MESON Chess Problem Database
Problem Display
PID: 139906 (5k2/4p2B/1b1pP1p1/3P1p2/3N4/4P3/3Q4/5K2 w - - 0 1)
Thomas, WG
The Problemist, 1938
#3
7 + 6
SOLUTION
- SOUND
- Sets
- 1...Bxd4
- 2.Qxd4
- threat
- 3.Qh8#
- 2...Ke8
- 3.Qh8#
- threat
- 2.Qxd4
- 1...Bxd4
- Tries
- 1.Sxf5?
- threat
- 2.Qc3
- threat
- 3.Qh8#
- 2...Ke8
- 3.Qh8#
- 2...Bd4
- 3.Qc8#
- threat
- 2.Qb2
- threat
- 3.Qh8#
- 2...Ke8
- 3.Qh8#
- 2...Bd4
- 3.Qb8#
- threat
- 2.Qc3
- 1...Bxe3
- 2.Qc3
- threat
- 3.Qh8#
- 3.Qc8#
- 2...Ke8
- 3.Qh8#
- 3.Qc8#
- threat
- 2.Qb2
- threat
- 3.Qh8#
- 3.Qb8#
- 2...Ke8
- 3.Qh8#
- 3.Qb8#
- threat
- 2.Qc3
- 1...gxf5
- 2.Qg2
- threat
- 3.Qg8#
- 2...Ke8
- 3.Qg8#
- threat
- 2.Qg2
- 1...Bd4
- 2.Qxd4
- threat
- 3.Qh8#
- 2...Ke8
- 3.Qh8#
- threat
- 2.Qxd4
- 1...Ba5
- 2.Qb2
- threat
- 3.Qh8#
- 2...Ke8
- 3.Qh8#
- 2...Bc3
- 3.Qb8#
- threat
- 2.Qb2
- 1...Bc5
- 2.Qc3
- threat
- 3.Qh8#
- 2...Ke8
- 3.Qh8#
- 2...Bd4
- 3.Qc8#
- threat
- 2.Qb2
- threat
- 3.Qh8#
- 3.Qb8#
- 2...Ke8
- 3.Qh8#
- 3.Qb8#
- threat
- 2.Qc3
- 1...Ba7
- 2.Qc3
- threat
- 3.Qh8#
- 3.Qc8#
- 2...Ke8
- 3.Qh8#
- 3.Qc8#
- threat
- 2.Qb2
- threat
- 3.Qh8#
- 2...Ke8
- 3.Qh8#
- 2...Bd4
- 3.Qb8#
- threat
- 2.Qc3
- 1...Bc7
- 2.Qc3
- threat
- 3.Qh8#
- 2...Ke8
- 3.Qh8#
- threat
- 2.Qb2
- threat
- 3.Qh8#
- 2...Ke8
- 3.Qh8#
- threat
- 2.Qd4
- threat
- 3.Qh8#
- 2...Ke8
- 3.Qh8#
- threat
- 2.Qc3
- 1...Bd8
- 2.Qc3
- threat
- 3.Qh8#
- 2...Ke8
- 3.Qh8#
- threat
- 2.Qb2
- threat
- 3.Qh8#
- 2...Ke8
- 3.Qh8#
- threat
- 2.Qd4
- threat
- 3.Qh8#
- 2...Ke8
- 3.Qh8#
- threat
- 2.Qc3
- 1...Ke8!
- threat
- 1.Qc3?
- threat
- 2.Sxf5
- threat
- 3.Qh8#
- 2...Ke8
- 3.Qh8#
- 2...Bd4
- 3.Qc8#
- threat
- 2.Sxf5
- 1...Kg7
- 2.Sxf5+
- 2...Kxh7
- 3.Qg7#
- 2...Kf8
- 3.Qh8#
- 2...Kxh7
- 2.Sxf5+
- 1...Ke8
- 2.Sb5
- threat
- 3.Qh8#
- 2...Kd8
- 3.Qh8#
- 2...Kf8
- 3.Qh8#
- 2...Bd4
- 3.Qc8#
- threat
- 2.Sb5
- 1...Bxd4
- 2.Qxd4
- threat
- 3.Qh8#
- 2...Ke8
- 3.Qh8#
- threat
- 2.Qxd4
- 1...Bc5
- 2.Sxf5
- threat
- 3.Qh8#
- 2...Ke8
- 3.Qh8#
- 2...Bd4
- 3.Qc8#
- threat
- 2.Sxf5
- 1...Ba7
- 2.Sxf5
- threat
- 3.Qh8#
- 3.Qc8#
- 2...Ke8
- 3.Qh8#
- 3.Qc8#
- threat
- 2.Sxf5
- 1...Bc7
- 2.Sc2
- threat
- 3.Qh8#
- 2...Ke8
- 3.Qh8#
- threat
- 2.Se2
- threat
- 3.Qh8#
- 2...Ke8
- 3.Qh8#
- threat
- 2.Sb3
- threat
- 3.Qh8#
- 2...Ke8
- 3.Qh8#
- threat
- 2.Sf3
- threat
- 3.Qh8#
- 2...Ke8
- 3.Qh8#
- threat
- 2.Sb5
- threat
- 3.Qh8#
- 2...Ke8
- 3.Qh8#
- threat
- 2.Sxf5
- threat
- 3.Qh8#
- 2...Ke8
- 3.Qh8#
- threat
- 2.Sc6
- threat
- 3.Qh8#
- 2...Ke8
- 3.Qh8#
- threat
- 2.Sc2
- 1...Bd8
- 2.Sc2
- threat
- 3.Qh8#
- 2...Ke8
- 3.Qh8#
- threat
- 2.Se2
- threat
- 3.Qh8#
- 2...Ke8
- 3.Qh8#
- threat
- 2.Sb3
- threat
- 3.Qh8#
- 2...Ke8
- 3.Qh8#
- threat
- 2.Sf3
- threat
- 3.Qh8#
- 2...Ke8
- 3.Qh8#
- threat
- 2.Sb5
- threat
- 3.Qh8#
- 2...Ke8
- 3.Qh8#
- threat
- 2.Sxf5
- threat
- 3.Qh8#
- 2...Ke8
- 3.Qh8#
- threat
- 2.Sc6
- threat
- 3.Qh8#
- 2...Ke8
- 3.Qh8#
- threat
- 2.Sc2
- 1...f4
- 2.Sf5
- threat
- 3.Qh8#
- 2...Ke8
- 3.Qh8#
- 2...Bd4
- 3.Qc8#
- threat
- 2.Sf5
- 1...Ba5!
- threat
- 1.Qg2?
- threat
- 2.Qxg6
- threat
- 3.Qf7#
- 3.Qg8#
- threat
- 2.Qxg6
- 1...Kg7
- 2.Qxg6+
- 2...Kf8
- 3.Qf7#
- 3.Qg8#
- 2...Kh8
- 3.Qg8#
- 2...Kf8
- 2.Qxg6+
- 1...g5
- 2.Qxg5
- threat
- 3.Qg8#
- 2...Ke8
- 3.Qg8#
- threat
- 2.Qxg5
- 1...Ke8!
- threat
- 1.Sxf5?
- Keys
- 1.Qb2!
- threat
- 2.Sxf5
- threat
- 3.Qh8#
- 2...Ke8
- 3.Qh8#
- 2...Bd4
- 3.Qb8#
- threat
- 2.Sxf5
- 1...Kg7
- 2.Sxf5+
- 2...Kxh7
- 3.Qg7#
- 2...Kf8
- 3.Qh8#
- 2...Kxh7
- 2.Sxf5+
- 1...Ke8
- 2.Sc6
- threat
- 3.Qh8#
- 2...Kf8
- 3.Qh8#
- 2...Bd4
- 3.Qb8#
- threat
- 2.Sc6
- 1...Bxd4
- 2.Qxd4
- threat
- 3.Qh8#
- 2...Ke8
- 3.Qh8#
- threat
- 2.Qxd4
- 1...Ba5
- 2.Sxf5
- threat
- 3.Qh8#
- 2...Ke8
- 3.Qh8#
- 2...Bc3
- 3.Qb8#
- threat
- 2.Sxf5
- 1...Bc5
- 2.Sxf5
- threat
- 3.Qh8#
- 3.Qb8#
- 2...Ke8
- 3.Qh8#
- 3.Qb8#
- threat
- 2.Sxf5
- 1...Ba7
- 2.Sxf5
- threat
- 3.Qh8#
- 2...Ke8
- 3.Qh8#
- 2...Bd4
- 3.Qb8#
- threat
- 2.Sxf5
- 1...Bc7
- 2.Sc2
- threat
- 3.Qh8#
- 2...Ke8
- 3.Qh8#
- threat
- 2.Se2
- threat
- 3.Qh8#
- 2...Ke8
- 3.Qh8#
- threat
- 2.Sb3
- threat
- 3.Qh8#
- 2...Ke8
- 3.Qh8#
- threat
- 2.Sf3
- threat
- 3.Qh8#
- 2...Ke8
- 3.Qh8#
- threat
- 2.Sb5
- threat
- 3.Qh8#
- 2...Ke8
- 3.Qh8#
- threat
- 2.Sxf5
- threat
- 3.Qh8#
- 2...Ke8
- 3.Qh8#
- threat
- 2.Sc6
- threat
- 3.Qh8#
- 2...Ke8
- 3.Qh8#
- threat
- 2.Sc2
- 1...Bd8
- 2.Sc2
- threat
- 3.Qh8#
- 2...Ke8
- 3.Qh8#
- threat
- 2.Se2
- threat
- 3.Qh8#
- 2...Ke8
- 3.Qh8#
- threat
- 2.Sb3
- threat
- 3.Qh8#
- 2...Ke8
- 3.Qh8#
- threat
- 2.Sf3
- threat
- 3.Qh8#
- 2...Ke8
- 3.Qh8#
- threat
- 2.Sb5
- threat
- 3.Qh8#
- 2...Ke8
- 3.Qh8#
- threat
- 2.Sxf5
- threat
- 3.Qh8#
- 2...Ke8
- 3.Qh8#
- threat
- 2.Sc6
- threat
- 3.Qh8#
- 2...Ke8
- 3.Qh8#
- threat
- 2.Sc2
- 1...f4
- 2.Sf5
- threat
- 3.Qh8#
- 2...Ke8
- 3.Qh8#
- 2...Bd4
- 3.Qb8#
- threat
- 2.Sf5
- threat
- 1.Qb2!
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