Here’s something you might have seen before: Twickenham Chess Club’s 1896 victory over Metropolitan.

Regular readers will have met several of these players already, but not Twickenham’s Board 6: E B Schwann.

Edward Bagehot Schwann was born in Hampstead in 1872, probably towards the end of September. Edward came from a privileged background. His father, Frederick Sigismund Schwann, himself the son of a German born merchant, had been born in Huddersfield, famed in Hampshire for a while before moving to London and working as a Commission Merchant. His mother, Mary Watson Halton Bagehot, was a first cousin of Walter Bagehot, best remembered as the author of The British Constitution.

The 1881 census found Frederick and Mary living in West Heath Lodge, Branch Hall Park, Hampstead, with five children, two cousins, a governess and six servants.

Young Edward was educated at Bromsgrove School where he excelled at cricket. A brother, Henry Sigismund, would go on to represent Oxford University at cricket. An uncle, Charles Ernest Schwann, was a prominent Liberal politician, noted for his radical views, and MP for Manchester North between 1886 and 1918.

Edward must have excelled at chess as well as cricket at school, as he first came to the attention of the chess world in 1886 as a problem solver.  Perhaps solving chess problems was popular with the cool kids back in the day.

It wasn’t long before Edward started composing problems himself: direct mates mostly in 2 or 3 moves. Here’s an early example.

A typical problem by a novice composer of the day, I’d say, but he would soon add more complexity to his compositions. (You’ll find the solutions to the problems at the end of the article.)

In 1890 Edward completed his education at Bromsgrove School, achieving a Higher Certificate in Latin, Elementary and Additional Mathematics, English and History, and, rather than proceeding to Oxford or Cambridge, returned home to his family in London.

By this point they’d moved from Hampstead to Wimbledon, living in Park House, Inner Park Road. The house itself no longer exists, but it was just off the A219 across the road from Putney Heath. The 1891 census records Frederick and Mary along with six of their children, including Edward, described as a Scholar (perhaps he was at London University) and no less than eight servants. They were clearly living in some style.

By the following year, Edward had joined the City of London Chess Club. The first mention of him I can find is from July 1892, where, described as ‘the rising young problem composer’, he won a game in a simul given by the strong amateur Percy Howell.

In January 1893 he had a game from the City of London Club Championship published in the Morning Post, although it must be admitted that White’s opening play was pretty feeble and that his queen sacrifice, while attractive, was not the only way to win. As a problemist, though, he might have had no choice. (You can click on any move in any game in this article and a pop-up window will appear enabling you to play it through.)

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[Event “City of London Chess Club”]
[Site “?”]
[Date “1892.??.??”]
[Round “?”]
[White “Ray, H J.”]
[Black “Schwann, Edward Bagehot”]
[Result “0-1”]
[ECO “D02”]
[Annotator “Tactical Analysis 5.2 (1s)”]
[PlyCount “42”]
[EventDate “1897.??.??”]
[SourceVersionDate “2022.05.05”]

1. d4 c5 2. Nf3 d5 3. e3 Nc6 {[#]
} 4. Be2 $146 ({Predecessor:} 4. b3 Bg4 5. Be2 Nf6 6. Nbd2 e6 7. Bb2 h6 8. Ne5
Nxe5 9. dxe5 Bxe2 10. Qxe2 Nd7 11. f4 Qh4+ 12. g3 Qh3 13. O-O-O a6 14. Rdg1 Qf5
15. g4 {1-0 (35) Prusse,T-Morling,J corr 1890 Myers [Fraser]}) 4… Bf5 5. a3
e6 6. O-O {D02: 1 d4 d5 2 Nf3 sidelines, including 2…Nf6 3 g3 and 2…Nf6 3
Bf4.} Nf6 7. h3 g5 {[%cal Bg7g5,Bg5g4,Bg4h3][%mdl 32] Hoping for …Rg8.} 8.
dxc5 {The position is equal.} Bxc5 9. b4 Bb6 {& Black is more active.} 10. Bb2
Rg8 {[%cal Bh8g8,Bg8g3,Bg3g2,Bg2f2][%mdl 32] White must now prevent …g4.} 11.
Bb5 g4 12. Ne5 {White does not recover from this.} (12. hxg4 $17 {only move.}
Nxg4 13. Bd3) 12… gxh3 $19 13. g3 Qc7 {[%cal Ob6e3] …Bxe3! is the strong
threat.} 14. Nxc6 $2 {[#]} (14. Nd2) 14… Rxg3+ $1 {[%mdl 512]} 15. Kh1 Be4+
16. f3 bxc6 17. Bxf6 {[#]} Rg2 $1 {[%csl Gg2][%cal Rc7h2] Black mates.} 18.
Bxc6+ Kf8 {[%csl Gg2][%cal Rc7h2]} 19. f4 Rf2+ 20. Kg1 {[#]} Qxf4 $3 {[%mdl
512]} 21. exf4 (21. Bg7+ Kg8) 21… h2# {Weighted Error Value: White=1.14/
Black=0.15 (very precise)} 0-1

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By 1893 he was playing in matches for his club: here he is in a match against Oxford University. (I suspect A F Fox is a typo for A M Fox.)

In October that year Blackburne visited the City of London Club to play an 8-board blindfold simul: the only winner was ‘a rising talented player and problem composer’ – E B Schwann. (One of the three players who drew was recorded as Dr J K Leeson: this may have been a typo for Dr J R Leeson, who will feature in a future Minor Piece.) By now Edward was playing for the Metropolitan club as well as City of London.

In 1894 he represented the winning team, Surrey, in the final of the inter-county championship against Gloucestershire – but his affiliation is given as S.C.A. (Surrey Chess Association), suggesting he wasn’t, at that point, a member of any Surrey club.

In October 1894 a 50 board match took place between the Metropolitan and City of London clubs. Edward played as a reserve for City of London, finding himself faced with W H Gunston, a player of genuine master strength.

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[Event “Metropolitan v City of London”]
[Site “?”]
[Date “1894.10.20”]
[Round “?”]
[White “Gunston, William Hewison”]
[Black “Schwann, Edward Bagehot”]
[Result “1-0”]
[ECO “C67”]
[Annotator “Tactical Analysis 5.2 (1s)”]
[PlyCount “51”]
[EventDate “1897.??.??”]
[SourceVersionDate “2022.05.05”]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5
Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. d4 Be7 6. Qe2 Nd6 7. Bxc6 bxc6 8. dxe5 Nb7 9. Nc3 Nc5 10.
Nd4 O-O 11. Rd1 Qe8 12. Be3 {[#] C67: Ruy Lopez: Berlin Defence: 4 0-0 Nxe4.}
f6 $146 (12… d6 $14) ({Predecessor:} 12… d5 13. Qf3 Bd7 14. Qg3 f6 15. Bf4
Qf7 16. exf6 Bxf6 17. Bxc7 Bxd4 18. Rxd4 Ne6 19. Rd2 Nxc7 20. Qxc7 {1/2-1/2
(30) Gunston,W-Trenchard,H England 1890}) 13. exf6 Rxf6 {[#]} (13… Bxf6 $16
14. Qc4+ Ne6) 14. Bg5 $1 $18 {White has a decisive advantage.} Ba6 {[#]} 15.
Qe5 (15. Qe3 $1 $18 {is the precise move to win.}) 15… d6 $16 16. Qe3 Rf7 17.
Re1 Qd7 {[%cal Oh7h6]} 18. b4 Bxg5 19. Qxg5 Nb7 20. Re3 {Rae1 is the strong
threat. 0x0.001a09becf6cdp-1022s more active pieces. The black rooks are badly
placed.} Bc4 21. Rae1 Raf8 $2 (21… h6 22. Qh4 a5) 22. Re7 $18 h6 23. Rxd7
hxg5 24. Rxf7 Kxf7 25. Nxc6 {And now Re7+ would win.} a6 (25… Rc8 $142 26.
Re4 Re8 27. Rxe8 (27. Nxa7 Rxe4 28. Nxe4 Bxa2 $18) 27… Kxe8 28. Nxa7 Kd7) 26.
Re7+ {Weighted Error Value: White=0.37/Black=0.69} 1-0

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The newspaper report rather unhelpfully reported the match in alphabetical order of the Metropolitan players rather than in board order.

Meanwhile Edward’s problem career was continuing to grow: this problem was a first prize winner.

He seemed to be present in almost every club or county match going, as well as composing prolifically. He was particularly successful over the board in the 1895-6 season: maybe one of his friends, Arthur Makinson Fox, perhaps, suggested that he might be prepared to make the journey from Wimbledon to Twickenham to join the local club, with the result that you saw at the top of this article.

In 1897 Frederick Richard Gittins published his book The Chess Bouquet. Here’s what he had to say about Edward Bagehot Schwann.

His improved form had come to the notice of the selectors and, in a match against Cambridge University, he found himself on board 2, where he lost to a most interesting opponent, E A Crowley.

Yes, this was Edward Alexander, better known as Aleister Crowley, star of The (Even More) Complete Chess Addict. You can read more about his chess career here.

Soon after this match, Edward disappeared from the London chess scene, spending a year in Munich learning more about the German School of chess composition from the experts there, and also visiting Prague, where he played this game.

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[Event “Prague”]
[Site “?”]
[Date “1897.??.??”]
[Round “?”]
[White “Schwann, Edward Bagehot”]
[Black “Moucka, Frantisek”]
[Result “0-1”]
[ECO “C56”]
[Annotator “Tactical Analysis 5.2 (1s)”]
[PlyCount “70”]
[EventDate “1897.??.??”]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3
Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d4 exd4 5. O-O Bc5 6. e5 d5 7. exf6 dxc4 8. Re1+ Be6 9. Ng5
Qd5 10. Nc3 Qf5 11. Nce4 Bb6 (11… gxf6 12. g4 $1 Qg6 13. Nxe6 fxe6 14. Nxc5
$16) 12. g4 $2 {C56: Two Knights: 4 d4 exd4 5 0-0 Nxe4.} (12. fxg7 $16 Rg8 13.
Ng3) 12… Qg6 $1 $11 13. fxg7 Rg8 {[#]} (13… Qxg7 $19 14. Nxe6 fxe6) 14.
Nxe6 $146 {The position is equal.} ({Predecessor:} 14. Nxh7 O-O-O 15. Nhf6 Qxg7
16. Bg5 d3 17. Kg2 Nb4 18. c3 Nc2 19. Nxg8 Rxg8 20. f3 f5 {1-0 (35) Norlin,
A-Schallopp,E corr 1894}) 14… fxe6 {[%cal Bf7e6,Be6e5][%mdl 32]} 15. Bg5 (15.
Ng5 e5 16. Kh1 d3 $17) 15… Rxg7 16. Nf6+ $2 (16. Qf3 $11 e5 17. Nf6+ Ke7 18.
Bh4) 16… Ke7 $2 ({Black should play} 16… Kf7 $1 $19 17. h4 (17. Qf3 $2 Qxg5
18. Nh5+ Qf5 $19) 17… d3) 17. h4 Rf7 {[%mdl 8192]} (17… h6 $11 18. Nd5+ Kd7
) 18. Qe2 $4 {[%mdl 8192]} (18. f4 $18 Rxf6 19. f5) 18… e5 $19 19. Ne4+ Kd7
$2 (19… Kf8 $1 $19 {[%cal Od4d3] Strongly threatening …d3!} 20. Kh1 (20.
Qxc4 $2 h6 $19) 20… Qe6) 20. Qxc4 $11 Raf8 21. h5 Qe6 {Dancing on a razor
blade.} (21… Qg8 $5 {[%cal Rd7c8]}) 22. Qxe6+ Kxe6 23. Bh4 $2 {[%mdl 8192]} (
23. Kg2 $16 {and life is bright.}) 23… h6 $19 {And now …Rf4 would win.} (
23… Rf4 24. f3 $17) 24. Kg2 Rf4 25. Kh3 Kd5 $2 (25… Nb4 $19 26. Re2 Nxc2 $1
{[%mdl 512]} 27. Rxc2 Rxe4) 26. Nd2 $2 (26. Rad1 $15) 26… d3 $2 (26… Ba5
$19 27. Rad1 Rg8) 27. cxd3 $15 {Hoping for Bg3.} Bxf2 28. Re4 Bxh4 29. Kxh4 Rf2
30. Nc4 R8f3 $36 {[%cal Rf2h2][%mdl 2048] White is under strong pressure.} 31.
Ne3+ Ke6 {[%cal Rf2h2]} 32. g5 Nd4 {White must now prevent …Nf5+.} (32…
Rxb2 33. Rh1 $15 (33. gxh6 Rh2+ 34. Kg5 Rfh3 $15)) 33. gxh6 $2 {[#]} (33. Re1
Nf5+ 34. Nxf5 Rh2+ 35. Kg4 Rxf5 36. gxh6 Rfxh5 37. d4 Rxh6 38. Rxe5+ Kd6 39.
R5e2 (39. Kg5 R6h5+ 40. Kf4 R5h4+ 41. Kg3 R4h3+ 42. Kg4 Rh7 $17)) 33… Rxe3 $1
$19 {[%mdl 576] Remove Defender, Decoy. Black is clearly winning.} 34. Rxe3
Nf5+ 35. Kg4 (35. Kh3 $142 Nxe3 36. Rg1 Rf3+ 37. Kh4 Nf5+ 38. Kg4 Rxd3 39. h7)
35… Nxe3+ {Weighted Error Value: White=1.04/Black=0.91} 0-1

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Here’s another prizewinning mate in 3. Was it influenced by his time in Germany?

By the time he returned in early 1898 Twickenham Chess Club had transitioned into Thames Valley Chess Club, and, while rejoining his now Teddington based colleagues he also decided to join the new Richmond Chess Club, which was, as we’ll see in future articles, becoming more ambitious.

Here he is, in late 1899, in one of Richmond’s regular matches against Windsor, where he met another famous opponent who could hardly have been further removed from Crowley: Sir Walter Parratt.

In this game from a county match in January 1900, he preferred 9… g6 to the more popular 9… Qd5 in the famous Max Lange Attack. Today’s engines agree with him, preferring Black after this move.

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[Event “Sussex v Surrey”]
[Site “?”]
[Date “1900.01.13”]
[Round “?”]
[White “Durant, Thomas”]
[Black “Schwann, Edward Bagehot”]
[Result “0-1”]
[ECO “C56”]
[Annotator “Tactical Analysis 5.2 (1s)”]
[PlyCount “48”]
[SourceVersionDate “2022.05.04”]

1. e4 {[%cal Be2e4,Be4e5,Be5f6][%mdl 32]}
e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d4 exd4 5. O-O Bc5 6. e5 d5 7. exf6 dxc4 8. Re1+
Be6 9. Ng5 g6 {C56: Two Knights: 4 d4 exd4 5 0-0 Nxe4.} (9… Qxf6 $2 10. Nxe6
fxe6 11. Qh5+ Kd7 12. Qxc5 $18) 10. Qg4 $2 (10. Nxe6 fxe6 11. Rxe6+ Kf7 $15) (
10. Qf3 $16 O-O 11. Rxe6 (11. Nxe6 fxe6 12. Bg5 Qd5 $17) 11… fxe6 12. f7+ Kh8
13. Nxe6) 10… Qd5 $17 {[#] Hoping for …0-0.} 11. Nxe6 $146 ({Predecessor:}
11. Nd2 Kd7 12. Nxe6 fxe6 13. Ne4 Bd6 14. Nxd6 cxd6 15. Bh6 Ne5 16. Qg5 Rhe8
17. Rxe5 Qxe5 {0-1 (26) Dimer,J-Van Foreest,A Amsterdam 1899}) 11… fxe6 {
Black is better.} 12. Rxe6+ $2 {[%mdl 8192]} (12. Nd2 $17) 12… Kf7 $19 13.
Re4 Rae8 14. f3 (14. Nd2 Kxf6 15. Rxe8 (15. b4 $2 Bxb4 16. Re2 Kg7 $19) 15…
Rxe8 16. Nf3 (16. Qf4+ $2 Qf5 $19)) 14… Nb4 {[#] White must now prevent …
d3+.} 15. Na3 d3+ {[%cal Bd4d3,Bd3c2][%mdl 32]} 16. Kh1 dxc2 {( -> …Qd1+)}
17. h4 Qd1+ 18. Kh2 Bg1+ 19. Kh3 {Strongly threatening Rxe8.} h5 ({Wrong is}
19… Qd6 $2 20. Bf4 h5 21. Bxd6 $19 (21. Qg5 $2 Qd7+ 22. Kg3 Rxe4 $19)) 20.
Qf4 Nd5 21. Qg5 Rxe4 {Active counter play!} 22. fxe4 Qd3+ 23. Qg3 {[#]} Nf4+ $1
{[%mdl 512]} 24. Bxf4 Qd7+ {White did not feel at home in the position after
the opening. Weighted Error Value: White=2.15/Black=0.68} 0-1

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From the same period, here’s a loss against tinned milk pioneer Arthur James Maas from the Surrey Challenge Cup. The game seemed to feature a lot of rather inconsequential manoeuvring typical of those days of limited positional understanding before Black came out on top.

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[Event “Surrey Challenge Cup”]
[Site “?”]
[Date “1900.??.??”]
[Round “?”]
[White “Schwann, Edward Bagehot”]
[Black “Maas, Arthur James”]
[Result “0-1”]
[ECO “C54”]
[Annotator “Tactical Analysis 5.2 (1s)”]
[PlyCount “82”]
[SourceVersionDate “2020.10.20”]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5
4. c3 Nf6 5. d3 d6 6. Nbd2 O-O 7. O-O {[#]} Ne7 $146 {C54: Giuoco Piano: 4 c3
Nf6, main lines with 5 d4 and 5 d3.} ({Predecessor:} 7… Bb6 8. Bb3 Bg4 9. Re1
Ne7 10. Nf1 Ng6 11. h3 Be6 12. Bc2 h6 13. Be3 Qd7 14. Ng3 Bxe3 15. Rxe3 Nf4 16.
Nd2 Bxh3 17. gxh3 Qxh3 {0-1 (39) Hanham,J-Showalter,J New York 1894}) 8. d4
exd4 9. cxd4 Bb6 {[%cal Of6e4] White is slightly better.} 10. Re1 Bg4 {[%cal
Ob6d4]} 11. Qb3 d5 12. exd5 Nexd5 13. Ne5 {And now Bxd5 would win.} Be6 14.
Ndf3 {Hoping for Ng5.} h6 {Prevents Ng5.} 15. Qd3 c6 16. Bd2 Rc8 17. Bb3 Ba5
18. Bc2 Bxd2 (18… Re8 {with more complications.} 19. a3 Bxd2 20. Qxd2 Rc7)
19. Qxd2 Qd6 20. Nd3 b6 21. Nh4 Rcd8 22. Rad1 Ne7 {[%cal Bd5e7,Be7f5,Bf5g7,
Bg7e6][%mdl 32]} 23. Nc1 Rd7 24. h3 {Prevents Bg4.} Rfd8 {[%cal Rd6d4]} 25. Qe2
g5 26. Nf3 Nf5 {Inhibits h4.} 27. g4 (27. Qf1 $5 {[%cal Rf3e5]}) 27… Ng7 28.
b3 Bd5 $36 {[%mdl 2048] Black has strong initiative.} 29. Ne5 Re7 {…c5 is
the strong threat.} 30. Qd2 Ne6 {Strongly threatening …Nf4.} 31. Ne2 $2 {
Against Nf4} (31. Bf5 $17) 31… c5 $19 32. Qc3 (32. Qe3 Rde8 33. Qg3 (33. dxc5
$2 Nxc5 34. Nc4 Qc6 $19) 33… Nxd4 34. Nxd4 cxd4) 32… cxd4 ({And not} 32…
Nxd4 33. Nxd4 cxd4 34. Qxd4 $17) 33. Nxd4 Rc7 $2 (33… Nxd4 $19 34. Qxd4 Rde8)
34. Qb2 {[%mdl 8192] [#]} (34. Nc4 $16 {is forced if you want to stay better.}
Nxd4 35. Qxd4) 34… Nxd4 35. Rxd4 Re7 36. Rd3 Rde8 37. Rde3 Bb7 38. Rd1 {
Against Qd5} (38. Bd3 b5 39. Bf1 (39. f3 $2 Nd5 $19)) 38… Qc7 {[%cal Re7e5]
Black is clearly winning.} 39. Rde1 (39. Rc1 $142 Qd6 40. Rce1 (40. Rd1 $2 Nd5
$19)) 39… Nd5 40. Re4 Nc3 41. Rc4 {[#]} Rxe5 $1 {[%mdl 512] Weighted Error
Value: White=0.75/Black=0.39} 0-1

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In September 1900 Edward decided the time had come to take part in a tournament against stronger oppostion. He entered the top section of the Southern Counties Chess Union championship in Bath, but found the event tough going, eventually finishing in 12th place on 3½/14. The great Henry Ernest Atkins was the winner on 12½/14, a point ahead of Herbert Levi Jacobs. Although a decent county standard player, he was no match for those of master strength. Undaunted, he entered the City of London Championship, but was again unsuccessful.

The 1901 census recorded Edward as still living with his parents, three sisters and eight servants in Wimbledon, and working as a Publisher’s Clerk. By now he was very much respected not just as a composer of problems, but as a leading authority called upon to act as a judge in composing competitions.

He was also continuing to play in club and county matches: clearly a true chess addict, and, given that he was still in his 20s, there was every chance that he would add to his reputation over the next few decades.

He had also, at round about this time, fallen in love, and would soon announce his engagement to Miss Rita Fox (apparently no relation to A M Fox) of the Ladies’ Chess Club (also here and here) a lady of rather mysterious origins. I hope to write a series of articles about some of the Ladies’ Chess Club members when time permits.

But then, on 7 September 1902, at the age of only 30, his life came to a very premature end when he died suddenly of heart failure.

He had made a will a couple of months earlier so perhaps he knew he was ill. The value of his estate was £20370, about £2.67 million today, and he ensured his fiancée was well provided for. He also left a bequest to the celebrated master Richard Teichmann, who was struggling with both financial and health matters, and was, as a result, able to afford an operation. I haven’t yet been able to identify Russell Scott junior: can anyone help?

There are some more stories to be told. Due to the prevalence of anti-German sentiments during the 1910s, many possessors of German surnames chose to change them. Several members of the Schwann family simply dropped the ‘ch’, becoming Swann. Edward’s brother Ernest, however, preferred to use his mother’s maiden name: Bagehot. Ernest married Ethel Caroline Pollock, whose mother, Amy Menella Dodgson, was a first cousin of Charles Lutwidge Dodgson, better known today as Lewis Carroll. Carroll was himself a keen chess player and used the game in Through the Looking Glass. Ethel’s second cousin once removed, Algernon Pollock Aris, married Janet Alicia Elford, my third cousin once removed (here‘s their oldest son). So, if my tree is correct, Edward Bagehot Schwann, one of the first members of Richmond Chess Club, is the brother-in-law of the 2nd cousin 1x removed of the husband of my 3rd cousin 1x removed!

Another coincidence: some years ago I taught a boy named Adam Swann, whose parents were, and still are, family friends. His 7-year-old son is now an enthusiastic player. His name, of course, is Edward Swann.

Perhaps he’ll follow in the footsteps of his near namesake, a true chess enthusiast who, in his tragically short life, became a pretty useful player, and, more importantly, a leading authority on and composer of chess problems.

Come back soon for more stories of the early members of Richmond Chess Club.

Acknowledgements and sources:

ancestry.co.uk
findmypast.co.uk
edochess.ca
chessgames.com
chess.com
BritBase
Yet Another Chess Problem Database
Wikipedia
The Chess  Bouquet (thanks to Tim Harding)
Various other online resources linked in the text

Solutions:

Problem 1:
1. Qf6! Kd5 2. Nf5! Ke4 (2… e4 3. Ne3#) (2… Kc4 3. Qxf7#) 3. Qc6#

Problem 2:
1. Qb7!
1… Ke5 2. Bf6+ ♔e4 3. Nd2#
1… Kd4 2. Nd2 2… Ke5 3. Bf6# 2… e5 3. Be3# 2… e×d5 3. Qg7# 2… e×f5 3. Bf6#
1… Kf3 2. Ne3+ d5 3. Nd2#
1…e5 2. Nd2+ Kd4 3. Be3#
1… e×d5 2. Nd2+ 2… Kd4 3. Qg7# 2… Ke5 3. Qg7# 1… e×f5 2. Ne3+ 2… Kd4 3. Bf6# 2… Ke5 3. Qd5# 2… d5 3. Q×d5#

Problem 3:

1. Nc3! threat 2. Qd5+ 2… Kf4 3. Bh6# 2… Kf6 3. Ng4# 1… Be4 2. Q×e4+ Kf6 3. Qf5# 3. Qe7# 3. Qf4#
1… Ba2 2. Qe4+  Kf6 3. Qf5#/3. Qe7#/3. Qf4#
1… N×f2 2. Qg7+ Kf4 3. Qg3#
1… Kd4 2. Ne2+ 2… Ke3 3. Bh6# 2… Ke5 3. Ng4# 2… Kc4 3. Qg8#
1… Kf4 2. Ne2+ 2…  Ke3 3. Bh6# 2… Ke5 3. Ng4#