Chess Problem Wanted

Geoff Chandler · Post by **Geoff Chandler** » Wed Feb 19, 2020 12:18 pm

This was one of Sam Loyd's problems I found in a 1990 BCM

White to play and mate in 3

The solution tells us one struggling solver thought the diagram was wrong (it's not)
So they swapped over the Kings and behold! Another mate in three. (which they solved.)

I was wondering if any composer can supply a mate in 3 where you swap over the Kings
and the moves to mate Black are exactly the same, or even the same moves in reverse order.

On a lighter note I too have suspected a diagram was wrong when solving tactical puzzles (they very rarely are).
The mistake has always me looking for a White win when I've missed it was Black to play. Doh!