White to play and checkmate in three moves
313
(William Anthony Shinkman - The Dubuque Chess Journal, 1872)
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1.fxe7!
1...Kd7 2.e8=Q+
2...Kxe8 3.Ra8#
2...Kxd6
3.Qd7#
3.Qg6#
1...Kxd6 2.e8=R Kc6 3.Re6#
1...Kf6 2.e8=B Ke6 3.Rh6#
Date added: 18/6/2021
314
(Michael McDowell - The Problemist, 1987)
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1. Ba8! waiting
1. ... bxa2 2. Rb7 waiting
2. ... Kxg2 3. Rb2#
Date added: 18/6/2021
315
(Otto B. Wurzburg - Prager Presse, 1924-1926 4th Prize, 1926)
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1.Ka8! ~ 2.Ba7 ~ 3.Qh3#
2...Kg3 3.Qf2#
1...e4 2.Ba6 ~ 3.Qf1#
Date added: 18/6/2021
316
(Frederick E. Gamage - Tidskrift för Schack, 1905)
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1. Rf3! ~ 2. Rd3+ Bxd3 3. cxd3#
1... Bxc2+ 2. Ka1 ~ 3. Rd3#
2... Qd2, Qxg2, Rxg2 3. Rf1#
2... Qe3 3. Qxc2#
1... Qxc2+ 2. Ka2 ~ 3. R~#
2... Bg8+ 3. Rf7#
2... Qb3+ 3. Rxb3#
2... Qxa4+ 3. Ra3#
2... Ke2 3. R(f5-f8)#
2... Rxg2 3. Rf1#
Date added: 18/6/2021
317
(Emil Palkoska - Československé noviny 1st-2nd Prize, 1923-1924, 1923)
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1.Bb4! ~ 2.Na3 ~
3.Nc2#
3.Nc4#
2...Nc3
3.Qxc3#
3.Nc4#
2...Nb2 3.Nc2#
2...Na1 3.Nc4#
2...Nd2 3.Nc2#
2...Nd4 3.Nc4#
2...Na5 3.Nc2#
2...Bxb4 3.Nc4#
2...b5 3.Nc2#
1...Nf2 2.Qc3+ Nd3 3.Qxd3#
1...Nb2 2.Qc3+ Nd3 3.Qxd3#
1...Bxb4 2.Nh4 ~ 3.Ng2#
1...b5 2.Nd2 ~ 3.Nf1#
2...Nxd2 3.Bxc5#
Date added: 18/6/2021
318
(Godfrey F. Heathcote - Bristol Mercury 1st Prize, 1890)
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1.Bd5! ~ 2.Qe4+ Kc3 3.Bb4#
1...Kxd5 2.Qd3+ Ke5 3.Bd6#
1...Kc3 2.Bb4+ Kd4 3.Qe4#
1...Nc4 2.Nxc6+
2...Kxd5 3.Qh1#
2...Kc3 3.Bb4#
1...c5 2.Bxf6+ Kxd5 3.Qd3#
1...cxd5 2.Nb5+
2...Kc4 3.Qf1#
2...Ke5 3.Bd6#
Date added: 18/6/2021
319
(200 perplexing chess puzzles, 1997)
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1. Bb6! [2. Rxe6+
2. ... Nxe6 3. Nb7, e5#
2. ... dxe6 3. e5#]
1. ... d4 2. Bxd8 ad lib 3. Nb7#
1. ... d4 2. Kd3 waiting
2. ... Nb7/f7 3. N(x)b7#
Date added: 18/6/2021
320
(Samuel Loyd - The Syracuse (New York) Daily Standard, 14 Oct 1858)
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1.Bb8!
1...Bd3 2.Ke5
2...Nd5 3.Bd6#
2...d6+ 3.Bxd6#
1...Nd3 2.Ke7 ~
3.Ba7#
3.Bd6#
1...Ne2 2.Ke5
2...Nxc3 3.Bd6#
2...d6+ 3.Bxd6#
1...Ng2 2.Ke5 d6+ 3.Bxd6#
1...Nh5+ (Nh3)
2.Ke7 ~
3.Ba7#
3.Bd6#
2.Ke5 d6+ 3.Bxd6#
1...Ne6
2.Ke5
2...Nc7 3.Ba7#
2...d6+ 3.Bxd6#
2.Ke7 Nc7 3.Ba7#
1...Nd5+ 2.Ke5 ~ 3.Bd6#
2...Nc7 3.Ba7#
1...Bb1 (Bc2) 2.d4+ cxd4 ep. 3.Ne4#
1...d5 2.Ke7 ~
3.Ba7#
3.Bd6#
Date added: 18/6/2021
321
(200 perplexing chess puzzles, 1997)
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1. Nf5!+
1. ... Kg4 2. N5e3+
2. ... Qxe3+ 3. Nxe3#
1. ... Kg4 2. N1e3+
2. ... Qxe3+ 3. Nxe3#
1. ... Kg6 2. Bc2 [3. Rh6, Ne7, Ng7, Nd6, Nd4, Nh4, N5e3#]
2. ... Ne7, Qa6, Qa4, Qa2, Rb2 3. Rh6, Nxe7/h4#
2. ... Nd6 3. Rh6, Ne7/xd6/h4#
2. ... Bg7 3. Ne7/xg7/d6/d4/h4/e3#
2. ... Qd4+ 3. Nxd4#
2. ... Qe3+ 3. N5xe3#
2. ... Rd7+ 3. Nd6/d4#
2. ... Rb4 3. Rh6, Ne7/d4/h4#
2. ... Kxh7 3. Ne7/h6#
Date added: 18/6/2021
322
(Joralf Grande - Tidskrift för Schack, Mar 1969)
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1.Ra7!
1...h5 2.Ng6 ~ 3.Rg7#
1...h6 2.Ng6 ~ 3.Rg7#
1...Kh8 2.Rg7
2...h5 3.Ng6#
2...h6 3.Ng6#
1...Kxf8 2.Ke6 ~ 3.Ra8#
Date added: 19/6/2021
323
(Josef Halumbirek - Wiener Schach-Zeitung, 1 Sep 1930 )
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1.Kg5! ~ 2.Kh6
2...Ne3 3.Qc3#
2...Nb4 3.Qc3#
2...Nc3 3.Qxc3#
2...Nf4 3.Qc3#
2...Nf6 3.Qc3#
2...Ne7 3.Qc3#
2...Nc7 3.Qc3#
2...Nb6 3.Qc3#
1...h5 2.Kh4
2...Nf4 3.Qc3#
2...Nb4 3.Qc3#
2...Nc3 3.Qxc3#
2...Ne3 3.Qc3#
2...Nf6 3.Qc3#
2...Ne7 3.Qc3#
2...Nc7 3.Qc3#
2...Nb6 3.Qc3#
Date added: 19/6/2021
324
(Willem Hoek - Tijdschrift vd KNSB, Mar 1950)
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1.Ra4!
1...c5 2.Bg7 c4 3.Ra5#
1...c6 2.Nc8 ~ 3.Nb6#
2...c5 3.Ne7#
Date added: 19/6/2021