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(2) Mate in 3 (incredible)

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Aitorus
Dec 19, 2008
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#1

Yeah other (hard?) problem by Sam Loyd. The problem was composed in 1858. Go friends... Resolve it!

(Black pawns go down)

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Nytik
Dec 19, 2008
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#2

Which way are the black pawns going?

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Aitorus
Dec 19, 2008
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#3

Pawns go down!

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Nytik
Dec 19, 2008
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#4

In which case...

1. Ba8 Anything 2. Qb7 Anything 3. Qh1#

The exception being 1. Ba8 Nd6 2. Qb6 Anything 3. Qg1#.

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LearnChess
Dec 19, 2008
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#5

1. Qxc4

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Nytik
Dec 19, 2008
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#6

I dont think Qxc4 leads to mate. Thats what I looked at first.

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Aitorus
Dec 19, 2008
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#7

Oh Nytik you resolve it too fast... Congratulations!

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LearnChess
Dec 19, 2008
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#8

Looks like you're right, the pawns messed me up, and looks to be safe with moving the bishop.

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Nytik
Dec 19, 2008
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#9

Sorry Aitorus! I saw that Qxc4 didnt achieve a lot due to the pawns, and thought that the only way I could get the mate was by getting the bishop out the way... which worked!

Also, if you move the queen on the first move then black has the opportunity to move the bishop out the way and save himself, which gave me a clue that the first move wasnt a queen move.