MESON Chess Problem Database
Problem Display
PID: 12734 (8/1P3P2/Pk6/8/1K6/8/8/8 w - - 0 1)
Loyd, Sam
La Strategie, 1867
#3
4 + 1
| 1679 | American Chess Nuts | 1868 |
| 16 | Chess Amateur (The) | 1908 |
| 1829 | The Theory of Pawn Promotion | 1912 |
| 5206 | Sam Loyd and His Chess Problems | 1913 |
| 785 | Het Belgisch Schaakbord (L'Echiquier Belge) | 1956 |
SOLUTION
- SOUND
- Tries
- 1.b8Q+?
- 1...Kxa6
- 2.Kc4
- 2...Ka5
- 3.Qa7#
- 3.Qb5#
- 2...Ka5
- 2.Kc5
- 2...Ka5
- 3.Qa7#
- 3.Qb5#
- 3.Qa8#
- 2...Ka5
- 2.Kc4
- 1...Kc6!
- 1...Kxa6
- 1.f8Q?
- threat
- 2.Qd6+
- 2...Ka7
- 3.b8Q#
- 2...Ka7
- 2.Qc8
- threat
- 3.b8Q#
- 2...Kxa6
- 3.b8Q#
- 2...Ka7
- 3.b8Q#
- threat
- 2.b8Q+
- 2...Kxa6
- 3.Qfd6#
- 3.Qh6#
- 3.Qf1#
- 3.Qf6#
- 3.Qfc8#
- 2...Kc6
- 3.Qbd6#
- 3.Qfd6#
- 3.Qb7#
- 2...Kxa6
- 2.Qd6+
- 1...Kxa6
- 2.Qa8+
- 2...Kb6
- 3.b8Q#
- 2...Kb6
- 2.Qc8
- threat
- 3.b8Q#
- 2...Kb6
- 3.b8Q#
- 2...Ka7
- 3.b8Q#
- threat
- 2.Qa8+
- 1...Ka7
- 2.Kc5
- 2...Kxa6
- 3.Qa8#
- 2...Kxa6
- 2.Qa8+
- 2...Kb6
- 3.b8Q#
- 2...Kb6
- 2.Qc8
- threat
- 3.b8Q#
- 2...Kxa6
- 3.b8Q#
- 2...Kb6
- 3.b8Q#
- threat
- 2.b8Q+
- 2...Kxa6
- 3.Qfd6#
- 3.Qh6#
- 3.Qf1#
- 3.Qf6#
- 3.Qfc8#
- 2...Kxa6
- 2.b8S
- 2...Kb6
- 3.Qc5#
- 2...Ka8
- 3.Sc6#
- 2...Kb6
- 2.Kc5
- 1...Kc7
- 2.b8Q+
- 2...Kc6
- 3.Qbd6#
- 3.Qfd6#
- 3.Qb7#
- 2...Kd7
- 3.Qbd6#
- 3.Qfd6#
- 3.Qbc8#
- 3.Qfe8#
- 2...Kc6
- 2.b8S
- 2...Kb6
- 3.Qc5#
- 2...Kb6
- 2.b8Q+
- 1...Kc6!
- threat
- 1.b8Q+?
- Keys
- 1.b8S!
- 1...Ka7
- 2.f8Q
- 2...Kb6
- 3.Qc5#
- 2...Ka8
- 3.Sc6#
- 2...Kb6
- 2.f8Q
- 1...Kc7
- 2.f8Q
- 2...Kb6
- 3.Qc5#
- 2...Kb6
- 2.f8Q
- 1...Ka7
- 1.b8S!
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