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3 Hardest Mate-in-3 Ever: Part 4

Yury Markushin
Yury Markushin
03.04.2015
Category: Problems
Tags: chess, lessons, tactics, training,

In today’s article we present 3 very tough mate-in-3 problems. Needless to say, how important it is to solve tactics consistently. If you’d only be allowed to pick a single training exercise to improve your game, solving tactics is no doubt one of the most effective ways to get there. Solving tactics in the correct way, will help you to improve much faster than just solving tactics. You may want to read here about what do I mean. Time to start solving. Good luck!

Problem 1: G. Hultberg, “Tidskrift for Schack”, 1963

position 1

White to move and mate in 3

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Problem 2: G. Boum, “De Waarheid”, 1968

position 2

White to move and mate in 3

Problem 3: E. Best, “Die Schwalbe”, 1966

position 3

White to move and mate in 3

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Robert
08.04.2019 06:16

I couldn’t find a solution for puzzle number 3. The best I have tried is
1.Rf3 if 1…a1=q 2.Rg3# If 1…Kg4 2.Rhh3 a1=q 3.Rfg3# but in any case if the black promotes to knight then it cant be solved

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Piroki
Reply to  Robert
09.28.2021 09:52

Rh6h4!

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Kyaw Min Han
07.15.2015 10:25

Key moves:
Problem (1) N3d5
Problem (2) Re8
Problem (3) Rhf6
Not the hardest. 1 puzzle 5 minutes each.

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Piroki
Reply to  Kyaw Min Han
09.28.2021 09:52

Your solution to 2 and 3 are wrong.
Care to elaborate how you came up with them ?

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Brian
06.12.2015 04:39

Problem 1: Nc7a6+ Kd8,Nc3d5 Rf2 ,Na6c5 Rxe2,Qa8++
Problem 2: Re7+ Rb7,Qa6+ Kb8 ,RxRb7+ BxRb7 QxBb7++
Problem 3: Rxh2 (Kg6 or h5),Rg2h2+ Kh5,Nf6++

in problem 1 and 2 I see 4 moves to mate

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Piroki
Reply to  Brian
09.28.2021 09:41

Your resolution to 3 is also wrong.
W: Rxh2
B: Kg6
W: Rh2g2+
B: Kh5
W: Nf6+
B: Kh6 no mate.

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Alen
03.30.2015 22:22

Problem 1 – 1.N3d5 – Rf8 2.Ne7 + – Kb8 3. Qb6 mate
Problem 2 – 1.Rd8 – Lb7 2.Qe7 – Rd8 3. Qb7 mate
Problem 3 – 1.Rhf6 – h6 2.Ne7 – h1Q 3.R6f5 mate

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Piroki2003
Reply to  Alen
09.29.2021 07:36

1. Wrong….your theory
W: Nd5
B: Rf3+ Your solution falls apart.
W must waste a move to capture.

2. Wrong…your theory
W: Re8
B: Rb6 your solution falls apart.
It guards b7 square at same time
threatens check next move.

3. Wrong…your theory
W; Rhf6
B: why h6 ?
h1Q and your solution falls apart.

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