White to play and checkmate in three moves
265
(Aleksandr P. Ochkur - Кудесник, 15 Jun 1998)
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1.b4!
1...Kxb4 2.Qc4+
2...Kxa5 3.Qb5#
2...Ka3 3.Qb3#
1...Kd4 2.Qf3 Ke5 3.Nc6#
Date added: 9/6/2021
266
(Aleksandr Vasil'evich Galickij - Шахматный журнал, 1900)
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1.Bf6! ~ 2.Kf8 ~
3.Nf7#
3.Bxg7#
2...gxf6 3.Nf7#
Twin to 267
Date added: 9/6/2021
267
(Aleksandr Vasil'evich Galickij - Шахматный журнал, 1900))
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1. Kc3! waiting
1. ... b1=Q 2. Nc2+
2. ... Qxc2+ 3. Kxc2#
1. ... b1=N+ 2. Kb3+
2. ... Nc3 3. Bxc3#
1. ... b1=N+ 2. Kc4+
2. ... Nc3 3. Bxc3#
1. ... b1=N+ 2. Kd3+
2. ... Nc3 3. Bxc3#
1. ... b1=N+ 2. Kc2+
2. ... Nc3 3. Bxc3#
1. ... b1=N+ 2. Kb4+
2. ... Nc3 3. Bxc3#
Twin to 266
Date added: 9/6/2021
268
(John Ormerod Scarlett Thursby - 75 Chess Problems, 1883)
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1.Qg7! ~ 2.Qxf6#
1...Bxd5 2.Rc5
2...Kxf4 3.Qg3#
2...dxc5 3.Qc7#
Date added: 9/6/2021
269
(Johannes Kohtz & Carl Kockelkorn - Brentano Tourney, 1882)
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1.d7! ~ 2.Rf8
2...Kxd7 3.Qd6#
2...Rxc8
3.dxc8=Q#
3.dxc8=B#
1...Kf7 2.Kf5
2...Kg7 3.Qf8#
2...Rxc8 3.Qf8#
1...Rxc8 2.Qd5+
2...Ke7 3.dxc8=N#
2...Kxd5 3.dxc8=Q#
Date added: 9/6/2021
270
(Joralf Grande - problem (Zagreb), Apr 1964)
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1.Rf5!
1...Ka4 2.Rf3 Ka5 3.Ra3#
1...Ka6 2.Rf7 Ka5 3.Ra7#
1...exf5 2.g8=Q ~
3.Qa2#
3.Qa8#
2...Ka4 3.Qa2#
2...Ka6 3.Qa8#
Date added: 9/6/2021
271
(Johan Hilding Laurentius Froberg - Schackvärlden, 1938)
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1.Bd3! ~ 2.Qa3#
1...Rxb2+ 2.Bc2 Ka2 3.Qa5#
1...Rb3 2.Qc1+ Ka2 3.Qb1#
1...Ra5 2.Qc1+ Ka2 3.Bc4#
1...Rf5+ 2.Bxf5 ~ 3.Qa3#
Date added: 9/6/2021
272
(Otto Nerong - Die Schwalbe 1st Prize, 1929)
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1. fxg8=R! waiting
1. ... Kxc4 2. Rh8 waiting
2. ... Kb3 3. Bf7#
2. ... Kxb5 3. Bd3#
2. ... Bg2/h1/e2/d1/e4/d5/c6/b7/a8 3. Nd6#
Date added: 9/6/2021
273
(Erich Anselm Brunner - Alpine Chess, 1921)
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1.Na4! ~ 2.Nxb2
2...Rg8 3.Rh4#
2...Rh7 3.Rd8#
2...Kg8 3.Rd8#
1...Nd1 2.Rxd1
2...Rg8 3.Rh1#
2...Rh7 3.Rd8#
2...Kg8 3.Rd8#
1...Nd3 2.Rxd3
2...Rg8 3.Rh3#
2...Rh7 3.Rd8#
2...Kg8 3.Rd8#
1...Nc4 2.Rxc4
2...Rg8 3.Rh4#
2...Rh7 3.Rc8#
2...Kg8 3.Rc8#
1...Nxa4 2.Rxa4
2...Rg8 3.Rh4#
2...Rh7 3.Ra8#
2...Kg8 3.Ra8#
Date added: 9/6/2021
274
(Wacław Hebelt)
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1. Qd6+!
1. ... Nge7 2. Qd8+
2. ... Nxd8 3. Rxd8#
Date added: 15/5/2021
275
(Vincent Lanius Eaton - American Chess Bulletin 2nd Prize, 1958))
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1.Bc4! ~ 2.Rxe7+ Kxg6
3.Bf7#
3.Rd6#
1...Qxc4+ 2.Kh8 ~ 3.Rg8#
2...Qf7 3.Rh1#
2...Qc8 3.Rh1#
2...e4 3.Rh1#
1...Nxc4 2.Bxe7 ~ 3.Bg5#
1...e4 2.Nxf5+ Kh5 3.Bxe2#
1...e6
2.Be7 ~ 3.Bg5#
2.Rf7+ Kxg6 3.Rf6#
Date added: 14/6/2021
276
(Oikonomopoulos (Ε. Οικονομόπουλος) - Nuova Rivista, 1881)
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1. Nd4! [2. Nb5 [3. Rf7#]
2. ... Kd7 3. Rf7#]
1. ... Kd7 2. Nb5 [3. Rf7#]
2. ... Ke7 3. Rf7#
1. ... Kd6 2. Rd8+
2. ... Ke5/e7 3. Nc6#
2. ... Kc5 3. Ne6/b3#
2. ... Kc7 3. Ne6#
Date added: 15/6/2021