MESON Chess Problem Database
Problem Display
PID: 141318 (8/3P2K1/8/8/6p1/1B2N3/pppp4/bk1q1N1R w - - 0 1)
Harley, Brian
Ryan, RE
The Observer, 1923
(First published on Sun Dec 30 1923)
#3
6 + 8
| 15368 | Ryan Scrapbook | 2011 |
| 15290 | Harley Scrapbook | 2014 |
| 15239 | Valois Notebooks | 2017 |
| 14986 | White-Hume Collection | 2020 |
SOLUTION
- SOUND
- Sets
- 1...Qe2
- 2.Sxd2#
- 1...Qf3
- 2.Sxd2#
- 1...Qc1
- 2.Sxd2#
- 1...c1B
- 2.Sxd1
- 2...g3
- 3.Sc3#
- 2...g3
- 2.Bxd1
- 2...g3
- 3.Bc2#
- 2...g3
- 2.Sxd1
- 1...Qe2
- Tries
- 1.Bxc2+?
- 1...Qxc2
- 2.Sxd2#
- 1...Kc1!
- 1...Qxc2
- 1.Bxc2+?
- Keys
- 1.Sg3!
- threat
- 2.Bxc2+
- 2...Kc1
- 3.Se2#
- 3.Rxd1#
- 2...Kc1
- 2.Bxc2+
- 1...Kc1
- 2.Se2+
- 2...Kb1
- 3.Bxc2#
- 2...Kb1
- 2.Se2+
- 1...Qxh1
- 2.Bxc2+
- 2...Kc1
- 3.Se2#
- 2...Kc1
- 2.Bxc2+
- 1...c1Q
- 2.Sxd1
- threat
- 3.Sc3#
- 2...Qc3+
- 3.Sxc3#
- 2...Qxd1
- 3.Rxd1#
- threat
- 2.Sxd1
- 1...c1S
- 2.Bxd1
- threat
- 3.Bc2#
- threat
- 2.Bxd1
- 1...c1B
- 2.Se4
- threat
- 3.Sc3#
- 2...Qxb3
- 3.Sxd2#
- 2...Qc2
- 3.Bxc2#
- threat
- 2.Se4
- 1...c1R
- 2.Sxd1
- threat
- 3.Sc3#
- 2...Rxd1
- 3.Rxd1#
- 2...Rc3
- 3.Sxc3#
- threat
- 2.Bxd1
- threat
- 3.Bc2#
- 2...Rxd1
- 3.Rxd1#
- 2...Rc2
- 3.Bxc2#
- threat
- 2.Sxd1
- 1...Qe1
- 2.Bxc2+
- 2...Kc1
- 3.Se2#
- 2...Kc1
- 2.Bxc2+
- 1...Qf1
- 2.Bxc2+
- 2...Kc1
- 3.Se2#
- 2...Kc1
- 2.Bxc2+
- 1...Qg1
- 2.Bxc2+
- 2...Kc1
- 3.Se2#
- 2...Kc1
- 2.Bxc2+
- threat
- 1.Sg3!
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