MESON Chess Problem Database

Problem Display
PID: 122462 (4B3/R2P4/4k3/6P1/2P1K3/8/8/8 w - - 0 1)

Philips, Charles W

Toronto Globe, 1880

4B3/R2P4/4k3/6P1/2P1K3/8/8/8

#3

6 + 1

6490 yacpdb 2009

SOLUTION

  • SOUND
  • Tries
    • 1.Ra4?
      • 1...Kd6
        • 2.d8Q+
          • 2...Kc5
            • 3.Qc7#
            • 3.Qd4#
          • 2...Ke6
            • 3.Ra6#
            • 3.Qf6#
            • 3.Qd7#
      • 1...Ke7!
    • 1.Ra5?
      • threat
        • 2.Re5+
          • 2...Kd6
            • 3.d8Q#
      • 1...Kd6
        • 2.d8Q+
          • 2...Ke6
            • 3.Re5#
            • 3.Ra6#
            • 3.Qf6#
            • 3.Qd7#
        • 2.d8B
          • 2...Ke6
            • 3.Ra6#
      • 1...Ke7!
    • 1.Rb7?
      • 1...Kd6
        • 2.d8Q+
          • 2...Kc5
            • 3.Qc7#
            • 3.Qd4#
            • 3.Qd5#
          • 2...Ke6
            • 3.Bf7#
            • 3.Rb6#
            • 3.Re7#
            • 3.Qb6#
            • 3.Qf6#
            • 3.Qe7#
            • 3.Qd5#
            • 3.Qd7#
      • 1...Ke7!
    • 1.Rc7?
      • threat
        • 2.d8B
          • 2...Kd6
            • 3.Rc6#
      • 1...Kd6
        • 2.d8Q+
          • 2...Ke6
            • 3.Bf7#
            • 3.Rc6#
            • 3.Re7#
            • 3.Qf6#
            • 3.Qe7#
            • 3.Qd5#
            • 3.Qd7#
        • 2.d8B
          • 2...Ke6
            • 3.Rc6#
      • 1...Ke7!
  • Keys
    • 1.d8B!
      • 1...Kd6
        • 2.Ra5
          • 2...Ke6
            • 3.Ra6#
        • 2.Rc7
          • 2...Ke6
            • 3.Rc6#

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