MESON Chess Problem Database
Problem Display
PID: 137680 (3Q4/p2p4/3ppN2/2kP2P1/K1p5/3p4/3P4/3B4 w - - 0 1)
Fothergill, Percival Guy Laugham (PGLF)
The Field, 1932
(First published on Sat Apr 30 1932)
#3
7 + 7
SOLUTION
- SOUND
- Sets
- 1...c3
- 2.Qa5+
- 2...Kc4
- 3.Qxc3#
- 3.Qb4#
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Qxc3#
- 2...Kc4
- 2.Qc7+
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Qxc3#
- 2...Kd4
- 2.Qc8+
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Qxc3#
- 2...Kb6
- 3.Sxd7#
- 2...Kd4
- 2.dxc3
- threat
- 3.Qc7#
- 2...Kc4
- 3.Qc7#
- 3.Qc8#
- threat
- 2.Qa5+
- 1...e5
- 2.Qa5+
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Qxa7#
- 2...Kd4
- 2.Qc7+
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Qxa7#
- 2...Kd4
- 2.Qb8
- threat
- 3.Qxa7#
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Qxa7#
- 2...c3
- 3.Qb4#
- 2...a5
- 3.Qa7#
- 2...a6
- 3.Qa7#
- threat
- 2.Qa5+
- 1...c3
- Tries
- 1.Ka5?
- 1...exd5
- 2.Qa8
- threat
- 3.Qxd5#
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Qxd5#
- 2...d4
- 3.Se4#
- 3.Sxd7#
- 3.Qd5#
- 3.Qc8#
- threat
- 2.Qg8
- threat
- 3.Qxd5#
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Qxd5#
- 2...Kc6
- 3.Qc8#
- 2...d4
- 3.Qd5#
- 3.Qc8#
- threat
- 2.Qa8
- 1...c3
- 2.Qc7+
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Qxc3#
- 2...Kd4
- 2.Qc8+
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Qxc3#
- 2...Kd4
- 2.dxc3
- threat
- 3.Qc7#
- 3.Qc8#
- 2...Kc4
- 3.Qc7#
- 3.Qc8#
- threat
- 2.Qc7+
- 1...e5
- 2.Qc7+
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Qxa7#
- 2...Kd4
- 2.Qb8
- threat
- 3.Qxa7#
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Qxa7#
- 2...c3
- 3.Qb4#
- 2...a6
- 3.Qa7#
- 3.Qb6#
- threat
- 2.Qc7+
- 1...Kd4!
- 1...exd5
- 1.Bf3?
- 1...exd5
- 2.Sxd7+
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Qf6#
- 3.Qh8#
- 2...Kc6
- 3.Qc8#
- 2...Kd4
- 2.Qa5+
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Qxd5#
- 2...Kc6
- 3.Bxd5#
- 2...Kd4
- 2.Sxd7+
- 1...c3
- 2.Qa5+
- 2...Kc4
- 3.Qxc3#
- 3.Qb4#
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Qxc3#
- 2...Kc4
- 2.Qc7+
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Qxc3#
- 2...Kd4
- 2.Qc8+
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Qxc3#
- 2...Kb6
- 3.Sxd7#
- 2...Kd4
- 2.dxc3
- threat
- 3.Qc7#
- 2...Kc4
- 3.Qc7#
- 3.Qc8#
- threat
- 2.Qa5+
- 1...e5
- 2.Qa5+
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Qxa7#
- 2...Kd4
- 2.Qc7+
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Qxa7#
- 2...Kd4
- 2.Qb8
- threat
- 3.Qxa7#
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Qxa7#
- 2...c3
- 3.Qb4#
- 2...a5
- 3.Qa7#
- 2...a6
- 3.Qa7#
- threat
- 2.Qa5+
- 1...a5
- 2.Sxd7+
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Qb6#
- 2...Kd4
- 2.Sxd7+
- 1...a6
- 2.Sxd7+
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Qb6#
- 2...Kd4
- 2.Sxd7+
- 1...Kd4!
- 1...exd5
- 1.Qxd7?
- threat
- 2.Qxa7#
- 1...exd5
- 2.Qb5+
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Qxd5#
- 2...Kd4
- 2.Qb5+
- 1...c3
- 2.Qc6+
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Qxc3#
- 2...Kd4
- 2.Qc8+
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Qxc3#
- 2...Kb6
- 3.Sd7#
- 3.Qc6#
- 2...Kd4
- 2.Qxa7+
- 2...Kc4
- 3.Bb3#
- 2...Kc4
- 2.Qc7+
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Qxc3#
- 2...Kd4
- 2.dxc3
- threat
- 3.Qb5#
- 3.Qc6#
- 3.Qc7#
- 2...Kc4
- 3.Qc6#
- 3.Qc8#
- 3.Qc7#
- 2...Kb6
- 3.Qc6#
- threat
- 2.Qc6+
- 1...Kd4!
- threat
- 1.Qa8?
- threat
- 2.Qxa7#
- 1...Kb6
- 2.Qb8+
- 2...Kc5
- 3.Qxa7#
- 2...Ka6
- 3.Qb5#
- 2...Kc5
- 2.Qb8+
- 1...exd5
- 2.Ka5
- threat
- 3.Qxd5#
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Qxd5#
- 2...d4
- 3.Se4#
- 3.Sxd7#
- 3.Qd5#
- 3.Qc8#
- threat
- 2.Ka5
- 1...c3
- 2.Qxa7+
- 2...Kc4
- 3.Bb3#
- 2...Kc4
- 2.Qc8+
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Qxc3#
- 2...Kb6
- 3.Sxd7#
- 2...Kd4
- 2.Qxa7+
- 1...Kd4!
- threat
- 1.Qb8?
- threat
- 2.Qxa7#
- 1...exd5
- 2.Qb5+
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Qxd5#
- 2...Kd4
- 2.Qb5+
- 1...Kd4!
- threat
- 1.Qc8+?
- 1...Kb6
- 2.Sxd7#
- 1...Kd4!
- 1...Kb6
- 1.Ka5?
- Keys
- 1.Qh8!
- threat
- 2.Sxd7+
- 2...Kxd5
- 3.Bf3#
- 2...Kxd5
- 2.Sxd7+
- 1...Kd4
- 2.Qh4+
- 2...Kc5
- 3.Qf2#
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Qe4#
- 2...Kc5
- 2.Qh4+
- 1...Kb6
- 2.Qb8+
- 2...Kc5
- 3.Qxa7#
- 2...Ka6
- 3.Qb5#
- 2...Kc5
- 2.Qb8+
- 1...exd5
- 2.Sxd7+
- 2...Kc6
- 3.Qc8#
- 2...Kc6
- 2.Sxd7+
- 1...c3
- 2.Qc8+
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Qxc3#
- 2...Kb6
- 3.Sxd7#
- 2...Kd4
- 2.Qc8+
- 1...e5
- 2.Qb8
- threat
- 3.Qxa7#
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Qxa7#
- 2...c3
- 3.Qb4#
- 2...a5
- 3.Qa7#
- 2...a6
- 3.Qa7#
- threat
- 2.Qb8
- threat
- 1.Qh8!
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