MESON Chess Problem Database
Problem Display
PID: 135008 (8/2q5/4PNN1/1P5P/1R4RK/4pk1P/4p3/4B3 w - - 0 1)
Matthews, Robin CO
The Observer, 1952
(First published on Sun Oct 12 1952)
#3
10 + 4
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SOLUTION
- SOUND
- Sets
- 1...Qh2
- 2.Kg5
- threat
- 3.Sh4#
- 2...Qf4+
- 3.Rbxf4#
- 2...Qe5+
- 3.Sxe5#
- 2...Qxh3
- 3.Se5#
- 3.Rbf4#
- 2...Qg3
- 3.Rxg3#
- 2...Qf2
- 3.Se5#
- 3.Rbf4#
- threat
- 2.Kg5
- 1...Qg3+
- 2.Rxg3#
- 1...Qf4
- 2.Rbxf4#
- 1...Qa5
- 2.Se5#
- 2.Rbf4#
- 2.Rg3#
- 1...Qe5
- 2.Sxe5#
- 1...Qb6
- 2.Se5#
- 2.Rbf4#
- 2.Rg3#
- 1...Qd8
- 2.Se5#
- 2.Rbf4#
- 2.Rg3#
- 1...Qc1
- 2.Se5#
- 2.Rbf4#
- 2.Rg3#
- 1...Qc2
- 2.Se5#
- 2.Rbf4#
- 2.Rg3#
- 1...Qc3
- 2.Rbf4#
- 2.Rg3#
- 1...Qc4
- 2.Se5#
- 1...Qc5
- 2.Rbf4#
- 2.Rg3#
- 1...Qc6
- 2.Se5#
- 2.Rbf4#
- 2.Rg3#
- 1...Qa7
- 2.Se5#
- 2.Rbf4#
- 2.Rg3#
- 1...Qb7
- 2.Se5#
- 2.Rbf4#
- 2.Rg3#
- 1...Qd7
- 2.Se5#
- 2.Rbf4#
- 2.Rg3#
- 1...Qe7
- 2.Se5#
- 2.Rbf4#
- 2.Rg3#
- 1...Qf7
- 2.Se5#
- 2.Rbf4#
- 2.Rg3#
- 1...Qg7
- 2.Se5#
- 2.Rbf4#
- 2.Rg3#
- 1...Qh7
- 2.Se5#
- 2.Rbf4#
- 2.Rg3#
- 1...Qc8
- 2.Se5#
- 2.Rbf4#
- 2.Rg3#
- 1...Qh2
- Tries
- 1.Kg5?
- threat
- 2.Sh4#
- 1...Qf4+
- 2.Rbxf4#
- 1...Qe5+
- 2.Sxe5#
- 1...Qg3
- 2.Rxg3#
- 1...Qg7
- 2.Rbf4#
- 2.Rg3#
- 1...Qc5+!
- threat
- 1.Sd7?
- threat
- 2.Sge5+
- 2...Qxe5
- 3.Sxe5#
- 2...Qxe5
- 2.Sde5+
- 2...Qxe5
- 3.Sxe5#
- 2...Qxe5
- 2.Sge5+
- 1...Qh2
- 2.Kg5
- threat
- 3.Sh4#
- 2...Qf4+
- 3.Rbxf4#
- 2...Qe5+
- 3.Sgxe5#
- 3.Sdxe5#
- 2...Qxh3
- 3.Sge5#
- 3.Sde5#
- 3.Rbf4#
- 2...Qg3
- 3.Rxg3#
- 2...Qf2
- 3.Sge5#
- 3.Sde5#
- 3.Rbf4#
- threat
- 2.Sge5+
- 2...Qxe5
- 3.Sxe5#
- 2...Qxe5
- 2.Sde5+
- 2...Qxe5
- 3.Sxe5#
- 2...Qxe5
- 2.Kg5
- 1...Qd6
- 2.Sge5+
- 2...Qxe5
- 3.Sxe5#
- 2...Qxe5
- 2.Sde5+
- 2...Qxe5
- 3.Sxe5#
- 2...Qxe5
- 2.Sge5+
- 1...Qb8
- 2.Sge5+
- 2...Qxe5
- 3.Sxe5#
- 2...Qxe5
- 2.Sde5+
- 2...Qxe5
- 3.Sxe5#
- 2...Qxe5
- 2.Sge5+
- 1...Qd8+!
- threat
- 1.b6?
- 1...Qh2
- 2.Kg5
- threat
- 3.Sh4#
- 2...Qf4+
- 3.Rbxf4#
- 2...Qe5+
- 3.Sxe5#
- 2...Qxh3
- 3.Se5#
- 3.Rbf4#
- 2...Qg3
- 3.Rxg3#
- 2...Qf2
- 3.Se5#
- 3.Rbf4#
- threat
- 2.Kg5
- 1...Qb8
- 2.Kg5
- threat
- 3.Sh4#
- 2...Qf4+
- 3.Rbxf4#
- 2...Qe5+
- 3.Sxe5#
- 2...Qg3
- 3.Rxg3#
- 2...Qg8
- 3.Rbf4#
- 3.Rg3#
- threat
- 2.Kg5
- 1...Qd6!
- 1...Qh2
- 1.e7?
- threat
- 2.e8Q
- threat
- 3.Qe4#
- 2...Qg3+
- 3.Rxg3#
- 2...Qf4
- 3.Rbxf4#
- 2...Qe5
- 3.Sxe5#
- 2...Qc2
- 3.Se5#
- 3.Rbf4#
- 3.Rg3#
- 2...Qc4
- 3.Se5#
- 2...Qc6
- 3.Se5#
- 3.Rbf4#
- 3.Rg3#
- 3.Qxc6#
- 2...Qb7
- 3.Se5#
- 3.Rbf4#
- 3.Rg3#
- 2...Qe7
- 3.Rbf4#
- 3.Rg3#
- threat
- 2.e8Q
- 1...Qh2
- 2.Kg5
- threat
- 3.Sh4#
- 2...Qf4+
- 3.Rbxf4#
- 2...Qe5+
- 3.Sxe5#
- 2...Qxh3
- 3.Se5#
- 3.Rbf4#
- 2...Qg3
- 3.Rxg3#
- 2...Qf2
- 3.Se5#
- 3.Rbf4#
- threat
- 2.Kg5
- 1...Qb8
- 2.Sh7
- threat
- 3.Sg5#
- 2...Qg3+
- 3.Rxg3#
- 2...Qxb5
- 3.Rbf4#
- 3.Rg3#
- 2...Qf4
- 3.Rbxf4#
- 2...Qe5
- 3.Sxe5#
- threat
- 2.e8Q
- threat
- 3.Qc6#
- 3.Qe4#
- 2...Qg3+
- 3.Rxg3#
- 2...Qxe8
- 3.Rbf4#
- 3.Rg3#
- 2...Qf4
- 3.Rbxf4#
- 2...Qe5
- 3.Sxe5#
- 2...Qb7
- 3.Se5#
- 3.Rbf4#
- 3.Rg3#
- 2...Qa8
- 3.Se5#
- 3.Rbf4#
- 3.Rg3#
- 3.Qxa8#
- threat
- 2.Sh7
- 1...Qd6!
- threat
- 1.Kg5?
- Keys
- 1.Rbe4!
- 1...Qh2
- 2.Kg5
- threat
- 3.Sh4#
- 2...Qf4+
- 3.Rexf4#
- 2...Qe5+
- 3.Sxe5#
- 2...Qxh3
- 3.Se5#
- 3.Ref4#
- 2...Qg3
- 3.Rxg3#
- 2...Qf2
- 3.Se5#
- 3.Ref4#
- threat
- 2.Kg5
- 1...Qd6
- 2.Sf4
- threat
- 3.Rg3#
- 2...Qxf4
- 3.Rexf4#
- threat
- 2.Sf4
- 1...Qb8
- 2.Re5
- threat
- 3.Rg3#
- 2...Qxe5
- 3.Sxe5#
- threat
- 2.Re5
- 1...Qh2
- 1.Rbe4!
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