MESON Chess Problem Database

Problem Display
PID: 131116 (5K1k/p7/5P2/4BB2/8/8/8/4r3 w - - 0 1)

Sim, Malcolm

Toronto Telegraph, 1934

5K1k/p7/5P2/4BB2/8/8/8/4r3

#5

4 + 3

6490 yacpdb 2009
3713 Snap 2018

SOLUTION

  • SOUND
  • Keys
    • 1.Bb2!
      • threat
        • 2.f7+
          • 2...Re5
            • 3.Bxe5#
      • 1...Re2
        • 2.Bc3
          • threat
            • 3.f7+
              • 3...Re5
                • 4.Bxe5#
          • 2...Re3
            • 3.Bd4
              • threat
                • 4.f7+
                  • 4...Re5
                    • 5.Bxe5#
              • 3...Re8+
                • 4.Kxe8
                  • threat
                    • 5.f7#
                  • 4...Kg8
                    • 5.f7#
              • 3...Re1
                • 4.f7+
                  • 4...Re5
                    • 5.Bxe5#
              • 3...Re2
                • 4.f7+
                  • 4...Re5
                    • 5.Bxe5#
              • 3...Rd3
                • 4.Bxd3
                  • threat
                    • 5.f7#
              • 3...Rg3
                • 4.f7+
                  • 4...Rg7
                    • 5.Bxg7#
              • 3...Re4
                • 4.Bxe4
                  • threat
                    • 5.f7#
              • 3...Re5
                • 4.Bxe5
                  • threat
                    • 5.f7#
                • 4.f7
                  • threat
                    • 5.Bxe5#
              • 3...Re6
                • 4.f7+
                  • 4...Re5
                    • 5.Bxe5#
                  • 4...Rf6
                    • 5.Bxf6#

This anticipates 179313(1961)

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