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Here are some 'mate in 3' chess problems by W. Geary.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.

Solutions are between the brackets under each puzzle.
Drag your cursor from one bracket to the other.

a)
8/3B4/6N1/2P5/4k3/2K5/8/5R2 w - - 1 0
[ 1. Ne5 Kxe5 (1... Kd5 2. Nc4 Kxc5 3. Rf5#)
(1... Ke3 2. Ng4+ Ke4 (2... Ke2 3. Bb5#)
3. Bc6#) 2. Kd3 Kd5 3. Rf5#
]

b)
8/1K6/8/8/4kpR1/Q7/1B6/8 w - - 1 0
[ 1. Qh3 Kf5 (1... Kd5 2. Rg5+ Kd6
(2... Kc4 3. Qc3#)
3. Ba3#) 2. Rg3+ Ke4 3. Qe6#
]

c)
8/K7/6Q1/4k3/8/8/B4P2/2N5 w - - 1 0
[ 1. Bb3 Kd4 (1... Kf4 2. Nd3+ Kf3
3. Bd1#) 2. Ne2+ Kc5
(2... Ke5 3. f4#) 3. Qb6#
]

d)
8/5N2/4B3/8/2p1k1P1/8/5Q2/K7 w - - 1 0
[ 1. Bd7 c3 (1... Kd3 2. Bf5+ Kc3 3. Qb2#)
(1... Kd5 2. Qd2+ Ke4 (2... Kc5 3. Qd6#) 3. Bc6#)
2. Bc6+ Kd3 3. Ne5#
]

e)
8/5N2/1p2p3/8/N2k4/1Q6/6K1/8 w - - 1 0
[ 1. Nb2 b5 (1... e5 2. Qd3+ Kc5 3. Qc4#)
(1... Ke4 2. Qd3+ Kf4 3. Qf3#)
2. Qd3+ Kc5 3. Qd6#
]

f)
8/7Q/4k3/4P3/8/2N1pN2/K7/8 w - - 1 0
[ 1. Na4 e2 (1... Kd5 2. Qf7+ Ke4
(2... Kc6 3. Nd4#) 3. Nc5#) 2. Nb6 e1=Q 3. Qd7#
]

W Geary's 'Mate in 3' Problems, Part II.
a)
8/7p/8/4p3/4P2k/5Q2/4K1P1/8 w - - 1 0
[ 1. Qf5 h5 (1... Kg3 2. Qh3+ Kf4 3. Qh4#)
(1... h6 2. Kf3 h5 3. g3#)
2. Ke3 Kg3 3. Qh3#
]

b)
8/4p3/1K4N1/1N6/4k3/4p3/8/5Q2 w - - 1 0
[ 1. Nh4 Kd5 (1... e6 2. Qc4+ Ke5 3. Qd4#)
(1... e2 2. Qf3+ Ke5 3. Qf5#)
2. Qd3+ Ke6 (2... Ke5 3. Qf5#) 3. Qf5#
]

c)
8/1K2p3/N3k3/1B5Q/8/6P1/8/8 w - - 1 0
[ 1. Qf3 Kd6 (1... Ke5 2. Qf4+ Ke6
(2... Kd5 3. Bc4#) 3. Nc7#)
2. Qf5 e5 (2... e6 3. Qc5#) 3. Qd7#
]

d)
3k4/8/1P5P/1K2P3/4P3/7Q/8/8 w - - 1 0
[ 1. Qa3 Kd7 (1... Ke8 2. e6 Kd8 3. Qf8#)
(1... Kc8 2. Kc6 Kd8 (2... Kb8
3. Qf8#) 3. Qf8#) 2. Qf8 Ke6 3. Qe8#
]

e)
8/1Q6/3k4/1K2pP2/8/5p2/8/7b w - - 1 0
[ 1. Kb6 e4 (1... f2 2. Qf7 f1=Q 3. Qe6#)
(1... Bg2 2. Qf7) 2. Qc7+ Kd5 3. Qc5#
]

f)
8/3N1K2/8/8/2p5/1p2k3/1N4Q1/8 w - - 1 0
[ 1. Nf6 Kf4 (1... Kd4 2. Qf2+ Kc3
(2... Ke5 3. Nxc4#) 3. Nd5#)
(1... c3 2. Nc4+ Kd4
(2... Kd3 3. Qe4#) (2... Kf4 3. Qg4#) 3. Qd5#)
2. Nxc4 b2 (2... Kf5 3. Qg4# ) 3. Qg4#
]


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