White to play and checkmate in three moves
421
(Gerald Frank Anderson - Hampshire Telegraph and Post 1st Prize, 1920)
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1.Bb6! ~ 2.Kc6 ~
3.Nd4#
3.Nd6#
3.Nc7#
3.Na7#
2...Re6+ 3.Nd6#
1...Qg2 2.Nd6+ Kxd5 3.Bc4#
1...Be2 2.Kd7 ~ 3.Nc7#
2...Qxd5+ 3.Nd6#
2...Kxd5 3.Nxc3#
1...Kxd5 2.Bb7+
2...Ke6 3.Nd4#
2...Kc4 3.Nd6#
1...Re6 2.Nd6+ Kxd5 3.Bb7#
Date added: 9/8/2021
422
(Otto Wurzburg - American Chess Bulletin 1st HM, 1940)
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1.Rf5!
1...Ka2 2.Ra5+
2...Ba3 3.Qb2#
2...Kb3 3.Qc3#
2...Kb1 3.Qf5#
1...Kc2 2.Rb5 ~
3.Qc3#
3.Qf5#
3.Qc6#
2...Bh6
3.Qb2#
3.Qc3#
3.Qc6#
2...Bg5
3.Qb2#
3.Qc3#
3.Qc6#
2...Bf4
3.Qb2#
3.Qc3#
3.Qc6#
2...Be3
3.Qb2#
3.Qc3#
2...Bd2 3.Qb2#
2...Ba3 3.Qc3#
2...Bb2 3.Qxb2#
1...Bh6 2.Qb2#
1...Bg5 2.Qb2#
1...Bf4 2.Qb2#
1...Be3 2.Qb2#
1...Bd2 2.Qb2#
1...Ba3 2.Rf1+
2...Ka2 3.Qxf7#
2...Kc2 3.Qc3#
2...Bc1 3.Qb2#
1...Bb2 2.Qxb2#
Date added: 9/8/2021
423
(Alexander Goldstein - Práce Prize, 1947)
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1.Bb4! ~ 2.Ba5#
1...Ra1 2.Bxd6 ~ 3.Bc7#
2...Re7 3.Bxe7#
1...Rf7 2.Ba5+ Rc7 3.Bxc7#
1...Ra2 2.Nxd6 ~ 3.Nb7#
2...Rf7 3.Nxf7#
1...Re7 2.Ba5+ Rc7 3.Bxc7#
Date added: 9/8/2021
424
(H. J. Tucker - The Australasian, Australian Columns Tourney, 1919-1920
2nd Prize, 26 Jul 1919)
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1.e5!
1...Be3 2.Ba5 ~ 3.Bb6#
1...Bf2 2.Rc3 ~ 3.Qd3#
1...Nf2 2.Rc3
2...Ne4 (N~) 3.Qd3#
2...Nd3 3.Qxd3#
2...f3 3.Be3#
1...Ng5 2.Rc3 ~ 3.Qd3#
1...f3 2.Kc2 ~ 3.Qb4#
2...Kc5 3.Kd3#
2...Ke4 3.Kc3#
Date added: 9/8/2021
425
(Samuel Loyd - The Albion (New York), 17 Jan 1857)
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1.Rf4!
1...K×h1 2.Kf2 Kh2 3.Rh4#
1...K×g3 2.0-0 Kh3 3.R1f3#
compare to #426
Date added: 10/8/2021
426
(Anthony John Taffs - American Chess Bulletin, 1960)
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1.Ke2!
1...Kxg3 2.Rh4 ~ 3.Rg4#
1...Kxh1 2.Kf2 ~ 3.Rh4#
compare to #425
Date added: 10/8/2021
427
(John Ormerod Scarlett Thursby - 75 Chess Problems, 1883)
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1.Rf3! ~ 2.Rf2 ~ 3.Rd2#
1...g3 2.Rf4 exf4 3.e5#
1...gxf3 2.Bh3 ~ 3.Nb7#
Date added: 10/8/2021
428
(Godfrey F. Heathcote - Norwich Mercury, 1910)
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1.Qf5!
1...Kd8 2.Qf8+ Kc7 3.Qc8#
1...Kb8 2.Qxd7 ~ 3.Qb7#
1...Rd1 2.Qc8#
1...Rd2 2.Qc8#
1...Rd3 2.Qc8#
1...Rd4 2.Qc8#
1...Rd5+ 2.Qxd5 ~ 3.Qd6#
2...Kb8 3.Qb7#
1...Rd6 2.Qc8#
1...Rd8 2.Qf4+
2...Kd7 3.Qf7#
2...Rd6 3.Qxd6#
1...Rh7 2.Qc8#
1...Rg7 2.Qc8#
1...Rf7 2.Qc8#
1...Re7 2.Qc8#
Date added: 10/8/2021
429
(Johannes Kohtz & Carl Kockelkorn - Sonntags-Blätter für Schach-Freunde, 1861)
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1.Ke1!
1...Kf3 2.Qc4 ~ 3.Qe2#
2...Kg2 3.Qf1#
1...Ke3
2.Qc4 ~ 3.Qe2#
2.Qg4 ~ 3.Qe2#
1...Kd3 2.Qg4 ~ 3.Qe2#
2...Kc2 3.Qd1#
Date added: 10/8/2021
430
(William Anthony Shinkman - Offiziers-Schachzeitung, 1905)
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1.Qb2! Kd7 2.Qe5
2...Kc8 3.Qc7#
2...Kc6 3.Qd5#
Date added: 10/8/2021
431
(William Timbrell Pierce - The English Mechanic and World of Science, 26 Apr 1895)
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1.Rh5!
1...Qf3
2.Bb3+
2...Qd5 3.Qxd5#
2...Kc6 3.Bxa4#
2.Bxf3+ Ke6 3.Bxg4#
1...Qe2 2.Bb3+ Kc6 3.Bxa4#
1...Qb3
2.Bxb3+ Kc6 3.Bxa4#
2.Bf3+
2...Qd5 3.Qxd5#
2...Ke6 3.Bxg4#
1...Qc2 2.Bf3+ Ke6 3.Bxg4#
1...Qa1
2.Bb3+ Kc6 3.Bxa4#
2.Bf3+ Ke6 3.Bxg4#
1...Qb1 (Qc1, Qg1, Qf1, Qe1)
2.Bb3+ Kc6 3.Bxa4#
2.Bf3+ Ke6 3.Bxg4#
1...Qh1
2.Bb3+
2...Qd5 3.Qxd5#
2...Kc6 3.Bxa4#
2.Bf3+ Ke6 3.Bxg4#
1...Ne4
2.Qb6+ Bc6 3.Qxc6#
2.Qb4+ Nc5
3.Qb8#
3.Qf4#
2.Bc4+ Kc6 3.Bb5#
2.Bxe4+ Ke6
3.Bf5#
3.Qe5#
2.Be6+
2...Kc6 3.Bxd7#
2...Kxe6 3.Qe5#
2.Ba8+ (Bb7 +) Ke6 3.Qe5#
1...Nf7+
2.Bxf7+ Kc6 3.Qc5#
2.gxf7 ~
3.f8=Q#
3.f8=B#
3.Qb4#
2...Qf3 (Qe2, Qe1) 3.Qb4#
2...Qb3 (Qc2, Qc1)
3.f8=Q#
3.f8=B#
2...Bf5
3.f8=Q#
3.f8=B#
1...Ne6+ 2.Bxe6+
2...Kc6
3.Bxd7#
3.Qc5#
2...Kxe6 3.Qe5#
1...Bb5 2.Bf7+ Kc6 3.Be8#
1...Bc6 2.Ba2+ (B~ +) Bd5 3.Qxd5#
1...Bf5 2.Bb7+ Ke6 3.Bc8#
1...Be6 2.Bh1+ (B~ +) Bd5 3.Qxd5#
1...Be8 2.Bf7+ Kc6 3.Bxe8#
1...Bc8 2.Bb7+ Ke6 3.Bxc8#
1. Re8! [2. Be4, Bf3, Bg2, Bh1, Bb7, Ba8#]
1. ... Be6 2. Be4+
2. ... Bd5 3. Qxd5#
1. ... Be6 2. Bf3+
2. ... Bd5 3. Qxd5#
1. ... Be6 2. Bg2+
2. ... Bd5 3. Qxd5#
1. ... Be6 2. Bh1+
2. ... Bd5 3. Qxd5#
1. ... Be6 2. Bb7+
2. ... Bd5 3. Qb4/xd5#
1. ... Be6 2. Ba8+
2. ... Bd5 3. Qb4/xd5#
1. ... Be6 2. Bxe6+
2. ... Kc6 3. Bd7#
1. ... Bc6 2. Be4+
2. ... Bd5 3. Qxd5#
1. ... Bc6 2. Bf3+
2. ... Bd5 3. Qxd5#
1. ... Bc6 2. Bg2+
2. ... Bd5 3. Qxd5#
1. ... Bc6 2. Bh1+
2. ... Bd5 3. Qxd5#
1. ... Bc6 2. Bc4+
2. ... Bd5 3. Qxd5#
1. ... Bc6 2. Bb3+
2. ... Bd5 3. Qxd5#
1. ... Bc6 2. Ba2+
2. ... Bd5 3. Qxd5#
1. ... Bc6 2. Be6+
2. ... Bd5 3. Qxd5#
1. ... Bc6 2. Bf7+
2. ... Bd5 3. Qxd5#
1. ... Bc6 2. Bg8+
2. ... Bd5 3. Qxd5#
1. ... Bxe8 2. Bf7+
2. ... Kc6 3. Bxe8#
1. ... Nf7+ 2. gxf7 [3. f8=Q, f8=B, Be4, Bf3, Bg2, Bh1, Bb7, Ba8#]
2. ... Be6/c6 3. Rxe6, f8=Q/B#
2. ... Bxe8 3. fxe8=N, f8=Q/B#
2. ... Qe1/e2 3. Be4/f3/g2/h1/b7/a8#
2. ... Qh1 3. f8=Q/B, Be4/f3/g2/xh1#
2. ... Qb3 3. f8=Q/B#
2. ... Qf3 3. Be4/xf3#
1. ... Ne6+ 2. Bxe6+
2. ... Kc6 3. Bxd7#
1. ... Qb3 2. Be4+
2. ... Qd5 3. Qxd5#
1. ... Qb3 2. Bf3+
2. ... Qd5 3. Qxd5#
1. ... Qb3 2. Bg2+
2. ... Qd5 3. Qxd5#
1. ... Qb3 2. Bh1+
2. ... Qd5 3. Qxd5#
1. ... Qb3 2. Bxb3+
2. ... Kc6 3. Bxa4#
1. ... Qb3 2. Bb7+
2. ... Qd5 3. Qxd5#
1. ... Qb3 2. Ba8+
2. ... Qd5 3. Qxd5#
1. ... Qb3 2. Be6+
2. ... Kc6 3. Bxd7#
2. ... Qd5 3. Qxd5#
Date added: 10/8/2021
432
(Tomas Scolarici - Problemesis, Feb 2002)
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1.Bd8! ~ 2.Bf6#
1...Ng4 2.Be7 ~ 3.Bd6#
Date added: 10/8/2021