MESON Chess Problem Database
Problem Display
PID: 143705 (8/8/7p/5R2/4pNkN/4p2R/4pp1p/4rrbK w - - 0 1)
Balbus, Leonard
US Problem Bulletin, 1963
#4
5 + 10
SOLUTION
- COOKED
- Keys
- 1.Sd5!
- threat
- 2.Rf4+
- 2...Kxh3
- 3.Sf5
- threat
- 4.Rh4#
- threat
- 3.Sf5
- 2...Kg5
- 3.Rg3+
- 3...Kh5
- 4.Sf6#
- 3...Kh5
- 3.Rg3+
- 2...Kh5
- 3.Sf6+
- 3...Kg5
- 4.Rf5#
- 3...Kg5
- 3.Sxe3
- threat
- 4.Rf5#
- 3...Kg5
- 4.Rf5#
- threat
- 3.Rg3
- threat
- 4.Sf6#
- threat
- 3.Sf6+
- 2...Kxh3
- 2.Rxe3
- threat
- 3.Sf6+
- 3...Kxh4
- 4.Rh5#
- 3...Kxh4
- 3.Rxe4+
- 3...Kg3
- 4.Rf3#
- 3...Kh3
- 4.Rf3#
- 3...Kg3
- 3.Sf6+
- 2...Kxh4
- 3.Sf6
- threat
- 4.Rh5#
- 3...h5
- 4.Rxh5#
- threat
- 3.Sf6
- threat
- 2.Rf4+
- 1...Kxh3
- 2.Rf4
- threat
- 3.Sf5
- threat
- 4.Rh4#
- threat
- 3.Sf5
- 2...Kg3
- 3.Sf5+
- 3...Kh3
- 4.Rh4#
- 3...Kh3
- 3.Sf5+
- 2...h5
- 3.Sf5
- threat
- 4.Rh4#
- 3...h4
- 4.Rxh4#
- threat
- 3.Sf5
- threat
- 2.Rf4
- 1...Ra1
- 2.Rf4+
- 2...Kxh3
- 3.Sf5
- threat
- 4.Rh4#
- threat
- 3.Sf5
- 2...Kg5
- 3.Rg3+
- 3...Kh5
- 4.Sf6#
- 3...Kh5
- 3.Rg3+
- 2...Kh5
- 3.Sf6+
- 3...Kg5
- 4.Rf5#
- 3...Kg5
- 3.Sf6+
- 2...Kxh3
- 2.Rf4+
- 1...Rb1
- 2.Rf4+
- 2...Kxh3
- 3.Sf5
- threat
- 4.Rh4#
- threat
- 3.Sf5
- 2...Kg5
- 3.Rg3+
- 3...Kh5
- 4.Sf6#
- 3...Kh5
- 3.Rg3+
- 2...Kh5
- 3.Sf6+
- 3...Kg5
- 4.Rf5#
- 3...Kg5
- 3.Sf6+
- 2...Kxh3
- 2.Rf4+
- 1...Rc1
- 2.Rf4+
- 2...Kxh3
- 3.Sf5
- threat
- 4.Rh4#
- threat
- 3.Sf5
- 2...Kg5
- 3.Rg3+
- 3...Kh5
- 4.Sf6#
- 3...Kh5
- 3.Rg3+
- 2...Kh5
- 3.Sf6+
- 3...Kg5
- 4.Rf5#
- 3...Kg5
- 3.Sf6+
- 2...Kxh3
- 2.Rf4+
- 1...Rd1
- 2.Rf4+
- 2...Kxh3
- 3.Sf5
- threat
- 4.Rh4#
- threat
- 3.Sf5
- 2...Kg5
- 3.Rg3+
- 3...Kh5
- 4.Sf6#
- 3...Kh5
- 3.Rg3+
- 2...Kh5
- 3.Sf6+
- 3...Kg5
- 4.Rf5#
- 3...Kg5
- 3.Sf6+
- 2...Kxh3
- 2.Rf4+
- 1...h5
- 2.Rxe3
- threat
- 3.Sf6+
- 3...Kxh4
- 4.Rxh5#
- 3...Kxh4
- 3.Rxe4+
- 3...Kg3
- 4.Rf3#
- 3...Kh3
- 4.Rf3#
- 3...Kg3
- 3.Sf6+
- 2...Kxh4
- 3.Sf6
- threat
- 4.Rxh5#
- threat
- 3.Sf6
- threat
- 2.Rxe3
- threat
- 1.Sh5!
- threat
- 2.Rxe3
- threat
- 3.Sf6+
- 3...Kxh4
- 4.Rh5#
- 3...Kxh4
- 3.Rxe4+
- 3...Kh3
- 4.Rf3#
- 3...Kh3
- 3.Sf6+
- 2...Kxh4
- 3.Rxe4+
- 3...Kh3
- 4.Rf3#
- 3...Kh3
- 3.Sf6
- threat
- 4.Rh5#
- 3...h5
- 4.Rxh5#
- threat
- 3.Rxe4+
- threat
- 2.Rxe3
- 1...Kxh3
- 2.Rf4
- threat
- 3.Sg2
- threat
- 4.Rh4#
- threat
- 3.Sf5
- threat
- 4.Rh4#
- threat
- 3.Sg6
- threat
- 4.Rh4#
- threat
- 3.Sg2
- threat
- 2.Rf4
- 1...Ra1
- 2.Rxe3
- threat
- 3.Sf6+
- 3...Kxh4
- 4.Rh5#
- 3...Kxh4
- 3.Rxe4+
- 3...Kh3
- 4.Rf3#
- 3...Kh3
- 3.Sf6+
- 2...Kxh4
- 3.Rxe4+
- 3...Kh3
- 4.Rf3#
- 3...Kh3
- 3.Rxe4+
- threat
- 2.Rxe3
- 1...Rb1
- 2.Rxe3
- threat
- 3.Sf6+
- 3...Kxh4
- 4.Rh5#
- 3...Kxh4
- 3.Rxe4+
- 3...Kh3
- 4.Rf3#
- 3...Kh3
- 3.Sf6+
- 2...Kxh4
- 3.Rxe4+
- 3...Kh3
- 4.Rf3#
- 3...Kh3
- 3.Rxe4+
- threat
- 2.Rxe3
- 1...Rc1
- 2.Rxe3
- threat
- 3.Sf6+
- 3...Kxh4
- 4.Rh5#
- 3...Kxh4
- 3.Rxe4+
- 3...Kh3
- 4.Rf3#
- 3...Kh3
- 3.Sf6+
- 2...Kxh4
- 3.Rxe4+
- 3...Kh3
- 4.Rf3#
- 3...Kh3
- 3.Rxe4+
- threat
- 2.Rxe3
- 1...Rd1
- 2.Rxe3
- threat
- 3.Sf6+
- 3...Kxh4
- 4.Rh5#
- 3...Kxh4
- 3.Rxe4+
- 3...Kh3
- 4.Rf3#
- 3...Kh3
- 3.Sf6+
- 2...Kxh4
- 3.Rxe4+
- 3...Kh3
- 4.Rf3#
- 3...Kh3
- 3.Rxe4+
- threat
- 2.Rxe3
- threat
- 1.Sfg6!
- threat
- 2.Rf4+
- 2...Kxh3
- 3.Sf5
- threat
- 4.Rh4#
- threat
- 3.Sf5
- 2...Kg5
- 3.Rg3+
- 3...Kh5
- 4.Rf5#
- 3...Kh5
- 3.Rg3+
- 2...Kh5
- 3.Se5
- threat
- 4.Shf3#
- 4.Rf5#
- 3...Kg5
- 4.Rf5#
- threat
- 3.Rg3
- threat
- 4.Rf5#
- threat
- 3.Se5
- 2...Kxh3
- 2.Rxe3
- threat
- 3.Rxe4+
- 3...Kg3
- 4.Rf3#
- 3...Kh3
- 4.Rf3#
- 3...Kg3
- 3.Rxe4+
- threat
- 2.Rf4+
- 1...Kxh3
- 2.Rf4
- threat
- 3.Sf5
- threat
- 4.Rh4#
- threat
- 3.Sf5
- 2...Kg3
- 3.Sf5+
- 3...Kh3
- 4.Rh4#
- 3...Kh3
- 3.Sf5+
- 2...h5
- 3.Sf5
- threat
- 4.Rh4#
- 3...h4
- 4.Rxh4#
- threat
- 3.Sf5
- threat
- 2.Rf4
- 1...Ra1
- 2.Rf4+
- 2...Kxh3
- 3.Sf5
- threat
- 4.Rh4#
- threat
- 3.Sf5
- 2...Kg5
- 3.Rg3+
- 3...Kh5
- 4.Rf5#
- 3...Kh5
- 3.Rg3+
- 2...Kh5
- 3.Se5
- threat
- 4.Shf3#
- 4.Rf5#
- 3...Kg5
- 4.Rf5#
- threat
- 3.Se5
- 2...Kxh3
- 2.Rf4+
- 1...Rb1
- 2.Rf4+
- 2...Kxh3
- 3.Sf5
- threat
- 4.Rh4#
- threat
- 3.Sf5
- 2...Kg5
- 3.Rg3+
- 3...Kh5
- 4.Rf5#
- 3...Kh5
- 3.Rg3+
- 2...Kh5
- 3.Se5
- threat
- 4.Shf3#
- 4.Rf5#
- 3...Kg5
- 4.Rf5#
- threat
- 3.Se5
- 2...Kxh3
- 2.Rf4+
- 1...Rc1
- 2.Rf4+
- 2...Kxh3
- 3.Sf5
- threat
- 4.Rh4#
- threat
- 3.Sf5
- 2...Kg5
- 3.Rg3+
- 3...Kh5
- 4.Rf5#
- 3...Kh5
- 3.Rg3+
- 2...Kh5
- 3.Se5
- threat
- 4.Shf3#
- 4.Rf5#
- 3...Kg5
- 4.Rf5#
- threat
- 3.Se5
- 2...Kxh3
- 2.Rf4+
- 1...Rd1
- 2.Rf4+
- 2...Kxh3
- 3.Sf5
- threat
- 4.Rh4#
- threat
- 3.Sf5
- 2...Kg5
- 3.Rg3+
- 3...Kh5
- 4.Rf5#
- 3...Kh5
- 3.Rg3+
- 2...Kh5
- 3.Se5
- threat
- 4.Shf3#
- 4.Rf5#
- 3...Kg5
- 4.Rf5#
- threat
- 3.Se5
- 2...Kxh3
- 2.Rf4+
- threat
- 1.Sd5!
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