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    The document discusses checkmates and presents several chess positions where white can force checkmate in 3 moves. It provides context on the meaning of checkmate and the ways for the king to escape check before presenting multiple puzzles for the reader to solve.

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    The document discusses checkmates and presents several chess positions where white can force checkmate in 3 moves. It provides context on the meaning of checkmate and the ways for the king to escape check before presenting multiple puzzles for the reader to solve.

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    Checkmate in 3 Moves: Checkmates

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    johnson
    The document discusses checkmates and presents several chess positions where white can force checkmate in 3 moves. It provides context on the meaning of checkmate and the ways for the king to escape check before presenting multiple puzzles for the reader to solve.

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    Checkmates

    Level 3

    Checkmate in 3 moves
    Checkmate comes from the ancient Persian words Shah, meaning King and mat meaning
    dead. Literally translated it means the King is dead.
    Remember a checkmate must first be a check (the King is attacked). Then you need to make
    sure the King cannot escape from check by any of:
    1. KILL
    Capturing the piece that is delivering check
    2. BLOCK
    Blocking the check with another piece
    3. RUN AWAY Moving away from check
    In the following positions it is White to play and checkmate in 3 moves.

    XABCDEFGHY
    8rsnl+kvl-tr(
    7zpp+-+pzpp'
    6-+p+-+-+&
    5+-+-wq-+-%
    4-+-+n+-+$
    3+-+Q+-+-#
    2PzPPvL-zPPzP"
    1+-mKR+LsNR!
    xabcdefghy

    XABCDEFGHY
    8-tr-+-tr-mk(
    7+-zplwq-sn-'
    6p+-+p+nsN&
    5+p+P+-+-%
    4-+P+-+-+$
    3+-+LzP-+R#
    2-+-+-+PzP"
    1vL-+-+RmK-!
    xabcdefghy

    XABCDEFGHY
    8-+-+-trk+(
    7+-+p+pzpp'
    6-+p+-+-+&
    5+-tRN+-+R%
    4-+-+-+-+$
    3wQ-+-+-+-#
    2P+P+-+-+"
    1+K+-+-+-!
    xabcdefghy

    White to move

    White to move

    White to move

    XABCDEFGHY
    8rwq-+-trk+(
    7zplzp-+-zpp'
    6-zp-vl-+-+&
    5+-+N+p+-%
    4-+L+-+-+$
    3zP-+-zPPsn-#
    2-zP-+-zP-zP"
    1+-tRQmK-+R!
    xabcdefghy

    XABCDEFGHY
    8-+R+-+-tR(
    7zp-+-+pzp-'
    6-zp-+p+kzp&
    5+-+-+-+-%
    4nzP-+-+NzP$
    3+-+-+PmK-#
    2q+-+P+-+"
    1+-+-+-+-!
    xabcdefghy

    XABCDEFGHY
    8-+-+-+-+(
    7+-+-+Q+-'
    6-zp-+-+-mk&
    5+-vl-zp-zp-%
    4P+-+P+-zp$
    3+-zP-vLPzPP#
    2-zP-+n+-mK"
    1+-+q+-+-!
    xabcdefghy

    White to move

    White to move

    White to move

    2007 Chess Kids

    1300 4-CHESS www.chesskids.com.au

    Page 6 of 10
    Checkmate in 3 level 3.doc

    Checkmates

    Level 3

    Checkmate in 3 moves
    Checkmate comes from the ancient Persian words Shah, meaning King and mat meaning
    dead. Literally translated it means the King is dead.
    Remember a checkmate must first be a check (the King is attacked). Then you need to make
    sure the King cannot escape from check by any of:
    1. KILL
    Capturing the piece that is delivering check
    2. BLOCK
    Blocking the check with another piece
    3. RUN AWAY Moving away from check
    In the following positions it is White to play and checkmate in 3 moves.

    XABCDEFGHY
    8r+-+-+-tr(
    7+-+-zppmk-'
    6-+lzp-tR-+&
    5+-+-+-sN-%
    4p+-zpP+PwQ$
    3+-+P+-+P#
    2PzPq+-+-+"
    1+-+R+-+K!
    xabcdefghy

    XABCDEFGHY
    8rsn-+-+k+(
    7zpp+-zp-+-'
    6-wqpzpPtrn+&
    5+-+P+-+R%
    4-+-+Q+p+$
    3zP-zP-+P+-#
    2-+PvL-+-+"
    1+-mK-+-+R!
    xabcdefghy

    XABCDEFGHY
    8-+-+-+k+(
    7+-+-+-zp-'
    6-+-sNp+-zp&
    5+-zP-zP-+-%
    4-zp-+Q+Pvl$
    3+P+-+-+P#
    2-wqr+-+-+"
    1+-+-+RmK-!
    xabcdefghy

    White to move

    White to move

    White to move

    XABCDEFGHY
    8r+-+-+-mk(
    7zpp+-vLptRp'
    6-+-+-+-+&
    5+-+-+-+-%
    4-+-+N+-+$
    3+-+-+-+P#
    2qzPP+-+-+"
    1+-mKR+-+-!
    xabcdefghy

    XABCDEFGHY
    8r+-+-+-mk(
    7zppzp-+-+r'
    6-+-zpqsNP+&
    5+-+-+-wQ-%
    4-+-zP-+-+$
    3+-+-+-+-#
    2PzPP+-+P+"
    1+-mK-+-+-!
    xabcdefghy

    XABCDEFGHY
    8r+-+-+-wQ(
    7+l+-trk+-'
    6pzp-wq-zp-+&
    5+-snp+L+-%
    4P+n+-tR-+$
    3+-sN-+-+-#
    2-zPP+-+PzP"
    1+-+-tR-+K!
    xabcdefghy

    White to move

    White to move

    White to move

    2007 Chess Kids

    1300 4-CHESS www.chesskids.com.au

    Page 7 of 10
    Checkmate in 3 level 3.doc

    Checkmates

    Level 3

    Checkmate in 3 moves
    Checkmate comes from the ancient Persian words Shah, meaning King and mat meaning
    dead. Literally translated it means the King is dead.
    Remember a checkmate must first be a check (the King is attacked). Then you need to make
    sure the King cannot escape from check by any of:
    1. KILL
    Capturing the piece that is delivering check
    2. BLOCK
    Blocking the check with another piece
    3. RUN AWAY Moving away from check
    In the following positions it is White to play and checkmate in 3 moves.

    XABCDEFGHY
    8rwqlsnkvl-tr(
    7zp-+-zp-zpp'
    6-+p+-zp-+&
    5+-+-sN-+-%
    4Q+L+PzP-+$
    3+-+-+-+-#
    2PzP-+-+PzP"
    1tR-vL-+K+R!
    xabcdefghy

    XABCDEFGHY
    8-+-+-wQ-+(
    7zp-+-+-+p'
    6-+-+-+p+&
    5+-tR-+p+k%
    4-+-+-+-zP$
    3+P+-+-zP-#
    2P+p+-zP-+"
    1+-+qtrLmK-!
    xabcdefghy

    XABCDEFGHY
    8ktr-+-+-wQ(
    7zp-+-wq-+-'
    6-+-tR-zp-+&
    5+P+-vL-+-%
    4-+-+-+-+$
    3+-+-+-+-#
    2-mK-+-+-+"
    1+-+-+-+-!
    xabcdefghy

    White to move

    White to move

    White to move

    XABCDEFGHY
    8r+-wqkvlntr(
    7zppzpl+-zpp'
    6-+-+-zpn+&
    5+-+Pzp-+-%
    4-+-+Q+-+$
    3+-zPLvLN+-#
    2PzP-+-+PzP"
    1tRN+-mK-+R!
    xabcdefghy

    XABCDEFGHY
    8k+r+-+-tr(
    7+p+-+-+-'
    6nzP-+-+-+&
    5+-+-+p+q%
    4-+-+-vLn+$
    3tR-+-+-zP-#
    2-+-+-zP-+"
    1+-+-+LmK-!
    xabcdefghy

    XABCDEFGHY
    8-+-+-+-mk(
    7+-+-mK-zpp'
    6-+-+-+-sN&
    5+-+-+-+-%
    4-+-+-+-+$
    3+-+-+-+-#
    2-+-+-+-+"
    1vL-+-+-+-!
    xabcdefghy

    White to move

    White to move

    White to move

    2007 Chess Kids

    1300 4-CHESS www.chesskids.com.au

    Page 8 of 10
    Checkmate in 3 level 3.doc

    Checkmates

    Level 3

    Checkmate in 3 moves
    Checkmate comes from the ancient Persian words Shah, meaning King and mat meaning
    dead. Literally translated it means the King is dead.
    Remember a checkmate must first be a check (the King is attacked). Then you need to make
    sure the King cannot escape from check by any of:
    1. KILL
    Capturing the piece that is delivering check
    2. BLOCK
    Blocking the check with another piece
    3. RUN AWAY Moving away from check
    In the following positions it is White to play and checkmate in 3 moves.

    XABCDEFGHY
    8-+-wq-tr-mk(
    7+-+-sN-zpp'
    6-+-+-zpl+&
    5+-+-+-+-%
    4R+Q+-+-+$
    3+-+-+-+-#
    2-+-+-+PzP"
    1+-+-+-+K!
    xabcdefghy

    XABCDEFGHY
    8-+-+-+rmk(
    7+-+P+Qzpp'
    6-zp-+-+-+&
    5+-+-+-tr-%
    4P+-+-+-+$
    3+P+-wq-+-#
    2-+-+-tRPzP"
    1+-+-+-mK-!
    xabcdefghy

    XABCDEFGHY
    8rsnlwq-mk-+(
    7zpp+-zpptrp'
    6-+-+-+p+&
    5+L+-zP-+-%
    4-+-sN-+-+$
    3+-sN-+-+-#
    2PzPP+-+PzP"
    1+-+RmK-+R!
    xabcdefghy

    White to move

    White to move

    White to move

    XABCDEFGHY
    8r+-+-+ntr(
    7zpp+-vlpzpp'
    6-+-+-mk-+&
    5+-+Qzp-wq-%
    4-+-+P+-+$
    3+-zP-+-+-#
    2-+-+-zPPzP"
    1tRN+-+RmK-!
    xabcdefghy

    XABCDEFGHY
    8-+r+q+r+(
    7+-+-+-+k'
    6p+-zpNvlpzp&
    5+p+-+-+-%
    4-+-+P+-+$
    3+-+R+-+Q#
    2PsnP+-+-zP"
    1+K+-+-+-!
    xabcdefghy

    XABCDEFGHY
    8ksN-tRr+-+(
    7zpnwQ-+-+-'
    6-+-+-+-+&
    5+-+-zP-+-%
    4qzPK+-+-+$
    3+-+-+-+-#
    2-+-+-+-+"
    1+-+-+-+-!
    xabcdefghy

    White to move

    White to move

    White to move

    2007 Chess Kids

    1300 4-CHESS www.chesskids.com.au

    Page 9 of 10
    Checkmate in 3 level 3.doc

    Checkmates

    Level 3

    Checkmate in 3 moves
    Checkmate comes from the ancient Persian words Shah, meaning King and mat meaning
    dead. Literally translated it means the King is dead.
    Remember a checkmate must first be a check (the King is attacked). Then you need to make
    sure the King cannot escape from check by any of:
    1. KILL
    Capturing the piece that is delivering check
    2. BLOCK
    Blocking the check with another piece
    3. RUN AWAY Moving away from check
    In the following positions it is White to play and checkmate in 3 moves.

    XABCDEFGHY
    8r+lwq-+rmk(
    7+p+p+-+-'
    6p+n+pzPQzp&
    5+-+n+-+-%
    4-+-+N+-+$
    3+N+L+-+-#
    2PzPPvl-+PzP"
    1tR-+-+R+K!
    xabcdefghy

    XABCDEFGHY
    8-mk-+r+-tr(
    7+p+-+-+-'
    6-zP-+-+l+&
    5+-sNpzPp+-%
    4RtR-mK-+-zp$
    3+-+-+-+-#
    2-+-+-+-+"
    1+-+-+-+-!
    xabcdefghy

    XABCDEFGHY
    8r+-wq-+ktr(
    7zppzplvl-+p'
    6-+nzp-+-vL&
    5+L+N+-+Q%
    4-+-zPP+-zP$
    3+-+-+-+-#
    2PzPP+-+-+"
    1+-+-+-mK-!
    xabcdefghy

    White to move

    White to move

    White to move

    XABCDEFGHY
    8r+-+-mkr+(
    7zpptRl+p+Q'
    6-+-+pzP-zP&
    5+-+n+-+-%
    4-zp-sN-+-tR$
    3wq-+-+-+-#
    2-+-+-zPP+"
    1+-+-+-mK-!
    xabcdefghy

    XABCDEFGHY
    8-+-+-+-+(
    7+-+-+-+-'
    6-+N+-+-tR&
    5+-+-+psn-%
    4-+-+r+k+$
    3+-+-tr-+-#
    2-+-+-+K+"
    1+-+-+R+-!
    xabcdefghy

    XABCDEFGHY
    8-+-+kvl-tr(
    7zpr+p+pzpp'
    6-+p+-+-+&
    5+N+-zP-vL-%
    4q+-+-+-+$
    3zP-+-+-+-#
    2-zP-wQ-zPPzP"
    1+-+RmK-+R!
    xabcdefghy

    White to move

    White to move

    White to move

    2007 Chess Kids

    1300 4-CHESS www.chesskids.com.au

    Page 10 of 10
    Checkmate in 3 level 3.doc

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