White: 5 pieces (Ka8, Wd6, Nf6, Cg8, Pd5) Black: 1 piece (Kd9) White to move and mate in three.
The challenge in this problem is more for the composer than for
the solver: to create a puzzle which leads to pure mates. 1.Cf8 Kc8, 2.Ng8 Kd7, 3.Ne9# (or 2...Kd9, 3.Ne7)