MESON Chess Problem Database
Problem Display
PID: 149668 (1R6/6p1/p5Pb/6p1/k4pR1/5P2/1P2PB2/5K2 w - - 0 1)
Stephenson, Brian D
The Problemist, 1990
#3
8 + 6
SOLUTION
- SOUND
- Tries
- 1.Be3?
- 1...Ka5
- 2.b3
- 2...fxe3
- 3.Ra4#
- 2...fxe3
- 2.b3
- 1...a5!
- 1...Ka5
- 1.Bd4?
- 1...a5
- 2.e3
- 2...fxe3
- 3.Bc3#
- 3.Bxe3#
- 3.Bc5#
- 3.Be5#
- 3.Bf6#
- 3.Ba7#
- 3.Bxg7#
- 2...fxe3
- 2.e4
- 2...fxe4 ep
- 3.Bc3#
- 3.Bxe3#
- 3.Bc5#
- 3.Be5#
- 3.Bf6#
- 3.Ba7#
- 3.Bxg7#
- 2...fxe4 ep
- 2.e3
- 1...Ka5!
- 1...a5
- 1.Bc5?
- threat
- 2.b3+
- 2...Ka5
- 3.Bb4#
- 2...Ka5
- 2.b3+
- 1...a5
- 2.b3#
- 1...Ka5!
- threat
- 1.Rg1?
- threat
- 2.Kg2
- threat
- 3.Ra1#
- 2...Ka5
- 3.Ra1#
- threat
- 2.Kg2
- 1...Ka5
- 2.Kg2
- threat
- 3.Ra1#
- 2...Ka4
- 3.Ra1#
- threat
- 2.b3
- 2...g4
- 3.Be1#
- 2...g4
- 2.Kg2
- 1...a5
- 2.Kg2
- 2...g4
- 3.Ra1#
- 2...g4
- 2.Bc5
- 2...g4
- 3.b3#
- 2...g4
- 2.Kg2
- 1...g4!
- threat
- 1.Rg2?
- 1...Ka5
- 2.b3
- 2...g4
- 3.Be1#
- 2...g4
- 2.b3
- 1...a5
- 2.Bc5
- 2...g4
- 3.b3#
- 2...g4
- 2.Bc5
- 1...g4!
- 1...Ka5
- 1.Rxf4+?
- 1...Ka5
- 2.Be1#
- 1...gxf4!
- 1...Ka5
- 1.Rxg5?
- 1...a5
- 2.Bc5
- 2...Bxg5
- 3.b3#
- 2...Bxg5
- 2.Rc5
- 2...Bg5
- 3.Rc4#
- 2...Bg5
- 2.Rd5
- 2...Bg5
- 3.Rd4#
- 2...Bg5
- 2.Re5
- 2...Bg5
- 3.Re4#
- 2...Bg5
- 2.Bc5
- 1...Bxg5!
- 1...a5
- 1.b3+?
- 1...Ka5
- 2.Be1#
- 1...Ka3!
- 1...Ka5
- 1.e3?
- 1...Ka5
- 2.b3
- 2...fxe3
- 3.Be1#
- 3.Ra4#
- 2...fxe3
- 2.b3
- 1...a5!
- 1...Ka5
- 1.e4?
- 1...a5
- 2.Be3
- 2...fxe3
- 3.e5#
- 2...fxe3
- 2.Bg3
- 2...fxg3
- 3.e5#
- 2...fxg3
- 2.Be3
- 1...Ka5!
- 1...a5
- 1.Be3?
- Keys
- 1.Bg3!
- 1...Ka5
- 2.b3
- 2...fxg3
- 3.Ra4#
- 2...fxg3
- 2.b3
- 1...a5
- 2.e4
- 2...fxg3
- 3.e5#
- 2...fxg3
- 2.e4
- 1...Ka5
- 1.Bg3!
This is after
After a #4 by Walter Grimshaw, Hereford Chess Association Solving Ty., 1885
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