riddle of the day 1/5/2012

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from a game in 1909

black moves - mate in 3

for a solution : see here

JG27Pyth

I don't think this is a true mate in three. I don't want to spoil the puzzle for others so the rest of my comments are written in white on white ... select the text to read it:

 the solution as given on the link is 1...Ne4 2.Be1 defending the obvious mate 2...Qf2+ 3.Bxf2 Nd2#.  However what about -- 1...Ne4 2.Be3 and now I don't see a way to mate in three, for example 2....Qxe3 3.c3 and there is no way for Black to deliver mate on the next move. Have I missed something

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