MESON Chess Problem Database
Problem Display
PID: 13084 (n1B5/7p/4NPbR/K2pk3/4p3/4P3/R5P1/2Q5 w - - 0 1)
Gardner, John Carey
International Chess Magazine, 1885
#3
9 + 6
SOLUTION
- SOUND
- Sets
- 1...Kf5
- 2.Qf1+
- 2...Kg4
- 3.Qf4#
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Qf4#
- 2...Kg4
- 2.Qf1+
- 1...Kxf6
- 2.Qf1+
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Qf4#
- 2...Ke7
- 3.Qf8#
- 2...Ke5
- 2.Qf1+
- 1...Sb6
- 2.Qc7+
- 2...Kf5
- 3.Qf4#
- 2...Kxf6
- 3.Rf2#
- 2...Kf5
- 2.Qc7+
- 1...Sc7
- 2.Qxc7+
- 2...Kf5
- 3.Qf4#
- 2...Kxf6
- 3.Rf2#
- 2...Kf5
- 2.Qxc7+
- 1...d4
- 2.Qc5+
- 2...Kxf6
- 3.Rf2#
- 2...Kxf6
- 2.Qc5+
- 1...Kf5
- Tries
- 1.Qb2+?
- 1...Kf5
- 2.Qf2+
- 2...Kg4
- 3.Rh4#
- 3.Qf4#
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Qf4#
- 2...Kg4
- 2.Qf2+
- 1...Kd6
- 2.Qb8+
- 2...Kc6
- 3.Rc2#
- 2...Sc7
- 3.Qxc7#
- 2...Kc6
- 2.Qb8+
- 1...d4!
- 1...Kf5
- 1.Qf1?
- threat
- 2.Qf4#
- 1...Kd6
- 2.Qf4+
- 2...Kc6
- 3.Rc2#
- 2...Kc6
- 2.Qf4+
- 1...d4!
- threat
- 1.Qc6?
- 1...Kf5
- 2.Qd6
- threat
- 3.Qf4#
- 2...Kg4
- 3.Qf4#
- 2...Kxf6
- 3.Rf2#
- threat
- 2.Qd6
- 1...Kxf6
- 2.Qd6
- threat
- 3.Rf2#
- 2...Kf5
- 3.Qf4#
- 2...Kf7
- 3.Qf8#
- threat
- 2.Qd6
- 1...Bf5
- 2.Sf4
- threat
- 3.Qxd5#
- 2...Be6
- 3.Qxe6#
- 2...Bg6
- 3.Qe6#
- 2...Sb6
- 3.Qc7#
- 2...Sc7
- 3.Qxc7#
- 2...d4
- 3.Qd5#
- 3.Qc5#
- threat
- 2.Sf4
- 1...Bh5
- 2.Sg5
- threat
- 3.Qe6#
- 2...Bg4
- 3.Sf7#
- 2...Bf7
- 3.Sxf7#
- 2...Sc7
- 3.Qxc7#
- threat
- 2.Sd8
- threat
- 3.Rxh5#
- 3.Qe6#
- 2...Bg4
- 3.Sf7#
- 2...Bf7
- 3.Sxf7#
- threat
- 2.Sg5
- 1...Bf7
- 2.Sd4
- 2...Bh5
- 3.Rxh5#
- 3.Qe6#
- 2...Be6
- 3.Qxe6#
- 2...Bg6
- 3.Qe6#
- 2...Be8
- 3.Qe6#
- 2...Bg8
- 3.Rh5#
- 2...Sb6
- 3.Qc7#
- 2...Sc7
- 3.Qxc7#
- 2...Bh5
- 2.Sd8
- threat
- 3.Sxf7#
- 2...Be6
- 3.Qxe6#
- 2...Bh5
- 3.Rxh5#
- 3.Qe6#
- 2...Bg6
- 3.Qe6#
- 2...Be8
- 3.Qe6#
- 2...Bg8
- 3.Rh5#
- threat
- 2.Sd4
- 1...Sb6
- 2.Qc7+
- 2...Kf5
- 3.Qf4#
- 2...Kxf6
- 3.Rf2#
- 2...Kf5
- 2.Qc7+
- 1...Sc7
- 2.Sd4
- 2...Se6
- 3.Qxe6#
- 2...Bf5
- 3.Qxc7#
- 2...Bh5
- 3.Rxh5#
- 3.Qxc7#
- 2...Bf7
- 3.Qxc7#
- 2...Be8
- 3.Qxc7#
- 2...Sb5
- 3.Qe6#
- 2...Sa6
- 3.Qe6#
- 2...Sa8
- 3.Qe6#
- 2...Se8
- 3.Qe6#
- 2...Se6
- 2.Qxc7+
- 2...Kf5
- 3.Qf4#
- 2...Kxf6
- 3.Rf2#
- 2...Kf5
- 2.Sd4
- 1...d4
- 2.Rf2
- threat
- 3.Qc5#
- 3.exd4#
- threat
- 2.Qc5+
- 2...Kxf6
- 3.Rf2#
- 2...Kxf6
- 2.Rf2
- 1...Be8!
- 1...Kf5
- 1.Qc7+?
- 1...Kf5
- 2.Qf4#
- 1...Kxf6
- 2.Rf2#
- 1...Sxc7!
- 1...Kf5
- 1.Qb2+?
- Keys
- 1.Rd2!
- 1...Kf5
- 2.Qf1+
- 2...Kg4
- 3.Qf4#
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Qf4#
- 2...Kg4
- 2.Qf1+
- 1...Kd6
- 2.Rxd5+
- 2...Kxd5
- 3.Qc5#
- 2...Kxd5
- 2.Rxd5+
- 1...Kxf6
- 2.Qf1+
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Qf4#
- 2...Ke7
- 3.Qf8#
- 2...Ke5
- 2.Qf1+
- 1...d4
- 2.Qc5+
- 2...Kxf6
- 3.Rf2#
- 2...Kxf6
- 2.Qc5+
- 1...Bf5
- 2.Rxd5+
- 2...Kxd5
- 3.Qc5#
- 2...Kxd5
- 2.Rxd5+
- 1...Bh5
- 2.Rxd5+
- 2...Kxd5
- 3.Qc5#
- 2...Kxd5
- 2.Rxd5+
- 1...Bf7
- 2.Rxd5+
- 2...Kxd5
- 3.Qc5#
- 2...Kxd5
- 2.Rxd5+
- 1...Be8
- 2.Rxd5+
- 2...Kxd5
- 3.Qc5#
- 2...Kxd5
- 2.Rxd5+
- 1...Sb6
- 2.Qc7+
- 2...Kf5
- 3.Qf4#
- 2...Kxf6
- 3.Rf2#
- 2...Kf5
- 2.Qc7+
- 1...Sc7
- 2.Qxc7+
- 2...Kf5
- 3.Qf4#
- 2...Kxf6
- 3.Rf2#
- 2...Kf5
- 2.Qxc7+
- 1...Kf5
- 1.Rd2!
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