Here are rated 'mate in 3' chess puzzles.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.

The lichess ratings are in parentheses.
Solutions are between the brackets under each puzzle.
Drag your cursor from one bracket to the other.


White mates in 3.
muratx vs DerSaxe, lichess, (2062)
7k/p6p/1p4pP/2q2p2/3r1P2/PQ6/6PK/8 w - - 1 0
[ Qf7 Rd7 Qe8+ Qf8 Qxf8# ]


White mates in 3.
khokharrahul940 vs Taco1mommy, lichess, (2063)
r4r1k/pp3ppp/4p2N/qb6/5Q2/3n4/PB3PPP/R3R1K1 w - - 1 0
[ Bxg7+ Kxg7 Qg5+ Kh8 Qf6# ]


White mates in 3.
rodzhers vs WAYAHE, lichess, (2067)
rq6/4Rrkp/6N1/3P2PQ/1p3p2/7P/p7/2K5 w - - 1 0
[ Rxf7+ Kxf7 Qxh7+ Ke8 Qe7# ]


Black mates in 3.
bongcloudspeedrun vs zekza, lichess, (2067)
5r1k/pp1Q2p1/4p2p/3p4/6K1/P3P1P1/P1q3BP/5R2 b - - 0 1
[ ...Qg6+ Kh4 Qg5+ Kh3 Qh5# ]


Black mates in 3.
nigelslemani vs e-chess64, lichess, (2073)
8/pp4pk/7B/4b2Q/1P6/P6P/2r3P1/4qRK1 b - - 0 1
[ ...Rxg2+ Kxg2 Qg3+ Kh1 Qh2# ]


Black mates in 3.
Bradonja vs RPG7, lichess, (2086)
5R2/1b4b1/p1q3pk/1pp3N1/3p4/P1PPr3/BPRQ2PP/7K b - - 0 1
[ ...Qxg2+ Qxg2 Re1+ Rf1 Rxf1# ]


White mates in 3.
CrudeSpeculator vs Jakob_36, lichess, (2100)
r3k1nr/ppp3pp/1bn5/3BP1q1/3P4/5Q2/PPP3PP/RN2K2R w KQkq - 1 0
[ Qf7+ Kd8 Qf8+ Kd7 e6# ]


White mates in 3.
Amir4chess vs damummester, lichess, (2103)
3r4/1p3Qpk/5pNp/1q1PpP2/2rb4/1p4P1/P1P5/2K4R w - - 1 0
[ Nf8+ if Rxf8 or Kh8 Rxh6+ ]


Black mates in 3.
jugador1208 vs Kapik1337, lichess, (2104)
RQ6/7k/4p2p/5ppK/4p3/3q4/5PP1/8 b - - 0 1
[ ...Qd1+ f3 Qh1+ Qh2 Qxh2# ]


Black mates in 3.
aleemn vs z_Dan, lichess, (2134)
rn4k1/pp4pp/2pb2p1/3p1rB1/3P4/2P1RN1q/PP1NQP2/R5K1 b - - 0 1
[ ...Rxg5+ Nxg5 Qh2+ Kf1 Qh1# ]


White mates in 3.
YuriBinder vs dulepop, lichess, (2162)
3n1rk1/rb1pqp1p/p2R2pn/4P1N1/Pp2QP2/1B6/1P4PP/5RK1 w - - 1 0
[ Rxg6+ if Kh8 Rg8+ or if hag6 Qxg6+ ]


White mates in 3.
SherlockHolmes21 vs xalphil, lichess, (2190)
4r1k1/p4r2/1b4pp/4B3/1P1pP1Q1/P7/2q3PP/R6K w - - 1 0
[ Qxg6+ Kf8 Qxh6+ if Ke7 Qd6# ]


White mates in 3.
Gambitur vs maor10, lichess, (2299)
3rb1kr/2R5/p4R1p/2N3p1/6n1/8/PPP5/2K5 w - - 1 0
[ Rf8+ Kxf8 Ne6+ Kg8 Rg7# ]


Black mates in 3. Puzzle #x9SNB (2304)
8/p1k5/1p2Q3/1K1pP3/4q3/1P6/P7/8 b - - 1 50
[ 50... a6+ 51. Kxa6 Qe2+ 52. Ka7 Qxa2# ]


White mates in 3. Puzzle #X3glM (2308)
2r1nrk1/3RQppp/p3p3/4q3/1p6/3B4/PPP3PP/5RK1 w - - 0 22
[ 22. Qxf8+ Kxf8 23. Rdxf7+ Kg8 24. Rf8# ]


[ 43... c3 44. Bxc3 Rb1+ 45. Kd2 Nb3# ] (2310)


Black mates in 3. Puzzle #al5b5 (2312)
r1b3k1/pp1prppp/8/q2N4/1n6/P4N2/1P1BQPPP/R3KB1R b KQ - 0 14
[ 14... Nd3+ 15. Kd1 Qa4+ 16. b3 Qxb3# ]


White mates in 3.
Lalettayin vs ahmdshak, lichess, (2313)
8/3b4/p1kPp3/P2pKpBr/1R3R1P/rp6/2p5/8 w - - 1 0
[ Rfc4+ dxc4 Rb6+ Kc5 Be3# ]


Black mates in 3. Puzzle #LpovX (2320)
7k/p6p/1p2Qnp1/2p3K1/P1B5/3P1q2/1PP2b1P/4R3 b - - 6 29
[ 29... h6+ 30. Kxg6 Qh5+ 31. Kxf6 Bh4# ]


White mates in 3. Puzzle #10JxA (2330)
3r1r1k/pbq2pp1/1p2p2p/2b1N3/2P4Q/1PB3nP/P4PP1/1B2R1K1 w - - 0 29
[ 29. Qxh6+ gxh6 30. Nxf7+ Kg8 31. Nxh6# ]


Black mates in 3. Puzzle #wLEOl (2331)
2N5/RP3pkp/4p3/1b2b1p1/6K1/3n1B2/6PP/8 b - - 2 35
[ 35... f5+ 36. Kh5 Be8+ 37. Kxg5 Bf6# ]


White mates in 3. Puzzle #lFNy7 (2334)
r2q2r1/5p1k/p1np3p/1pb1pb2/6PR/PQPP1N2/1P3P1P/R5K1 w - - 1 20
[ 20. Qxf7+ Rg7 21. Rxh6+ Kxh6 22. Qh5# ]


Black mates in 3. Puzzle #0BatK (2336)
Q7/8/8/3P4/PN6/2P1K1kP/6b1/5q2 b - - 1 50
[ 50... Qf2+ 51. Kd3 Bf1+ 52. Ke4 Qf4# ]


Black mates in 3. Puzzle #cVeR4 (2336)
5r1k/7p/R6Q/5P2/3qR1pK/3B4/2P4P/6r1 b - - 5 33
[ 33... Qf2+ 34. Kh5 Rxf5+ 35. Qg5 Qxh2# ]


White mates in 3. Puzzle #f3lb8 (2337)
r1bqk2r/1p2ppb1/p2p2P1/3Qn1Pp/4P2N/2N1n2B/PP5P/R4RK1 w kq - 0 19
[ 19. Qxf7+ Nxf7 20. gxf7+ Kf8 21. Ng6# ]


[ 12... Qc2+ 13. Ke1 Nf3+ 14. gxf3 Bxf2# ] (2341)


[ 22. Qxh7+ Kf8 23. Qh8+ Ke7 24. exf6# ] (2345)


Black mates in 3. Puzzle #AIpch (2347)
2Q5/R4ppk/1p5p/3p1N2/4bKP1/4P2P/6q1/8 b - - 6 43
[ 43... Qh2+ 44. Ng3 Qf2+ 45. Ke5 Qf6# ]


[ 28... Qxd2+ 29. Kc4 Qe2+ 30. Kb3 Qxc2# ] (2348)


Black mates in 3. Puzzle #9fZ9B (2354)
2Q5/3Q1p1k/4p2p/5p1q/5P2/1P4P1/3R2K1/r7 b - - 0 54
[ 54... Qh1+ 55. Kf2 Rf1+ 56. Ke3 Qe4# ]


White mates in 3. Puzzle #omMyB (2358)
r1b2r2/pp1p2b1/4pkp1/4n1N1/2q4Q/2p5/PP3PP1/R3K2R w KQ - 0 21
[ 21. Ne4+ Kf7 22. Nd6+ Kg8 23. Qh7# ]


[ 43... Rf2 44. h4 h5+ 45. Kh3 g4# ] (2362)


[ 42... Qxg3+ 43. Ke2 Qh2+ 44. Kd1 Rg1# ] (2363)


White mates in 3. Puzzle #4Wfe6 (2368)
r2r4/1pp2p1R/p3b3/4p3/1P2P1k1/3P3R/P4KP1/2q5 w - - 6 34
[ 34. Rg3+ Kf4 35. Rh4+ Bg4 36. Rgxg4# ]


White mates in 3. Puzzle #aA66k (2383)
3r1r1k/pp3pp1/2p4p/4qb2/2P4R/3B2R1/PP1Q1PPP/6K1 w - - 16 23
[ 23. Qxh6+ gxh6 24. Rxh6+ Bh7 25. Rxh7# ]


Black mates in 3. Puzzle #MCLsm (2383)
5rk1/R1Q3p1/7p/2Pp1b2/3P1Pp1/2n1B1P1/5P1P/1q3BK1 b - - 4 30
[ 30... Ne2+ 31. Kg2 Qe4+ 32. f3 Qxf3# ]


Black mates in 3. Puzzle #0Le3t (2385)
5rk1/5ppp/p1pb4/1p6/3Pr3/2P1NbPq/PP1Q1P1P/R2BR1K1 b - - 7 22
[ 22... Qxh2+ 23. Kxh2 Rh4+ 24. Kg1 Rh1# ]


White mates in 3. Puzzle #lpd6A (2388)
7r/5R2/p7/1p1p1Nn1/n4k2/5B2/r4PP1/4R1K1 w - - 7 39"]
[ 39. g3+ Kxf3 40. Nh6+ Nxf7 41. Re3# ]


White mates in 3. Puzzle #0WQPp (2390)
R3Q3/5p2/4pkp1/3p3p/5PnP/1Bb4K/6P1/5rr1 w - - 4 37
[ 37. Qd8+ Kf5 38. Bc2+ Kxf4 39. Qg5# ]


Black mates in 3. Puzzle #7L4Ct (2394)
r1r3k1/3R4/7R/1p3p2/3p4/6P1/P5P1/5K2 b - - 2 39
[ 39... Rc1+ 40. Ke2 Rxa2+ 41. Kf3 Rf1# ]


White mates in 3. Puzzle #ySwWU (2398)
r4rk1/pp2bpp1/4p2P/3n2N1/2q5/2Bp1Q2/PP3P2/2KR3R w - - 1 23
[ 23. Qxf7+ Rxf7 24. h7+ Kh8 25. Nxf7# ]


[ 16... Nf5+ 17. Kh3 Nf2+ 18. Qxf2 g4# ] (2407)


Black mates in 3. Puzzle #RiedJ (2408)
4RB2/1b4pk/7p/p4p1K/7P/1n3r1P/1P6/6R1 b - - 1 36
[ 36... Rg3 37. Rxg3 Bf3+ 38. Rxf3 g6# ]


Black mates in 3. Puzzle #YRhlL (2425)
r6k/ppp1NQ2/5p1p/4P1P1/3q4/P2Bn3/2P3P1/R5K1 b - - 0 27
[ 27... Ng4+ 28. Kh1 Qxa1+ 29. Bf1 Qxf1# ]


White mates in 3. Puzzle #zgYJd (2429)
8/p1r4p/k1Pr2p1/5p2/6P1/3p1P2/3Rp2P/2R3K1 w - - 0 48
[ 48. Ra2+ Kb6 49. Rb2+ Ka5 50. Ra1# ]


[ 43. Rf7+ Kxg5 44. f4+ Kh6 45. Rh7# ] (2435)


White mates in 3. Puzzle #UpgDO (2437)
5r2/ppQr2k1/2b3p1/1q4P1/3Pp3/1BP5/PP3P2/2K4R w - - 1 27
[ 27. Rh7+ Kxh7 28. Qh2+ Kg7 29. Qh6# ]


White mates in 3. Puzzle #ENFAu (2438)
3B2k1/5p1p/8/3pQPpq/3Pb3/7P/6P1/1r1n2K1 w - - 2 37
[ 37. Qe8+ Kg7 38. Bf6+ Kxf6 39. Qe5# ]


Black mates in 3. Puzzle #RYnwx (2441)
r3r1k1/pp2Ppbp/2n1b1p1/q5B1/4N3/5N1P/PPPQ1PP1/2KR1B1R b - - 0 12
[ 12... Bxb2+ 13. Kxb2 Qxa2+ 14. Kc3 Qa3# ]


Black mates in 3. Puzzle #Aj5hb (2443)
8/7P/5N2/8/8/p2bk3/N2n4/2K5 b - - 0 62
[ 62... Ke2 63. Nc3+ Ke1 64. h8=Q Nb3# ]


Black mates in 3. Puzzle #kawVN (2445)
6k1/3Q1pp1/p5r1/7K/1P2PPNn/P7/7r/3R4 b - - 7 34
[ 34... Rg5+ 35. fxg5 g6+ 36. Kh6 Nf5# ]


Black mates in 3. Puzzle #jE5hZ (2448)
r7/p2pk1pp/1pBp1r2/4p3/3n3q/1PNP4/PBPQ2PP/R5KR b - - 0 17
[ 17... Ne2+ 18. Qxe2 Qd4+ 19. Qf2 Qxf2# ]


White mates in 3. Puzzle #lLPNv (2449)
5r2/1bp5/p2p1k2/1p5Q/3qP3/1B1P1r2/2Pb3P/6RK w - - 2 28
[ 28. Qh4+ Ke5 29. Qe7+ Kf4 30. Qg5# ]


Black mates in 3. Puzzle #viYJI (2449)
1N6/5ppk/8/3PB2p/4Pn2/4nPKP/4r3/6R1 b - - 0 40
[ 40... g5 41. h4 Nf1+ 42. Rxf1 Rg2# ]


Black mates in 3. Puzzle #G7wO (2459)
4r1k1/p5p1/7p/3p1p2/2PP2b1/P1PKBN2/1r4BP/R6R b - - 2 27
[ 27... f4 28. cxd5 Bf5+ 29. Kc4 Rc8# ]


Black mates in 3. Puzzle #s0YD6 (2461)
6Q1/p2k1p2/2p5/1p2p3/1b2P1n1/1K1nqN2/PP2N1BP/R1B4R b - - 1 25
[ 25... Nc5+ 26. Kxb4 Na6+ 27. Ka5 Qb6# ]


White mates in 3. Puzzle #VhWmP (2462)
7R/4kp2/1pQr2p1/1P6/4P1K1/2b5/7P/5q2 w - - 0 36
[ 36. Re8+ Kf6 37. Qxc3+ Rd4 38. Qxd4# ]


White mates in 3. Puzzle #uT39B (2464)
r1b2rk1/ppp2p1p/1b3qpQ/2n5/4RB2/1BP5/PP3PPP/3R2K1 w - - 3 17
[ 17. Qxf8+ Kxf8 18. Bh6+ Qg7 19. Rd8# ]


[ 31... Qg3+ 32. Kh1 Qh4+ 33. Kg1 Rg6# ] (2468)


White mates in 3. Puzzle #V7S2a (2473)
6k1/5p1p/5Qp1/4p2P/3b3K/4r3/8/8 w - - 2 44
[ 44. Qd8+ Kg7 45. h6+ Kxh6 46. Qf8# ]


White mates in 3. Puzzle #jiA5W (2476)
Q7/1R6/3p1kp1/7p/2PbP3/3P3b/5q2/7K w - - 2 34
[ 34. Qd8+ Ke5 35. Qg5+ Bf5 36. Re7# ]


White mates in 3. Puzzle #jmohq (2478)
8/1R4R1/6pr/5p1k/5P1p/p4K1P/rP3P2/8 w - - 0 47
[ 47. Rbf7 Rxb2 48. Rxf5+ gxf5 49. Rg5# ]


[ 23. Qe3+ Bg5 24. Qh3+ Bh4 25. Qxh4# ] (2480)


White mates in 3. Puzzle #dKoRn (2486)
5br1/2q2k1p/5pn1/p6Q/P2B4/1p1b2N1/1Pr2PPP/K3R3 w - - 4 27
[ 27. Qd5+ Kg7 28. Bxf6+ Kxf6 29. Nh5# ]


White mates in 3. Puzzle #jQMso (2492)
1rb2rk1/8/4p2Q/p3P3/Pb1B1P2/7P/q1P5/2KR4 w - - 3 30
[ 30. Qg6+ Kh8 31. Qh5+ Kg7 32. Rg1# ]


Black mates in 3. Puzzle #47JJc (2496)
2k4r/3N4/5Q2/b3pP2/1nP1P3/3P1B2/3BK1nr/1R6 b - - 0 43
[ 43... Ne3+ 44. Bg2 Rxg2+ 45. Kf3 Rh3# ]


Black mates in 3. Puzzle #YWnK6 (2497)
3q3k/1Q3p1p/4pP2/RPp1Pn1B/6R1/2K5/1P4PP/4r3 b - - 2 29
[ 29... Rc1+ 30. Kb3 Qd1+ 31. Ka2 Ra1# ]


[ 34... Qe7+ 35. Kd2 Nf1+ 36. Rxf1 Qe3# ] (2500)


[ 15. Qg6+ fxg6 16. Ne7+ Kh8 17. Nxg6# ] (2500)


[ 27. Nd7+ R4xd7 28. g5+ Kf5 29. Re5# ] (2501)


[ 29... Qg1+ 30. Nxg1 Nf2+ 31. Kh2 N6g4# ] (2502)


[ 21. Qb6+ Kd7 22. Qxb7+ Ke6 23. Qxe7# ] (2503)


[ 21... Qg3+ 22. Kh1 Qh4+ 23. Kg1 Rg8# ] (2503)


[ 41... c5 42. b4 Nd4 43. b5 Nb3# ] (2504)


[ 37... Qd4+ 38. Rf2 Ne2+ 39. Kh2 Qxh4# ] (2505)


Black mates in 3. Puzzle #1omDa (2505)
k1r5/pp4Q1/8/B2P3p/Pq1n4/1N5P/1K5R/6R1 b - - 0 36
[ 36... Rc2+ 37. Rxc2 Qxb3+ 38. Ka1 Nxc2# ]


[ 30... Qxh4+ 31. Kg1 Qh2+ 32. Kf1 Qxg2# ] (2506)


White mates in 3. Puzzle #QLEMX (2507)
1r2br2/1p3k2/p3p2Q/2b1qp2/7B/3B1R2/PPP3PP/7K w - - 3 27
[ 27. Qh7+ Qg7 28. Rxf5+ exf5 29. Bc4# ]


[ 24. Re6+ fxe6 25. Bh5+ Kf8 26. Rxd8# ] (2507)


[ 23. Bh7+ Nxh7 24. Qf7+ Kh8 25. Ng6# ] (2507)


Black mates in 3. Puzzle #2SG9S (2508)
4rk2/pp3p2/4b3/2RpN3/3P1P2/3N1K1p/PP4rq/4Q2R b - - 4 27
[ 27... Bg4+ 28. Nxg4 Rg3+ 29. Qxg3 Qe2# ]


[ 34... Ne3+ 35. Kh3 Qd7+ 36. g4 Qxg4# ] (2508)


[ 28. Nxb7+ Qxb7 29. Qf6+ Re7 30. Qxe7# ] (2508)


[ 38. e5+ dxe5 39. g5+ hxg5 40. fxe5# ] (2508)


[ 38. Rg4+ fxg4 39. Nf6+ Kf8 40. Bxh6# ] (2509)


[ 43... d3+ 44. cxd3 Bf3+ 45. Ke1 Rb1# ] (2509)


[ 35... Ng1+ 36. Kxg1 Rc1+ 37. Rd1 Rxd1# ] (2510)


[ 37... Nd4+ 38. Kg1 Nf3+ 39. Kf1 Bd3# ] (2510)


[ 29... Rh1+ 30. Kg3 Nh5+ 31. Kh4 Qg4# ] (2512)


[ 34. Qf7+ Ke5 35. f4+ Qxf4 36. Qe7# ] (2512)


[ 54. Kf6 c5 55. b5 d2 56. Rd8# ] (2514)


[ 36... h5+ 37. Kxh5 Qf5+ 38. Kh6 Bf8# ] (2514)


[ 40... Qg2+ 41. Ke3 Ng4+ 42. hxg4 Qe2# ] (2515)


White mates in 3. Puzzle #mDx8H (2515)
8/1q4p1/3p3p/p3p3/1r1pP3/5R2/1k6/4Q1K1 w - - 6 47
[ 47. Qd2+ Ka1 48. Qc1+ Rb1 49. Ra3# ]


Black mates in 3. Puzzle #Ug5lh (2516)
3R4/5kp1/1p6/pP5K/P5Q1/7P/4qbP1/8 b - - 2 42
[ 42... Qe5+ 43. Qg5 g6+ 44. Kh6 Qg7# ]


[ 44. Kc2 Rg3 45. Bb2+ Rc3+ 46. Bxc3# ] (2517)


[ 12... Bxf2+ 13. Kf1 Rh1+ 14. Ke2 Nd4# ] (2518)


White mates in 3. Puzzle #mrVKo (2519)
8/5pp1/R6p/2r1p1k1/3Nn3/6PP/5PK1/8 w - - 2 38
[ 38. f4+ exf4 39. Nf3+ Kh5 40. g4# ]


[ 32... Ne2+ 33. Kxh2 Rh8+ 34. Rh4 Rxh4# ] (2520)


[ 34. Bg3+ Kd5 35. e4+ Ke6 36. Bc4# ] (2520)


[ 37. g4+ Kxh4 38. g5+ Kh5 39. Qg4# ] (2521)


[ 28. Ne7 Rxe7 29. Qf6+ Rg7 30. Qxg7# ] (2523)


[ 43... Qf4+ 44. gxf4 Bf2+ 45. Kg4 f5# ] (2523)


[ 17... Qxg3+ 18. fxg3 Bc5+ 19. Re3 Bxe3# ] (2523)


[ 32. Qe4+ Kd6 33. Qf4+ Kc5 34. Qb4# ] (2523)


[ 12. Qd5+ Kd7 13. Qf5+ Kc6 14. Qb5# ] (2524)


[ 38. Rc4 Rxd6 39. a4 d3 40. Bd2# ] (2526)


[ 40. Re3+ Kf5 41. g4+ Kf4 42. Be5# ] (2527)


[ 44... b5+ 45. Kxb5 Qb6+ 46. Ka4 Qb4# ] (2529)


[ 49. Rdd1 e4 50. Rh1+ gxh1=B 51. Rxh1# ] (2529)


[ 18... b3+ 19. axb3 Nb4+ 20. cxb4 cxb3# ] (2529)


[ 37. Qg8+ Rxg8 38. hxg8=Q+ Rxg8 39. Nf5# ] (2530)


[ 34... Qxg3+ 35. Ke2 Qh2+ 36. Ke1 Rg1# ] (2530)


[ 19. Qxd6+ Bxd6 20. Bb6+ Kd7 21. Rxd6# ] (2530)


[ 44... Qd3+ 45. Kf2 Qe3+ 46. Kf1 Qe1# ] (2530)


[ 53... Qe2+ 54. Kd5 Qa2+ 55. Kd6 Qe6# ] (2532)


[ 13... Qh2+ 14. Kxh2 Nf3+ 15. Kh3 hxg5# ] (2533)


[ 35... Rxh2+ 36. Kxg4 h5+ 37. Kf3 Be2# ] (2533)


[ 24... Ng3+ 25. Kh2 Rxh3+ 26. gxh3 Qf2# ] (2534)


[ 12. Nxg7+ Bxg7 13. Qh5+ Kf8 14. Qf7# ] (2534)


[ 19. Qxd6+ Bxd6 20. Bb6+ Kd7 21. Rxd6# ] (2535)


[ 54. Kh1 g3 55. Bc8+ Ne6 56. Bxe6# ] (2536)


[ 29. Nxf7 Rxf7 30. Rd8+ Rf8 31. Qxf8# ] (2537)


[ 19... Qd1+ 20. Kxd1 Ne3+ 21. Kc1 Rd1# ] (2537)


White mates in 3. Puzzle #xOa3w (2540)
rnbq2nr/ppp3pp/2kbQ3/8/2B1p3/8/PPPP1PPP/RNB1K2R w KQ - 8 9
[ 9. Qd5+ Kd7 10. Qf5+ Kc6 11. Qb5# ]


[ 17... Qxg2+ 18. Qxg2 Ng3+ 19. hxg3 Rxh8# ] (2540)


Black mates in 3. Puzzle #vyXNc (2541)
2b3k1/1p3p1p/6p1/3pPPP1/2p3KN/r3r3/1p2B3/1R3Q1R b - - 0 35
[ 35... h5+ 36. gxh6 Rg3+ 37. Kf4 g5# ]


[ 30. e5+ Kxe5 31. Nf3+ Kf6 32. Ne4# ] (2541)


[ 32... Nf5+ 33. Kg4 Rg2+ 34. Kf3 Nh4# ] (2541)


[ 32. Ng5+ Kh6 33. Nxf7+ Kh7 34. Qh8# ] (2544)


[ 32... Bb4+ 33. Kc4 Rc5+ 34. Kb3 Be6# ] (2544)


[ 36. Nxd6+ cxd6 37. a6+ Kxa6 38. Bxc8# ] (2546)


Black mates in 3. Puzzle #KkYpN (2548)
r4k1r/1pp2p2/p3bN1p/8/5PPB/q1P4P/1b1RQ3/1K3BNR b - - 0 20
[ 20... Ba2+ 21. Kc2 Qxc3+ 22. Kd1 Qc1# ]


[ 25. Nf6+ Kxg7 26. Qh7+ Kf8 27. Qh6# ] (2551)


[ 30... Qxa2+ 31. Kd3 Qb1+ 32. Kxc4 Rc8# ] (2552)


[ 40. Qxg6+ Rxg6 41. Rgxg6+ Kh7 42. Ng5# ] (2554)


Black mates in 3. Puzzle #9RDv1 (2555)
5rk1/1Q6/4p2p/6P1/2p5/P1q5/2n2P1P/2B2KR1 b - - 0 28
[ 28... Qh3+ 29. Rg2 Qd3+ 30. Kg1 Qd1# ]


Black mates in 3. Puzzle #Se0M3 (2555)
6rk/pppQPR2/8/4b3/3P3K/2P5/P1q3PP/8 b - - 3 30
[ 30... Bf6+ 31. Rxf6 Qh7+ 32. Rh6 Qxh6# ]


[ 44... Qd6 45. Qb1+ g6+ 46. Kg5 Qe7# ] (2555)


Black mates in 3. Puzzle #VE78 (2556)
1k3r2/ppp5/3p4/3N4/2PnP1R1/Q4pK1/PP5r/R7 b - - 3 32
[ 32... Ne2+ 33. Kxh2 Rh8+ 34. Rh4 Rxh4# ]


[ 29... Qxf1+ 30. Rxf1 Nf2+ 31. Kg1 Nh3# ] (2556)


[ 30. Nce7+ Kh8 31. Qxa8+ Rf8 32. Qxf8# ] (2558)


[ 31... Rxf3 32. Qxe2 Rxh3+ 33. Kxh3 Qh4# ] (2559)


[ 29... Qxf1+ 30. Kxf1 Bh3+ 31. Kg1 Re1# ] (2560)


[ 12... Qf4+ 13. Ke1 Bh4+ 14. Ke2 Qf2# ] (2563)


[ 27... Qc5+ 28. Rxc5 Rd1+ 29. Re1 Rxe1# ] (2563)


Black mates in 3. Puzzle #ubJgE (2564)
1k4r1/pp4r1/2p1p3/4Np1q/1Q1P1p2/3B3P/PPP2PPK/6R1 b - - 5 28
[ 28... Rxg2+ 29. Rxg2 Qxh3+ 30. Kg1 Qxg2# ]


White mates in 3. Puzzle #9C66L (2565)
8/p1p1q1p1/3p3p/8/2P4k/5Q2/P4PPK/8 w - - 0 36
[ 36. Qf5 Qe5+ 37. g3+ Qxg3+ 38. fxg3# ]


[ 21. Ne7+ Kg7 22. Rxg5+ Kh8 23. Qxf6# ] (2565)


[ 34... Nxe4+ 35. dxe4 Qh4+ 36. Kf3 Qh3# ] (2565)


[ 37... Nd4+ 38. Kg1 Nf3+ 39. Kf1 Bd3# ] (2565)


[ 31. Rh2+ Rh5 32. Rxh5+ Kxh5 33. Qg5# ] (2566)


Black mates in 3. Puzzle #RDnYM (2567)
2k4r/1pp2p2/P2p3p/7b/P1B1P3/3R1P1q/8/3Q1RK1 b - - 3 27
[ 27... Qg3+ 28. Kh1 Qh4+ 29. Kg1 Rg8# ]


[ 35... Qa4+ 36. Kb6 Bc5+ 37. Kxc5 Nd7# ] (2569)


[ 20. Qd6+ Kxd6 21. Bf4+ Kd7 22. Bf5# ] (2570)


[ 29. Qg7+ Nxg7 30. Rf8+ Rxf8 31. Rxf8# ] (2571)


[ 20... Qxc2+ 21. Kxc2 Nxd4+ 22. Kd2 Nb3# ] (2572)


[ 37. Qe8+ Bd7 38. Qg6+ Be6 39. Qxe6# ] (2574)


[ 23. Ne4+ Kxd5 24. Nf6+ Kd6 25. Qd7# ] (2576)


[ 32... Qxg3+ 33. Kxg3 Bd6+ 34. Re5 Bxe5# ] (2577)


White mates in 3. Puzzle #O9yUF (2578)
rnbq2nr/ppp3pp/2kbQ3/8/2Bpp3/8/PPP2PPP/RNB1K2R w KQ - 8 10
[ 10. Qd5+ Kd7 11. Qf5+ Kc6 12. Qb5# ]


[ 46. Ra1 h2 47. Rc1+ Bc2 48. Rxc2# ] (2578)


[ 34... Rg5+ 35. Bxf2 Rh8+ 36. Bh5+ Rhxh5# ] (2583)


[ 26... Qg2+ 27. Kxg2 Nxf4+ 28. Kg1 Nh3# ] (2585)


[ 28. Qxc7+ Kxd5 29. c4+ Ke6 30. Nf4# ] (2587)


[ 23... Qa6+ 24. c4 Qxc4+ 25. Rd3 Qxd3# ] (2588)


[ 21. Ne7+ Kg7 22. Rxg5+ Kh8 23. Qxf6# ] (2588)


[ 20. Nf6+ exf6 21. e4+ Kc4 22. Qe2# ] (2589)


Black mates in 3. Puzzle #oCDfH (2591)
3r4/pkp1nppp/1pn5/1K1bP3/5P2/2P2N2/PP4PP/R1B4R b - - 5 17
[ 17... Bb3 18. axb3 Rd5+ 19. Ka4 Ra5# ]


[ 20... Ne5+ 21. Kf4 Qh6+ 22. Kxe5 Qd6# ] (2593)


[ 31... Re3 32. Kf5 Rfxf3+ 33. Bf4 Re5# ] (2599)


[ 29. Qg7+ Nxg7 30. Rf8+ Rxf8 31. Rxf8# ] (2600)


[ 18. Qe4 Qxh2 19. Bb4+ c5 20. dxc5# ] (2603)


[ 32... Rxh2+ 33. Kxh2 Nf3+ 34. Kh3 Bf1# ] (2605)


[ 27... Qg4 28. Rg1 Qxg1+ 29. Kxg1 Rc1# ] (2607)


[ 28. Rc3 b4 29. Ra3+ bxa3 30. b3# ] (2611)


[ 24... d4+ 25. Ke4 Qxg2+ 26. Qxg2 Rf4# ] (2612)


[ 37... Qxg3+ 38. hxg3 h2+ 39. Kh1 Nxg3# ] (2614)


[ 54... Qe5+ 55. g3 Qe2+ 56. Kh3 Rh1# ] (2616)


[ 30. Rg8+ Rxg8 31. Qh5+ Nh6 32. Qxh6# ] (2618)


[ 30. Bh7+ Nxh7 31. Qf7+ Kh8 32. Ng6# ] (2618)


White mates in 3. Puzzle #vZBVo (2619)
rn1r4/p1R3p1/1p1bbn1p/k2q4/P7/1P6/1B2QPPP/5RK1 w - - 3 23
[ 23. Rc5+ Qxc5 24. Bc3+ Qxc3 25. Qb5# ]


Black mates in 3. Puzzle #XQOEX (2620)
1r4k1/3qp2p/3p2pB/3Pn3/2PQ4/6P1/R4P1P/Rr3BK1 b - - 3 35
[ 35... Qh3 36. Rxb1 Nf3+ 37. Kh1 Qxh2# ]


[ 30. Rf5 Bxg3 31. Nf6+ Kxh4 32. Rh5# ] (2621)


White mates in 3. Puzzle #XSGbm (2624)
r4bQ1/ppq1k3/2p3p1/3pNb2/3P4/2N4P/PPP2P2/6K1 w - - 2 26
[ 26. Qf7+ Kd6 27. Ne4+ dxe4 28. Nc4# ]


[ 25... Qxg2+ 26. Kxg2 Rf2+ 27. Kh1 Ng3# ] (2625)


[ 40... Rg2+ 41. Kf1 Kh2 42. a3 Rf2# ] (2625)


[ 31... b5+ 32. cxb5 Bc2+ 33. Ka5 Qb6# ] (2628)


[ 21... Rxb2+ 22. Kxb2 Rb8+ 23. Ka1 Qxa3# ] (2628)


White mates in 3. Puzzle #Dtta1 (2630)
3R4/1p3p1k/2p2p1p/2P1bN2/1rb1B3/p6P/P1K3P1/8 w - - 2 31
[ 31. Ng3+ f5 32. Bxf5+ Kg7 33. Nh5# ]


[ 21. Bh7+ Qxh7 22. Qxg5+ Qg6 23. Qxg6# ] (2631)


[ 42. Qd7+ Kf8 43. Qd8+ Kf7 44. e6# ] (2632)


[ 9... Ba6+ 10. b5 Bxb5+ 11. Nxb5 Qxe4# ] (2632)


[ 62. g3+ fxg3 63. Kg6 g2 64. Rg4# ] (2632)


[ 25... Bxf3+ 26. Kxd3 Qd8+ 27. Bd4 Qxd4# ] (2633)


[ 52. Rxe5+ dxe5 53. Rxe5+ Rxe5 54. Nd4# ] (2634)


[ 23. Qxg6+ Kxg6 24. Bh5+ Kg7 25. Rxf7# ] (2634)


[ 24. Bh7+ N8xh7 25. Qg6+ Kh8 26. Qxh7# ] (2637)


[ 38... Qd4+ 39. Kf1 Qd1+ 40. Kf2 Ng4# ] (2646)


[ 25. R2h4 e5 26. f4+ exf4 27. gxf4# ] (2650)


[ 29... Qe1 30. f4 Qf2+ 31. Kh1 Qg1# ] (2652)


Black mates in 3. Puzzle #zBU0Q (2656)
7r/5p2/4p1k1/4P1P1/5RK1/2r4P/R7/8 b - - 4 50
[ 50... f5+ 51. exf6 Rcxh3 52. f7 R8h4# ]


[ 54. Kd7 Rxe4 55. Rb8+ Re8 56. Rxe8# ] (2661)


[ 36. Qf5 Qe5+ 37. g3+ Qxg3+ 38. fxg3# ] (2661)


White mates in 3. Puzzle #mko8t (2662)
r1b1Qnkr/pp3pbp/2pp1q2/8/2BP1B2/2N2P2/PPP1K3/6R1 w - - 4 21
[ 21. Ne4 Qxf4 22. Qxf7+ Qxf7 23. Nf6# ]


[ 31... Nxf4 32. Bf3 Rg2+ 33. Bxg2 Ne2# ] (2664)


[ 29. e6+ Rxe6 30. Rg7+ Kf6 31. Qg5# ] (2665)


[ 22. Rd6+ Bxd6 23. Nd5+ Ka5 24. Qa4# ] (2666)


[ 10... Ne5+ 11. Ke4 Bf5+ 12. Kxe5 Ng6# ] (2668)


White mates in 3. Puzzle #OnlsW (2670)
4r1k1/ppp2ppp/8/3b4/2qrNQ2/4R3/P4PPP/4R1K1 w - - 4 27
[ 27. Nf6+ gxf6 28. Rg3+ Kh8 29. Rxe8# ]


[ 24. Qd7+ Kf6 25. Rd6+ Bxd6 26. Qxd6# ] (2671)


Black mates in 3. Puzzle #TlX1V (2673)
8/5p1k/6pp/3pq3/6K1/6P1/5Q1P/R7 b - - 0 38
[ 38... Qe6+ 39. Kh4 g5+ 40. Kh5 Qh3# ]


[ 30. Qe5+ Be6 31. Rg8+ Kd7 32. Rb7# ] (2674)


[ 33... Qd3+ 34. Kg2 Bd5+ 35. f3 Qxf3# ] (2675)


[ 25. R2h4 Ng2 26. f4+ Nxf4 27. gxf4# ] (2682)


[ 31... Rf5+ 32. Ne5 Nb5+ 33. Kd5 Bf7# ] (2686)


[ 48. Qe6+ Rc6 49. Ra8+ Kb5 50. Qc4# ] (2690)


[ 30. Nce7+ Kh8 31. Qxa8+ Rf8 32. Qxf8# ] (2695)


[ 22. Re1+ Ne3 23. Bd3+ Kd4 24. Ne2# ] (2696)


[ 35. Qb8+ Bb7 36. Rxc6+ Kxc6 37. Qd6# ] (2702)


[ 44... Qb1+ 45. Kg2 h3+ 46. Kxh3 Qf1# ] (2710)


Black mates in 3. Puzzle #mbHTs (2713)
8/pp1kr3/2p1p3/3pP3/3Pq3/P1P5/1P3QRK/6R1 b - - 0 39
[ 39... Qh7+ 40. Kg3 Rg7+ 41. Kf4 Qe4# ]


[ 20. Qd6 Qg5 21. Qd7+ Kf8 22. Qxf7# ] (2728)


[ 31... Rxf4+ 32. exf4 Qc3+ 33. Ke4 f5# ] (2732)


[ 30. Rf5 Bxg3 31. Nf6+ Kxh4 32. Rh5# ] (2748)


[ 17... Qg5+ 18. Kd4 Qd8+ 19. Kc3 Qd2# ] (2761)


[ 38. b3+ axb3 39. Nb7 b2 40. Na5# ] (2763)


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