White to play and checkmate in three moves

Problems 505 to 516

505

(Hirsch Silberschmidt - Das Gambit, 1829)

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1. Bc3!+
1. ... Rxc3 2. Ndf7+
2. ... Rxf7 3. Nxf7, Rg8#
1. ... Rxc3 2. Nhf7+
2. ... Rxf7 3. Nxf7#


Date added: 3/1/2023

506

(William Lewis - Chess for Beginners, 1835)

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1. Kd6! [2. Rh8#]
1. ... Kc8 2. Rb3 waiting
2. ... Kd8 3. Rb8#
1. ... Ke8 2. Rf3 waiting
2. ... Kd8 3. Rf8#

Date added: 3/1/2023

507

(William Lewis - Chess for Beginners, 1835)

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1. Ra7! waiting
1. ... Kd6 2. Rc3 waiting
2. ... Ke6 3. Rc6#
1. ... Kf6 2. Rg3 waiting
2. ... Ke6 3. Rg6#

Date added: 3/1/2023

508

(Wilhelm Karsch & Kurt Friedrich Laib - Dortmunder Zeitung, 1835)

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1. Kh5! [2. h4 ad lib 3. Rh3#]

1. ... Ra8 2. h4 ad lib 3. Rh3#

1. ... Rc8 2. h4 ad lib 3. Rh3#

1. ... Be7 2. h4 ad lib 3. Rh3#

1. ... Bxf6 2. h4 ad lib 3. Rh3#

1. ... Bc7 2. c4 [3. Qc3#]

2. ... Kd3 3. Qc3#

1. ... Bc7 2. h4 ad lib 3. Rh3#

1. ... Qa8 2. h4 ad lib 3. Rh3#

1. ... Rc7 2. h4 ad lib 3. Rh3#

1. ... Rd7 2. h4 ad lib 3. Rh3#

1. ... Re7 2. c4 [3. Qc3#]

2. ... Kd3 3. Qc3#

1. ... h6 2. h4 ad lib 3. Rh3#

1. ... a5 2. h4 ad lib 3. Rh3#

1. ... b5 2. h4 ad lib 3. Rh3#

1. ... d5 2. h4 ad lib 3. Rh3#

Date added: 3/1/2023

509

(Peter August d’Orville - Le Palamède, 1836)

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1. Ne2!+
1. ... Ke4 2. Qf4+
2. ... Kxd3 3. Nc1#

Date added: 3/1/2023

510

(Anthony John Taffs - American Chess Bulletin, 1960)

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1. Ke2! waiting
1. ... Kxg3 2. Rhh4 [3. Rfg4#]
2. ... Kg2 3. Rfg4#
1. ... Kxh1 2. Kf2 [3. Rh4#]
2. ... Kh2 3. Rh4#

Date added: 4/1/2023

511

(Moyse Azevedo - Le Palamède, 1836)

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1. Ra5!+
1. ... Ra4 2. Rd1 [3. Ra1#]
2. ... Ka2 3. Rxa4#

Date added: 4/1/2023

512

(Louis-Charles Mahe de La Bourdonnais - Le Palamède, 1836)

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1. Rd8!+
1. ... Bxd8 2. Nd6 [3. Qe8, Qf7#]
2. ... Be7, Ne7/f6, g6/g5, c5, Qe4 3. Qf7#
2. ... Nh6, Qc4/f4 3. Qe8#

Date added: 4/1/2023

513

(Peter August d’Orville - Le Palamède, Oct 1837)

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1. Qa1!+

1. ... Kxa1 2. Kc2 ad lib 3. Nb3#


Date added: 2/1/2023

514

(Karl Andreevich YAnish - Découvertes sur le Cavalier (aux Échecs), 1837)

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1. Nb4!+
1. ... Ka1 2. Kc1 waiting
2. ... a2 3. Nc2#

Date added: 4/1/2023

515

(William Bone - The Philidorian, Dec 1837)

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1. Qb5! [2. Qd5#]
1. ... Ke4 2. Qf5+
2. ... Kd4 3. Qd5#

Date added: 4/1/2023

516

(William Bone - Le Palamède, Jun 1837)

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1. Bc4! [2. axb4#]
1. ... bxa3 2. Bb5 ad lib 3. b4#

Date added: 4/1/2023