Chess problem 2008-01-10
White to mate in three
Add a comment to this post with your solution. I'll buy a beer for the first person to correctly solve the problem next Tuesday, during our regular session at Matchless. Please show as many variations as possible—the winner will be the first person to correctly list all variations. In the event that no one does, the first person to list the most variations will win.
January 11th, 2008 at 11:49 am
Hi all, new member here.
Some quick thoughts:
1. Qf6 Kg4
2. Be2 Kg3
3. Qf3#
1. Qf6 h3
2. Ne2 Kg4
3. Be6#
January 11th, 2008 at 11:53 am
Ha, oops. forgot about Kh5.
January 11th, 2008 at 12:02 pm
Reverse the order of the moves in the second variation?
1. Qf6 h3
2. Be6 Kg4
3. Ne2#
January 11th, 2008 at 12:03 pm
er. not Kg4, obviously. h2.
January 11th, 2008 at 12:06 pm
but then, there’s d3.
January 11th, 2008 at 12:43 pm
New thought.
1. Nh3 Kxh3
2. Qg2 d3
3. Be6#
1. Nh3 Kg4
2. Qe6 Kf3
3. Be2#
1. Nh3 Kf3
2. Qe6 d3
3. Bd5#
Right this time?
January 11th, 2008 at 12:46 pm
Nope!
January 11th, 2008 at 3:15 pm
1. Nh3 Kf3
2. Be6 Kg3
3. Qd3#
1. Nh3 Kf3
2. Be6 Ke4
3. Qe2#
1. Nh3 Kg4
2. Kg2 Kh5
3. Be2#
1. Nh3 Kg4
2. Kg2 Kf5
3. Qe6#
1. Nh3 Kg4
2. Kg2 d3
3. Qg6#
1. Nh3 d3
2. Be6 d2
3. Qd3#
1. Nh3 Kxh3
2. Qg6 d3
3. Be6 or Qg2#
January 11th, 2008 at 3:22 pm
1. Nh3 Kg4
2. kg2 Kh5
3. Bf7#
January 11th, 2008 at 5:37 pm
Oh man, Ke3.
January 12th, 2008 at 5:19 pm
Changed:
1. Nh3 Kf3
2. Be2 Ke3
3. Qd3#
1. Nh3 Kf3
2. Be2 Ke4
3. Qe6#
January 13th, 2008 at 4:42 pm
Boris, while I definitely appreciate your enthusiasm and am glad you're working out the solution to this problem, it does make it a little difficult to ascertain what your actual answer is with 11 comments.
Please work the problem out and post your final answer. Multiple submissions are ok, but try and limit it to three comments.
Thanks!
January 14th, 2008 at 1:47 pm
Ha, sorry about that. I was just bored at work that day and would post something any time I had a thought. Maybe should add an edit comment function?
1. Nh3 Kf3
2. Be2 Ke3
3. Qd3#
1. Nh3 Kf3
2. Be2 Ke4
3. Qe6#
1. Nh3 Kg4
2. Kg2 Kh5
3. Be2#
1. Nh3 Kg4
2. Kg2 Kf5
3. Qe6#
1. Nh3 Kg4
2. Kg2 d3
3. Qg6#
1. Nh3 d3
2. Be6 d2 or Kf3
3. Qd3#
1. Nh3 Kxh3
2. Qg6 d3
3. Be6 or Qg2#
January 15th, 2008 at 5:07 pm
This is correct, sir. Unfortunately, I won't be at Matchless tonight to buy you your beer, but if you'll be there next week, I'll get it for you then.