Mate in 3 — Problem #4
🎯 Checkmate in 3 — your move
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Show solution
▲７三金打 △８一玉 ▲８二金打
Why this move works
The answer is ▲７三金打 △８一玉 ▲８二金打. The first gold checks, and the king runs toward the edge with △８一玉.
Then ▲８二金打 delivers a head gold, protected by the gold on 7三 so it cannot be taken. Driven to the edge, the king finds 7一, 9一, 7二 and 9二 all covered — mate. Herding the king to the edge with two golds is a fundamental technique.