MESON Chess Problem Database
Problem Display
PID: 14757 (1K2R1B1/B1R4n/1QNpp3/2pk1npN/1p4rp/3P1P1p/4r2P/4b3 w - - 0 1)
Matthews, Robin CO
1st Prize, British Chess Magazine, 1954
#3
11 + 13
| 3147 | Chess Problems: Introduction to an Art | 1963 |
| 3105 | FIDE Album (1945-1955) | 1964 |
| 14609 | Mostly Three=Movers | 1995 |
| 56 | The Problemist | 2007 |
| 56 | The Problemist | 2010 |
SOLUTION
- SOUND
- Sets
- 1...Ra2
- 2.Bxe6#
- 1...Rb2
- 2.Bxe6#
- 1...Rc2
- 2.Bxe6#
- 1...Rd2
- 2.Bxe6#
- 1...Rf2
- 2.Bxe6#
- 1...Reg2
- 2.Bxe6#
- 1...Rxh2
- 2.Bxe6#
- 1...Re5
- 2.Bxh7
- threat
- 3.Sf6#
- threat
- 2.Rxh7
- threat
- 3.Sf6#
- threat
- 2.Bxh7
- 1...Bg3
- 2.Rxh7
- threat
- 3.Sf6#
- 2...Be5
- 3.Bxe6#
- threat
- 2.Rxh7
- 1...Se3
- 2.Bxe6#
- 1...Sg3
- 2.Qxc5+
- 2...dxc5
- 3.Rd8#
- 2...dxc5
- 2.Qxc5+
- 1...Sd4
- 2.Qxc5+
- 2...dxc5
- 3.Rd8#
- 2...dxc5
- 2.Qxc5+
- 1...Sh6
- 2.Qxc5+
- 2...dxc5
- 3.Rd8#
- 2...dxc5
- 2.Qxc5+
- 1...Se7
- 2.Qxc5+
- 2...dxc5
- 3.Rd8#
- 2...dxc5
- 2.Qxc5+
- 1...Sg7
- 2.Qxc5+
- 2...dxc5
- 3.Rd8#
- 2...dxc5
- 2.Qxc5+
- 1...Sf6
- 2.Sxf6#
- 1...Sf8
- 2.Sf6#
- 1...b3
- 2.Qxb3+
- 2...Rc4
- 3.Qxc4#
- 3.dxc4#
- 2...c4
- 3.Qb5#
- 2...Rc4
- 2.Qxb3+
- 1...c4
- 2.Qa5#
- 2.Qb5#
- 1...Ra2
- Tries
- 1.Sf4+?
- 1...gxf4
- 2.Qb5
- threat
- 3.Qc4#
- 2...Rc2
- 3.Bxe6#
- 2...Re4
- 3.dxe4#
- 3.fxe4#
- 2...Se3
- 3.Bxe6#
- threat
- 2.Qa6
- threat
- 3.Qc4#
- 2...Rc2
- 3.Bxe6#
- 2...Re4
- 3.dxe4#
- 3.fxe4#
- 2...Se3
- 3.Bxe6#
- 2...c4
- 3.Qxc4#
- 3.Qb5#
- 3.Qa5#
- 3.dxc4#
- threat
- 2.Qb5
- 1...Rxf4!
- 1...gxf4
- 1.Rxe6?
- threat
- 2.Rxe2#
- 2.Re3#
- 2.Re4#
- 2.Re5#
- 1...Rxh2
- 2.Rxe1#
- 2.Re2#
- 2.Re3#
- 2.Re4#
- 2.Re5#
- 2.Rf6#
- 2.Rg6#
- 2.Rh6#
- 2.Ree7#
- 2.Re8#
- 1...Re3
- 2.Rxe3#
- 2.Re4#
- 2.Re5#
- 1...Ra2
- 2.Rxe1#
- 2.Re2#
- 2.Re3#
- 2.Re4#
- 2.Re5#
- 2.Rf6#
- 2.Rg6#
- 2.Rh6#
- 2.Ree7#
- 2.Re8#
- 1...Rb2
- 2.Rxe1#
- 2.Re2#
- 2.Re3#
- 2.Re4#
- 2.Re5#
- 2.Rf6#
- 2.Rg6#
- 2.Rh6#
- 2.Ree7#
- 2.Re8#
- 1...Rc2
- 2.Rxe1#
- 2.Re2#
- 2.Re3#
- 2.Re4#
- 2.Re5#
- 2.Rf6#
- 2.Rg6#
- 2.Rh6#
- 2.Ree7#
- 2.Re8#
- 1...Rd2
- 2.Rxe1#
- 2.Re2#
- 2.Re3#
- 2.Re4#
- 2.Re5#
- 2.Rf6#
- 2.Rg6#
- 2.Rh6#
- 2.Ree7#
- 2.Re8#
- 1...Rf2
- 2.Rxe1#
- 2.Re2#
- 2.Re3#
- 2.Re4#
- 2.Re5#
- 2.Rf6#
- 2.Rg6#
- 2.Rh6#
- 2.Ree7#
- 2.Re8#
- 1...Reg2
- 2.Rxe1#
- 2.Re2#
- 2.Re3#
- 2.Re4#
- 2.Re5#
- 2.Rf6#
- 2.Rg6#
- 2.Rh6#
- 2.Ree7#
- 2.Re8#
- 1...Ree4
- 2.Rxe4#
- 2.Re5#
- 1...Re5
- 2.Rxe5#
- 1...Rge4
- 2.Rxe4#
- 2.Re5#
- 1...Se3
- 2.Rxe3#
- 2.Re4#
- 2.Re5#
- 2.Rf6#
- 2.Rg6#
- 2.Rh6#
- 2.Ree7#
- 2.Re8#
- 1...Sd4
- 2.Se7#
- 2.Re5#
- 1...Sh6
- 2.Re5#
- 1...Se7
- 2.Re5#
- 1...Sg7
- 2.Re5#
- 1...Sf6
- 2.Sxf6#
- 2.Re5#
- 1...Sf8
- 2.Sf6#
- 2.Re5#
- 1...Rxe6!
- threat
- 1.Sf4+?
- Keys
- 1.Qb5!
- 1...Re3
- 2.Rd7
- threat
- 3.Qxc5#
- 2...Rc4
- 3.dxc4#
- threat
- 2.Rd8
- threat
- 3.Qxc5#
- 2...Rc4
- 3.Qxc4#
- 3.dxc4#
- threat
- 2.Rd7
- 1...Ree4
- 2.Qc4+
- 2...Rxc4
- 3.Bxe6#
- 2...Rxc4
- 2.Qc4+
- 1...Re5
- 2.Bxh7
- threat
- 3.Sf6#
- threat
- 2.Rxh7
- threat
- 3.Sf6#
- threat
- 2.Bxh7
- 1...Rd4
- 2.Bxh7
- threat
- 3.Sf6#
- threat
- 2.Rd7
- threat
- 3.Qxc5#
- 2...Rc2
- 3.Bxe6#
- 2...Rc4
- 3.dxc4#
- threat
- 2.Rxh7
- threat
- 3.Sf6#
- threat
- 2.Bxh7
- 1...Rge4
- 2.Bxe6+
- 2...Rxe6
- 3.Qc4#
- 2...Rxe6
- 2.Rxe6
- threat
- 3.Rxe4#
- 3.Re5#
- 2...Rxe6
- 3.Qc4#
- 2...Re5
- 3.Rxe5#
- 3.Qc4#
- threat
- 2.Bxe6+
- 1...Rf4
- 2.Sxf4+
- 2...gxf4
- 3.Qc4#
- 2...gxf4
- 2.Sxf4+
- 1...Bd2
- 2.Rd7
- threat
- 3.Qxc5#
- 2...Rc4
- 3.dxc4#
- 2...Be3
- 3.Bxe6#
- threat
- 2.Rd7
- 1...Bf2
- 2.Bxh7
- threat
- 3.Sf6#
- 2...Bd4
- 3.Qc4#
- threat
- 2.Bxh7
- 1...Bc3
- 2.Rd8
- threat
- 3.Qxc5#
- 2...Rc4
- 3.Qxc4#
- 3.dxc4#
- 2...Bd4
- 3.Qc4#
- threat
- 2.Rd8
- 1...Bg3
- 2.Rxh7
- threat
- 3.Sf6#
- 2...Be5
- 3.Bxe6#
- threat
- 2.Rxh7
- 1...Sg3
- 2.Bxc5
- threat
- 3.Bg1#
- 3.Bf2#
- 3.Be3#
- 3.Bxb4#
- 3.Bd4#
- 3.Bb6#
- 3.Ba7#
- 2...dxc5
- 3.Rd7#
- 3.Rd8#
- 2...Rc2
- 3.Bxe6#
- 2...Rc4
- 3.Qxc4#
- 3.dxc4#
- 2...Se4
- 3.Bxe6#
- 3.Qc4#
- threat
- 2.Qxc5+
- 2...dxc5
- 3.Rd8#
- 2...dxc5
- 2.Bxc5
- 1...Sh6
- 2.Bxc5
- threat
- 3.Bg1#
- 3.Bf2#
- 3.Be3#
- 3.Bxb4#
- 3.Bd4#
- 3.Bb6#
- 3.Ba7#
- 2...dxc5
- 3.Rd7#
- 3.Rd8#
- 2...Rc2
- 3.Bxe6#
- 2...Rc4
- 3.Qxc4#
- 3.dxc4#
- threat
- 2.Qxc5+
- 2...dxc5
- 3.Rd8#
- 2...dxc5
- 2.Bxc5
- 1...Se7
- 2.Qxc5+
- 2...dxc5
- 3.Rd8#
- 2...dxc5
- 2.Qxc5+
- 1...Sg7
- 2.Qxc5+
- 2...dxc5
- 3.Rd8#
- 2...dxc5
- 2.Qxc5+
- 1...b3
- 2.Qxb3+
- 2...Rc4
- 3.Qxc4#
- 3.dxc4#
- 2...c4
- 3.Qb5#
- 2...Rc4
- 2.Qxb3+
- 1...Re3
- 1.Qb5!
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