Sorry if you think its not very good!

1. Ba6+ Kb8 2. Qh8+ Bc8 3. Qxc8#

 

But don't worry, I've seen worse puzzles. You'll learn eventually ;) 

Never saw that!

The puzzle almost works!

 

Glad someone complimented it

It's a nice, puzzle, although the pattern is somewhat overly familiar. You could correct the puzzle by placing a rook on d8. That both takes out the extra solution that Kingfisher mentioned and adds the line 1.Bc6+ Kc8 (in your puzzle mate can now only be delivered in the way Kingfisher suggested) 2.Qa6+ and mate next.

this isn't what you're planning to do to me is it?

quite easy, but good 

3... Ba3.

I think the right solution is actually:

 

1. Ba6+ Kb8 2. Qh8+ Bc8 3. Qxc8++

jay wrote:

I think the right solution is actually:

 

1. Ba6+ Kb8 2. Qh8+ Bc8 3. Qxc8++

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I think you would be right!

nice puzzle

mathijs wrote: It's a nice, puzzle, although the pattern is somewhat overly familiar. You could correct the puzzle by placing a rook on d8. That both takes out the extra solution that Kingfisher mentioned and adds the line 1.Bc6+ Kc8 (in your puzzle mate can now only be delivered in the way Kingfisher suggested) 2.Qa6+ and mate next.

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 nice for a first attempt! the [unintended] solution is actually quite instructive at upper-scholastic level.  mathijs 's correction can be made flamboyant by placing a second Q instead of a rook at d8 - watch black curse that Q [or R in mathijs] for not being a N instead ;) 

I like this puzzle, although I prefer Jay's solution because it has a little more flair (queen going accross the board for #):

THE FOLLOWING THOUGH TRUE IS TONGUE-IN-CHEEK! 

jay's solution may be too slow for no-increment lightning (quick) chess - its happened here that ive run out of time while moving my piece a long way to mate,  its also happened here to opps [not at other servers i play on - i use winboard/xboard and make it small for lightning chess (quickchess), plus xboard/winboard have premove]

I thought it was fairly good.

jay wrote:

I think the right solution is actually:

 

1. Ba6+ Kb8 2. Qh8+ Bc8 3. Qxc8++

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 You know, I'm inclined to agree with you

Good for first time!

I *said* it was pretty good - or at keast implied it! [in my *first* post on this thread]