Chess/Puzzles/Directmates/Three-move 8/Solution

< Chess | Puzzles | Directmates | Three-move 8

1.Qf1! g3

1...Bb2 leads to 2.Qb1! and 3.Qxh7# or 3.Qxb2#(if 2... g6)

1...Bc3(Bd4) leads to 2.Qd3!, and then similar to the above

1...Be5(Bf6) leads to 2.Qf5!, and then similar to the above

1...g5(g6) leads to 2.Qxa1#

2.Ng6+! hg

3.Qxh3#

	a	b	c	d	e	f	g	h
8									8
7									7
6									6
5									5
4									4
3									3
2									2
1									1
	a	b	c	d	e	f	g	h

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