MESON Chess Problem Database
Problem Display
PID: 153856 (4Q1br/1p2B1p1/1PB2pP1/2N1b3/2k2p2/2p2P1p/2P4K/8 w - - 0 1)
Thomas, Samuel H
Illustrated London News, 1876
(First published on Sat Mar 11 1876)
#3
9 + 10
| 14986 | White-Hume Collection | 2015 |
SOLUTION
- SOUND
- Tries
- 1.Bb5+?
- 1...Kb4
- 2.Sb3+
- 2...Bd6
- 3.Bxd6#
- 2...Bd6
- 2.Sxb7+
- 2...Bd6
- 3.Bxd6#
- 2...Bd6
- 2.Sb3+
- 1...Kd5
- 2.Qd7+
- 2...Bd6
- 3.Qxd6#
- 2...Bd6
- 2.Qd8+
- 2...Bd6
- 3.Qxd6#
- 2...Bd6
- 2.Qd7+
- 1...Kd4!
- 1...Kb4
- 1.Bxb7?
- threat
- 2.Qa4#
- 1...Bd6
- 2.Bxd6
- threat
- 3.Qa4#
- 2...Kb4
- 3.Qa4#
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Qe4#
- threat
- 2.Bxd6
- 1...Kd4!
- threat
- 1.Bb5+?
- Keys
- 1.Sb3!
- 1...Bd6
- 2.Bxd6
- threat
- 3.Qe2#
- 3.Qe4#
- 2...bxc6
- 3.Qxc6#
- 2...Be6
- 3.Qxe6#
- threat
- 2.Bxd6
- 1...Bc7
- 2.Bd6
- threat
- 3.Qe2#
- 3.Qe4#
- 2...bxc6
- 3.Qxc6#
- 2...Be6
- 3.Qxe6#
- threat
- 2.Bd6
- 1...Bb8
- 2.Bd6
- threat
- 3.Qe2#
- 3.Qe4#
- 2...bxc6
- 3.Qxc6#
- 2...Be6
- 3.Qxe6#
- threat
- 2.Bd6
- 1...Be6
- 2.Bd5+
- 2...Kxd5
- 3.Qb5#
- 2...Bxd5
- 3.Qa4#
- 2...Kxd5
- 2.Bd5+
- 1...f5
- 2.Ba3
- 2...bxc6
- 3.Qxc6#
- 2...Rh4
- 3.Qxg8#
- 2...Rh5
- 3.Qxg8#
- 2...Rh6
- 3.Qxg8#
- 2...Rh7
- 3.Qxg8#
- 2...Bd4
- 3.Sa5#
- 3.Qe2#
- 2...Bd6
- 3.Qe2#
- 2...Bf6
- 3.Qe2#
- 2...Bc7
- 3.Qe2#
- 2...Bb8
- 3.Qe2#
- 2...Bd5
- 3.Bb5#
- 2...Be6
- 3.Qxe6#
- 2...Bf7
- 3.Qxf7#
- 2...Bh7
- 3.Qf7#
- 3.Qe6#
- 2...bxc6
- 2.Ba3
- 1...Bd6
- 1.Sb3!
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