White to play and checkmate in three moves
133
(Adolf Herrmann Rudolf Ferdinand Kraemer & Erich Ernest Zepler - Neue Leipziger Zeitung 1st Prize, 1935)
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1.Ke1! ~ 2.Ng4+
2...Rf6 3.Ne5#
2...Nxh6
3.Ne5#
3.Rd6#
2...Nd6
3.Rxd6#
3.Qxd6#
3.Ne5#
1...c1=Q+ 2.Qxc1 ~
3.Bg1#
3.Bf2#
3.Be3#
3.Bd4#
2...h1=Q+ 3.Bg1#
2...h1=R+ 3.Bg1#
2...Nd4
3.Rd6#
3.Bxd4#
2...Ne3
3.Rd6#
3.Bxe3#
2...Nd6 3.Rxd6#
2...Re8+ 3.Be3#
2...Re8+ 3.Be3#
1...c1=R+ 2.Qxc1 ~
3.Bg1#
3.Bf2#
3.Be3#
3.Bd4#
2...h1=Q+ 3.Bg1#
2...h1=R+ 3.Bg1#
2...Nd4
3.Rd6#
3.Bxd4#
2...Ne3
3.Rd6#
3.Bxe3#
2...Nd6 3.Rxd6#
2...Re8+ 3.Be3#
2...Re8+ 3.Be3#
1...h1=Q+ 2.Qxh1 ~
3.Rd1#
3.Rd2#
3.Rd3#
3.Rd4#
3.Rd6#
3.Rxf5#
3.Re5#
2...c1=Q+ 3.Rd1#
2...c1=R+ 3.Rd1#
2...Nd4
3.Rxd4#
3.Rd6#
2...Ne3 3.Rd6#
2...Ng3 3.Rd6#
2...Nh4 3.Rd6#
2...Ne7 3.Rd6#
2...Nd6 3.Rxd6#
2...Re8+ 3.Re5#
2...Rxf6
3.Rd1#
3.Rd2#
3.Rd3#
3.Rd4#
3.Rd6#
2...Re8+ 3.Re5#
2...Rh8 3.Rd6#
2...Rg8 3.Rd6#
1...h1=R+ 2.Qxh1 ~
3.Rd1#
3.Rd2#
3.Rd3#
3.Rd4#
3.Rd6#
3.Rxf5#
3.Re5#
2...c1=Q+ 3.Rd1#
2...c1=R+ 3.Rd1#
2...Nd4
3.Rxd4#
3.Rd6#
2...Ne3 3.Rd6#
2...Ng3 3.Rd6#
2...Nh4 3.Rd6#
2...Ne7 3.Rd6#
2...Nd6 3.Rxd6#
2...Re8+ 3.Re5#
2...Rxf6
3.Rd1#
3.Rd2#
3.Rd3#
3.Rd4#
3.Rd6#
2...Re8+ 3.Re5#
2...Rh8 3.Rd6#
2...Rg8 3.Rd6#
1...Re8+ 2.Nxe8+
2...Nxh6
3.d8=N#
3.Rd6#
2...Nd6
3.Rxd6#
3.Qxd6#
2...Rf6 3.d8=N#
1...Rxf6 2.Qxf6+ Nd6
3.Qxd6#
3.Rxd6#
1...Re8+ 2.Nxe8+
2...Nxh6 3.Rd6#
2...Nd6
3.Rxd6#
3.Qxd6#
Date added: 14/2/2021
134
(Adolf Herrmann Rudolf Ferdinand Kraemer - Johannes Kohtz MT 1st Prize Deutsche Schachzeitung, 1943)
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1.Bh8!
1...Bxh8 2.Qa1 ~ 3.Qh1#
2...Nd1 3.Qxh8#
1...Be1 2.Bd4 ~ 3.Ra7#
1...Bd2 2.Bd4 ~ 3.Ra7#
1...Bg7 2.Bxg7 Nd1 (Nb~) 3.Qg2#
1...Bf6 2.Bxf6 Nd1 (Nb~) 3.Qg2#
1...Be5 2.Bxe5 Nd1 (Nb~) 3.Qg2#
1...Bd4 2.Bxd4 ~ 3.Ra7#
Date added: 15/2/2021
135
(Adolf Herrmann Rudolf Ferdinand Kraemer - Denken und Raten, 1928)
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1.Ba1! ~ 2.Re2#
1...Nd4 2.Bxd4 ~
3.Re2#
3.Bg1#
2...Qe8 3.Bg1#
1...Ne5 2.Bd4 ~ 3.Bg1#
2...Nf3 3.Re2#
1...Nxe7 2.Bd4 ~ 3.Bg1#
1...Qe8 2.h8=Q ~ 3.Qxh3#
2...g4 3.Qd2#
2...Rh7 3.Qb2#
2...Qd7 3.Re2#
2...Qc8 3.Re2#
2...Qxh8 3.Re2#
Date added: 15/2/2021
136
(Adolf Herrmann Rudolf Ferdinand Kraemer & Erich Ernest Zepler - Die Schwalbe 1st Prize, Jul 1952)
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1.Rc3! ~
2.Nxg6 ~ 3.Rh3#
2.Rh3+ Qh5
3.Nf7#
3.Rxh5#
1...Qxg8 2.Rc6! ~ 3.Nxg8#
2...Kg7 3.Nd7#
1...Qe4+ 2.Nxe4 ~
3.Nf7#
3.Rh3#
1...Qh5 2.Rh3 ~
3.Nf7#
3.Rxh5#
Date added: 15/2/2021
137
(Adolf Herrmann Rudolf Ferdinand Kraemer - Basler Nachrichten, 1923)
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1.Bc4!
1...Ra3 2.Bb3! ~ 3.Qxh3#
2...Rxb3 3.Qa8#
1...b3 2.Be6!
2...Re3 3.Qa8#
2...Rc3 3.Qa8#
2...Rd3 3.Qa8#
2...Rg3 3.Qa8#
2...Rxf2
3.Qa8#
3.Qxh3#
1...Re3
2.Qa8+ Re8 3.Qxe8#
2.fxe3 ~
3.Qa8#
3.Qxh3#
2...f3 3.Qxh3#
Date added: 15/2/2021
138
(Miroslav Havel - Nové Pařížské Mody, 2 Dec 1904)
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1.Nc7! ~
2.b8=Q+ Kxb8 3.Na6#
2.b8=N ~ 3.Na6#
2.b8=R Kxb8 3.Na6#
1...Kxb7 2.Kb5 ~ 3.Na6#
1...Kb8 2.Na6+ Ka7 3.b8=N#
Date added: 15/2/2021
139
(Adolf Herrmann Rudolf Ferdinand Kraemer - Otto Fuß Ty 2nd Prize , 1942)
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1.Rcg1!
1...Bxg1! 2.Nf2! Bxf2 3.Rb1#
1...hxg1=Q (h*g1=~) 2.Rh8 ~ 3.Rb8#
1...Ba1 (B~) 2.Nc5 ~ 3.Nd7#
Date added: 15/2/2021
140
(Erich Ernest Zepler - Olympia-Turnier 2nd Prize, 1936)
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1.Ke4!
1...Bxf4 or any 2.Nd6 ~
3.Qd1#
3.Qxd7#
2...Bxd6 3.Qxd7#
1...Kb5 2.Qxd7+
2...Kc5 3.Qc6#
2...Ka6 3.Qb7#
1...Kb3 2.Qe2 ~
3.Nb2#
3.Nb6#
2...Ka4 3.Nb6#
Date added: 15/2/2021
141
(Adolf Herrmann Rudolf Ferdinand Kraemer - Schach (magazine), Feb 1954)
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1.Qe4+!
1...Kxe4 2.Nb5 Kf5 3.Nd6#
1...Kc5 2.Qe3+ Kb4 3.Qb6#
Date added: 15/2/2021
142
(Erich Ernest Zepler - stern, 1965)
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1.Rd4! ~
2.Qb4
2...Nb2 3.Qxb2#
2...Na3
3.Qb2#
3.Qc3#
2...Nd2
3.Qc3#
3.Qb2#
2...Ne3
3.Qb2#
3.Qc3#
2...Ne5
3.Qc3#
3.Qb2#
2...Nd6
3.Qb2#
3.Qc3#
2...Nb6
3.Qc3#
3.Qb2#
2...Na5
3.Qb2#
3.Qc3#
2.Qc3+ Nb2 3.Qxb2#
1...Nb2 2.Qe5
2...Nd1 3.Rxd1#
2...Nd3+ 3.Rxd3#
2...Nc4 3.Rxc4#
2...Na4 3.Rxa4#
1...Nd2 2.Kxd2+ Kb2 3.Qc1#
Date added: 15/2/2021
143
(Gerard Johan Bouma - De Waarheid 1st Prize, Miniature Tourney, 1968)
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1.Re8! ~
2.Qe3+ Rb6 3.Qxb6#
2.Qf2+ Rb6 3.Qxb6#
1...Bb7 2.Qe7
2...Ka8 3.Qxb7#
2...Rxe8 (Rb~) 3.Qxb7#
1...Rb7 2.Qa6+ Kb8 3.Qxb7#
1...Rb5+ 2.Qxb5 ~ 3.Qb6#
1...Rb1 (Rb~) 2.Qa6+
2...Kb8 3.Rxc8#
2...Bxa6 3.Ra8#
Date added: 16/2/2021
144
(Thomas Taverner - Chess Problems Made Easy, 1924)
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1. Nh3! waiting
1. ... Nc8 2. Qxc8 waiting
2. ... Ke4 3. Qf5#
1. ... Nc6 2. Qf7+
2. ... Ke4 3. Qf5#
1. ... Nb5 2. Qf7+
2. ... Ke4 3. Qf5#
2. ... Kc6 3. d5#
1. ... Ke4 2. Qc2+
2. ... Kd5 3. Nf4#
1. ... Ke6 2. Nf4+
2. ... Kf6 3. Bh4#
Date added: 17/2/2021