=== Chess Short #97 ===
Format: countdown_puzzle
Source: Lichess puzzle M8fTD (rating 1895)
Pre-setup FEN: r5r1/pb1n1p2/1p1ppnkp/8/3PNP2/2P3R1/PP4PP/2R3K1 b - - 3 22
Puzzle FEN (after setup move): r5r1/pb1n1p2/1p1ppn1p/5k2/3PNP2/2P3R1/PP4PP/2R3K1 w - - 4 23
Setup move (opponent): Kf5 (g6f5)
Solver plays: White
Themes: blindSwineMate fork long mate mateIn3 middlegame
Solver moves (SAN): Nxd6+ Rf1+ Rfxf3#
Full continuation (SAN): Nxd6+ Kxf4 Rf1+ Bf3 Rfxf3#
Full continuation (UCI): e4d6 f5f4 c1f1 b7f3 f1f3
PGN: 23. Nxd6+ Kxf4 24. Rf1+ Bf3 25. Rfxf3#
Lichess analysis: https://lichess.org/analysis/r5r1%2Fpb1n1p2%2F1p1ppn1p%2F5k2%2F3PNP2%2F2P3R1%2FPP4PP%2F2R3K1%20w%20-%20-%204%2023
Lichess source: https://lichess.org/tabUGKlU/black#44
Duration: 32s

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White to Move: Mate In 3 • Rating 1895 #shorts

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Mate In 3 puzzle, Lichess rating 1895. White to move — deliver mate in 3.

Solution: 23. Nxd6+ Kxf4 24. Rf1+ Bf3 25. Rfxf3#

Try it yourself: https://lichess.org/analysis/r5r1%2Fpb1n1p2%2F1p1ppn1p%2F5k2%2F3PNP2%2F2P3R1%2FPP4PP%2F2R3K1%20w%20-%20-%204%2023

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