MESON Chess Problem Database
Problem Display
PID: 160694 (8/8/6P1/3PkB1P/2p5/2p1N2P/4P3/Q6K w - - 0 1)
Hawkins, Xenophon
British Chess Magazine 14. Ty., 1908-1909
#4
9 + 3
SOLUTION
- SOUND
- Keys
- 1.Qa7!
- threat
- 2.Qe7+
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Sc2+
- 3...Kxd5
- 4.Be4#
- 3...Kxd5
- 3.Sc2+
- 2...Kf4
- 3.Sg2+
- 3...Kg3
- 4.Qh4#
- 4.Qe3#
- 3...Kxf5
- 4.e4#
- 3...Kg3
- 3.Sg2+
- 2...Kd4
- 2.Qe7+
- 1...Kf4
- 2.Qd4+
- 2...Kg5
- 3.h4+
- 3...Kxh5
- 4.Qh8#
- 3...Kh6
- 4.Qh8#
- 3...Kxh5
- 3.h4+
- 2...Kg5
- 2.Qd4+
- 1...Kd6
- 2.Sxc4+
- 2...Kxd5
- 3.Be6+
- 3...Ke4
- 4.Qe3#
- 3...Kc6
- 4.Qb6#
- 3...Kxe6
- 4.Qf7#
- 3...Ke4
- 3.Be6+
- 2...Kxd5
- 2.Sxc4+
- 1...Kf6
- 2.Qd4+
- 2...Kg5
- 3.h4+
- 3...Kxh5
- 4.Qh8#
- 3...Kh6
- 4.Qh8#
- 3...Kxh5
- 3.h4+
- 2...Ke7
- 3.d6+
- 3...Kd8
- 4.Qh8#
- 3...Ke8
- 4.Qh8#
- 3...Kf8
- 4.Qh8#
- 3...Kd8
- 3.d6+
- 2...Kg5
- 2.Qd4+
- 1...c2
- 2.Qe7+
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Sxc2+
- 3...Kc3
- 4.Qb4#
- 3...Kxd5
- 4.Be4#
- 3...Kc3
- 3.Sxc2+
- 2...Kf4
- 3.Sg2+
- 3...Kg3
- 4.Qh4#
- 4.Qe3#
- 3...Kxf5
- 4.e4#
- 3...Kg3
- 3.Sg2+
- 2...Kd4
- 2.Qe7+
- threat
- 1.Qa7!
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