MESON Chess Problem Database

Problem Display
PID: 13017 (8/1r6/N7/1pQ5/kPpN1n2/3p4/1P6/1K6 w - - 0 1)

Shinkman, William Anthony

1st Prize Set, Holyoke Transcript, 1881

8/1r6/N7/1pQ5/kPpN1n2/3p4/1P6/1K6

#3

6 + 6

158 Brentano's Chess Monthly 1881
5689 The Chess Monthly (Hoffer) 1881
3925 The Golden Argosy 1929

SOLUTION

  • SOUND
  • Sets
    • 1...Rb6
      • 2.Qxb6
        • threat
          • 3.Qa5#
          • 3.Qxb5#
    • 1...Ra7
      • 2.Qxb5#
    • 1...Rc7
      • 2.Qxb5#
    • 1...Rd7
      • 2.Qxb5#
    • 1...Re7
      • 2.Qxb5#
    • 1...Rf7
      • 2.Qxb5#
    • 1...Rg7
      • 2.Qxb5#
    • 1...Rh7
      • 2.Qxb5#
    • 1...Rb8
      • 2.Sxb8
        • threat
          • 3.Qxb5#
    • 1...c3
      • 2.Qxc3
        • threat
          • 3.Sc5#
          • 3.Qa3#
          • 3.Qb3#
  • Tries
    • 1.Qxc4?
      • threat
        • 2.Sc5#
        • 2.Qa2#
        • 2.Qb3#
      • 1...Rc7
        • 2.Qa2#
        • 2.Qb3#
        • 2.Qxb5#
      • 1...Se6
        • 2.Qa2#
        • 2.Qb3#
      • 1...bxc4!
    • 1.Qc7?
      • threat
        • 2.Qa5#
      • 1...Rb6
        • 2.Qxb6
          • threat
            • 3.Qa5#
            • 3.Qxb5#
      • 1...Rxc7!
    • 1.b3+?
      • 1...cxb3
        • 2.Qc3
          • threat
            • 3.Qa1#
            • 3.Qxb3#
          • 2...Ka3
            • 3.Qa1#
            • 3.Qxb3#
          • 2...b2
            • 3.Sc5#
            • 3.Qb3#
      • 1...Ka3!
  • Keys
    • 1.Qh5!
      • threat
        • 2.Qd1#
      • 1...Sxh5
        • 2.Sc6
          • threat
            • 3.Sc5#
          • 2...Kb3
            • 3.Sc5#
      • 1...Se2
        • 2.Sc5+
          • 2...Kxb4
            • 3.Sc6#
      • 1...c3
        • 2.Ka2
          • threat
            • 3.b3#
          • 2...cxb2
            • 3.Qd1#

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