White to play and checkmate in three moves
493
(Carlo Francesco Cozio - Il Giuoco degli Scacchi, ..., Opera divisa in Quattro Libri, 1766)
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1. Kc2! waiting
1. ... a3 2. Kc1 waiting
2. ... a2 3. Nc2#
Date added: 2/1/2023
494
(Carlo Francesco Cozio - Il Giuoco degli Scacchi, ..., Opera divisa in Quattro Libri, 1766)
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1. Rxa7!+
1. ... Kxa7 2. Nb5+
2. ... Ka8/a6 3. Nc7#
Date added: 2/1/2023
495
(Domenico Ercole del Rio - Ms Von, 1787)
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1. Re8! [2. Rxf8#]
1. ... Rxe8 2. Qh5 [3. Qxh7, Qxe8#]
2. ... Rd8/c8/b8/a8/f8/e7/e6/e5/e4/e3/e2/e1, g6, Raa8/e5/f5 3. Qxh7#
2. ... Rg8 3. Nf7, Qxh7#
2. ... Kg8, h6, Rxg5 3. Qxe8#
1. ... Kg8 2. Qe6+
2. ... Kh8 3. Rxf8#
1. ... g6 2. Qd7 [3. Rxf8, Qxh7#]
2. ... Rxe8/g8, Kg8, Ra8/f5 3. Qxh7#
2. ... Ra7/xg5 3. Rxf8#
1. ... Ra8 2. Qf5 [3. Qxf8, Qxh7#]
2. ... Raxe8, Rfxe8 3. Qxh7#
2. ... Rg8 3. Qxh7, Nf7#
2. ... Kg8 3. Qxf8/xh7#
2. ... g6 3. Qxf8#
1. ... Raf5 2. Qxf5 [3. Rxf8, Qxf8, Qxh7#]
2. ... Rxe8 3. Qxh7#
2. ... Rg8 3. Qxh7, Nf7#
2. ... Kg8 3. Rxf8, Qxf8/xh7#
2. ... g6 3. Qxf8#
Date added: 2/1/2023
496
(Joseph Dollinger - 110 ganz neu zusammengesetzte Schach-End-Spiele, 1806)
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1. Qxe8!+
1. ... Kxe8 2. g7+
2. ... Kd8, Rxh5 3. Rf8#
1. ... Kxe8 2. Rf8+
2. ... Kxf8 3. g7#
Date added: 2/1/2023
497
(Otto Georg Edgar Dehler - Deutsche Schachzeitung, 1924)
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1. Nb4!+
1. ... Ka1 2. Kc1 waiting
2. ... a2 3. Nc2#
Date added: 3/1/2023
498
(Joseph Dollinger - 110 ganz neu zusammengesetzte Schach-End-Spiele, 1806)
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1. Nxf5!+
1. ... Rxf5 2. Be5+
2. ... Rxe5 3. fxe5#
1. ... exf5 2. Be5+
2. ... Ke6 3. Nc5#
Date added: 3/1/2023
499
(Joseph Dollinger - 110 ganz neu zusammengesetzte Schach-End-Spiele, 1806)
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1. Qb5!+
1. ... Kxb5 2. Bd3+
2. ... Nc4 3. Bxc4, a4#
2. ... Nxd3 3. a4#
Date added: 3/1/2023
500
(Trevangadacharya Shastree - Essays on Chess, 1814)
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1. Qb8!+
1. ... Rxb8 2. Nc7+
2. ... Ka7 3. b6#
Date added: 3/1/2023
501
(The London Lancet, 9 Nov 1823)
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1. Bb6!+
1. ... Kxb6 2. c8=N+
2. ... Ka5 3. b4#
Date added: 3/1/2023
502
(Hirsch Silberschmidt - Die neu entdeckten Geheimnisse im Gebiete des Schachspiels, 1826)
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1. Ke6! [2. Ra8#]
1. ... Kd8 2. Rc1 waiting
2. ... Ke8 3. Rc8#
1. ... Kf8 2. Rg1 waiting
2. ... Ke8 3. Rg8#
Date added: 3/1/2023
503
(Hirsch Silberschmidt - Die neu entdeckten Geheimnisse im Gebiete des Schachspiels, 1826)
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1. Kf2! waiting
1. ... Kh1 2. Nf1 waiting
2. ... h2 3. Ng3#
Date added: 3/1/2023
504
(Hirsch Silberschmidt - Die neu entdeckten Geheimnisse im Gebiete des Schachspiels, 1826)
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1. Ne6!+
1. ... Ke8 2. Qxc8+
2. ... Nxc8 3. Bxd7#
Date added: 3/1/2023