Friday, August 3, 2007

#3 John Nunn's Favourite Puzzles


Here we are! The third problem:
White to Play and Mate in Two.

4 comments:

Anonymous said...

i think i got it...e3+, Rxe3, Rh4#?

Anonymous said...

1...e3+ 2.Rxe3 Rh4+ 3.Bxh4 doesn't work, I was thinking about 1...Nxe8 a) 2.Rxe8 Qf5# b.) anything 2...e3#

- b

Anonymous said...

How about 1.Qxc5 then after any Black move either 2.Be3# or 2.Bxe3# (or, depending on what Black does you might get a pawn mate with 2.e3#!!!).

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