"Mate in 3" can you solve this?

~~bernio~~

Posers and Puzzles

08 Jun 10

AThousandYoung

1st Dan TKD Kukkiwon

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30 Jun 10

Originally posted by beetlebomb
I thought I knew Chess notation but this notation escapes me. Would anyone care to explain?

Which notation are you referring to?

topaz135

Joined: 07 Jul 10
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07 Jul 10

This is not an 'against any defence' solution but depends upon Black complying with your wishes. What happens if they don't?
In real game play would you offer up one of your knights and bet that the bishop was taken?

SwissGambit

Caninus Interruptus

2014.05.01

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09 Jul 10

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Originally posted by topaz135
This is not an 'against any defence' solution but depends upon Black complying with your wishes. What happens if they don't?
In real game play would you offer up one of your knights and bet that the bishop was taken?

Key move is correct, and does defeat any defense. He didn't give all the variations, but he did cover the other key one, 1...fxg4.

I'll let the computer give us a full solution:

1.Ne3-g4 threat: 2.Ng4*f6 #

1...Ke4-d5 2.Bd6-e5 threat: 3.Qc3-d4 # [quote]
2...Kd5-c5 3.Qc3-a5 #
2...Kd5-e4 3.Ng4*f6 #
2...c6-c5 3.Qc3-f3 #
2...f6*e5 3.Qc3*e5 #

1...f5-f4 2.Ng4-f2 + Ke4-d5 3.Qc3-d2 #

2...Ke4-f5 3.Qc3-c2 #

1...f5*g4 2.Qc3*c4 + Ke4-e3 3.Qc4-d3 #

2...Ke4-f5 3.Qc4-d3 # or 3.Qc4-c2 #
2...Ke4-f3 3.Qc4-d3 #

1...e6-e5 2.Ng4*f6 + Ke4-f4 3.Bd6*e5 #
1...Nc8*d6 2.Qc3-e3 + Ke4-d5 3.Ng4*f6 # [/quote]