Have a happy New Year and solve these 16 mates composed by GM Pal Benko in honor of 2016.
#1
White to Mate in Three
#2
Mate in 3
#3
Mate in 3
#4
Mate in 3
#5
Mate in 3
#6
Mate in 3
#7
Mate in 3
#8
Mate in 3
#9
Mate in 3
#10
Mate in 3
#11
Mate in 3
#12
Mate in 3
#13
Mate in 3
#14
Mate in 3
#15
Mate in 3
#16
Mate in 3
[pgn] [Event "?"] [Site "?"] [Round "?"] [Black "?"] [Result "*"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "1B6/7R/8/6p1/4B1k1/6P1/8/6K1 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "5"] [EventDate "2015.??.??"] 1. Rh3 Kxh3 2. Bf3 g4 3. Bg2# *[/pgn]
[pgn] [Event "?"] [Site "?"] [Round "?"] [White "NY2"] [Black "?"] [Result "*"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "1B6/7R/8/6p1/4B1k1/4K1P1/8/8 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "5"] [EventDate "2015.??.??"] 1. Ba7 Kxg3 2. Bf3 g4 3. Bb8# *[/pgn]
[pgn] [Event "?"] [Site "?"] [Round "?"] [White "NY3"] [Black "?"] [Result "*"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "1B6/7R/6p1/6p1/4B1k1/6P1/5K2/8 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "5"] [EventDate "2015.??.??"] 1. Bd5 Kf5 2. g4+ Kxg4 3. Be6# *[/pgn]
[pgn] [Event "?"] [Site "?"] [Round "?"] [White "NY1"] [Black "?"] [Result "*"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "1B6/7R/8/6p1/4B1k1/6P1/8/6K1 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "5"] [EventDate "2015.??.??"] 1. Rh3 Kxh3 2. Bf3 g4 3. Bg2# *[/pgn]
[pgn] [Event "?"] [Site "?"] [Round "?"] [Black "?"] [Result "*"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "1B6/7R/2p5/2P3p1/4B1kP/8/5K2/8 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "4"] [EventDate "2015.??.??"] 1. Be5 {22} Kh3 {6} 2. Bxc6 {4} (2. Bxc6 {3} gxh4 {60} (2... g4) 3. Bd7# {3}) 2... Kg4 Bd7# *[/pgn]
[pgn] [Event "?"] [Site "?"] [Round "?"] [Black "?"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "1B3K2/7R/2p5/6p1/4B1kP/6P1/8/8 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "5"] [EventDate "2015.??.??"] 1. hxg5 c5 2. Bf4 c4 3. Rh4# *[/pgn]
[pgn] [Event "?"] [Site "?"] [Round "?"] [Black "?"] [Result "*"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "1B3K2/7R/2p5/6p1/2P1B1k1/6P1/8/8 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "5"] [EventDate "2015.??.??"] 1. Kg7 c5 2. Kh6 Kh3 3. Kxg5# * [/pgn]
[pgn] [Site "?"] [Round "?"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "1B6/7R/2p5/6p1/2P1B1k1/8/5K2/8 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "5"] [EventDate "2015.??.??"] 1. Rh8 c5 2. Bh7 Kh5 3. Bf5# *[/pgn]
[pgn] [Event "?"] [Site "?"] [Round "?"] [Result "*"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "B7/6R1/1p6/5p2/1P1B1k2/8/4K3/8 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "5"] [EventDate "2015.??.??"] 1. Bh1 b5 2. Rg2 Ke4 3. Rg4# *[/pgn]
[pgn] [Event "?"] [Site "?"] [Round "?"] [Black "?"] [Result "*"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "B7/6R1/1p1K4/5p2/1P1B1k2/8/8/8 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "5"] [EventDate "2015.??.??"] 1. Rg2 b5 2. Kd5 Kf3 3. Ke5# *[/pgn]
[pgn] [Event "?"] [Site "?"] [Black "?"] [Result "*"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "B7/6R1/1p1K1P2/5p2/3B1k2/8/8/8 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "3"] [EventDate "2015.??.??"] 1. f7 b5 2. f8=N b4 3. Ne6# *[/pgn]
[pgn] [Event "?"] [Site "?"] [Round "?"] [Black "?"] [Result "*"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "B7/6R1/1p6/5p2/3B1k2/8/5K2/8 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "5"] [EventDate "2015.??.??"] 1. Bf6 b5 2. Rh7 Kg4 (2... b4 3. Rh4#) 3. Rh4# *[/pgn]
[pgn] [Event "?"] [Site "?"] [Round "?"] [White "NY13"] [Black "?"] [Result "*"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "B7/5KR1/8/5p2/3B1k2/8/8/8 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "5"] [EventDate "2015.??.??"] 1. Bc5 Ke5 2. Rg3 Kf4 3. Bd6# * [/pgn]
[pgn] [Event "?"] [Site "?"] [Black "?"] [Result "*"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "B7/6R1/8/5p2/3B1k2/7P/8/4K3 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "5"] [EventDate "2015.??.??"] 1. Bf6 Ke3 2. Rg3+ Kf4 3. Rf3# *[/pgn]
[pgn] [Event "?"] [Site "?"] [Round "?"] [White "NY15"] [Black "?"] [Result "*"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "B7/6RP/5K2/5p2/3B1k2/8/8/8 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "3"] [EventDate "2015.??.??"] 1. Kg6 Kg4 2. h8=Q f4 3.Kf6# *[/pgn]
[pgn] [Event "?"] [Site "?"] [Round "?"] [White "NY16"] [Black "?"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "B7/P5R1/8/5p2/3B1k2/3K4/8/8 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "5"] [EventDate "2015.??.??"] 1. Bf3 Kxf3 2. Be3 f4 3. a8=Q# 1-0[/pgn]
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