3 Hardest Mate-in-3 Ever: Part 4
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
White to move and mate in 3
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Problem 2: G. Boum, “De Waarheid”, 1968
White to move and mate in 3
Problem 3: E. Best, “Die Schwalbe”, 1966
White to move and mate in 3
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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
Key moves:
Problem (1) N3d5
Problem (2) Re8
Problem (3) Rhf6
Not the hardest. 1 puzzle 5 minutes each.
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
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