MESON Chess Problem Database
Problem Display
PID: 163882 (3Q4/2K5/8/4p3/4p3/2k5/8/b1BB4 w - - 0 1)
Rubens, Nathan
Pittsburgh Sun, 1925
(First published on Sat Aug 22 1925)
#3
4 + 4
| 14986 | White-Hume Collection | 2017 |
SOLUTION
- SOUND
- Tries
- 1.Bd2+?
- 1...Kb2
- 2.Qb8+
- 2...Ka2
- 3.Qb3#
- 2...Ka3
- 3.Qb3#
- 2...Ka2
- 2.Qb8+
- 1...Kc4!
- 1...Kb2
- 1.Qd5?
- threat
- 2.Bd2+
- 2...Kb2
- 3.Qb3#
- 2...Kb2
- 2.Be3
- threat
- 3.Qb3#
- 2...Kb2
- 3.Qb3#
- 2...Kb4
- 3.Qc5#
- threat
- 2.Qb3+
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Be3#
- 2...Kd4
- 2.Bd2+
- 1...e3
- 2.Bxe3
- threat
- 3.Qb3#
- 2...Kb2
- 3.Qb3#
- 2...Kb4
- 3.Qc5#
- threat
- 2.Bxe3
- 1...Kb4!
- threat
- 1.Bd2+?
- Keys
- 1.Be3!
- threat
- 2.Qd5
- threat
- 3.Qb3#
- 2...Kb2
- 3.Qb3#
- 2...Kb4
- 3.Qc5#
- threat
- 2.Qd5
- 1...Kb2
- 2.Qd2+
- 2...Kb1
- 3.Qc2#
- 2...Ka3
- 3.Bc5#
- 2...Kb1
- 2.Qb8+
- 2...Ka2
- 3.Qb3#
- 2...Ka3
- 3.Qb3#
- 2...Kc3
- 3.Qb3#
- 2...Ka2
- 2.Qd2+
- 1...Kb4
- 2.Qb8+
- 2...Ka3
- 3.Qb3#
- 2...Kc3
- 3.Qb3#
- 2...Kc4
- 3.Qb3#
- 2...Ka5
- 3.Qb6#
- 2...Ka3
- 2.Qb8+
- 1...Kc4
- 2.Qd5+
- 2...Kc3
- 3.Qb3#
- 2...Kb4
- 3.Qc5#
- 2...Kxd5
- 3.Bb3#
- 2...Kc3
- 2.Qd5+
- 1...Bb2
- 2.Qd5
- threat
- 3.Bd2#
- 3.Qb3#
- 2...Kb4
- 3.Qc5#
- threat
- 2.Qd5
- threat
- 1.Be3!
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