MESON Chess Problem Database
Problem Display
PID: 152748 (8/r1p5/R7/Q2p2n1/p6p/7k/1b5p/3K3B w - - 0 1)
Harley, Brian
Western Daily Mercury, 1918
(First published on Fri Nov 29 1918)
#3
4 + 9
| 55 | The Observer | 1933 |
| 15290 | Harley Scrapbook | 2014 |
| 15239 | Valois Notebooks | 2019 |
SOLUTION
- SOUND
- Sets
- 1...d4
- 2.Qxg5
- threat
- 3.Bg2#
- 3.Qg2#
- threat
- 2.Qxg5
- 1...d4
- Tries
- 1.Qxd5?
- threat
- 2.Qg2#
- 1...Kg4
- 2.Rg6
- threat
- 3.Qf3#
- 2...Kg3
- 3.Qf3#
- 2...Kh3
- 3.Qg2#
- 2...Kf4
- 3.Qxg5#
- 2...Kh5
- 3.Qxg5#
- 2...h3
- 3.Qxg5#
- threat
- 2.Rg6
- 1...Se4
- 2.Qxe4
- threat
- 3.Qg2#
- 3.Qf3#
- 2...Kg3
- 3.Qf3#
- threat
- 2.Qf5+
- 2...Kg3
- 3.Qf3#
- 2...Kg3
- 2.Qxe4
- 1...Kg3!
- threat
- 1.Qxd5?
- Keys
- 1.Rg6!
- threat
- 2.Rxg5
- threat
- 3.Bg2#
- threat
- 2.Qxd5
- threat
- 3.Qg2#
- 2...Kg3
- 3.Qf3#
- 2...Kg4
- 3.Qf3#
- 2...Sf3
- 3.Bg2#
- 3.Qxf3#
- 3.Qe6#
- 3.Qf5#
- 3.Qd7#
- 2...Se4
- 3.Bg2#
- 3.Qe6#
- 3.Qf5#
- 3.Qd7#
- threat
- 2.Rxg5
- 1...Kg3
- 2.Rxg5+
- 2...Kf2
- 3.Qe1#
- 2...Kh3
- 3.Bg2#
- 2...Kf4
- 3.Qd2#
- 2...Kf2
- 2.Rxg5+
- 1...Kg4
- 2.Qxd5
- threat
- 3.Qf3#
- 2...Kg3
- 3.Qf3#
- 2...Kh3
- 3.Qg2#
- 2...Kf4
- 3.Qxg5#
- 2...Kh5
- 3.Qxg5#
- 2...h3
- 3.Qxg5#
- threat
- 2.Qxd5
- 1...Rxa5
- 2.Rxg5
- threat
- 3.Bg2#
- threat
- 2.Rxg5
- 1...Ra6
- 2.Rxg5
- threat
- 3.Bg2#
- threat
- 2.Rxg5
- 1...Ra8
- 2.Rxg5
- threat
- 3.Bg2#
- threat
- 2.Rxg5
- 1...Bc1
- 2.Qxd5
- threat
- 3.Qg2#
- 2...Kg3
- 3.Qf3#
- 2...Kg4
- 3.Qf3#
- 2...Sf3
- 3.Bg2#
- 3.Qxf3#
- 3.Qe6#
- 3.Qf5#
- 3.Qd7#
- 2...Se4
- 3.Bg2#
- 3.Qe6#
- 3.Qf5#
- 3.Qd7#
- threat
- 2.Qxd5
- 1...Ba3
- 2.Rxg5
- threat
- 3.Bg2#
- 3.Qc3#
- threat
- 2.Qc3+
- 2...Kg4
- 3.Qf3#
- 2...Sf3
- 3.Bg2#
- 3.Qxf3#
- 2...Kg4
- 2.Qxd5
- threat
- 3.Qg2#
- 2...Kg3
- 3.Qf3#
- 2...Kg4
- 3.Qf3#
- 2...Sf3
- 3.Bg2#
- 3.Qxf3#
- 3.Qe6#
- 3.Qf5#
- 3.Qd7#
- 2...Se4
- 3.Bg2#
- 3.Qe6#
- 3.Qf5#
- 3.Qd7#
- threat
- 2.Rxg5
- 1...Bc3
- 2.Rxg5
- threat
- 3.Bg2#
- 3.Qxc3#
- threat
- 2.Qxc3+
- 2...Kg4
- 3.Qf3#
- 2...Sf3
- 3.Bg2#
- 3.Qxf3#
- 2...Kg4
- 2.Qxd5
- threat
- 3.Qg2#
- 2...Kg3
- 3.Qf3#
- 2...Kg4
- 3.Qf3#
- 2...Sf3
- 3.Bg2#
- 3.Qxf3#
- 3.Qe6#
- 3.Qf5#
- 3.Qd7#
- 2...Se4
- 3.Bg2#
- 3.Qe6#
- 3.Qf5#
- 3.Qd7#
- threat
- 2.Rxg5
- 1...Be5
- 2.Qxd5
- threat
- 3.Qg2#
- 2...Kg3
- 3.Qf3#
- 2...Kg4
- 3.Qf3#
- 2...Bg3
- 3.Qf5#
- 2...Sf3
- 3.Bg2#
- 3.Qe6#
- 3.Qd7#
- 2...Se4
- 3.Bg2#
- 3.Qe6#
- 3.Qd7#
- threat
- 2.Qxd5
- 1...Bf6
- 2.Qxd5
- threat
- 3.Qg2#
- 2...Kg3
- 3.Qf3#
- 2...Kg4
- 3.Qf3#
- 2...Sf3
- 3.Bg2#
- 3.Qxf3#
- 3.Qe6#
- 3.Qf5#
- 3.Qd7#
- 2...Se4
- 3.Bg2#
- 3.Qe6#
- 3.Qf5#
- 3.Qd7#
- threat
- 2.Qxd5
- 1...d4
- 2.Rxg5
- threat
- 3.Bg2#
- 3.Qf5#
- threat
- 2.Qd5
- threat
- 3.Qg2#
- 2...Kg3
- 3.Qf3#
- 2...Kg4
- 3.Qf3#
- 2...Sf3
- 3.Bg2#
- 3.Qxf3#
- 3.Qe6#
- 3.Qf5#
- 3.Qd7#
- 2...Se4
- 3.Bg2#
- 3.Qe6#
- 3.Qf5#
- 3.Qd7#
- threat
- 2.Qf5+
- 2...Kg3
- 3.Rxg5#
- 3.Qf3#
- 2...Kg3
- 2.Qxg5
- threat
- 3.Bg2#
- 3.Qg2#
- 3.Qg4#
- 3.Qf5#
- threat
- 2.Rxg5
- 1...c5
- 2.Rxg5
- threat
- 3.Bg2#
- threat
- 2.Rxg5
- 1...c6
- 2.Rxg5
- threat
- 3.Bg2#
- threat
- 2.Rxg5
- threat
- 1.Rg6!
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