MESON Chess Problem Database

Problem Display
PID: 169389 (8/8/4pR2/1p6/4k1NK/8/Pp3Q2/bb6 w - - 0 1)

Hawes, Frederick Thomas

2nd Prize, Australian Columns, 1917

8/8/4pR2/1p6/4k1NK/8/Pp3Q2/bb6

#3

5 + 6

6490 yacpdb 2018

SOLUTION

  • SOUND
  • Sets
    • 1...Bxa2
      • 2.Qd2
        • threat
          • 3.Rf4#
        • 2...e5
          • 3.Sf2#
    • 1...Bd3
      • 2.Qc5
        • threat
          • 3.Sf2#
          • 3.Qe5#
    • 1...e5
      • 2.Rd6
        • threat
          • 3.Sf6#
  • Tries
    • 1.Rf4+?
      • 1...Kd3
        • 2.Rd4+
          • 2...Kc3
            • 3.Qd2#
      • 1...Kd5!
    • 1.Rxe6+?
      • 1...Kd3
        • 2.Rd6+
          • 2...Kc3
            • 3.Qc5#
          • 2...Kc4
            • 3.Qd4#
          • 2...Ke4
            • 3.Rd4#
      • 1...Kd5!
    • 1.Rf8?
      • threat
        • 2.Rd8
          • threat
            • 3.Rd4#
          • 2...e5
            • 3.Sf6#
      • 1...Kd3
        • 2.Rd8+
          • 2...Kc3
            • 3.Qc5#
          • 2...Kc4
            • 3.Qd4#
          • 2...Ke4
            • 3.Rd4#
      • 1...Bxa2
        • 2.Qd2
          • threat
            • 3.Rf4#
          • 2...e5
            • 3.Sf2#
      • 1...Bc2
        • 2.Qxc2+
          • 2...Kd4
            • 3.Rd8#
          • 2...Kd5
            • 3.Rd8#
      • 1...Bd3
        • 2.Qc5
          • threat
            • 3.Sf2#
            • 3.Qe5#
      • 1...e5
        • 2.Rd8
          • threat
            • 3.Sf6#
      • 1...Kd5!
    • 1.Qd2?
      • threat
        • 2.Rf4#
      • 1...e5
        • 2.Sf2#
      • 1...Bd3!
  • Keys
    • 1.Rf7!
      • threat
        • 2.Rd7
          • threat
            • 3.Rd4#
          • 2...e5
            • 3.Sf6#
      • 1...Kd3
        • 2.Rd7+
          • 2...Kc3
            • 3.Qc5#
          • 2...Kc4
            • 3.Qd4#
          • 2...Ke4
            • 3.Rd4#
      • 1...Kd5
        • 2.Rd7+
          • 2...Kc4
            • 3.Qd4#
          • 2...Ke4
            • 3.Rd4#
          • 2...Kc6
            • 3.Se5#
      • 1...Bxa2
        • 2.Qd2
          • threat
            • 3.Rf4#
          • 2...e5
            • 3.Sf2#
      • 1...Bc2
        • 2.Qxc2+
          • 2...Kd4
            • 3.Rd7#
          • 2...Kd5
            • 3.Rd7#
      • 1...Bd3
        • 2.Qc5
          • threat
            • 3.Sf2#
            • 3.Qe5#
      • 1...e5
        • 2.Rd7
          • threat
            • 3.Sf6#

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