MESON Chess Problem Database
Problem Display
PID: 12705 (8/2p2p2/2P2B2/8/2QN1k2/5P2/3K1P1P/8 w - - 0 1)
Loyd, Sam
Saturday Courier, 1855
#3
8 + 3
| 5206 | Sam Loyd and His Chess Problems | 1913 |
SOLUTION
- SOUND
- Tries
- 1.Sc2+?
- 1...Kxf3
- 2.Se1+
- 2...Kxf2
- 3.Bd4#
- 2...Kxf2
- 2.Se3
- 2...Kxf2
- 3.Qf1#
- 2...Kxf2
- 2.Se1+
- 1...Kf5!
- 1...Kxf3
- 1.Sf5+?
- 1...Kxf3
- 2.Se3
- 2...Kxf2
- 3.Qf1#
- 2...Kxf2
- 2.Sh4+
- 2...Kxf2
- 3.Bd4#
- 2...Kxf2
- 2.Se3
- 1...Kxf5!
- 1...Kxf3
- 1.Bh4?
- threat
- 2.Qe2
- threat
- 3.Qe3#
- 3.Qe4#
- threat
- 2.Qb5
- threat
- 3.Bg3#
- 3.Bg5#
- 3.Qf5#
- 3.Qg5#
- 2...f5
- 3.Qxf5#
- threat
- 2.Qd5
- threat
- 3.Se2#
- 3.Bg3#
- 3.Bg5#
- 3.Qe4#
- 3.Qf5#
- 3.Qg5#
- threat
- 2.Qc5
- threat
- 3.Bg3#
- 3.Bg5#
- 3.Qf5#
- 3.Qg5#
- 2...f5
- 3.Qxf5#
- threat
- 2.Qe2
- 1...Ke5
- 2.Sb5
- threat
- 3.Qe4#
- 2...Kf5
- 3.Qe4#
- 2...f5
- 3.f4#
- threat
- 2.Sf5
- threat
- 3.Qe4#
- 2...Kxf5
- 3.Qe4#
- threat
- 2.Qc5+
- 2...Kf4
- 3.Bg3#
- 3.Bg5#
- 3.Qf5#
- 3.Qg5#
- 2...Kf4
- 2.Sb5
- 1...f6
- 2.Qe2
- 2...f5
- 3.Se6#
- 3.Qe3#
- 2...f5
- 2.Qb5
- 2...f5
- 3.Qxf5#
- 2...f5
- 2.Qd5
- 2...f5
- 3.Se2#
- 3.Se6#
- 3.Qxf5#
- 2...f5
- 2.Qe6
- 2...f5
- 3.Qxf5#
- 3.Qe3#
- 2...f5
- 2.Qc5
- 2...f5
- 3.Qxf5#
- 2...f5
- 2.Qe2
- 1...f5!
- threat
- 1.Bg5+?
- 1...Ke5
- 2.Qc5#
- 1...Kxg5!
- 1...Ke5
- 1.Be7?
- threat
- 2.Qe2
- threat
- 3.Qe3#
- 3.Qe4#
- threat
- 2.Qd3
- threat
- 3.Qe4#
- 3.Qf5#
- 3.Qe3#
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Qe4#
- threat
- 2.Qb5
- threat
- 3.Bg5#
- 3.Qf5#
- 3.Qg5#
- 2...f5
- 3.Qxf5#
- threat
- 2.Qd5
- threat
- 3.Se2#
- 3.Bg5#
- 3.Qe4#
- 3.Qf5#
- 3.Qg5#
- threat
- 2.Qc2
- threat
- 3.Qe4#
- 3.Qf5#
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Qe4#
- 2...f5
- 3.Qxf5#
- threat
- 2.Qc5
- threat
- 3.Bg5#
- 3.Qf5#
- 3.Qg5#
- 2...f5
- 3.Qxf5#
- threat
- 2.Qe2
- 1...Ke5
- 2.Ke3
- threat
- 3.Qb5#
- 3.Qc5#
- 3.f4#
- threat
- 2.Sc2
- threat
- 3.Qe4#
- 2...Kf5
- 3.Qe4#
- 2...f5
- 3.f4#
- threat
- 2.Se2
- threat
- 3.Qe4#
- 2...Kf5
- 3.Qe4#
- 2...f5
- 3.f4#
- threat
- 2.Sb3
- threat
- 3.Qe4#
- 2...Kf5
- 3.Qe4#
- 2...f5
- 3.f4#
- threat
- 2.Sb5
- threat
- 3.Qe4#
- 2...Kf5
- 3.Qe4#
- 2...f5
- 3.f4#
- threat
- 2.Sf5
- threat
- 3.Qe4#
- 2...Kxf5
- 3.Qe4#
- threat
- 2.Se6
- threat
- 3.Qe4#
- 2...Kf5
- 3.Qe4#
- 2...f5
- 3.f4#
- threat
- 2.Qb5+
- 2...Kxd4
- 3.Bf6#
- 3.Qc5#
- 2...Kf4
- 3.Bg5#
- 3.Qf5#
- 3.Qg5#
- 2...Kxd4
- 2.Qc5+
- 2...Kf4
- 3.Bg5#
- 3.Qf5#
- 3.Qg5#
- 2...Kf4
- 2.Ke3
- 1...f6
- 2.Qb5
- 2...f5
- 3.Qxf5#
- 2...f5
- 2.Qd5
- 2...f5
- 3.Se2#
- 3.Se6#
- 3.Qxf5#
- 2...f5
- 2.Qc5
- 2...f5
- 3.Qxf5#
- 2...f5
- 2.Qb5
- 1...f5!
- threat
- 1.Bg7?
- threat
- 2.Qb5
- threat
- 3.Bh6#
- 3.Qe5#
- 3.Qf5#
- threat
- 2.Qd5
- threat
- 3.Se2#
- 3.Bh6#
- 3.Qe5#
- 3.Qf5#
- threat
- 2.Qc5
- threat
- 3.Bh6#
- 3.Qe5#
- 3.Qf5#
- threat
- 2.Qb5
- 1...f6
- 2.Bh6+
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Qc5#
- 2...Ke5
- 2.Qb5
- 2...f5
- 3.Bh6#
- 3.Qxf5#
- 2...f5
- 2.Qd5
- 2...f5
- 3.Se6#
- 3.Bh6#
- 3.Qxf5#
- 2...f5
- 2.Qe6
- threat
- 3.Bh6#
- 3.Qf5#
- 3.Qe3#
- 3.Qxf6#
- 2...Kg5
- 3.Qg4#
- threat
- 2.Qc5
- 2...f5
- 3.Bh6#
- 3.Qxf5#
- 2...f5
- 2.Bh6+
- 1...f5
- 2.Qe6
- 2...Kg5
- 3.Qh6#
- 2...Kg5
- 2.Qe6
- 1...Kg5!
- threat
- 1.Bd8?
- threat
- 2.Qe2
- threat
- 3.Qe3#
- 3.Qe4#
- threat
- 2.Qb5
- threat
- 3.Bg5#
- 3.Bxc7#
- 3.Qf5#
- 3.Qg5#
- 2...f5
- 3.Qxf5#
- threat
- 2.Qd5
- threat
- 3.Se2#
- 3.Bg5#
- 3.Bxc7#
- 3.Qe4#
- 3.Qf5#
- 3.Qg5#
- threat
- 2.Qc5
- threat
- 3.Bg5#
- 3.Bxc7#
- 3.Qf5#
- 3.Qg5#
- 2...f5
- 3.Qxf5#
- threat
- 2.Qe2
- 1...Ke5
- 2.Sb5
- threat
- 3.Qe4#
- 2...Kf5
- 3.Qe4#
- 2...f5
- 3.f4#
- threat
- 2.Sf5
- threat
- 3.Qe4#
- 2...Kxf5
- 3.Qe4#
- threat
- 2.Qc5+
- 2...Kf4
- 3.Bg5#
- 3.Bxc7#
- 3.Qf5#
- 3.Qg5#
- 2...Kf4
- 2.Sb5
- 1...f6
- 2.Qb5
- 2...f5
- 3.Qxf5#
- 2...f5
- 2.Qd5
- 2...f5
- 3.Se2#
- 3.Se6#
- 3.Qxf5#
- 2...f5
- 2.Qc5
- 2...f5
- 3.Qxf5#
- 2...f5
- 2.h4
- threat
- 3.Bxc7#
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Bxc7#
- threat
- 2.Qb5
- 1...f5!
- threat
- 1.Sc2+?
- Keys
- 1.Qe6!
- 1...fxe6
- 2.h4
- 2...e5
- 3.Bg5#
- 2...e5
- 2.h4
- 1...fxe6
- 1.Qe6!
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