I cant find anything very similar, pretty neat.
Mate in 3's are probably my favourites.
Here's one of my tries: You've probably begun to realise that I like "hero" pieces, one piece do
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Haha, funny one! I would not have solved it without the "hero piece" hint, although I managed to get it with the hint thinking about what the Black King could do if White somehow didn't move. That's the kind of main line that just makes you smile.
Mate in threes are nice, but I'm not good at making them. I have the easiest time creating #2s, as you can probably tell from my regular forum content. I'm not sure if it would be redundant or not to move all the mates I've posted in the regular forums over here...
By the way, here was the first incarnation of the first puzzle I posted.
The problem is 1.Kc3 Ka1 leaves us with not only 2.Bf5 but 2.Rh8, 2.Rg8, etc. That's why I have that pawn on e5. In the final version, 2.Rd5 doesn't work because it blocks the Bishop and allows 2...Ka2.
Here's one that could really use some improvement. I used way too many pawns in funny places... Does anyone see a better way? Oh, and I'm not sure it's the only solution, although I don't see anything else... :\ White to mate in three.
This mate in two by Baird may be somewhat similar
You're right, that is very similar. I don't know if mine crosses the line into being completely anticipated, but it's certainly close!
I know the following mate in 3, but I don't know who composed it (if you know the author and date, please share)
Here's another easy one. Somebody has probably composed this elsewhere (it's so simple and has so few pieces, after all), but oh well.