rn6/p2q2Bp/3R3Q/2k1N3/P5p1/1nN3K1/4P1P1/8 w – – 0 1
White to move and checkmate in 3. This is a fun one to challenge your brain. No computer please 🙂
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1.bf8 ..kb4
2.rd3+ ..ka5
3.nc4++
1. Nd7+ Nxd7
2. Rc6+ Kb4
3. Qd6#
I remember this one well since it was last posted just a few months ago. Think quiet 1st moves.
1. Nd3+ Kc4
2. Rxd7 Nxd7
3. Qe6#
might also work.
I think what Ananth says is right.
Actually, no one has yet produced the solution on this thread.
The right way to think about the start is this- try to make Bf8 a threat.
Short mating puzzles like this, especially the ones called “brain teasers”, are started by subtle, quiet moves. While short mates, their main training purpose is to help with out of the box thinking.
1. Rd4 Qxd4 (or Nxd4)
2. Bf8+ Qxd6
3. Qxd6#
1. … Nc6 (preventing Bf8)
2. Nxd7#
Read as 2. Bf8+ Qd6
Yes ruke d4 if king take d4 then queen e3 king take e3 night e to c4