...Qc7+ 3.Bxc7#
2...Qd6+
3.Bxd6#
3.Nc6#
2...Qe5
3.Nc6#
3.Bxe5#
3.Bd6#
3.Bc7#
3.Nb5#
2...Qf4
3.Nb5#
3.Bxf4#
3.Be5#
3.Bd6#
3.Bc7#
3.Nc6#
2...Qg3
3.Nc6#
3.Bxg3#
3.Bf4#
3.Be5#
3.Bd6#
3.Bc7#
3.Nb5#
2...Qh3
3.Nb5#
3.Nc6#
2...Nb5
3.Bxh2#
3.Bg3#
3.Bf4#
3.Be5#
3.Bd6#
3.Bc7#
3.Nxb5#
1...Re3+ 2.Kb6 ~
3.Bxh2#
3.Bg3#
3.Bf4#
3.Be5#
3.Bd6#
3.Bc7#
3.Nb5#
3.Nc6#
2...Qxb8
3.Nb5#
3.Nc6#
2...Qc7+ 3.Bxc7#
2...Qd6+
3.Bxd6#
3.Nc6#
2...Qe5
3.Nc6#
3.Bxe5#
3.Bd6#
3.Bc7#
3.Nb5#
2...Qf4
3.Nb5#
3.Bxf4#
3.Be5#
3.Bd6#
3.Bc7#
3.Nc6#
2...Qg3
3.Nc6#
3.Bxg3#
3.Bf4#
3.Be5#
3.Bd6#
3.Bc7#
3.Nb5#
2...Qb2+ 3.Nb5#
2...Qh3
3.Nb5#
3.Nc6#
2...Nb5
3.Bxh2#
3.Bg3#
3.Bf4#
3.Be5#
3.Bd6#
3.Bc7#
3.Nxb5#
2...Re8
3.Nb5#
3.Nc6#
2...Re6+
3.Nc6#
3.Bd6#
2...Re5
3.Bd6#
3.Bxe5#
3.Bc7#
3.Nb5#
3.Nc6#
2...Rg3
3.Nc6#
3.Bxg3#
3.Bf4#
3.Be5#
3.Bd6#
3.Bc7#
3.Nb5#
1...Rf3+ 2.Kc6 ~
3.Bxh2#
3.Bg3#
3.Bf4#
3.Be5#
3.Bd6#
3.Bc7#
3.Nb5#
2...Qxb8 3.Nb5#
2...Qc7+ 3.Bxc7#
2...Qd6+ 3.Bxd6#
2...Qe5
3.Bd6#
3.Bxe5#
3.Bc7#
3.Nb5#
2...Qf4
3.Nb5#
3.Bxf4#
3.Be5#
3.Bd6#
3.Bc7#
2...Qg3
3.Bc7#
3.Bxg3#
3.Bf4#
3.Be5#
3.Bd6#
3.Nb5#
2...Qf2
3.Bh2#
3.Bg3#
3.Bf4#
3.Be5#
3.Bd6#
3.Bc7#
2...Qh3 3.Nb5#
2...Rf8 3.Nb5#
2...Rf6+ 3.Bd6#
2...Rf4
3.Bd6#
3.Bxf4#
3.Be5#
3.Bc7#
3.Nb5#
2...Rg3
3.Nb5#
3.Bxg3#
3.Bf4#
3.Be5#
3.Bd6#
3.Bc7#
1...Rg5+ 2.Kd8 ~
3.Bxh2#
3.Bg3#
3.Bf4#
3.Be5#
3.Bd6#
3.Bc7#
3.Nb5#
3.Nc6#
2...Qxb8
3.Nb5#
3.Nc6#
2...Qc7+ 3.Bxc7#
2...Qd6+ 3.Bxd6#
2...Qe5
3.Bd6#
3.Bxe5#
3.Bc7#
3.Nb5#
3.Nc6#
2...Qf4
3.Nc6#
3.Bxf4#
3.Be5#
3.Bd6#
3.Bc7#
3.Nb5#
2...Qg3
3.Nb5#
3.Bxg3#
3.Bf4#
3.Be5#
3.Bd6#
3.Bc7#
3.Nc6#
2...Qf2
3.Bh2#
3.Bg3#
3.Bf4#
3.Be5#
3.Bd6#
3.Bc7#
2...Qh3
3.Nb5#
3.Nc6#
2...Nb5
3.Bxh2#
3.Bg3#
3.Bf4#
3.Be5#
3.Bd6#
3.Bc7#
3.Nxb5#
2...Rg3
3.Nb5#
3.Bxg3#
3.Bf4#
3.Be5#
3.Bd6#
3.Bc7#
3.Nc6#
2...Ra5
3.Bxh2#
3.Bg3#
3.Bf4#
3.Be5#
3.Bd6#
3.Bc7#
2...Rc5
3.Bc7#
3.Nb5#
3.Nc6#
2...Rd5+ 3.Bd6#
2...Re5
3.Bd6#
3.Bxe5#
3.Bc7#
3.Nb5#
3.Nc6#
1...Rg4+ 2.Kd7 ~
3.Bxh2#
3.Bg3#
3.Bf4#
3.Be5#
3.Bd6#
3.Bc7#
3.Nb5#
3.Nc6#
2...Qxb8
3.Nb5#
3.Nc6#
2...Qc7+ 3.Bxc7#
2...Qd6+ 3.Bxd6#
2...Qe5
3.Bd6#
3.Bxe5#
3.Bc7#
3.Nb5#
3.Nc6#
2...Qf4
3.Nc6#
3.Bxf4#
3.Be5#
3.Bd6#
3.Bc7#
3.Nb5#
2...Qg3
3.Nb5#
3.Bxg3#
3.Bf4#
3.Be5#
3.Bd6#
3.Bc7#
3.Nc6#
2...Qf2
3.Bh2#
3.Bg3#
3.Bf4#
3.Be5#
3.Bd6#
3.Bc7#
2...Nb5
3.Bg3#
3.Bf4#
3.Be5#
3.Bd6#
3.Bc7#
3.Nxb5#
2...Rg3
3.Nb5#
3.Bxg3#
3.Bf4#
3.Be5#
3.Bd6#
3.Bc7#
3.Nc6#
2...Rd4+ 3.Bd6#
2...Rf4
3.Bd6#
3.Bxf4#
3.Be5#
3.Bc7#
3.Nb5#
3.Nc6#
1...Rh3+
2.Kd7 ~
3.Bxh2#
3.Bg3#
3.Bf4#
3.Be5#
3.Bd6#
3.Bc7#
3.Nb5#
3.Nc6#
2...Qxb8
3.Nb5#
3.Nc6#
2...Qc7+ 3.Bxc7#
2...Qd6+ 3.Bxd6#
2...Qe5
3.Bd6#
3.Bxe5#
3.Bc7#
3.Nb5#
3.Nc6#
2...Qf4
3.Nc6#
3.Bxf4#
3.Be5#
3.Bd6#
3.Bc7#
3.Nb5#
2...Qg3
3.Nb5#
3.Bxg3#
3.Bf4#
3.Be5#
3.Bd6#
3.Bc7#
3.Nc6#
2...Qf2
3.Bh2#
3.Bg3#
3.Bf4#
3.Be5#
3.Bd6#
3.Bc7#
2...Nb5
3.Bxh2#
3.Bg3#
3.Bf4#
3.Be5#
3.Bd6#
3.Bc7#
3.Nxb5#
2...Rg3
3.Nb5#
3.Bxg3#
3.Bf4#
3.Be5#
3.Bd6#
3.Bc7#
3.Nc6#
2.Kd8 ~
3.Bxh2#
3.Bg3#
3.Bf4#
3.Be5#
3.Bd6#
3.Bc7#
3.Nb5#
3.Nc6#
2...Qxb8
3.Nb5#
3.Nc6#
2...Qc7+ 3.Bxc7#
2...Qd6+ 3.Bxd6#
2...Qe5
3.Bd6#
3.Bxe5#
3.Bc7#
3.Nb5#
3.Nc6#
2...Qf4
3.Nc6#
3.Bxf4#
3.Be5#
3.Bd6#
3.Bc7#
3.Nb5#
2...Qg3
3.Nb5#
3.Bxg3#
3.Bf4#
3.Be5#
3.Bd6#
3.Bc7#
3.Nc6#
2...Qf2
3.Bh2#
3.Bg3#
3.Bf4#
3.Be5#
3.Bd6#
3.Bc7#
2...Nb5
3.Bxh2#
3.Bg3#
3.Bf4#
3.Be5#
3.Bd6#
3.Bc7#
3.Nxb5#
2...Rg3
3.Nb5#
3.Bxg3#
3.Bf4#
3.Be5#
3.Bd6#
3.Bc7#
3.Nc6#

Date added: 13/2/2021