White to play and checkmate in three moves
361
(Samuel Loyd - Cleveland Voice, 15 Jun 1879)
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1.Qh1!
1...Kxg5 2.Ng2 hxg2 3.h4#
1...hxg5 2.Qg2 ~
3.Rxh3#
3.Qxh3#
2...hxg2 3.Nxg2#
Date added: 1/8/2021
362
(Henry John Clinton Andrews - The Chess Problem. Text-book with illustrations, 1887)
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1.Ne2! ~ 2.Rd5+
2...Kc4 3.Nb6#
2...Kxa4 3.Nc3#
1...Kc4 2.Nc3 Kb4
3.Rc6#
3.Rd4#
1...Kb5 2.Rc6
2...Kxc6 3.Nd4#
2...Kxa4 3.Nc3#
1...Kxa4 2.Nc3+ Kb4 3.Rc6#
Date added: 2/8/2021
363
(Andre Cheron - Le Temps, 7 Sep 1934)
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1.Rg8! ~ 2.Qg7+
2...Re5 3.Qg1#
2...e5 3.Qg1#
1...e5 2.Qa1+ Rc3 3.Qg1#
Date added: 5/8/2021
364
(Otto B. Wurzburg - American Chess Bulletin 1st Prize, 1939)
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1.Qb6! ~ 2.Nf2+ Kg5 3.Qd8#
1...Qe4 2.Ne5+ Kg5 3.Qd8#
1...Qd3 2.Ne3+
2...Ke4 3.Bg2#
2...Kg5 3.Qd8#
1...Kg5 2.Qd8+ Kf5 3.Nf2#
1...Ke4 2.Qe3+
2...Kf5 3.Qe5#
2...fxe3 3.Ne5#
1...g5 2.Qg6+ Kxg6 3.Ne5#
Date added: 5/8/2021
365
(Joseph Dollinger - 110 ganz neu zusammengesetzte Schach-End-Spiele, 1806 )
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1.Qf4+!
1...Rxf4 2.Nc6+ Ka8 3.b7#
1...Rc7
2.bxc7+ Ka8
3.Bf3#
3.Qe4#
3.Qxf8#
2.Qxc7+ Ka8
3.Qa7#
3.Qb7#
3.b7#
2.Qxf8+ Rc8 3.Qxc8#
1...Ka8 2.Bf3+ Rb7
3.Qxf8#
3.Bxb7#
Date added: 5/8/2021
366
(Edward Nathan Frankenstein - British Chess Association)
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1.Rf6! ~ 2.Qa2+
2...Bc4 3.Qg2#
2...Ke4
3.Qg2#
3.Nc5#
1...Bb1 2.Qe2 ~
3.Ne7#
3.Qe6#
2...Bf5 3.Ne7#
2...Be4
3.Ne7#
3.Qb5#
3.Qa2#
2...Bd3 3.Qe6#
2...Be5
3.Nb6#
3.Ne7#
3.Nb6#
2...Bd6 3.Rxd6#
2...Bd8
3.Rd6#
3.Qe6#
1...Bc2 2.Qe2 ~
3.Ne7#
3.Qe6#
2...Bf5 3.Ne7#
2...Be4
3.Ne7#
3.Qb5#
3.Qa2#
2...Bd3 3.Qe6#
2...Be5
3.Nb6#
3.Ne7#
3.Nb6#
2...Bd6 3.Rxd6#
2...Bd8
3.Rd6#
3.Qe6#
1...Be2 2.Qxe2 ~
3.Ne7#
3.Qe6#
2...Be5
3.Nb6#
3.Ne7#
3.Nb6#
2...Bd6 3.Rxd6#
2...Bd8
3.Rh5#
3.Rd6#
3.Qe6#
1...Bf5 2.Qe2 ~ 3.Ne7#
2...Bd3 3.Qe6#
2...Be6 3.Qxe6#
2...Bd6 3.Rxd6#
2...Bd8 3.Rd6#
1...Bxh2 2.Nb6+ Ke4 3.Nc5#
1...Bd6 2.Nb6+
2...Kc6 3.Na7#
2...Ke4
3.Nxd6#
3.Qh1#
3.Qg2#
Date added: 5/8/2021
367
(Göran Forslund - www.gorfopages.com/, 1994)
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1.Qc5! ~
2.Qd4+ c3 3.Qxc3#
2.Qb6 ~
3.Nc2#
3.Rxf1#
2...Qb1 3.Nc2#
2...Qc1
3.Nc2#
3.Rxc1#
2...Qd1
3.Nc2#
3.Rxd1#
2...Qe1
3.Nc2#
3.Rxe1#
2...Qxh1 3.Nc2#
2...Qg1 3.Nc2#
2...cxd3
3.Qd4#
3.Qxf6#
3.Rxf1#
2...Bxh1 3.Nc2#
2...Bg2 3.Nc2#
2...Bf3 3.Nc2#
2.Rxf1+ Kb2 3.Qb4#
1...Kb2 2.Qb4+
2...Kc1 3.Rxf1#
2...Ka1
3.Rxf1#
3.Qc3#
3.Nc2#
1...Qb1 2.Qd4+ c3 3.Qxc3#
1...Qc1 2.Qd4+ c3 3.Qxc3#
1...Qd1
2.Qd4+ c3 3.Qxc3#
2.Rxd1+ Kb2 3.Qb4#
1...Qe1
2.Qd4+ c3 3.Qxc3#
2.Qb6 ~
3.Nc2#
3.Rxe1#
2...Qb1 3.Nc2#
2...Qc1
3.Nc2#
3.Rxc1#
2...Qd1
3.Nc2#
3.Rxd1#
2...Qxh1 3.Nc2#
2...Qg1 3.Nc2#
2...Qf1
3.Nc2#
3.Rxf1#
2...cxd3
3.Qd4#
3.Qxf6#
3.Rxe1#
2...Bxh1 3.Nc2#
2...Bf3 3.Nc2#
2.Rxe1+ Kb2 3.Qb4#
1...Qxh1 2.Qd4+ c3 3.Qxc3#
1...Qg1 2.Qb6 ~ 3.Nc2#
2...cxd3 3.Qd4#
1...Bxh1 2.Qd4+ c3 3.Qxc3#
1...Bg2
2.Qd4+ c3 3.Qxc3#
2.Qb6 ~ 3.Nc2#
2...cxd3
3.Qd4#
3.Qxf6#
1...Bf3 2.Qd4+ c3 3.Qxc3#
1...Be4
2.Qd4+ c3 3.Qxc3#
2.Rxf1+ Kb2 3.Qb4#
1...Bc6
2.Qd4+ c3 3.Qxc3#
2.Rxf1+ Kb2 3.Qb4#
Date added: 5/8/2021
368
(Charles Planck - The Chicago Mirror 1st Prize, 1886)
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1.Qxg6! - zugzwang
1...Kxc5 2.Qxd6+
2...Kb5 3.Nxc3#
2...Kc4 3.Nc7#
2...Kxd6 3.Be7#
2...Kd4 3.Nf6#
1...cxd5 2.Qe4+
2...Kxc5 3.Qxd5#
2...dxe4 3.Nb3#
1...dxc5 2.Bf6+ Kc4 3.Nxc3# (Nc7#)
1...c2 2.Nb3+ Kc4 3.Qxd3#
1...Kc4 (Bc8) 2.Qxd3+ Kxc5 3.Bb6#
1...Bc4 2.Ne6+ Kxd5 3.Qf5#
Date added: 5/8/2021
369
(Joseph C. J. Wainwright - Mirror of American Sports, 1884)
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1.d3!
1...g3 2.Qc1
2...Kd6 3.Qc7#
2...Kf5 3.Qg5#
2...Nf4 3.Qxf4#
2...Ng7 3.Qf4#
2...Nf6 3.Qf4#
1...Kf5 2.e4+
2...Ke5 3.Qb8#
2...dxe4 ep. 3.d4#
2...dxe4 3.Qb5#
1...Kd6 2.Qb8+
2...Kd7 3.Qc7#
2...Kc6 3.Qc7#
1...Nf4 2.Qb8+ Kf5 3.Qxf4#
1...Ng3 2.Qb8+ Kf5 3.Qf4#
1...Ng7 2.Qb8+ Kf5 3.Qf4#
1...Nf6 2.Qb8+ Kf5 3.Qf4#
Date added: 5/8/2021
370
(Daniele Guglielmo Gatti - Greek Chess Solving Championship, 31 Mar 2019)
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1.Qg2! ~ 2.Qa8#
1...Rxg2 2.Nc5 ~ 3.Nb7#
1...Nxg2 2.Na7 ~ 3.Nc6#
1...Nd5 2.Qxd5 ~ 3.Qa8#
Date added: 5/8/2021
371
(A. C. Palmer - Collection of Chess Problems, 1890)
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1.Qh4! ~ 2.Qf2#
1...Bxd2 2.Qf2+ Be3 3.Qxe3#
1...Bc3 2.dxc3 ~ 3.Qf2#
1...Kd4 2.e5+
2...Kc5 3.Qf2#
2...Kxe5 3.Qf4#
1.Ra3! ~ 2.Rxd3 ~ 3.Qd4#
2...Bc3 3.Qc8#
1...Bc3 2.dxc3 ~
3.Qd4#
3.Qc8#
1.Rh1! ~ 2.Qa1 ~ 3.Qg1#
2...Bxd2 3.Qa7#
2...Bc3 3.Qa7#
1...Bc3 2.dxc3 ~
3.Qd4#
3.Qc8#
Date added: 5/8/2021
372
(William Anthony Shinkman - Checkmate, Dec 1901)
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1.Rc2! ~ 2.Rxg2+
2...Kh8 3.Qh1#
2...Kf6
3.Qg6#
3.Qf1#
2...Kh6
3.Qg6#
3.Qh1#
2...Kf8
3.Qf5#
3.Qf1#
2...Kf7
3.Qf5#
3.Qf1#
1...g1=Q (g1~) 2.Qxg1+
2...Kf6 3.Rf2#
2...Kh6 (Kg7~) 3.Rh2#
Date added: 5/8/2021