MESON Chess Problem Database
Problem Display
PID: 156385 (8/8/8/8/2p3p1/p3k2p/8/R3KQ1R w QK - 0 1)
Wurzburg, Otto
Pittsburgh Post, 1926
(First published on Thu Nov 4 1926)
#3
4 + 5
| 14986 | White-Hume Collection | 2016 |
SOLUTION
- SOUND
- Tries
- 1.Rd1?
- threat
- 2.Rh2
- threat
- 3.Re2#
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Re2#
- threat
- 2.Rh2
- 1...Ke4
- 2.Rh2
- threat
- 3.Re2#
- 2...Ke3
- 3.Re2#
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Re2#
- threat
- 2.Rh2
- 1...h2
- 2.Rxh2
- threat
- 3.Re2#
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Re2#
- threat
- 2.Rxh2
- 1...g3!
- threat
- 1.Qxc4?
- threat
- 2.Rxa3#
- 1...Kf3
- 2.Rxa3+
- 2...Kg2
- 3.Qf1#
- 3.Qd5#
- 3.Qe4#
- 3.Qc6#
- 2...Kg2
- 2.Rxa3+
- 1...a2!
- threat
- 1.Qf2+?
- 1...Ke4
- 2.0-0-0
- threat
- 3.Rhe1#
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Rhe1#
- threat
- 2.0-0-0
- 1...Kd3!
- 1...Ke4
- 1.Qf5?
- threat
- 2.Qe5+
- 2...Kd3
- 3.0-0-0#
- 2...Kf3
- 3.0-0#
- 2...Kd3
- 2.0-0-0
- threat
- 3.Rhe1#
- 2...Ke2
- 3.Rde1#
- 3.Rhe1#
- threat
- 2.Qe5+
- 1...g3
- 2.0-0-0
- threat
- 3.Rhe1#
- 2...Ke2
- 3.Rde1#
- 3.Rhe1#
- threat
- 2.0-0-0
- 1...a2
- 2.Qe5+
- 2...Kd3
- 3.0-0-0#
- 2...Kf3
- 3.0-0#
- 2...Kd3
- 2.Qe5+
- 1...h2
- 2.0-0-0
- threat
- 3.Rhe1#
- 2...Ke2
- 3.Rde1#
- 3.Rhe1#
- threat
- 2.0-0-0
- 1...c3
- 2.Rd1
- threat
- 3.Rd3#
- threat
- 2.0-0-0
- threat
- 3.Rhe1#
- 2...Ke2
- 3.Rde1#
- 3.Rhe1#
- threat
- 2.Rd1
- 1...Kd4!
- threat
- 1.Qf8?
- threat
- 2.0-0-0
- threat
- 3.Rhe1#
- 2...Ke2
- 3.Rhe1#
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Rhe1#
- threat
- 2.0-0-0
- 1...Kd3
- 2.0-0-0+
- 2...Ke2
- 3.Rhe1#
- 2...Kc3
- 3.Qxa3#
- 2...Ke3
- 3.Rhe1#
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Rhe1#
- 2...Ke2
- 2.0-0-0+
- 1...Kd4
- 2.0-0-0+
- 2...Kc3
- 3.Qxa3#
- 2...Ke3
- 3.Rhe1#
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Rhe1#
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Rhe1#
- 2...Kc3
- 2.0-0-0+
- 1...Ke4
- 2.0-0-0
- threat
- 3.Rhe1#
- 2...Ke3
- 3.Rhe1#
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Rhe1#
- threat
- 2.0-0-0
- 1...a2!
- threat
- 1.0-0-0?
- threat
- 2.Rh2
- threat
- 3.Re2#
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Re2#
- threat
- 2.Qf5
- threat
- 3.Rhe1#
- 2...Ke2
- 3.Rde1#
- 3.Rhe1#
- threat
- 2.Qf6
- threat
- 3.Rhe1#
- 2...Ke2
- 3.Rhe1#
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Rhe1#
- threat
- 2.Qf7
- threat
- 3.Rhe1#
- 2...Ke2
- 3.Rhe1#
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Rhe1#
- threat
- 2.Qf8
- threat
- 3.Rhe1#
- 2...Ke2
- 3.Rhe1#
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Rhe1#
- threat
- 2.Rh2
- 1...Ke4
- 2.Rh2
- threat
- 3.Re2#
- 2...Ke3
- 3.Re2#
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Re2#
- threat
- 2.Qf2
- threat
- 3.Rhe1#
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Rhe1#
- threat
- 2.Qf6
- threat
- 3.Rhe1#
- 2...Ke3
- 3.Rhe1#
- threat
- 2.Qf7
- threat
- 3.Rhe1#
- 2...Ke3
- 3.Rhe1#
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Rhe1#
- threat
- 2.Qf8
- threat
- 3.Rhe1#
- 2...Ke3
- 3.Rhe1#
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Rhe1#
- threat
- 2.Rh2
- 1...g3
- 2.Qf5
- threat
- 3.Rhe1#
- 2...Ke2
- 3.Rde1#
- 3.Rhe1#
- threat
- 2.Qf6
- threat
- 3.Rhe1#
- 2...Ke2
- 3.Rhe1#
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Rhe1#
- threat
- 2.Qf7
- threat
- 3.Rhe1#
- 2...Ke2
- 3.Rhe1#
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Rhe1#
- threat
- 2.Qf8
- threat
- 3.Rhe1#
- 2...Ke2
- 3.Rhe1#
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Rhe1#
- threat
- 2.Qf5
- 1...h2
- 2.Rxh2
- threat
- 3.Re2#
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Re2#
- threat
- 2.Qf5
- threat
- 3.Rhe1#
- 2...Ke2
- 3.Rde1#
- 3.Rhe1#
- threat
- 2.Qf6
- threat
- 3.Rhe1#
- 2...Ke2
- 3.Rhe1#
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Rhe1#
- threat
- 2.Qf7
- threat
- 3.Rhe1#
- 2...Ke2
- 3.Rhe1#
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Rhe1#
- threat
- 2.Qf8
- threat
- 3.Rhe1#
- 2...Ke2
- 3.Rhe1#
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Rhe1#
- threat
- 2.Rxh2
- 1...a2!
- threat
- 1.Rd1?
- Keys
- 1.Qf6!
- threat
- 2.Qe5+
- 2...Kd3
- 3.0-0-0#
- 2...Kf3
- 3.0-0#
- 2...Kd3
- 2.0-0-0
- threat
- 3.Rhe1#
- 2...Ke2
- 3.Rhe1#
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Rhe1#
- threat
- 2.Qe5+
- 1...Kd3
- 2.0-0-0+
- 2...Ke2
- 3.Rhe1#
- 2...Ke3
- 3.Rhe1#
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Rhe1#
- 2...Ke2
- 2.0-0-0+
- 1...Ke4
- 2.0-0-0
- threat
- 3.Rhe1#
- 2...Ke3
- 3.Rhe1#
- threat
- 2.0-0-0
- 1...g3
- 2.0-0-0
- threat
- 3.Rhe1#
- 2...Ke2
- 3.Rhe1#
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Rhe1#
- threat
- 2.0-0-0
- 1...a2
- 2.Qe5+
- 2...Kd3
- 3.0-0-0#
- 2...Kf3
- 3.0-0#
- 2...Kd3
- 2.Qe5+
- 1...h2
- 2.0-0-0
- threat
- 3.Rhe1#
- 2...Ke2
- 3.Rhe1#
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Rhe1#
- threat
- 2.0-0-0
- 1...c3
- 2.0-0-0
- threat
- 3.Rhe1#
- 2...Ke2
- 3.Rhe1#
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Rhe1#
- threat
- 2.0-0-0
- threat
- 1.Qf6!
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