MESON Chess Problem Database
Problem Display
PID: 133549 (6r1/P3P2P/B3k1P1/2pNN3/p1P5/Q2RP3/7B/5K2 w - - 0 1)
Bettmann, Henry Wald
The Theory of Pawn Promotion, 1912
#3
13 + 4
SOLUTION
- SOUND
- Sets
- 1...Rxg6
- 2.Bc8+
- 2...Kd6
- 3.e8S#
- 2...Kd6
- 2.e8Q+
- 2...Kf5
- 3.Qxg6#
- 2...Kd6
- 3.Sg4#
- 3.Sxg6#
- 3.Sf7#
- 3.Qc6#
- 3.Qxg6#
- 3.Qd7#
- 3.Qe7#
- 2...Kf5
- 2.Bc8+
- 1...Rg7
- 2.Bc8+
- 2...Kd6
- 3.e8S#
- 2...Kd6
- 2.Bc8+
- 1...Rc8
- 2.Bxc8+
- 2...Kd6
- 3.e8S#
- 2...Kd6
- 2.Bxc8+
- 1...Rf8+
- 2.exf8R
- 2...Kd6
- 3.Rf6#
- 2...Kd6
- 2.exf8R
- 1...Rxg6
- Tries
- 1.Bc8+?
- 1...Kd6
- 2.Sf3+
- 2...Kc6
- 3.Qxa4#
- 3.a8Q#
- 3.a8B#
- 2...Kc6
- 2.Sg4+
- 2...Kc6
- 3.Qxa4#
- 3.a8Q#
- 3.a8B#
- 2...Kc6
- 2.Sc6+
- 2...Kxc6
- 3.Qxa4#
- 3.a8Q#
- 3.a8B#
- 2...Kxc6
- 2.Sd7+
- 2...Kc6
- 3.Sb8#
- 3.Qxc5#
- 3.Qxa4#
- 3.a8Q#
- 3.a8B#
- 2...Ke6
- 3.Sxc5#
- 3.Sf8#
- 2...Kc6
- 2.Sf7+
- 2...Kc6
- 3.Qxa4#
- 3.a8Q#
- 3.a8B#
- 2...Kc6
- 2.Qxa4
- threat
- 3.Sf3#
- 3.Sg4#
- 3.Sc6#
- 3.Sf7#
- 3.Qc6#
- 3.Qd7#
- 3.Qa6#
- threat
- 2.Sf3+
- 1...Rxc8!
- 1...Kd6
- 1.Qxa4?
- threat
- 2.Qd7#
- 1...Rf8+
- 2.exf8R
- 2...Kd6
- 3.Rf6#
- 3.Qc6#
- 3.Qd7#
- 2...Kd6
- 2.exf8R
- 1...Rd8
- 2.Bc8+
- 2...Kd6
- 3.Sf3#
- 3.Sg4#
- 3.Sc6#
- 3.Sf7#
- 3.Qc6#
- 3.Qa6#
- 3.exd8Q#
- 3.exd8R#
- 2...Rd7
- 3.Qxd7#
- 2...Rxc8
- 3.Qd7#
- 2...Kd6
- 2.Bc8+
- 1...Kf5!
- threat
- 1.hxg8Q+?
- 1...Kd6
- 2.e8S#
- 1...Kf5!
- 1...Kd6
- 1.hxg8S?
- threat
- 2.Bc8+
- 2...Kd6
- 3.e8S#
- 2...Kd6
- 2.Bc8+
- 1...Kd6
- 2.Sc3+
- 2...Ke6
- 3.Bc8#
- 2...Kc7
- 3.Qxc5#
- 2...Ke6
- 2.Sb4+
- 2...Ke6
- 3.Bc8#
- 2...Kc7
- 3.Sd7#
- 2...Ke6
- 2.Sb6+
- 2...Ke6
- 3.Bc8#
- 2...Kc7
- 3.Sa8#
- 3.Qxc5#
- 2...Ke6
- 2.Sdf6+
- 2...Ke6
- 3.Bc8#
- 2...Kc7
- 3.Qxc5#
- 2...Ke6
- 2.Sc7+
- 2...Kxc7
- 3.Qxc5#
- 2...Kxc7
- 2.Qxa4
- 2...Ke6
- 3.Qd7#
- 2...Ke6
- 2.e4
- 2...Ke6
- 3.Sc7#
- 2...Ke6
- 2.e8S+
- 2...Ke6
- 3.Bc8#
- 2...Ke6
- 2.Sc3+
- 1...Kf5!
- threat
- 1.hxg8B+?
- 1...Kd6
- 2.e8S#
- 1...Kf5!
- 1...Kd6
- 1.hxg8R?
- threat
- 2.Bc8+
- 2...Kd6
- 3.Rd8#
- 3.e8S#
- 2...Kd6
- 2.Rf8
- 2...Kd6
- 3.Rf6#
- 2...Kd6
- 2.Bc8+
- 1...Kd6
- 2.Sf3+
- 2...Kc6
- 3.Qxa4#
- 3.e8Q#
- 3.e8B#
- 2...Ke6
- 3.Bc8#
- 2...Kd7
- 3.e8Q#
- 2...Kc6
- 2.Sg4+
- 2...Kc6
- 3.Qxa4#
- 3.e8Q#
- 3.e8B#
- 2...Ke6
- 3.Bc8#
- 2...Kd7
- 3.e8Q#
- 2...Kc6
- 2.Sc6+
- 2...Kxc6
- 3.Qxa4#
- 3.e8Q#
- 3.e8B#
- 2...Ke6
- 3.Bc8#
- 2...Kd7
- 3.e8Q#
- 2...Kxc6
- 2.Sf7+
- 2...Kc6
- 3.Qxa4#
- 3.e8Q#
- 3.e8B#
- 2...Ke6
- 3.Bc8#
- 2...Kd7
- 3.e8Q#
- 2...Kc6
- 2.Rd8+
- 2...Ke6
- 3.Bc8#
- 2...Ke6
- 2.Rf8
- 2...Ke6
- 3.Rf6#
- 2...Ke6
- 2.Qxa4
- 2...Ke6
- 3.Qd7#
- 2...Ke6
- 2.e8S+
- 2...Ke6
- 3.Bc8#
- 2...Ke6
- 2.Sf3+
- 1...Kf5!
- threat
- 1.h8Q?
- threat
- 2.Qf6#
- 1...Rf8+
- 2.Qxf8
- 2...Kd6
- 3.Qf6#
- 3.e8Q#
- 3.e8R#
- 2...Kd6
- 2.exf8R
- 2...Kd6
- 3.Rf6#
- 3.Qf6#
- 2...Kd6
- 2.Qxf8
- 1...Kf5
- 2.Qf6+
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Sc3#
- 3.Qf3#
- 3.Qf4#
- 2...Ke4
- 2.Qh3+
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Sc3#
- 3.Sf6#
- 3.Qg4#
- 3.Qf3#
- 2...Kg5
- 3.Bf4#
- 2...Ke4
- 2.Qf6+
- 1...Rxg6
- 2.Bc8+
- 2...Kd6
- 3.Qd8#
- 3.e8S#
- 2...Kd6
- 2.Qc8+
- 2...Kd6
- 3.Sg4#
- 3.Sxg6#
- 3.Sf7#
- 3.Qaxc5#
- 3.Qd7#
- 3.Qc6#
- 3.e8S#
- 2...Kd6
- 2.e8Q+
- 2...Kf5
- 3.Qxg6#
- 2...Kd6
- 3.Sg4#
- 3.Sxg6#
- 3.Sf7#
- 3.Qc6#
- 3.Qxg6#
- 3.Qd7#
- 3.Qe7#
- 3.Qhf8#
- 2...Kf5
- 2.Bc8+
- 1...Rg7
- 2.Bc8+
- 2...Kd6
- 3.Qd8#
- 3.e8S#
- 2...Kd6
- 2.Qh3+
- 2...Kd6
- 3.Qd7#
- 3.e8S#
- 2...Kd6
- 2.Qc8+
- 2...Kd6
- 3.Sf3#
- 3.Sg4#
- 3.Sc6#
- 3.Sf7#
- 3.Qaxc5#
- 3.Qd7#
- 3.Qc6#
- 3.e8S#
- 2...Kd6
- 2.Bc8+
- 1...Rxh8!
- threat
- 1.Bc8+?
- Keys
- 1.e4!
- threat
- 2.Qxc5
- threat
- 3.Qb6#
- 3.Qc6#
- 3.hxg8Q#
- 3.hxg8B#
- 2...Rf8+
- 3.exf8S#
- 2...Rc8
- 3.Bxc8#
- 2...Rd8
- 3.exd8S#
- threat
- 2.hxg8Q+
- 2...Kd6
- 3.e8S#
- 2...Kd6
- 2.hxg8B+
- 2...Kd6
- 3.e8S#
- 2...Kd6
- 2.Qxc5
- 1...Rf8+
- 2.exf8R
- 2...Kd6
- 3.Rf6#
- 2...Kd6
- 2.exf8R
- 1...Kd6
- 2.hxg8S
- 2...Ke6
- 3.Sc7#
- 2...Ke6
- 2.hxg8S
- 1...Rxg6
- 2.Bc8+
- 2...Kd6
- 3.e8S#
- 2...Kd6
- 2.e8Q+
- 2...Kd6
- 3.Sg4#
- 3.Sxg6#
- 3.Sf7#
- 3.Qc6#
- 3.Qxg6#
- 3.Qd7#
- 3.Qe7#
- 2...Kd6
- 2.Bc8+
- 1...Ra8
- 2.Qxc5
- threat
- 3.Qb6#
- 3.Qc6#
- 2...Rf8+
- 3.exf8S#
- 2...Rc8
- 3.Bxc8#
- 2...Rd8
- 3.exd8S#
- threat
- 2.Qxc5
- 1...Rg7
- 2.Bc8+
- 2...Kd6
- 3.e8S#
- 2...Kd6
- 2.e8Q+
- 2...Kd6
- 3.Sf3#
- 3.Sg4#
- 3.Sc6#
- 3.Sf7#
- 3.Qc6#
- 2...Re7
- 3.Qc6#
- 3.Qxe7#
- 2...Kd6
- 2.Bc8+
- 1...Rb8
- 2.axb8R
- 2...Kd6
- 3.Rb6#
- 2...Kd6
- 2.axb8R
- 1...Rc8
- 2.Bxc8+
- 2...Kd6
- 3.e8S#
- 2...Kd6
- 2.Bxc8+
- 1...Rd8
- 2.exd8B
- 2...Kd6
- 3.Sc7#
- 2...Kd6
- 2.exd8B
- 1...Re8
- 2.Qxc5
- threat
- 3.Qb6#
- 3.Qc6#
- 2...Rf8+
- 3.exf8S#
- 2...Rc8
- 3.Bxc8#
- 2...Rd8
- 3.exd8S#
- threat
- 2.Qxc5
- 1...Rh8
- 2.Qxc5
- threat
- 3.Qb6#
- 3.Qc6#
- 2...Rf8+
- 3.exf8S#
- 2...Rc8
- 3.Bxc8#
- 2...Rd8
- 3.exd8S#
- threat
- 2.Qxc5
- threat
- 1.e4!
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