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White to Play and Mate in Three

Pete Tamburro on

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This week will be devoted to miniatures. Even with very few chessmen on the board, these puzzles can drive you crazy. This week's problems will use fewer chessmen each time. This first one is a composition by Dobrusky.


Solution:

The main line is our favorite...1.Bh8 Kxf5 [1...Kh7 2.Rf6 Kxh8 3.Rh6#; 1...Kh6 2.Kf7 Kh7 3.Rh5#] 2.Kg7 Ke5 3.Kg6# A gem of a miniature!

 

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