Answers.Body: <p>After 1.Ne7 Black has 1...f5, stopping the immediate 2.Bf5#.</p>
  
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Answers.Text: It had to be something simple. Thanks a lot!
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Body: <p>I'm looking at <a href="https://gameknot.com/chess-puzzle.pl?pz=238406" rel="nofollow noreferrer">this problem</a>.</p>
  
  <pre><code>[Title "White to move. Mate in three"]
  [StartFlipped "0"]
  [fen "5rb1/1p1P1pbr/1p5p/5N/PP2k/1Np3QB/6K/8 b - - 0 1"]
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>It requires white to mate in three. The accepted solution starts with 1. Kf1. But there seems to be a mate in 2 via 1. Ne7 and then 2. Bf5.</p>
  
  <p>Am I missing something? If the mate in 2 is correct, is it common/normal for a problem to request a mate in 3 when a mate in 2 is available?</p>
  
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Comments.Text: This problem is from the book "200 ausgewählte Schachaufgaben von O. Fuss und F. Möller, 1939" and is correct (computer tested, WinChloe ID=220207), keymove 1.Kf1!
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Tags: <checkmate><problems>
Title: Problem with a shorter solution
ThreadText: # Problem with a shorter solution
  
  (Asked by: username_0 on 2020-04-26)
  
  I'm looking at this problem.
  [Title "White to move. Mate in three"]
  [StartFlipped "0"]
  [fen "5rb1/1p1P1pbr/1p5p/5N/PP2k/1Np3QB/6K/8 b - - 0 1"]
  
  It requires white to mate in three. The accepted solution starts with 1. Kf1. But there seems to be a mate in 2 via 1. Ne7 and then 2. Bf5.
  Am I missing something? If the mate in 2 is correct, is it common/normal for a problem to request a mate in 3 when a mate in 2 is available?
  
  **Tags:** checkmate, problems
  
  > **Comments:**
  > **username_1**: This problem is from the book "200 ausgewählte Schachaufgaben von O. Fuss und F. Möller, 1939" and is correct (computer tested, WinChloe ID=220207), keymove 1.Kf1!  
  
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  ## 1 answers
  
  ### Answer by username_2 on 2020-04-26. Score: 8 | Accepted answer
  
  After 1.Ne7 Black has 1...f5, stopping the immediate 2.Bf5#.
  
  > **Comments:**
  > **username_0**: It had to be something simple. Thanks a lot!  
  
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