MESON Chess Problem Database

Problem Display
PID: 133021 (b7/Kn1N4/3p3b/p2k1P2/Q3pp2/8/3PP1P1/8 w - - 0 1)

Heathcote, Godfrey

The Times, 1905

(First published on Fri May 5 1905)

b7/Kn1N4/3p3b/p2k1P2/Q3pp2/8/3PP1P1/8

#3

7 + 8

2794 Terms & Themes of Chess Problems 1907
56 The Problemist 2014
14986 White-Hume Collection 2016

SOLUTION

  • SOUND
  • Sets
    • 1...f3
      • 2.d4
        • threat
          • 3.Sb6#
          • 3.Sf6#
        • 2...exd4 ep
          • 3.e4#
  • Tries
    • 1.Sb6+?
      • 1...Kc5
        • 2.Qc4#
      • 1...Ke5!
    • 1.Qb3+?
      • 1...Kd4
        • 2.Qc3+
          • 2...Kd5
            • 3.Sb6#
            • 3.Sf6#
      • 1...Kc6!
    • 1.Qc6+?
      • 1...Kd4
        • 2.Qc3+
          • 2...Kd5
            • 3.Sb6#
            • 3.Sf6#
      • 1...Kxc6!
    • 1.d4?
      • threat
        • 2.Sb6#
        • 2.Sf6#
      • 1...e3
        • 2.Sf6#
      • 1...Bg5
        • 2.Sb6#
      • 1...Bg7
        • 2.Sb6#
      • 1...exd4 ep!
  • Keys
    • 1.g4!
      • threat
        • 2.Sb6+
          • 2...Kc5
            • 3.Qc4#
          • 2...Ke5
            • 3.Qa1#
      • 1...fxg4 ep
        • 2.d4
          • threat
            • 3.Sb6#
            • 3.Sf6#
          • 2...exd4 ep
            • 3.e4#
      • 1...Sc5
        • 2.Sb6+
          • 2...Ke5
            • 3.Qa1#
        • 2.Sf6+
          • 2...Ke5
            • 3.Qa1#
      • 1...e3
        • 2.Sf6+
          • 2...Kc5
            • 3.d4#
          • 2...Ke5
            • 3.Qa1#
      • 1...f3
        • 2.d4
          • threat
            • 3.Sb6#
            • 3.Sf6#
          • 2...exd4 ep
            • 3.e4#

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