MESON Chess Problem Database

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PID: 165684 (1R6/QKp5/1nP5/8/PkP5/8/1P6/NR6 w - - 0 1)

Densmore, Darso James

2nd Prize, Pittsburgh Gazette-Times, 1915

(First published on Sun Oct 10 1915)

1R6/QKp5/1nP5/8/PkP5/8/1P6/NR6

#3

9 + 3

15 British Chess Magazine 1916
14986 White-Hume Collection 2018

SOLUTION

  • SOUND
  • Tries
    • 1.Qa5+?
      • 1...Kxc4
        • 2.Rd1
          • threat
            • 3.Qc3#
            • 3.Qb5#
            • 3.b3#
      • 1...Kxa5!
  • Keys
    • 1.Rd8!
      • threat
        • 2.Qa6
          • threat
            • 3.Qb5#
          • 2...Kc5
            • 3.Qb5#
            • 3.b4#
      • 1...Kxc4
        • 2.Qa6+
          • 2...Kb4
            • 3.Qb5#
          • 2...Kc5
            • 3.Qb5#
            • 3.b4#
      • 1...Kc5
        • 2.Qa5+
          • 2...Kxc4
            • 3.Rc1#
            • 3.Qc3#
            • 3.Qb5#
            • 3.b3#
      • 1...Sxa4
        • 2.Qa5+
          • 2...Kxc4
            • 3.b3#
          • 2...Kxa5
            • 3.b4#
      • 1...Sxc4
        • 2.Qc5+
          • 2...Kxa4
            • 3.b3#
          • 2...Kxc5
            • 3.b4#
      • 1...Sd5
        • 2.Rxd5
          • 2...Kxc4
            • 3.Rd4#
            • 3.Qd4#
            • 3.Qc5#
      • 1...Sd7
        • 2.Rxd7
          • 2...Kxc4
            • 3.Rd4#
            • 3.Qd4#
      • 1...Sc8
        • 2.Kxc8
          • 2...Kxc4
            • 3.Rd4#
            • 3.Qd4#

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