White to play and checkmate in three moves
325
(Joralf Grande - Verdens Gang, 1972)
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1.f6!
1...h2 2.Qh5+ Kg8 3.Qh8
1...fxg6 2.Qd7+
2...Kh8 (Kg8) 3.Qg7#
2...Kh6 3.Qxh3#
1...Kh6 2.Nf8 h2 3.Qg5#
1...Kxg6 2.Qg5+ Kh7 3.Qg7#
1...Kg8 2.Ne7+
2...Kf8 3.Qb8#
2...Kh8 (Kh7) 3.Qh5#
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326
(200 perplexing chess puzzles, 1997)
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1. Qg5+!
1. ... Kxe6 2. Qxd5+
2. ... Kxd5 3. Bxb3#
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327
(William Anthony Shinkman - The Dubuque Chess Journal, Nov 1890 )
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1.Be2! ~
2.Qc8+
2.Qd7+
2.Qe6+
2.Qa5
1...Kb6 2.Qa5+ Kxa5 3.Bc7#
1...Kb7 2.Qc8+ Kxc8 3.Ba6#
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328
(Cenek Kainer - Lidové noviny 1st Prize, 1922)
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1.Bh3! ~ 2.Qxe3 ~ 3.Qb6#
2...Rxe4 3.Nf7#
1...Rxg1 (Rg2) 2.Rd4+
2...Kxe5 3.Nc6#
2...Kc5 3.Rd5#
1...Rxe4 2.Qd1+
2...Rd4 3.Qxd4#
2...Kxe5 3.Ng6#
2...Kc5 3.Qd5#
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329
(Benjamin Glover Laws - Bradford Observer Budget 1st Prize, 1890)
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1.Bh2! ~ 2.Nc7+
2...Kd4 3.Qd3#
2...Ke4 3.Qd3#
1...c4 2.Qb7+
2...Kc5 3.Bd6#
2...Ke6 3.Nd4#
1...Ke4 2.Nxc3+
2...Bxc3 3.Qd3#
2...Nxc3 3.Qd3#
2...Kd4 3.Qd3#
2...Ke3 3.Qd3#
2...Kf5 3.Qc8#
2...Kf3 3.Qe2#
1...Kc4 2.Qxa4+ Kd5 3.Nc7#
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330
(200 perplexing chess puzzles, 1997)
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1. Rc1! [2. Nd6 [3. Nb7#]
2. ... Kxd6 3. c5#]
1. ... g4 2. Nd6 [3. Nb7#]
2. ... Kxd6 3. c5#
1. ... Rf3 2. Nd6 [3. Nb7#]
2. ... Kxd6 3. c5#
1. ... Re3 2. Nd6 [3. Nb7#]
2. ... Kxd6 3. c5#
1. ... Rxd3 2. Nd6 [3. Nb7#]
2. ... Kxd6 3. c5#
1. ... Rg4 2. Nd6 [3. Nb7#]
2. ... Kxd6 3. c5#
1. ... h2 2. Nd6 [3. Nb7#]
2. ... Kxd6 3. c5#
1. ... g1=Q 2. Nd6 [3. Nb7#]
2. ... Kxd6 3. c5#
1. ... g1=R 2. Nd6 [3. Nb7#]
2. ... Kxd6 3. c5#
1. ... g1=B 2. Nd6 [3. Nb7#]
2. ... Kxd6 3. c5#
1. ... g1=N 2. Nd6 [3. Nb7#]
2. ... Kxd6 3. c5#
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331
(Franz Sackmann - Süddeutsche Schachblätter, Dec 1907 )
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1.Bb7!
1...Qc3 2.e4+! fxe4 ep. 3.Ng3#
1...Qg1 2.e4+! fxe4 ep. 3.Nd4#
1...Qb2+ 2.Kxb2 ~ 3.Nd4#
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332
(Alfred Clement Challenger - The Daily News (London), 1924)
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1.Na5! ~
2.Rc5 ~
3.Nb3#
3.Nc6#
2...Rb1 3.Nc6#
2.Rc3 ~ 3.Rd3#
2...Kxc3 3.Be5#
1...Ra1 (-any) 2.Rxd2+ Kc3 3.Bb4#
1...Bg3 2.Rc3! ~ 3.Rd3#
2...Kxc3 3.Be5#
1...Nf3 (-e2, Rb1, f3, b4) 2.Rc5 ~
3.Nb3#
3.Nc6#
1...Kd5 2.Rc5+
2...Kxd6 3.Nb7#
2...Kd4
3.Nb3#
3.Nc6#
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333
(Fritiof Lindgren - Neue Leipziger Zeitung, 1927)
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1.Nd4! ~ 2.Nf3 Kh6 3.Rh3#
1...Kh4 2.Nf5+ Kh5 3.Rg5#
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334
(William Anthony Shinkman - Tiffin Tribune, 1898)
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1.Rg1!
1...Kh4 2.Rh1#
1...Kh6 2.Kf5 Kh5 3.Rh1#
1...h6 2.Rg2 Kh4 3.Rh2#
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335
(Miroslav Havel - Zlatá Praha, 17 Oct 1917)
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1.Kh4!
1...Kf5
2.Qh6 Ke5 3.Qd6+ Kf5 4.Se7#
2.Qg5+ Ke6 3.Sd6 Kxd6 4.Qf6#
1...Ke6 2.Qg5 ~ 3.Sd6 Kxd6 4.Qf6#
2...Kf7
3.Bd5+
3...Kf8
4.Qe7#
4.Qg8#
3...Ke8 4.Qe7#
3.Qh6 Kg8 4.Bd5#
1...Kf6 2.Qg5+
2...Kf7
3.Qh6 Kg8 4.Bd5#
3.Bd5+
3...Kf8
4.Qe7#
4.Qg8#
3...Ke8 4.Qe7#
2...Ke6 3.Sd6 Kxd6 4.Qf6#
1...Kd4 2.Qd2+
2...Kc4 3.Sc5 Kxc5 4.Qc3#
2...Ke5
3.Bd5
3...Kf6 4.Qg5#
3...Kf5 4.Qg5#
3.Kg5 ~
4.Qe3#
4.Qd6#
4.Qd5#
3...Ke6 4.Qd5#
3.Qd6+ Kf5 4.Se7#
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336
(Otto B. Wurzburg - The Chess Review, Sam Loyd Centenary Ty. 1st Prize, 1941-1942, 1942)
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1.Ra2!
1...Qa8
2.Rxa8#
2.Rh2#
1...Qa7 2.Rh2#
1...Qh2 2.Rxh2#
1...Qg3 2.Ra8+
2...Qb8 3.Rxb8#
2...Qg8 3.Rxg8#
1...Qf4 2.Ra8+
2...Qb8 3.Rxb8#
2...Qf8 3.Rxf8#
1...Qe5 2.Ra8+ Qb8 3.Rxb8#
1...Qd6 2.Ra8+
2...Qb8 3.Rxb8#
2...Qd8 3.Rxd8#
1...Qc7 2.Ra8+
2...Qd8 3.Rxd8#
2...Qb8 3.Rxb8#
2...Qc8 3.Rxc8#
1...Qb5
2.Ra8+
2...Qe8 3.Rxe8#
2...Qb8 3.Rxb8#
2.Rh2+ Qh5 3.Rxh5#
1...Qb6
2.Rh2+ Qh6 3.Rxh6#
2.Ra8+
2...Qd8 3.Rxd8#
2...Qb8 3.Rxb8#
1...Qb7 2.Rh2#
1...Qg8 2.Rh2+ Qh7+
3.Rxh7#
3.Rxh7#
1...Qf8 2.Rh2+ Qh6 3.Rxh6#
1...Qe8 2.Rh2+ Qh5 3.Rxh5#
1...Qd8 2.Rh2#
1...Qc8 2.Rh2+ Qh3 3.Rxh3#
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