Summary
White mates in three moves at latest, against any defence (by Ercole del Rio).
Nowadays composed chess problems require a quiet non-checking first move, subtle follow-ups, and a variety of final checkmates. Back in the 18th century, when del Rio composed today's puzzle, the parameters were different. Positions were game-like, the first move was usually a check, there were few variations to calculate, and the theme was a tactic such as you would expect to find in modern textbooks for novices.See the full content of this document
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