MESON Chess Problem Database
Problem Display
PID: 143583 (8/2N4Q/p5K1/P3p3/B1k5/4BN2/8/8 w - - 0 1)
Mercer, Arthur E
British Chess Magazine, 1895
#3
7 + 3
SOLUTION
- SOUND
- Tries
- 1.Kg5?
- threat
- 2.Qb1
- threat
- 3.Qb3#
- 2...Kc3
- 3.Qb3#
- threat
- 2.Qb1
- 1...Kc3
- 2.Qb1
- threat
- 3.Qb3#
- 2...Kc4
- 3.Qb3#
- threat
- 2.Qb1
- 1...e4
- 2.Qxe4+
- 2...Kc3
- 3.Qd4#
- 2...Kc3
- 2.Qxe4+
- 1...Kb4!
- threat
- 1.Kh5?
- threat
- 2.Qb1
- threat
- 3.Qb3#
- 2...Kc3
- 3.Qb3#
- threat
- 2.Qb1
- 1...Kc3
- 2.Qb1
- threat
- 3.Qb3#
- 2...Kc4
- 3.Qb3#
- threat
- 2.Qb1
- 1...e4
- 2.Qxe4+
- 2...Kc3
- 3.Qd4#
- 2...Kc3
- 2.Qxe4+
- 1...Kb4!
- threat
- 1.Kf6?
- threat
- 2.Sd5
- threat
- 3.Qe4#
- 2...Kxd5
- 3.Qd3#
- 2...e4
- 3.Qxe4#
- threat
- 2.Qb1
- threat
- 3.Qb3#
- 2...Kc3
- 3.Qb3#
- threat
- 2.Sd5
- 1...Kc3
- 2.Qb1
- threat
- 3.Qb3#
- 2...Kc4
- 3.Qb3#
- threat
- 2.Qb1
- 1...e4
- 2.Qxe4+
- 2...Kc3
- 3.Qd4#
- 2...Kc3
- 2.Qxe4+
- 1...Kb4!
- threat
- 1.Kh6?
- threat
- 2.Qb1
- threat
- 3.Qb3#
- 2...Kc3
- 3.Qb3#
- threat
- 2.Qb1
- 1...Kc3
- 2.Qb1
- threat
- 3.Qb3#
- 2...Kc4
- 3.Qb3#
- threat
- 2.Qb1
- 1...e4
- 2.Qxe4+
- 2...Kc3
- 3.Qd4#
- 2...Kc3
- 2.Qxe4+
- 1...Kb4!
- threat
- 1.Kf7?
- threat
- 2.Sd5
- threat
- 3.Qe4#
- 2...Kxd5
- 3.Qd3#
- 2...e4
- 3.Qxe4#
- threat
- 2.Qb1
- threat
- 3.Qb3#
- 2...Kc3
- 3.Qb3#
- threat
- 2.Sd5
- 1...Kc3
- 2.Qb1
- threat
- 3.Qb3#
- 2...Kc4
- 3.Qb3#
- threat
- 2.Qb1
- 1...e4
- 2.Qxe4+
- 2...Kc3
- 3.Qd4#
- 2...Kc3
- 2.Qxe4+
- 1...Kb4!
- threat
- 1.Kg7?
- threat
- 2.Qb1
- threat
- 3.Qb3#
- 2...Kc3
- 3.Qb3#
- threat
- 2.Qb1
- 1...Kc3
- 2.Qb1
- threat
- 3.Qb3#
- 2...Kc4
- 3.Qb3#
- threat
- 2.Qb1
- 1...e4
- 2.Qxe4+
- 2...Kc3
- 3.Qd4#
- 2...Kc3
- 2.Qxe4+
- 1...Kb4!
- threat
- 1.Bd2?
- threat
- 2.Qd7
- threat
- 3.Qd5#
- 2...Kc5
- 3.Qc6#
- 3.Qd5#
- threat
- 2.Qd7
- 1...Kc5
- 2.Qd7
- threat
- 3.Qc6#
- 3.Qd5#
- 2...Kc4
- 3.Qd5#
- threat
- 2.Qf7
- threat
- 3.Qd5#
- 2...Kd6
- 3.Bb4#
- threat
- 2.Qd7
- 1...e4
- 2.Qd7
- threat
- 3.Qd4#
- 3.Qd5#
- 2...Kc5
- 3.Qc6#
- 3.Qd4#
- 3.Qd5#
- threat
- 2.Qd7
- 1...Kd3!
- threat
- 1.Qg8+?
- 1...Kb4
- 2.Bd2+
- 2...Ka3
- 3.Qb3#
- 2...Kxa4
- 3.Qa2#
- 2...Kc5
- 3.Qd5#
- 2...Ka3
- 2.Qb3+
- 2...Kxa5
- 3.Bd2#
- 3.Bb6#
- 2...Kxa5
- 2.Bd2+
- 1...Kd3!
- 1...Kb4
- 1.Qh1?
- threat
- 2.Qb1
- threat
- 3.Qb3#
- 2...Kc3
- 3.Qb3#
- threat
- 2.Qb1
- 1...Kc3
- 2.Qb1
- threat
- 3.Qb3#
- 2...Kc4
- 3.Qb3#
- threat
- 2.Qb1
- 1...Kd3
- 2.Sd5
- 2...Ke2
- 3.Qd1#
- 2...Kc4
- 3.Sxe5#
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Se1#
- 2...e4
- 3.Qf1#
- 2...Ke2
- 2.Sd5
- 1...Kb4!
- threat
- 1.Qh2?
- threat
- 2.Qd2
- 2...e4
- 3.Se5#
- 3.Qd4#
- 2...e4
- 2.Qd2
- 1...Kc3
- 2.Bc5
- threat
- 3.Qc2#
- 2...Kd3
- 3.Qc2#
- 2...Kc4
- 3.Qc2#
- threat
- 2.Qd2+
- 2...Kc4
- 3.Sxe5#
- 2...Kc4
- 2.Bc5
- 1...Kd3
- 2.Qd2+
- 2...Kc4
- 3.Sxe5#
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Sg5#
- 3.Bc6#
- 2...Kc4
- 2.Qd2+
- 1...e4
- 2.Qd6
- threat
- 3.Qd4#
- 2...Kc3
- 3.Qd4#
- threat
- 2.Qd2
- 2...exf3
- 3.Qd4#
- 2...exf3
- 2.Qd6
- 1...Kb4!
- threat
- 1.Qd7?
- threat
- 2.Bd2
- threat
- 3.Qd5#
- 2...Kc5
- 3.Qc6#
- 3.Qd5#
- threat
- 2.Qd2
- 2...e4
- 3.Se5#
- 3.Qd4#
- 2...e4
- 2.Bd2
- 1...Kc3
- 2.Qd2+
- 2...Kc4
- 3.Sxe5#
- 2...Kc4
- 2.Qd2+
- 1...Kb4!
- threat
- 1.Qe7?
- threat
- 2.Sxe5+
- 2...Kc3
- 3.Qa3#
- 2...Kc3
- 2.Qa3
- 2...e4
- 3.Sd2#
- 3.Se5#
- 3.Qb3#
- 2...e4
- 2.Sxe5+
- 1...Kc3
- 2.Qa3+
- 2...Kc4
- 3.Sd2#
- 3.Sxe5#
- 3.Qb3#
- 2...Kc4
- 2.Qa3+
- 1...e4
- 2.Se5+
- 2...Kc3
- 3.Qa3#
- 2...Kc3
- 2.Qa3
- 2...exf3
- 3.Qb3#
- 2...exf3
- 2.Qd6
- threat
- 3.Qd4#
- 2...Kc3
- 3.Qd4#
- threat
- 2.Qxe4+
- 2...Kc3
- 3.Qd4#
- 2...Kc3
- 2.Se5+
- 1...Kd3!
- threat
- 1.Qf7+?
- 1...Kb4
- 2.Bd2+
- 2...Ka3
- 3.Qb3#
- 2...Kxa4
- 3.Qa2#
- 2...Kc5
- 3.Qd5#
- 2...Ka3
- 2.Qb3+
- 2...Kxa5
- 3.Bd2#
- 3.Bb6#
- 2...Kxa5
- 2.Bd2+
- 1...Kd3!
- 1...Kb4
- 1.Kg5?
- Keys
- 1.Sd5!
- threat
- 2.Kf6
- threat
- 3.Qe4#
- 2...Kxd5
- 3.Qd3#
- 2...e4
- 3.Qxe4#
- threat
- 2.Kf7
- threat
- 3.Qe4#
- 2...Kxd5
- 3.Qd3#
- 2...e4
- 3.Qxe4#
- threat
- 2.Qc7+
- 2...Kd3
- 3.Qc2#
- 2...Kxd5
- 3.Qc6#
- 2...Kd3
- 2.Kf6
- 1...Kd3
- 2.Qh1
- 2...Ke2
- 3.Qd1#
- 2...Kc4
- 3.Sxe5#
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Se1#
- 2...e4
- 3.Qf1#
- 2...Ke2
- 2.Qh1
- 1...Kxd5
- 2.Qb7+
- 2...Kc4
- 3.Qb3#
- 2...Kd6
- 3.Qd7#
- 2...Ke6
- 3.Qd7#
- 2...Kc4
- 2.Qb7+
- 1...e4
- 2.Qb7
- threat
- 3.Se5#
- 3.Qb3#
- 2...Kd3
- 3.Qxa6#
- threat
- 2.Qc7+
- 2...Kd3
- 3.Qc2#
- 2...Kxd5
- 3.Bb3#
- 3.Qc6#
- 2...Kd3
- 2.Qb7
- threat
- 1.Sd5!
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