MESON Chess Problem Database

Problem Display
PID: 13399 (b5Kn/p5Bp/4P1p1/1P1k4/p1pNN2P/5BP1/8/7Q w - - 0 1)

Mackenzie, Arthur Ford

1st Prize, British Chess Magazine 11. Ty., 1902

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#3

10 + 8

15 British Chess Magazine 1903
2794 Terms & Themes of Chess Problems 1907
5066 Classic Chess Problems by Pioneer Composers 1970

SOLUTION

  • SOUND
  • Tries
    • 1.Qa1?
      • threat
        • 2.Qa3
          • threat
            • 3.Sd2#
            • 3.Sf2#
            • 3.Sc3#
            • 3.Sg5#
            • 3.Sd6#
            • 3.Qc5#
            • 3.Qd6#
      • 1...a3
        • 2.Qxa3
          • threat
            • 3.Sd2#
            • 3.Sf2#
            • 3.Sc3#
            • 3.Sg5#
            • 3.Sd6#
            • 3.Qc5#
            • 3.Qd6#
      • 1...g5
        • 2.Qa3
          • threat
            • 3.Sd2#
            • 3.Sf2#
            • 3.Sc3#
            • 3.Sxg5#
            • 3.Sd6#
            • 3.Qc5#
            • 3.Qd6#
      • 1...Sf7!
    • 1.Qc1?
      • threat
        • 2.Qg5#
      • 1...c3
        • 2.Qxc3
          • threat
            • 3.Qc5#
      • 1...h6
        • 2.Qa3
          • threat
            • 3.Sd2#
            • 3.Sf2#
            • 3.Sc3#
            • 3.Sg5#
            • 3.Sd6#
            • 3.Qc5#
            • 3.Qd6#
      • 1...Sf7!
    • 1.Qd1?
      • threat
        • 2.Sc6+
          • 2...Kxe6
            • 3.Bg4#
      • 1...c3
        • 2.Sc6+
          • 2...Kc4
            • 3.Be2#
          • 2...Kxe6
            • 3.Bg4#
        • 2.Qxa4
          • threat
            • 3.Qb3#
            • 3.Qa2#
      • 1...Bc6
        • 2.Sxc6+
          • 2...Kxe6
            • 3.Bg4#
      • 1...h5!
    • 1.Qh3?
      • threat
        • 2.Sc2
          • threat
            • 3.Se3#
            • 3.Sb4#
        • 2.Sf5
          • threat
            • 3.Se3#
            • 3.Se7#
          • 2...Kxe6
            • 3.Sc5#
          • 2...gxf5
            • 3.Qxf5#
        • 2.e7
          • threat
            • 3.Qe6#
            • 3.Qd7#
      • 1...Bc6
        • 2.Sc2
          • threat
            • 3.Se3#
            • 3.Sb4#
        • 2.Sf5
          • threat
            • 3.Se3#
            • 3.Se7#
          • 2...Kxe6
            • 3.Sc5#
          • 2...gxf5
            • 3.Qxf5#
        • 2.e7
          • threat
            • 3.Qe6#
          • 2...Bd7
            • 3.Qxd7#
      • 1...Bb7
        • 2.Sc2
          • threat
            • 3.Se3#
            • 3.Sb4#
        • 2.Sf5
          • threat
            • 3.Se3#
            • 3.Se7#
          • 2...Kxe6
            • 3.Sc5#
          • 2...gxf5
            • 3.Qxf5#
      • 1...Sf7
        • 2.exf7
          • threat
            • 3.Qe6#
            • 3.Qd7#
      • 1...a5
        • 2.Sc2
          • threat
            • 3.Se3#
        • 2.Sf5
          • threat
            • 3.Se3#
            • 3.Se7#
          • 2...Kxe6
            • 3.Sc5#
          • 2...gxf5
            • 3.Qxf5#
        • 2.e7
          • threat
            • 3.Qe6#
            • 3.Qd7#
      • 1...c3!
  • Keys
    • 1.Sf5!
      • threat
        • 2.Qh3
          • threat
            • 3.Se3#
            • 3.Se7#
          • 2...Kxe6
            • 3.Sc5#
          • 2...gxf5
            • 3.Qxf5#
      • 1...Kxe6
        • 2.Sc5+
          • 2...Kxf5
            • 3.Qh3#
      • 1...gxf5
        • 2.Qd1+
          • 2...Kxe6
            • 3.Qd6#
      • 1...c3
        • 2.Qb1
          • threat
            • 3.Qa2#
          • 2...Kc4
            • 3.Se3#
          • 2...Kxe6
            • 3.Sc5#
      • 1...Sf7
        • 2.Kxf7
          • threat
            • 3.Se3#
            • 3.Se7#
            • 3.Qd1#
      • 1...g5
        • 2.Bg4
          • threat
            • 3.Se3#
            • 3.Se7#
          • 2...Kxe6
            • 3.Sc5#

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