White to play and checkmate in three moves

Problems 517 to 528

517

(Peter August d’Orville - Le Palamède, 1838)

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1. Bd4!+
1. ... Kxd4 2. Qe3+
2. ... Kxe3 3. Nf5#

Date added: 4/1/2023

518

(Lorenzos Mavillis - Akademisches Monatsheft für Schach, Nr. 37, Mar 1893)

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1. Qh1! [2. Qg1+

2. ... Kc3 3. Qa1#

2. Qa1+

2. ... Rc3 3. Qg1#

2. Qxh8+

2. ... Rg7 3. Qxg7#]

1. ... Nb7 2. Qg1+

2. ... Kc3 3. Qa1#

1. ... Nb7 2. Qa1+

2. ... Rc3 3. Qg1#

1. ... Nb7 2. Qxh8+

2. ... Rg7 3. Qxg7#

1. ... Nf7 2. Qg1+

2. ... Kc3 3. Qa1#

1. ... Nf7 2. Qa1+

2. ... Rc3 3. Qg1#

1. ... Nxc6 2. Qg1+

2. ... Kc3 3. Qa1#

1. ... Nxc6 2. Qa1+

2. ... Rc3 3. Qg1#

1. ... Ne6 2. Qg1+

2. ... Kc3 3. Qa1#

1. ... Ne6 2. Qa1+

2. ... Rc3 3. Qg1#

1. ... Bg7 2. Qg1+

2. ... Kc3 3. Qa1#

1. ... Bg7 2. Qa1+

2. ... Rc3 3. Qg1#

1. ... Bf6 2. Qg1+

2. ... Kc3 3. Qa1#

1. ... Bf6 2. Qa1+

2. ... Rc3 3. Qg1#

1. ... Be5 2. Qg1+

2. ... Kc3 3. Qa1#

1. ... Be5 2. Qa1+

2. ... Rc3 3. Qg1#

1. ... a6 2. Qg1+

2. ... Kc3 3. Qa1#

1. ... a6 2. Qa1+

2. ... Rc3 3. Qg1#

1. ... a6 2. Qxh8+

2. ... Rg7 3. Qxg7#

1. ... a5 2. Qg1+

2. ... Kc3 3. Qa1#

1. ... a5 2. Qa1+

2. ... Rc3 3. Qg1#

1. ... a5 2. Qxh8+

2. ... Rg7 3. Qxg7#

1. ... Rc7 2. Qg1+

2. ... Kc3 3. Qa1#

1. ... Rc7 2. Qa1+

2. ... Rc3 3. Qg1#

1. ... Rc7 2. Qxh8+

2. ... Rg7 3. Qxg7#

1. ... Rb7 2. Qg1+

2. ... Kc3 3. Qa1#

1. ... Rb7 2. Qa1+

2. ... Rc3 3. Qg1#

1. ... Rb7 2. Qxh8+

2. ... Rg7 3. Qxg7#

1. ... Re7 2. Qxh8+

2. ... Rg7 3. Qxg7#

2. ... Re5 3. Qxe5#

1. ... Rf7 2. Qg1+

2. ... Kc3 3. Qa1#

1. ... Rf7 2. Qa1+

2. ... Rc3 3. Qg1#

1. ... Rf7 2. Qxh8+

2. ... Rg7 3. Qxg7#

2. ... Rf6 3. Qxf6#

1. ... Rg7 2. Qxd5+

2. ... Rxd5 3. Rc4#

2. ... Kxd5 3. Rd6#

2. ... Kc3 3. Qe5#

1. ... Rh7 2. Qg1+

2. ... Kc3 3. Qa1#

1. ... Rh7 2. Qa1+

2. ... Rc3 3. Qg1#

1. ... Rd6 2. Qg1+

2. ... Kc3 3. Qa1#

1. ... Rd6 2. Qa1+

2. ... Rc3 3. Qg1#

1. ... Rd6 2. Qxh8+

2. ... Rf6 3. Qxf6#

1. ... Rxc6 2. Qg1+

2. ... Kc3 3. Qa1#

1. ... Rc4 2. Qg1+

2. ... Kc3 3. Qa1#

1. ... Rc4 2. Qa1+

2. ... Rc3 3. Qg1#

1. ... Rc4 2. Qxh8+

2. ... Rg7 3. Qxg7#

1. ... b3 2. Qxh8+

2. ... Rg7 3. Qxg7#

1. ... Bd1 2. Qxh8+

2. ... Rg7 3. Qxg7#

1. ... Bb1 2. Qxh8+

2. ... Rg7 3. Qxg7#
1. ... Bb3 2. Qa1+
2. ... Rc3 3. Qg1#
1. ... Bb3 2. Qxh8+
2. ... Rg7 3. Qxg7#
1. ... Ba4 2. Qa1+
2. ... Rc3 3. Qg1#
1. ... Ba4 2. Qxh8+
2. ... Rg7 3. Qxg7#

Date added: 5/1/2023

519

(Ignazio Calvi - The Chess Player's Chronicle, 1841)

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1. Qf8!+
1. ... Bf6 2. Qxf6+
2. ... Kxg4/e4 3. Qf3#
1. ... Qxf8 2. Kf3 [3. Ne3#]
2. ... Qe8/e7 3. Nh6#
1. ... Qf7 2. Kf3 [3. Nh6, Ne3#]
2. ... Qxf8 3. Ne3#

Date added: 7/1/2023

520

(Reginald A. Brown - The Chess Player's Chronicle, 1842)

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1. Rd8!+
1. ... Bg8 2. Be8 waiting
2. ... Bf7/e6/d5/c4/b3/a2 3. B(x)f7#

Date added: 7/1/2023

521

(Peter August d’Orville - Le Palamède, 1843)

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1. Bb6! waiting
1. ... axb6 2. Bc4 waiting
2. ... b5 3. Bb3#

Date added: 7/1/2023

522

(Josef Kling - The Chess Player's Chronicle, Jan 1843 )

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1. Rd5! waiting
1. ... Kf4 2. Kd3 [3. Rf5#]
2. ... Kf3 3. Rf5#

Date added: 7/1/2023

523

(Carl Meier - Le Palamède, 15 Aug 1844)

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1. g4!+
1. ... Kh4 2. Be1+
2. ... Rf2+ 3. Bxf2#
1. ... Kg6 2. Qxf5+
2. ... Nxf5 3. h8=N#
2. ... Kg7 3. e6#

Date added: 7/1/2023

524

(Theodore Adrien Louis Herlin - Le Palamède, 1845)

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1. Be8! waiting
1. ... Kf8 2. Bxg6 waiting
2. ... Kg8 3. Rc8#
1. ... Kh8 2. Bxg6 [3. Rc8#]
2. ... Kg8 3. Rc8#
1. ... Kh7 2. Rc8 waiting
2. ... Kh8/g8 3. Bxg6#

Date added: 7/1/2023

525

(Lionel Kieseritzky - Praktische Sammlung bester und höchst interessanter Schachspiel-Probleme, 1846)

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1. Nb6!+
1. ... Bxb6 2. d8=Q+
2. ... Bxd8, Ncxd8, Nexd8 3. Qd7#
1. ... Bxb6 2. d8=R+
2. ... Bxd8, Ncxd8, Nexd8 3. Qd7#


Date added: 7/1/2023

526

(Joseph Graham Campbell - The Era (London) Ty. 3rd Prize, 1856)

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1. Rf4! [2. Nxf7#]
1. ... Nh6 2. Re6+
2. ... fxe6 3. Bd6#
1. ... Nh6 2. Nxf7+
2. ... Nxf7 3. Re6#
1. ... Rxg2 2. Rf6 [3. R6xf5, R4xf5#]
2. ... Kxf4 3. Bd6#
2. ... Kxf6 3. Bd4#
2. ... Ne7/g7/d4/xh4/g3 3. Bd4/d6, Nxf7#
2. ... Nd6/h6 3. Bd4/xd6#
2. ... Rf2 3. R6xf5#


Date added: 7/1/2023

527

(Frank Healey - The Era (London) Ty. 2nd Prize, 1856)

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1. Qc6! waiting
1. ... Nc7 2. Qxc7 waiting
2. ... b3 3. Qc3#
1. ... Nb6 2. Re5 waiting
2. ... Na8/c8/d7/a4/c4 3. Qxd5#
2. ... b3 3. Qc3#
2. ... Kxe5 3. Qf6#

Date added: 7/1/2023

528

(Samuel Loyd - Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper 1st Prize, 23 Aug 1856)

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1. Rb2! [2. Qe2#]
1. ... Rd5 2. Nc5+
2. ... Kc3 3. Na4#
1. ... Rd6 2. Nc5+
2. ... Kc3 3. Na4#
1. ... Rd7+ 2. Qxd7+
2. ... Bd5 3. Qxd5#
1. ... Rd8 2. Nc5+
2. ... Kc3 3. Na4#
1. ... Rxe4 2. Qxe4+
2. ... Kc3 3. Qe5#
1. ... Re1 2. Nc5+
2. ... Kc3 3. Na4#
1. ... Rg2 2. Nc5+
2. ... Kc3 3. Na4#
1. ... Rxg4 2. Nc5+
2. ... Kc3 3. Na4#

Date added: 7/1/2023