Chess Puzzle #307948

CHESS PUZZLE, FEN 1q3rk1/r1p2p2/2nppnpQ/pp5p/2BPPN1P/5P2/PPP2P2/2KR2R1 w - -

Added by:	vluggejapie
Added on:	20-Feb-26
Description:
More solutions:	glschmitt
Difficulty:	chess puzzle 1q3rk1/r1p2p2/2nppnpQ/pp5p/2BPPN1P/5P2/PPP2P2/2KR2R1 w - -
Attempts:	23
Solved:	23 (100%)


White to move, mate in 3

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aarouge
20-Feb-26, 07:02

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Two solutions with two variants each one solution

One of the variants of one solution is very interesting. I voted for daily puzzle because this pretty variant.

vluggejapie
21-Feb-26, 02:55

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Thanks

Thanks for the vote, in the game I played Nxg6 and later found that Nxe6 was also #3!
Do you mean by the line interesting line that goes Nxe6 Nf8 Qxf8 Kh7 and Ng5# ?

Cheers Frank.

aarouge
21-Feb-26, 03:07

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Yes

Yes, this line, difficult to see in a real game. Cheers.

capafan
21-Feb-26, 09:01

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Your alternative is interesting

1. Nxe6... Ne8 (your error has "Nf8")
2. Qxf8+... Kh7
3. Ng5#

vluggejapie
23-Feb-26, 02:09

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The other mate in the Nxe6 line is :
1. Nxe6 fxe6
2. Bxe6+ Rf7
3. Rxg6#

Cheers Frank.

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