MESON Chess Problem Database
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PID: 135111 (7K/3R2NB/p2P4/1pbrk1B1/8/1QPppp2/7p/5b2 w - - 0 1)
Matthews, Robin CO
The Observer, 1954
(First published on Sun Oct 10 1954)
#3
8 + 10
| 14609 | Mostly Three=Movers | 1995 |
| 15239 | Valois Notebooks | 2020 |
SOLUTION
- SOUND
- Sets
- 1...Rd4
- 2.Qe6#
- 1...Rxd6
- 2.Sh5
- threat
- 3.Bf4#
- 2...Rd5
- 3.Qxd5#
- 2...Rg6
- 3.Qd5#
- 2...Rd4
- 3.Bf6#
- 2...Rf6
- 3.Bxf6#
- 3.Qd5#
- threat
- 2.Re7+
- 2...Re6
- 3.Rxe6#
- 3.Qxe6#
- 2...Re6
- 2.Qf7
- threat
- 3.Bf4#
- 3.Qf5#
- 2...Rf6
- 3.Rd5#
- 3.Qd5#
- 3.Qxf6#
- threat
- 2.Sh5
- 1...Bb4
- 2.Qxb4
- threat
- 3.Re7#
- 3.Qe4#
- 3.Qf4#
- 2...Rd4
- 3.Qxd4#
- threat
- 2.Qxb4
- 1...Bxd6
- 2.Rf7
- threat
- 3.Bf4#
- 2...Rd4
- 3.Qe6#
- threat
- 2.Rf7
- 1...Rd4
- Tries
- 1.Sf5?
- threat
- 2.Re7#
- 1...Ke4
- 2.Sxe3+
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Qxd5#
- 2...Rf5
- 3.Re7#
- 3.Qd5#
- 3.Qe6#
- 2...Ke5
- 2.Se7+
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Qxd5#
- 2...Rf5
- 3.Qd5#
- 3.Qe6#
- 2...Ke5
- 2.Re7+
- 2...Re5
- 3.Sxe3#
- 3.Sg3#
- 3.Sd4#
- 3.Sh4#
- 3.Sh6#
- 3.Sg7#
- 2...Re5
- 2.Sxe3+
- 1...Rxd6
- 2.Re7+
- 2...Re6
- 3.Rxe6#
- 3.Qxe6#
- 2...Re6
- 2.Re7+
- 1...Bxd6!
- threat
- 1.Se8?
- threat
- 2.Re7#
- 1...Rxd6
- 2.Re7+
- 2...Re6
- 3.Rxe6#
- 3.Qxe6#
- 2...Re6
- 2.Qf7
- threat
- 3.Bf4#
- 3.Qf5#
- 2...Rg6
- 3.Qd5#
- 2...Rf6
- 3.Rd5#
- 3.Qd5#
- 3.Qxf6#
- threat
- 2.Re7+
- 1...Bxd6
- 2.Sc7
- threat
- 3.Qxd5#
- 2...Rd4
- 3.Qe6#
- 2...Rc5
- 3.Qe6#
- threat
- 2.Sc7
- 1...Bh3!
- threat
- 1.Bf4+?
- 1...Kf6
- 2.Kg8
- threat
- 3.Rf7#
- threat
- 2.Sh5+
- 2...Ke6
- 3.Re7#
- 2...Rxh5
- 3.Rf7#
- 3.Qf7#
- 2...Ke6
- 2.Se8+
- 2...Ke6
- 3.Re7#
- 2...Ke6
- 2.Qxd5
- threat
- 3.Sh5#
- 3.Se8#
- 3.Bg5#
- 3.Rf7#
- 3.Qe6#
- 3.Qf7#
- 3.Qe5#
- 3.Qf5#
- 3.Qg5#
- threat
- 2.Kg8
- 1...Kxf4!
- 1...Kf6
- 1.Bf6+?
- 1...Kxf6
- 2.Qxd5
- threat
- 3.Sh5#
- 3.Se8#
- 3.Rf7#
- 3.Qf5#
- threat
- 2.Qxd5
- 1...Kf4!
- 1...Kxf6
- 1.Rf7?
- threat
- 2.Bf4#
- 1...Rd4
- 2.Qe6#
- 1...Kxd6!
- threat
- 1.Qc4?
- threat
- 2.Qe4#
- 2.Qf4#
- 1...Bd4
- 2.Re7+
- 2...Kxd6
- 3.Qc7#
- 2...Kxd6
- 2.Rf7
- threat
- 3.Bf4#
- 2...Kxd6
- 3.Qc7#
- threat
- 2.cxd4+
- 2...Rxd4
- 3.Qe6#
- 2...Rxd4
- 2.Re7+
- 1...bxc4!
- threat
- 1.Qb4?
- threat
- 2.Qe4#
- 2.Qf4#
- 1...Rd4
- 2.Qxc5+
- 2...Rd5
- 3.Re7#
- 3.Qxe3#
- 2...Rd5
- 2.Qxc5+
- 1...Bxb4!
- threat
- 1.Sf5?
- Keys
- 1.Sh5!
- threat
- 2.Bf4+
- 2...Ke6
- 3.Re7#
- 2...Ke6
- 2.Bf4+
- 1...Ke6
- 2.Sf6
- threat
- 3.Qxd5#
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Qxd5#
- threat
- 2.Sf6
- 1...Bxd6
- 2.Sf4
- threat
- 3.Qxd5#
- 2...Rd4
- 3.Qe6#
- 2...Rc5
- 3.Qe6#
- threat
- 2.Sf4
- 1...Bd4
- 2.Sf6
- threat
- 3.Qxd5#
- 2...Ke6
- 3.Qxd5#
- 2...Rxd6
- 3.Sg4#
- 2...Rc5
- 3.Sg4#
- threat
- 2.Sf6
- threat
- 1.Sh5!
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