MESON Chess Problem Database

Problem Display
PID: 144770 (6K1/2p5/2Np3B/8/P1k5/2N5/6P1/Q7 w - - 0 1)

Woodard, Eugene

New Orleans Times-Democrat, 1887

(First published on Sun Nov 20 1887)

6K1/2p5/2Np3B/8/P1k5/2N5/6P1/Q7

#3

7 + 3

14867 BCPS Library 2012

SOLUTION

  • SOUND
  • Tries
    • 1.Sd5?
      • threat
        • 2.Scb4
          • threat
            • 3.Qc3#
          • 2...Kb3
            • 3.Qa2#
          • 2...Kc5
            • 3.Qc3#
      • 1...Kb3
        • 2.Scb4
          • threat
            • 3.Qa2#
          • 2...Kc4
            • 3.Qc3#
        • 2.Sa5+
          • 2...Kc2
            • 3.Sb4#
      • 1...Kc5
        • 2.Scb4
          • threat
            • 3.Qc3#
          • 2...Kc4
            • 3.Qc3#
        • 2.Sce7
          • threat
            • 3.Qc3#
          • 2...Kc4
            • 3.Qc3#
      • 1...Kxd5
        • 2.Qf1
          • 2...Ke4
            • 3.Qf3#
          • 2...Kc5
            • 3.Qb5#
          • 2...Kxc6
            • 3.Qb5#
          • 2...Ke6
            • 3.Qf7#
      • 1...Kd3!
  • Keys
    • 1.Se4!
      • threat
        • 2.Qd1
          • 2...d5
            • 3.Qc2#
      • 1...Kb3
        • 2.Sd2+
          • 2...Kc2
            • 3.Sb4#
      • 1...Kd3
        • 2.Qb1+
          • 2...Ke2
            • 3.Sd4#
          • 2...Kc4
            • 3.Qb5#
      • 1...Kd5
        • 2.Qf1
          • 2...Kxe4
            • 3.Qf3#
          • 2...Kxc6
            • 3.Qb5#
          • 2...Ke6
            • 3.Qf7#

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