MESON Chess Problem Database
Problem Display
PID: 143645 (1Q6/8/2pNp2p/2k3pR/6K1/8/1N6/8 w - - 0 1)
Mercer, Arthur E
British Chess Magazine, 1896
#3
5 + 5
SOLUTION
- SOUND
- Tries
- 1.Kf3?
- threat
- 2.Ke4
- 2...e5
- 3.Sd3#
- 3.Sa4#
- 2...e5
- 2.Se4+
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Qd6#
- 2...Kd5
- 3.Qd6#
- 2...Kd4
- 2.Ke4
- 1...Kd5
- 2.Se4
- threat
- 3.Qd6#
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Qd6#
- threat
- 2.Se4
- 1...e5
- 2.Ke4
- 2...g4
- 3.Sd3#
- 3.Sa4#
- 3.Rxe5#
- 2...g4
- 2.Se4+
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Qd6#
- 3.Qd8#
- 2...Kd5
- 3.Qd6#
- 2...Kd4
- 2.Ke4
- 1...Kd4!
- threat
- 1.Sd3+?
- 1...Kd4
- 2.Qb2+
- 2...Kxd3
- 3.Rh3#
- 2...Ke3
- 3.Rh3#
- 2...Kd5
- 3.Qe5#
- 2...Kxd3
- 2.Qb2+
- 1...Kd5!
- 1...Kd4
- 1.Sdc4?
- 1...Kd4
- 2.Qe5#
- 1...Kd5
- 2.Qe5#
- 1...e5!
- 1...Kd4
- 1.Se4+?
- 1...Kd5
- 2.Kf3
- threat
- 3.Qd6#
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Qd6#
- threat
- 2.Kf3
- 1...Kd4!
- 1...Kd5
- 1.Sf7?
- 1...Kd4
- 2.Qe5#
- 1...Kd5
- 2.Qe5#
- 1...e5!
- 1...Kd4
- 1.Kf3?
- Keys
- 1.Sf5!
- 1...exf5+
- 2.Kxf5
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Qe5#
- 2...Kd5
- 3.Qe5#
- 2...g4
- 3.Ke4#
- 2...Kd4
- 2.Kxf5
- 1...Kd5
- 2.Qd6+
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Qd4#
- 3.Qxe6#
- 2...Ke4
- 2.Qd8+
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Qd4#
- 2...Kc5
- 3.Qa5#
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Qd4#
- 2...Ke4
- 2.Qd6+
- 1...e5
- 2.Qb3
- 2...e4
- 3.Sa4#
- 2...e4
- 2.Qb3
- 1...exf5+
- 1.Sf5!
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