Mate in 3

Logic Level 3

Look at the position below:

White to play and win in 3 moves.

What is the first move?

Try not to use a chess engine when solving this problem!

Bc1 Bxf3+ g5 Kc4 Re1+ Kc5

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Seth-Riley Adams by Seth-Riley Adams , 18, South Africa

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Seth-Riley Adams
Apr 17, 2016

The solution is 1.Bc1!! b6 2.Rd2! Kf4 3.Rd4 checkmate

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The Indian theme! See here for more examples.

Also, one of my favorite chess problems of all time has a well-disguised Indian theme. I just posted it here .

Patrick Corn - 5 years ago

This problem was quite difficult for me, but it was a pleasure when I finally worked out the solution!

Thanks for sharing it.

Steven Perkins - 5 years ago

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You're welcome :)

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