MESON Chess Problem Database
Problem Display
PID: 136863 (8/K2R4/4k1p1/p3B1p1/p5N1/P4N1P/2P5/8 w - - 0 1)
Loyd, Sam
The Chess Monthly (Morphy/Fiske), 1857
#4
8 + 5
SOLUTION
- COOKED
- Keys
- 1.Rd1!
- threat
- 2.Sxg5+
- 2...Kf5
- 3.Bg3
- 3...Kxg5
- 4.Rd5#
- 3...Kxg5
- 3.Rd5
- 3...Kxg5
- 4.Bg3#
- 3...Kxg5
- 3.Bg3
- 2...Ke7
- 3.Bf6+
- 3...Ke8
- 4.Rd8#
- 3...Kf8
- 4.Rd8#
- 3...Ke8
- 3.Bf6+
- 2...Kf5
- 2.Sxg5+
- 1...Kf5
- 2.Rd6
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Sd2+
- 3...Kf5
- 4.Rf6#
- 3...Kf5
- 3.Sd2+
- 2...Ke4
- 2.Rd6
- 1...Ke7
- 2.Bf6+
- 2...Ke6
- 3.Sxg5+
- 3...Kf5
- 4.Rf1#
- 3...Kf5
- 3.Sxg5+
- 2...Kf7
- 3.Sxg5+
- 3...Ke8
- 4.Rd8#
- 3...Kf8
- 4.Rd8#
- 3...Kg8
- 4.Rd8#
- 3...Ke8
- 3.Sxg5+
- 2...Ke8
- 3.Rd8+
- 3...Kf7
- 4.Sxg5#
- 3...Kf7
- 3.Sxg5
- 3...Kf8
- 4.Rd8#
- 3...Kf8
- 3.Sfe5
- 3...Kf8
- 4.Rd8#
- 3...Kf8
- 3.Sge5
- threat
- 4.Rd8#
- 3...Kf8
- 4.Rd8#
- threat
- 3.Sh6
- threat
- 4.Rd8#
- 3...Kf8
- 4.Rd8#
- threat
- 3.Rd8+
- 2...Kf8
- 3.Rd8+
- 3...Kf7
- 4.Sxg5#
- 3...Kf7
- 3.Sxg5
- threat
- 4.Rd8#
- 3...Ke8
- 4.Rd8#
- 3...Kg8
- 4.Rd8#
- threat
- 3.Sh6
- threat
- 4.Rd8#
- 3...Ke8
- 4.Rd8#
- threat
- 3.Rd8+
- 2...Ke6
- 2.Sxg5
- threat
- 3.Bf6+
- 3...Ke8
- 4.Rd8#
- 3...Kf8
- 4.Rd8#
- 3...Ke8
- 3.Bf6+
- 2...Ke8
- 3.Bf6
- 3...Kf8
- 4.Rd8#
- 3...Kf8
- 3.Bf6
- 2...Kf8
- 3.Rd8+
- 3...Ke7
- 4.Bf6#
- 3...Ke7
- 3.Bf6
- threat
- 4.Rd8#
- 3...Ke8
- 4.Rd8#
- 3...Kg8
- 4.Rd8#
- threat
- 3.Rd8+
- threat
- 2.Bf6+
- 1...Kf7
- 2.Sxg5+
- 2...Ke7
- 3.Bf6+
- 3...Ke8
- 4.Rd8#
- 3...Kf8
- 4.Rd8#
- 3...Ke8
- 3.Bf6+
- 2...Ke8
- 3.Bf6
- 3...Kf8
- 4.Rd8#
- 3...Kf8
- 3.Bf6
- 2...Kf8
- 3.Rd8+
- 3...Ke7
- 4.Bf6#
- 3...Ke7
- 3.Bf6
- threat
- 4.Rd8#
- 3...Ke8
- 4.Rd8#
- 3...Kg8
- 4.Rd8#
- threat
- 3.Rd8+
- 2...Ke7
- 2.Bf6
- threat
- 3.Sxg5+
- 3...Ke8
- 4.Rd8#
- 3...Kf8
- 4.Rd8#
- 3...Kg8
- 4.Rd8#
- 3...Ke8
- 3.Sxg5+
- 2...Ke6
- 3.Sxg5+
- 3...Kf5
- 4.Rf1#
- 3...Kf5
- 3.Sxg5+
- 2...Ke8
- 3.Rd8+
- 3...Kf7
- 4.Sxg5#
- 3...Kf7
- 3.Sxg5
- 3...Kf8
- 4.Rd8#
- 3...Kf8
- 3.Sfe5
- 3...Kf8
- 4.Rd8#
- 3...Kf8
- 3.Sge5
- threat
- 4.Rd8#
- 3...Kf8
- 4.Rd8#
- threat
- 3.Sh6
- threat
- 4.Rd8#
- 3...Kf8
- 4.Rd8#
- threat
- 3.Rd8+
- 2...Kf8
- 3.Rd8+
- 3...Kf7
- 4.Sxg5#
- 3...Kf7
- 3.Sxg5
- threat
- 4.Rd8#
- 3...Ke8
- 4.Rd8#
- 3...Kg8
- 4.Rd8#
- threat
- 3.Sh6
- threat
- 4.Rd8#
- 3...Ke8
- 4.Rd8#
- threat
- 3.Rd8+
- 2...Kg8
- 3.Rd8+
- 3...Kf7
- 4.Sxg5#
- 3...Kh7
- 4.Sxg5#
- 4.Rh8#
- 3...Kf7
- 3.Sxg5
- 3...Kf8
- 4.Rd8#
- 3...Kf8
- 3.Rd8+
- threat
- 2.Sxg5+
- threat
- 1.Rd2!
- threat
- 2.Sxg5+
- 2...Kf5
- 3.Bg3
- 3...Kxg5
- 4.Rd5#
- 3...Kxg5
- 3.Rd5
- 3...Kxg5
- 4.Bg3#
- 3...Kxg5
- 3.Bg3
- 2...Ke7
- 3.Bf6+
- 3...Ke8
- 4.Rd8#
- 3...Kf8
- 4.Rd8#
- 3...Ke8
- 3.Bf6+
- 2...Kf5
- 2.Sxg5+
- 1...Kf5
- 2.Rd6
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Sd2+
- 3...Kf5
- 4.Rf6#
- 3...Kf5
- 3.Sd2+
- 2...Ke4
- 2.Rd6
- 1...Ke7
- 2.Bf6+
- 2...Ke6
- 3.Sxg5+
- 3...Kf5
- 4.Rf2#
- 3...Kf5
- 3.Sxg5+
- 2...Kf7
- 3.Sxg5+
- 3...Ke8
- 4.Rd8#
- 3...Kf8
- 4.Rd8#
- 3...Kg8
- 4.Rd8#
- 3...Ke8
- 3.Sxg5+
- 2...Ke8
- 3.Rd8+
- 3...Kf7
- 4.Sxg5#
- 3...Kf7
- 3.Sxg5
- 3...Kf8
- 4.Rd8#
- 3...Kf8
- 3.Sfe5
- 3...Kf8
- 4.Rd8#
- 3...Kf8
- 3.Sge5
- threat
- 4.Rd8#
- 3...Kf8
- 4.Rd8#
- threat
- 3.Sh6
- threat
- 4.Rd8#
- 3...Kf8
- 4.Rd8#
- threat
- 3.Rd8+
- 2...Kf8
- 3.Rd8+
- 3...Kf7
- 4.Sxg5#
- 3...Kf7
- 3.Sxg5
- threat
- 4.Rd8#
- 3...Ke8
- 4.Rd8#
- 3...Kg8
- 4.Rd8#
- threat
- 3.Sh6
- threat
- 4.Rd8#
- 3...Ke8
- 4.Rd8#
- threat
- 3.Rd8+
- 2...Ke6
- 2.Sxg5
- threat
- 3.Bf6+
- 3...Ke8
- 4.Rd8#
- 3...Kf8
- 4.Rd8#
- 3...Ke8
- 3.Bf6+
- 2...Ke8
- 3.Bf6
- 3...Kf8
- 4.Rd8#
- 3...Kf8
- 3.Bf6
- 2...Kf8
- 3.Rd8+
- 3...Ke7
- 4.Bf6#
- 3...Ke7
- 3.Bf6
- threat
- 4.Rd8#
- 3...Ke8
- 4.Rd8#
- 3...Kg8
- 4.Rd8#
- threat
- 3.Rd8+
- threat
- 2.Bf6+
- 1...Kf7
- 2.Sxg5+
- 2...Ke7
- 3.Bf6+
- 3...Ke8
- 4.Rd8#
- 3...Kf8
- 4.Rd8#
- 3...Ke8
- 3.Bf6+
- 2...Ke8
- 3.Bf6
- 3...Kf8
- 4.Rd8#
- 3...Kf8
- 3.Bf6
- 2...Kf8
- 3.Rd8+
- 3...Ke7
- 4.Bf6#
- 3...Ke7
- 3.Bf6
- threat
- 4.Rd8#
- 3...Ke8
- 4.Rd8#
- 3...Kg8
- 4.Rd8#
- threat
- 3.Rd8+
- 2...Ke7
- 2.Bf6
- threat
- 3.Sxg5+
- 3...Ke8
- 4.Rd8#
- 3...Kf8
- 4.Rd8#
- 3...Kg8
- 4.Rd8#
- 3...Ke8
- 3.Sxg5+
- 2...Ke6
- 3.Sxg5+
- 3...Kf5
- 4.Rf2#
- 3...Kf5
- 3.Sxg5+
- 2...Ke8
- 3.Rd8+
- 3...Kf7
- 4.Sxg5#
- 3...Kf7
- 3.Sxg5
- 3...Kf8
- 4.Rd8#
- 3...Kf8
- 3.Sfe5
- 3...Kf8
- 4.Rd8#
- 3...Kf8
- 3.Sge5
- threat
- 4.Rd8#
- 3...Kf8
- 4.Rd8#
- threat
- 3.Sh6
- threat
- 4.Rd8#
- 3...Kf8
- 4.Rd8#
- threat
- 3.Rd8+
- 2...Kf8
- 3.Rd8+
- 3...Kf7
- 4.Sxg5#
- 3...Kf7
- 3.Sxg5
- threat
- 4.Rd8#
- 3...Ke8
- 4.Rd8#
- 3...Kg8
- 4.Rd8#
- threat
- 3.Sh6
- threat
- 4.Rd8#
- 3...Ke8
- 4.Rd8#
- threat
- 3.Rd8+
- 2...Kg8
- 3.Rd8+
- 3...Kf7
- 4.Sxg5#
- 3...Kh7
- 4.Sxg5#
- 4.Rh8#
- 3...Kf7
- 3.Sxg5
- 3...Kf8
- 4.Rd8#
- 3...Kf8
- 3.Rd8+
- threat
- 2.Sxg5+
- threat
- 1.Rd3!
- threat
- 2.Sxg5+
- 2...Kf5
- 3.Bg3
- 3...Kxg5
- 4.Rd5#
- 3...Kxg5
- 3.Bf6
- 3...Kf4
- 4.Rf3#
- 3...Kf4
- 3.Rd5
- 3...Kxg5
- 4.Bg3#
- 3...Kxg5
- 3.Bg3
- 2...Ke7
- 3.Bf6+
- 3...Ke8
- 4.Rd8#
- 3...Kf8
- 4.Rd8#
- 3...Ke8
- 3.Bf6+
- 2...Kf5
- 2.Bf6
- threat
- 3.Sxg5+
- 3...Kf5
- 4.Rf3#
- 3...Kf5
- 3.Sxg5+
- 2...Kf5
- 3.Sxg5
- 3...Kf4
- 4.Rf3#
- 3...Kf4
- 3.Sxg5
- 2...Kf7
- 3.Sxg5+
- 3...Ke8
- 4.Rd8#
- 3...Kf8
- 4.Rd8#
- 3...Kg8
- 4.Rd8#
- 3...Ke8
- 3.Sxg5+
- threat
- 2.Sxg5+
- 1...Kf5
- 2.Bf6
- threat
- 3.Sxg5
- 3...Kf4
- 4.Rf3#
- 3...Kf4
- 3.Sxg5
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Sxg5+
- 3...Kf4
- 4.Rf3#
- 3...Kf5
- 4.Rf3#
- 3...Kf4
- 3.Sxg5+
- 2...Kf4
- 3.Sxg5
- 3...Kf5
- 4.Rf3#
- 3...Kf5
- 3.Sxg5
- 2...Ke6
- 3.Sxg5+
- 3...Kf5
- 4.Rf3#
- 3...Kf5
- 3.Sxg5+
- threat
- 2.Rd6
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Sd2+
- 3...Kf5
- 4.Rf6#
- 3...Kf5
- 3.Sd2+
- 2...Ke4
- 2.Bf6
- 1...Ke7
- 2.Bf6+
- 2...Ke6
- 3.Sxg5+
- 3...Kf5
- 4.Rf3#
- 3...Kf5
- 3.Sxg5+
- 2...Kf7
- 3.Sxg5+
- 3...Ke8
- 4.Rd8#
- 3...Kf8
- 4.Rd8#
- 3...Kg8
- 4.Rd8#
- 3...Ke8
- 3.Sxg5+
- 2...Ke8
- 3.Rd8+
- 3...Kf7
- 4.Sxg5#
- 3...Kf7
- 3.Sxg5
- 3...Kf8
- 4.Rd8#
- 3...Kf8
- 3.Sfe5
- 3...Kf8
- 4.Rd8#
- 3...Kf8
- 3.Sge5
- threat
- 4.Rd8#
- 3...Kf8
- 4.Rd8#
- threat
- 3.Sh6
- threat
- 4.Rd8#
- 3...Kf8
- 4.Rd8#
- threat
- 3.Rd8+
- 2...Kf8
- 3.Rd8+
- 3...Kf7
- 4.Sxg5#
- 3...Kf7
- 3.Sxg5
- threat
- 4.Rd8#
- 3...Ke8
- 4.Rd8#
- 3...Kg8
- 4.Rd8#
- threat
- 3.Sh6
- threat
- 4.Rd8#
- 3...Ke8
- 4.Rd8#
- threat
- 3.Rd8+
- 2...Ke6
- 2.Sxg5
- threat
- 3.Bf6+
- 3...Ke8
- 4.Rd8#
- 3...Kf8
- 4.Rd8#
- 3...Ke8
- 3.Bf6+
- 2...Ke8
- 3.Bf6
- 3...Kf8
- 4.Rd8#
- 3...Kf8
- 3.Bf6
- 2...Kf8
- 3.Rd8+
- 3...Ke7
- 4.Bf6#
- 3...Ke7
- 3.Bf6
- threat
- 4.Rd8#
- 3...Ke8
- 4.Rd8#
- 3...Kg8
- 4.Rd8#
- threat
- 3.Rd8+
- threat
- 2.Bf6+
- 1...Kf7
- 2.Sxg5+
- 2...Ke7
- 3.Bf6+
- 3...Ke8
- 4.Rd8#
- 3...Kf8
- 4.Rd8#
- 3...Ke8
- 3.Bf6+
- 2...Ke8
- 3.Bf6
- 3...Kf8
- 4.Rd8#
- 3...Kf8
- 3.Bf6
- 2...Kf8
- 3.Rd8+
- 3...Ke7
- 4.Bf6#
- 3...Ke7
- 3.Bf6
- threat
- 4.Rd8#
- 3...Ke8
- 4.Rd8#
- 3...Kg8
- 4.Rd8#
- threat
- 3.Rd8+
- 2...Ke7
- 2.Bf6
- threat
- 3.Sxg5+
- 3...Ke8
- 4.Rd8#
- 3...Kf8
- 4.Rd8#
- 3...Kg8
- 4.Rd8#
- 3...Ke8
- 3.Sxg5+
- 2...Ke6
- 3.Sxg5+
- 3...Kf5
- 4.Rf3#
- 3...Kf5
- 3.Sxg5+
- 2...Ke8
- 3.Rd8+
- 3...Kf7
- 4.Sxg5#
- 3...Kf7
- 3.Sxg5
- 3...Kf8
- 4.Rd8#
- 3...Kf8
- 3.Sfe5
- 3...Kf8
- 4.Rd8#
- 3...Kf8
- 3.Sge5
- threat
- 4.Rd8#
- 3...Kf8
- 4.Rd8#
- threat
- 3.Sh6
- threat
- 4.Rd8#
- 3...Kf8
- 4.Rd8#
- threat
- 3.Rd8+
- 2...Kf8
- 3.Rd8+
- 3...Kf7
- 4.Sxg5#
- 3...Kf7
- 3.Sxg5
- threat
- 4.Rd8#
- 3...Ke8
- 4.Rd8#
- 3...Kg8
- 4.Rd8#
- threat
- 3.Sh6
- threat
- 4.Rd8#
- 3...Ke8
- 4.Rd8#
- threat
- 3.Rd8+
- 2...Kg8
- 3.Rd8+
- 3...Kf7
- 4.Sxg5#
- 3...Kh7
- 4.Sxg5#
- 4.Rh8#
- 3...Kf7
- 3.Sxg5
- 3...Kf8
- 4.Rd8#
- 3...Kf8
- 3.Rd8+
- threat
- 2.Sxg5+
- threat
- 1.Rd4!
- threat
- 2.Sxg5+
- 2...Kf5
- 3.Bg3
- 3...Kxg5
- 4.Rd5#
- 3...Kxg5
- 3.Rd5
- 3...Kxg5
- 4.Bg3#
- 3...Kxg5
- 3.Bg3
- 2...Ke7
- 3.Bf6+
- 3...Ke8
- 4.Rd8#
- 3...Kf8
- 4.Rd8#
- 3...Ke8
- 3.Bf6+
- 2...Kf5
- 2.Sxg5+
- 1...Kf5
- 2.Rd6
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Sd2+
- 3...Kf5
- 4.Rf6#
- 3...Kf5
- 3.Sd2+
- 2...Ke4
- 2.Rd6
- 1...Ke7
- 2.Sxg5
- threat
- 3.Bf6+
- 3...Ke8
- 4.Rd8#
- 3...Kf8
- 4.Rd8#
- 3...Ke8
- 3.Bf6+
- 2...Ke8
- 3.Bf6
- 3...Kf8
- 4.Rd8#
- 3...Kf8
- 3.Bf6
- 2...Kf8
- 3.Rd8+
- 3...Ke7
- 4.Bf6#
- 3...Ke7
- 3.Bf6
- threat
- 4.Rd8#
- 3...Ke8
- 4.Rd8#
- 3...Kg8
- 4.Rd8#
- threat
- 3.Rd8+
- threat
- 2.Sxg5
- 1...Kf7
- 2.Sxg5+
- 2...Ke7
- 3.Bf6+
- 3...Ke8
- 4.Rd8#
- 3...Kf8
- 4.Rd8#
- 3...Ke8
- 3.Bf6+
- 2...Ke8
- 3.Bf6
- 3...Kf8
- 4.Rd8#
- 3...Kf8
- 3.Bf6
- 2...Kf8
- 3.Rd8+
- 3...Ke7
- 4.Bf6#
- 3...Ke7
- 3.Bf6
- threat
- 4.Rd8#
- 3...Ke8
- 4.Rd8#
- 3...Kg8
- 4.Rd8#
- threat
- 3.Rd8+
- 2...Ke7
- 2.Sxg5+
- threat
- 1.Rd6+!
- 1...Ke7
- 2.Sxg5
- 2...Ke8
- 3.Bf6
- 3...Kf8
- 4.Rd8#
- 3...Kf8
- 3.Bf6
- 2...Kf8
- 3.Rd8+
- 3...Ke7
- 4.Bf6#
- 3...Ke7
- 3.Bf6
- threat
- 4.Rd8#
- 3...Ke8
- 4.Rd8#
- 3...Kg8
- 4.Rd8#
- threat
- 3.Re6
- 3...Kg8
- 4.Re8#
- 3...Kg8
- 3.Rd8+
- 2...Ke8
- 2.Sxg5
- 1...Kf7
- 2.Bf6
- threat
- 3.Sxg5+
- 3...Ke8
- 4.Rd8#
- 3...Kf8
- 4.Rd8#
- 3...Kg8
- 4.Rd8#
- 3...Ke8
- 3.Sh6+
- 3...Ke8
- 4.Rd8#
- 3...Kf8
- 4.Rd8#
- 3...Ke8
- 3.Sxg5+
- 2...Ke8
- 3.Rd8+
- 3...Kf7
- 4.Sxg5#
- 3...Kf7
- 3.Sxg5
- 3...Kf8
- 4.Rd8#
- 3...Kf8
- 3.Sfe5
- 3...Kf8
- 4.Rd8#
- 3...Kf8
- 3.Sge5
- threat
- 4.Rd8#
- 3...Kf8
- 4.Rd8#
- threat
- 3.Sh6
- threat
- 4.Rd8#
- 3...Kf8
- 4.Rd8#
- threat
- 3.Rd8+
- 2...Kf8
- 3.Rd8+
- 3...Kf7
- 4.Sxg5#
- 3...Kf7
- 3.Sxg5
- threat
- 4.Rd8#
- 3...Ke8
- 4.Rd8#
- 3...Kg8
- 4.Rd8#
- threat
- 3.Sh6
- threat
- 4.Rd8#
- 3...Ke8
- 4.Rd8#
- threat
- 3.Rd8+
- 2...Kg8
- 3.Rd8+
- 3...Kf7
- 4.Sxg5#
- 3...Kh7
- 4.Sxg5#
- 4.Rh8#
- 3...Kf7
- 3.Sxg5
- 3...Kf8
- 4.Rd8#
- 3...Kf8
- 3.Rd8+
- threat
- 2.Bf6
- 1...Ke7
- 1.Rh7!
- 1...Kd5
- 2.Sxg5
- threat
- 3.Kb6
- 3...Kc4
- 4.Se3#
- 3...Kc4
- 3.Kb6
- 2...Kc4
- 3.Rc7+
- 3...Kb5
- 4.c4#
- 3...Kd5
- 4.c4#
- 3...Kb5
- 3.Rc7+
- 2...Kc5
- 3.Rc7+
- 3...Kb5
- 4.c4#
- 3...Kd5
- 4.c4#
- 3...Kb5
- 3.Rc7+
- 2...Kc6
- 3.Rc7+
- 3...Kb5
- 4.c4#
- 3...Kd5
- 4.c4#
- 3...Kb5
- 3.c4
- 3...Kc5
- 4.Rc7#
- 3...Kc5
- 3.Rc7+
- threat
- 2.Sxg5
- 1...Kf5
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FEATURES
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Developed and maintained by Brian Stephenson.
Implemented with HTML5, MySQL, Perl (with, inter alia, CGI::Simple, HTML::Template & XML::LibXML) &
CSS/Javascript (jQuery, Bootstrap & DataTables).