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Here are some chess problems composed by JB of Bridport.
White mates in 3.

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

a)
8/8/8/5N2/4Pk2/8/5KQ1/8 w - - 0 1
[ Qh1 if Ke5 Qh4 or if Kg5 Qh6+ ]

b)
3K4/8/8/2Np4/1Nk5/8/7Q/8 w - - 0 1
[ Nbd3 if Kc3 Qb2+ (or Qc4) or if d4 Qh6
or if Kb5 Kd4 or if Kd4 Qb2+ (or Qd2 or Qc2)
]

c)
8/6Q1/8/6N1/5k2/8/3p4/3K3B w - - 0 1
[ Bd5 if Kg4 Nf3+ or if Kg3 Nf3+ (of Qd4)
or if Kf5 Nf3 (or Nf7 or Nh7) or if Ke3 Nf3
]

d)
8/8/8/2p5/2K5/8/1Bk2N2/5R2 w - - 0 1
[ Nd1 if Kd2 Nc3 or if Kb1 Rf2 ]

e)
8/8/3P4/4N3/3Pk3/8/3Q1K2/8 w - - 0 1
[ Qd1 if Kf5 (or Kf4) Qg4+ or if Kd5 Qg4 ]

JB of Bridport Problems, Part II. White mates in 3.
a)
Illustrated London News, 1854
8/8/8/1K5p/3p4/3k4/6Q1/2R5 w - - 0 1
[ Rh1 if Ke3 Rh4 or if Kc3 Rh2 ]

b)
B7/3k3K/3Pp3/4P3/8/8/8/1R6 w - - 0 1
[ Ra1 w/Bc6(+) ]

c)
1B2K3/4b3/3pk3/5R2/8/7B/8/8 w - - 0 1
[ Bc7 if Bf8 Kxf8 or if Bh4 Rg5+ or if Bg5 Rxg5+ or if Bd8 Rg5+ (or Kxd8) ]

d)
8/2N5/5k2/3p4/6B1/4Q2P/K7/8 w - - 0 1
[ Qa7 w/Ne6(+) ]

e)
8/2Q5/4pN2/3P1k2/4N3/8/8/3K4 w - - 0 1
[ d6 if e5 Qa7 or if Ke5 Qc1 or if Kf4 Qc5 ]

JB of Bridport Problems, Part III. White mates in 3.
a)
8/6B1/3p4/3k1P2/1p6/4K3/2R5/8 w - - 0 1
[ Bb2 b3 Rc3 Ke5 Rc5# ]

b)
8/4p3/1B6/3R4/4kNK1/1p6/8/8 w - - 0 1
[ Rc5 if e6 Rc6 or if Ke3 Rc2+ or if Kd4 Rc6+ or if b2 Rc6 ]

c)
8/8/8/8/1p1N4/1Bk1K3/3N4/b7 w - - 0 1
[ Ne6 w/Nc5 ]


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