MESON Chess Problem Database
Problem Display
PID: 141317 (2b1r1nb/K2PPpP1/1P5p/1P2kB2/2p1P2p/4BpP1/1nP5/Q7 w - - 0 1)
Ryan, RE
The Observer, 1923
(First published on Sun Dec 2 1923)
#3
12 + 11
| 15368 | Ryan Scrapbook | 2011 |
| 15239 | Valois Notebooks | 2017 |
SOLUTION
- SOUND
- Tries
- 1.Bd4+?
- 1...Kd6
- 2.Qa3#
- 1...Kxd4!
- 1...Kd6
- 1.Bf4+?
- 1...Kf6
- 2.Qa3
- threat
- 3.dxe8S#
- 3.gxh8Q#
- 3.gxh8B#
- 2...Kxg7
- 3.dxe8S#
- threat
- 2.Qa3
- 1...Kd4!
- 1...Kf6
- 1.Qxb2+?
- 1...c3
- 2.Qxc3+
- 2...Kd6
- 3.Bc5#
- 3.Qc5#
- 2...Kd6
- 2.Qb4
- threat
- 3.Bd4#
- 3.Qd4#
- 2...Kf6
- 3.gxh8Q#
- 3.gxh8B#
- threat
- 2.Qxc3+
- 1...Kd6!
- 1...c3
- 1.Qa3?
- threat
- 2.Bf4+
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Qe3#
- 2...Kf6
- 3.dxe8S#
- 3.gxh8Q#
- 3.gxh8B#
- 2...Kd4
- 2.Qc5+
- 2...Kf6
- 3.dxe8S#
- 3.gxh8Q#
- 3.gxh8B#
- 2...Kf6
- 2.gxh8Q+
- 2...Sf6
- 3.Qc5#
- 2...f6
- 3.Qc5#
- 2...Sf6
- 2.gxh8B+
- 2...Sf6
- 3.Qc5#
- 2...f6
- 3.Qc5#
- 2...Sf6
- 2.Bf4+
- 1...Rxe7
- 2.Bf4+
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Qe3#
- 2...Kf6
- 3.gxh8Q#
- 3.gxh8B#
- 2...Kd4
- 2.Qc5+
- 2...Kf6
- 3.gxh8Q#
- 3.gxh8B#
- 2...Kf6
- 2.Qc3+
- 2...Kd6
- 3.Qd4#
- 2...Kd6
- 2.gxh8Q+
- 2...Sf6
- 3.Qc5#
- 3.Qxe7#
- 2...f6
- 3.Qc5#
- 2...Sf6
- 2.gxh8B+
- 2...Sf6
- 3.Qc5#
- 3.Qxe7#
- 2...f6
- 3.Qc5#
- 2...Sf6
- 2.Bf4+
- 1...Bxg7
- 2.Bf4+
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Qe3#
- 2...Kf6
- 3.Qd6#
- 3.dxe8S#
- 2...Kd4
- 2.Qc5+
- 2...Kf6
- 3.Qd6#
- 3.dxe8S#
- 2...Kf6
- 2.Bf4+
- 1...Sxe7
- 2.Bf4+
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Qe3#
- 2...Kf6
- 3.Qc3#
- 3.dxe8S#
- 2...Kd4
- 2.Qc5+
- 2...Kf6
- 3.Qd4#
- 3.dxe8S#
- 2...Sd5
- 3.Bd4#
- 2...Kf6
- 2.Qc3+
- 2...Kd6
- 3.Qf6#
- 3.dxe8S#
- 2...Kd6
- 2.Bf4+
- 1...hxg3
- 2.Qc5+
- 2...Kf6
- 3.dxe8S#
- 3.gxh8Q#
- 3.gxh8B#
- 2...Kf6
- 2.gxh8Q+
- 2...Sf6
- 3.Qc5#
- 2...f6
- 3.Qc5#
- 2...Sf6
- 2.gxh8B+
- 2...Sf6
- 3.Qc5#
- 2...f6
- 3.Qc5#
- 2...Sf6
- 2.Qc5+
- 1...Ba6
- 2.Bf4+
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Qe3#
- 2...Kf6
- 3.dxe8S#
- 3.gxh8Q#
- 3.gxh8B#
- 2...Kd4
- 2.Qc5+
- 2...Kf6
- 3.dxe8S#
- 3.gxh8Q#
- 3.gxh8B#
- 2...Kf6
- 2.dxe8S
- threat
- 3.Qc5#
- 3.Qd6#
- 3.Qc3#
- threat
- 2.gxh8Q+
- 2...Sf6
- 3.Qc5#
- 2...f6
- 3.Qc5#
- 2...Sf6
- 2.gxh8B+
- 2...Sf6
- 3.Qc5#
- 2...f6
- 3.Qc5#
- 2...Sf6
- 2.Bf4+
- 1...Bb7
- 2.Bf4+
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Qe3#
- 2...Kf6
- 3.dxe8S#
- 3.gxh8Q#
- 3.gxh8B#
- 2...Kd4
- 2.Qc5+
- 2...Kf6
- 3.dxe8S#
- 3.gxh8Q#
- 3.gxh8B#
- 2...Bd5
- 3.Bd4#
- 2...Kf6
- 2.Bf4+
- 1...Sd1
- 2.Qc5+
- 2...Kf6
- 3.dxe8S#
- 3.gxh8Q#
- 3.gxh8B#
- 2...Kf6
- 2.gxh8Q+
- 2...Sf6
- 3.Qc5#
- 2...f6
- 3.Qc5#
- 2...Sf6
- 2.gxh8B+
- 2...Sf6
- 3.Qc5#
- 2...f6
- 3.Qc5#
- 2...Sf6
- 2.Qc5+
- 1...Sa4
- 2.Bf4+
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Qe3#
- 2...Kf6
- 3.dxe8S#
- 3.gxh8Q#
- 3.gxh8B#
- 2...Kd4
- 2.Bf4+
- 1...Sf6
- 2.Bf4+
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Qe3#
- 2...Kd4
- 2.Qc5+
- 2...Sd5
- 3.Bd4#
- 2...Sd5
- 2.Qc3+
- 2...Kd6
- 3.Qxf6#
- 2...Kd6
- 2.Bf4+
- 1...f2
- 2.Bf4+
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Qe3#
- 2...Kf6
- 3.dxe8S#
- 3.gxh8Q#
- 3.gxh8B#
- 2...Kd4
- 2.Qc5+
- 2...Kf6
- 3.dxe8S#
- 3.gxh8Q#
- 3.gxh8B#
- 2...Kf6
- 2.gxh8Q+
- 2...Sf6
- 3.Qc5#
- 2...f6
- 3.Qc5#
- 2...Sf6
- 2.gxh8B+
- 2...Sf6
- 3.Qc5#
- 2...f6
- 3.Qc5#
- 2...Sf6
- 2.Bf4+
- 1...c3
- 2.Qc5+
- 2...Kf6
- 3.dxe8S#
- 3.gxh8Q#
- 3.gxh8B#
- 2...Kf6
- 2.Qxc3+
- 2...Kd6
- 3.Bc5#
- 3.Qc5#
- 2...Kd6
- 2.gxh8Q+
- 2...Sf6
- 3.Qc5#
- 2...f6
- 3.Qc5#
- 2...Sf6
- 2.gxh8B+
- 2...Sf6
- 3.Qc5#
- 2...f6
- 3.Qc5#
- 2...Sf6
- 2.Qc5+
- 1...h3
- 2.Bf4+
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Qe3#
- 2...Kf6
- 3.dxe8S#
- 3.gxh8Q#
- 3.gxh8B#
- 2...Kd4
- 2.Qc5+
- 2...Kf6
- 3.dxe8S#
- 3.gxh8Q#
- 3.gxh8B#
- 2...Kf6
- 2.c3
- threat
- 3.Bd4#
- 2...Kf6
- 3.gxh8Q#
- 3.gxh8B#
- threat
- 2.gxh8Q+
- 2...Sf6
- 3.Qc5#
- 2...f6
- 3.Qc5#
- 2...Sf6
- 2.gxh8B+
- 2...Sf6
- 3.Qc5#
- 2...f6
- 3.Qc5#
- 2...Sf6
- 2.Bf4+
- 1...h5
- 2.Bf4+
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Qe3#
- 2...Kf6
- 3.dxe8S#
- 3.gxh8Q#
- 3.gxh8B#
- 2...Kd4
- 2.Qc5+
- 2...Kf6
- 3.dxe8S#
- 3.gxh8Q#
- 3.gxh8B#
- 2...Kf6
- 2.gxh8Q+
- 2...Sf6
- 3.Qc5#
- 2...f6
- 3.Qc5#
- 2...Sf6
- 2.gxh8B+
- 2...Sf6
- 3.Qc5#
- 2...f6
- 3.Qc5#
- 2...Sf6
- 2.Bf4+
- 1...Sd3!
- threat
- 1.Bd4+?
- Keys
- 1.Bd2!
- threat
- 2.Bc3+
- 2...Kd6
- 3.Qa3#
- 2...Kd6
- 2.Bc3+
- 1...Kd4
- 2.Qxb2+
- 2...Kc5
- 3.Qe5#
- 2...c3
- 3.Qxc3#
- 2...Kc5
- 2.Qxb2+
- 1...Kd6
- 2.Qa3+
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Bc3#
- 2...Ke5
- 2.Qa3+
- 1...Kf6
- 2.Qa3
- threat
- 3.gxh8Q#
- 3.gxh8B#
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Bc3#
- 2...Kxg7
- 3.dxe8S#
- 2...Bxg7
- 3.Qd6#
- 2...Sxe7
- 3.Qc3#
- threat
- 2.Qa3
- 1...hxg3
- 2.Bc3+
- 2...Kf4
- 3.Qc1#
- 2...Kd6
- 3.Qa3#
- 2...Kf4
- 2.Bc3+
- 1...c3
- 2.Bxc3+
- 2...Kd6
- 3.Qa3#
- 2...Kd6
- 2.Bxc3+
- threat
- 1.Bd2!
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