MESON Chess Problem Database
Problem Display
PID: 164310 (n2N4/qpp4b/5Rn1/P1k5/R2N1p2/4P3/1PP2B2/1K5B w - - 0 1)
Andrade, Barry Jack da Costa
The Observer, 1926
(First published on Sun Apr 25 1926)
#3
11 + 8
| 15239 | Valois Notebooks | 2017 |
SOLUTION
- SOUND
- Sets
- 1...Qxa5
- 2.Sxb7#
- 1...b5
- 2.Sb3#
- 2.Rc6#
- 1...b6
- 2.Rc6#
- 1...Qxa5
- Tries
- 1.exf4?
- threat
- 2.Se2+
- 2...Kb5
- 3.Sc3#
- 2...Kb5
- 2.c4
- threat
- 3.Sc2#
- 3.Se2#
- 3.Sb3#
- 3.Sf3#
- 3.Sb5#
- 3.Sf5#
- 3.S4c6#
- threat
- 2.Se2+
- 1...Sxf4
- 2.Se2+
- 2...Kb5
- 3.Sc3#
- 2...Kb5
- 2.Se2+
- 1...Bg8
- 2.Se2+
- 2...Kb5
- 3.Sc3#
- 2...Kb5
- 2.c4
- threat
- 3.Sc2#
- 3.Se2#
- 3.Sb3#
- 3.Sf3#
- 3.Sb5#
- 3.Sf5#
- 3.S4c6#
- 2...Bxc4
- 3.b4#
- threat
- 2.Se2+
- 1...Qb6
- 2.Rxb6
- threat
- 3.Se2#
- 3.Sb3#
- 3.Sb5#
- 3.Sf5#
- 3.S4e6#
- 3.S8e6#
- 3.Sxb7#
- threat
- 2.Rxb6
- 1...Qa6
- 2.Se2+
- 2...Kb5
- 3.Sc3#
- 2...Kb5
- 2.S4c6+
- 2...Kb5
- 3.Rb4#
- 2...Kb5
- 2.Rxa6
- threat
- 3.S8e6#
- 3.Sxb7#
- 2...bxa6
- 3.Sb7#
- 2...b6
- 3.Sb7#
- threat
- 2.c4
- threat
- 3.Sc2#
- 3.Se2#
- 3.Sb3#
- 3.Sf3#
- 3.Sb5#
- 3.Sf5#
- 3.S4c6#
- 2...Qxc4
- 3.Sxb7#
- 2...Qxf6
- 3.Sxb7#
- 2...Qe6
- 3.Sxb7#
- threat
- 2.Se2+
- 1...Sh4
- 2.Se2+
- 2...Kb5
- 3.Sc3#
- 2...Kb5
- 2.Se2+
- 1...Se5
- 2.Se2+
- 2...Kb5
- 3.Sc3#
- 2...Kb5
- 2.Se2+
- 1...Se7
- 2.Se2+
- 2...Kb5
- 3.Sc3#
- 2...Kb5
- 2.Se2+
- 1...Sf8
- 2.Se2+
- 2...Kb5
- 3.Sc3#
- 2...Kb5
- 2.Se2+
- 1...Sh8
- 2.Se2+
- 2...Kb5
- 3.Sc3#
- 2...Kb5
- 2.Se2+
- 1...c6
- 2.c4
- threat
- 3.Sc2#
- 3.Se2#
- 3.Sb3#
- 3.Sf3#
- 3.Sb5#
- 3.Sf5#
- 3.S4xc6#
- threat
- 2.c4
- 1...Sb6!
- threat
- 1.e4?
- threat
- 2.Se2+
- 2...Kb5
- 3.Sc3#
- 2...Kb5
- 2.c4
- threat
- 3.Sc2#
- 3.Se2#
- 3.Sb3#
- 3.Sf3#
- 3.Sb5#
- 3.Sf5#
- 3.S4c6#
- threat
- 2.Se2+
- 1...Bg8
- 2.Se2+
- 2...Kb5
- 3.Sc3#
- 2...Kb5
- 2.c4
- threat
- 3.Sc2#
- 3.Se2#
- 3.Sb3#
- 3.Sf3#
- 3.Sb5#
- 3.Sf5#
- 3.S4c6#
- 2...Bxc4
- 3.b4#
- threat
- 2.Se2+
- 1...Qb6
- 2.Rxb6
- threat
- 3.Se2#
- 3.Sb3#
- 3.Sf3#
- 3.Sb5#
- 3.Sf5#
- 3.S4e6#
- 3.S8e6#
- 3.Sxb7#
- threat
- 2.Rxb6
- 1...Qa6
- 2.Se2+
- 2...Kb5
- 3.Sc3#
- 2...Kb5
- 2.S4c6+
- 2...Kb5
- 3.Rb4#
- 2...Kb5
- 2.Rxa6
- threat
- 3.S8e6#
- 3.Sxb7#
- 2...bxa6
- 3.Sb7#
- 2...b6
- 3.Sb7#
- threat
- 2.c4
- threat
- 3.Sc2#
- 3.Se2#
- 3.Sb3#
- 3.Sf3#
- 3.Sb5#
- 3.Sf5#
- 3.S4c6#
- 2...Qxc4
- 3.Sxb7#
- 2...Qxf6
- 3.Sxb7#
- threat
- 2.Se2+
- 1...Se5
- 2.Se2+
- 2...Kb5
- 3.Sc3#
- 2...Kb5
- 2.c4
- threat
- 3.Sc2#
- 3.Se2#
- 3.Sb3#
- 3.Sf3#
- 3.Sb5#
- 3.Sf5#
- 3.S4c6#
- 2...Sxc4
- 3.b4#
- threat
- 2.Se2+
- 1...Sf8
- 2.Se2+
- 2...Kb5
- 3.Sc3#
- 2...Kb5
- 2.Se2+
- 1...f3
- 2.Se2+
- 2...Kb5
- 3.Sc3#
- 2...Kb5
- 2.c4
- threat
- 3.Sc2#
- 3.Se2#
- 3.Sb3#
- 3.Sxf3#
- 3.Sb5#
- 3.Sf5#
- 3.S4c6#
- threat
- 2.Se2+
- 1...c6
- 2.c4
- threat
- 3.Sc2#
- 3.Se2#
- 3.Sb3#
- 3.Sf3#
- 3.Sb5#
- 3.Sf5#
- 3.S4xc6#
- threat
- 2.c4
- 1...Sb6!
- threat
- 1.exf4?
- Keys
- 1.c4!
- threat
- 2.Sb3#
- 1...Sh4+
- 2.e4
- threat
- 3.Sc2#
- 3.Se2#
- 3.Sb3#
- 3.Sf3#
- 3.Sb5#
- 3.Sf5#
- 3.S4c6#
- threat
- 2.e4
- 1...Se5+
- 2.e4
- threat
- 3.Sc2#
- 3.Se2#
- 3.Sb3#
- 3.Sf3#
- 3.Sb5#
- 3.Sf5#
- 3.S4c6#
- 2...Sxc4
- 3.b4#
- threat
- 2.e4
- 1...Se7+
- 2.e4
- threat
- 3.Sc2#
- 3.Se2#
- 3.Sb3#
- 3.Sf3#
- 3.Sb5#
- 3.Sf5#
- 3.S4c6#
- threat
- 2.e4
- 1...Sf8+
- 2.Sf5
- threat
- 3.exf4#
- 3.e4#
- 2...fxe3
- 3.Bxe3#
- 2...Se6
- 3.Sxe6#
- threat
- 2.Sf5
- 1...Sh8+
- 2.Sf5
- threat
- 3.Se6#
- 3.exf4#
- 3.e4#
- threat
- 2.e4
- threat
- 3.Sc2#
- 3.Se2#
- 3.Sb3#
- 3.Sf3#
- 3.Sb5#
- 3.Sf5#
- 3.S4c6#
- threat
- 2.Sf5
- 1...Qb6
- 2.Sb5
- threat
- 3.exf4#
- 3.e4#
- 2...Qxf6
- 3.Sxb7#
- 2...fxe3
- 3.Bxe3#
- 2...Qd6
- 3.Sxb7#
- threat
- 2.Sb5
- threat
- 1.c4!
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