MESON Chess Problem Database
Problem Display
PID: 12736 (8/PP3k2/5P2/5K2/8/8/8/8 w - - 0 1)
Loyd, Sam
La Strategie, 1867
#3
4 + 1
| 1679 | American Chess Nuts | 1868 |
| 3757 | Schachminiaturen I | 1902 |
| 16 | Chess Amateur (The) | 1908 |
| 1829 | The Theory of Pawn Promotion | 1912 |
| 5206 | Sam Loyd and His Chess Problems | 1913 |
| 5063 | Spectacular Chess Problems | 1965 |
| 5065 | Chess Problem Gems by Eight Eminent American Composers | 1972 |
| 56 | The Problemist | 2012 |
| 133 | The Problemist Supplement | 2018 |
| 3713 | Snap | 2020 |
SOLUTION
- SOUND
- Sets
- 1...Ke8
- 2.Ke6
- threat
- 3.a8Q#
- 3.a8R#
- 3.b8Q#
- 3.b8R#
- 2...Kd8
- 3.b8Q#
- 2...Kf8
- 3.a8Q#
- 3.a8R#
- 3.b8Q#
- 3.b8R#
- threat
- 2.Ke6
- 1...Kg8
- 2.Kg6
- threat
- 3.a8Q#
- 3.a8R#
- 3.b8Q#
- 3.b8R#
- 2...Kf8
- 3.a8Q#
- 3.a8R#
- 3.b8Q#
- 3.b8R#
- 2...Kh8
- 3.a8Q#
- 3.a8R#
- 3.b8Q#
- 3.b8R#
- threat
- 2.Kg6
- 1...Ke8
- Tries
- 1.a8S?
- 1...Ke8
- 2.Ke6
- threat
- 3.b8Q#
- 3.b8R#
- 2...Kd8
- 3.b8Q#
- 3.b8R#
- 2...Kf8
- 3.b8Q#
- 3.b8R#
- threat
- 2.Ke6
- 1...Kg8
- 2.Kg6
- threat
- 3.b8Q#
- 3.b8R#
- 2...Kf8
- 3.b8Q#
- 3.b8R#
- 2...Kh8
- 3.b8Q#
- 3.b8R#
- threat
- 2.Kg6
- 1...Kf8!
- 1...Ke8
- 1.a8S?
- Keys
- 1.a8B!
- 1...Ke8
- 2.Ke6
- threat
- 3.b8Q#
- 3.b8R#
- 2...Kd8
- 3.b8Q#
- 2...Kf8
- 3.b8Q#
- 3.b8R#
- threat
- 2.Ke6
- 1...Kf8
- 2.b8Q+
- 2...Kf7
- 3.Bd5#
- 2...Kf7
- 2.b8R+
- 2...Kf7
- 3.Bd5#
- 2...Kf7
- 2.b8Q+
- 1...Kg8
- 2.Kg6
- threat
- 3.b8Q#
- 3.b8R#
- 2...Kf8
- 3.b8Q#
- 3.b8R#
- 2...Kh8
- 3.b8Q#
- 3.b8R#
- threat
- 2.Kg6
- 1...Ke8
- 1.a8B!
This anticipates 213621(1928)
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