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This is a mate in three composition created by a practical player, Aron Nimzovich. As such, he ignores a certain unwritten “first move rule problem” composers have. If you’ve been a reader here for a while, that should be a big hint.


1.Rg6+ Kxg6 [1...fxg6 2.Qf7+ Rxf7 (2...Kxf7 3.Rh7#) 3.Ne6#] 2.Qg2+ Kf5 3.Rh5#

 


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