MESON Chess Problem Database
Problem Display
PID: 17094 (8/1n4K1/qpB4p/3R3P/4kp1N/2p4P/2P1pP2/6R1 w - - 0 1)
Grimshaw, Walter
1st Prize Set, The Chess Player's Chronicle (Staunton), 1852
#3
9 + 8
| 285 | The Chess Player's Chronicle (Staunton) | 1854 |
| 302 | Schachzeitung | 1855 |
| 302 | Schachzeitung | 1857 |
| 1693 | English Chess Problems | 1876 |
| 15 | British Chess Magazine | 1906 |
| 23 | Die Schwalbe | 2002 |
| 3188 | Dutch Solving Championship | 2002 |
| 56 | The Problemist | 2002 |
| 15351 | SCPF/BCPS Black Books | 2017 |
SOLUTION
- SOUND
- Sets
- 1...Qd3
- 2.cxd3#
- 1...e1Q
- 2.Rxe1+
- 2...Qe2
- 3.Rxe2#
- 2...Qe2
- 2.Rd3+
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Rxe1#
- 2...Ke5
- 2.Rxe1+
- 1...e1S
- 2.Rxe1+
- 2...Qe2
- 3.Rxe2#
- 2...Qe2
- 2.Rd3+
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Rxe1#
- 2...Ke5
- 2.Rxe1+
- 1...e1B
- 2.Sf3
- threat
- 3.Ra5#
- 3.Rb5#
- 3.Rc5#
- 3.Re5#
- 3.Rdg5#
- 2...Kxf3
- 3.Rd2#
- threat
- 2.Rxe1+
- 2...Qe2
- 3.Rxe2#
- 2...Qe2
- 2.Rd3+
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Rxe1#
- 2...Ke5
- 2.Sf3
- 1...e1R
- 2.Rxe1+
- 2...Qe2
- 3.Rxe2#
- 2...Qe2
- 2.Rd3+
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Rxe1#
- 2...Ke5
- 2.Rxe1+
- 1...f3
- 2.Rg4#
- 1...Qd3
- Tries
- 1.Sf3?
- threat
- 2.Ra5#
- 2.Rb5#
- 2.Rc5#
- 2.Re5#
- 2.Rdg5#
- 1...Qb5
- 2.Rxb5#
- 2.Re5#
- 1...Qd3
- 2.Re5#
- 1...Qc4
- 2.Re5#
- 1...Qa2
- 2.Re5#
- 1...Qa4
- 2.Rb5#
- 2.Re5#
- 1...Qa5
- 2.Rxa5#
- 2.Rb5#
- 2.Rc5#
- 2.Re5#
- 1...Sa5
- 2.Rxa5#
- 2.Re5#
- 1...Sc5
- 2.Rxc5#
- 2.Re5#
- 2.Rdg5#
- 1...Sd8
- 2.Re5#
- 1...b5
- 2.Re5#
- 1...Kxf3!
- threat
- 1.Rg4?
- threat
- 2.Rxf4+
- 2...Kxf4
- 3.Rf5#
- 2...Kxf4
- 2.Ra5+
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Rxf4#
- 2...Kd4
- 2.Rb5+
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Rxf4#
- 2...Kd4
- 2.Rf5+
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Rgxf4#
- 2...Kd4
- 2.Rdg5+
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Rxf4#
- 2...Kd4
- 2.Rxf4+
- 1...e1Q
- 2.Rxf4+
- 2...Kxf4
- 3.Rf5#
- 2...Kxf4
- 2.Rxf4+
- 1...e1R
- 2.Rxf4+
- 2...Kxf4
- 3.Rf5#
- 2...Kxf4
- 2.Rxf4+
- 1...Qb5
- 2.Rxb5+
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Rxf4#
- 2...Kd4
- 2.Rf5+
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Rgxf4#
- 2...Qxc6
- 3.Rgxf4#
- 2...Qd5
- 3.Rgxf4#
- 2...Kd4
- 2.Rxb5+
- 1...Qc4
- 2.Rxf4+
- 2...Kxf4
- 3.Rf5#
- 2...Kxf4
- 2.Rf5+
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Sf3#
- 3.Rgxf4#
- 2...Qd5
- 3.Rgxf4#
- 2...Qxc6
- 3.Rgxf4#
- 2...Kd4
- 2.Rxf4+
- 1...Qa2
- 2.Rxf4+
- 2...Kxf4
- 3.Rf5#
- 2...Kxf4
- 2.Rf5+
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Rgxf4#
- 2...Qd5
- 3.Rgxf4#
- 2...Kd4
- 2.Rxf4+
- 1...Qa4
- 2.Rxf4+
- 2...Kxf4
- 3.Rf5#
- 2...Kxf4
- 2.Rb5+
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Rxf4#
- 2...Kd4
- 2.Rf5+
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Rgxf4#
- 2...Qxc6
- 3.Rgxf4#
- 2...Kd4
- 2.Rxf4+
- 1...Qa5
- 2.Rxa5+
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Rxf4#
- 2...Kd4
- 2.Rb5+
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Rxf4#
- 2...Kd4
- 2.Rf5+
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Rgxf4#
- 2...Qd5
- 3.Rgxf4#
- 2...Kd4
- 2.Rxa5+
- 1...Sa5
- 2.Rxf4+
- 2...Kxf4
- 3.Rf5#
- 2...Kxf4
- 2.Rxa5+
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Rxf4#
- 2...Kd4
- 2.Rf5+
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Rgxf4#
- 2...Sxc6
- 3.Rgxf4#
- 2...Kd4
- 2.Rxf4+
- 1...Sc5
- 2.Rxf4+
- 2...Kxf4
- 3.Rf5#
- 2...Kxf4
- 2.Rxf4+
- 1...Sd8
- 2.Rxf4+
- 2...Kxf4
- 3.Rf5#
- 2...Kxf4
- 2.Rf5+
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Rgxf4#
- 2...Sxc6
- 3.Rgxf4#
- 2...Kd4
- 2.Rxf4+
- 1...b5
- 2.Rxf4+
- 2...Kxf4
- 3.Rf5#
- 2...Kxf4
- 2.Rf5+
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Rgxf4#
- 2...Qxc6
- 3.Rgxf4#
- 2...Kd4
- 2.Rxf4+
- 1...Sd6!
- threat
- 1.Rgg5?
- threat
- 2.Rd1#
- 2.Rd2#
- 2.Rd3#
- 2.Rd6#
- 2.Rd7#
- 2.Rd8#
- 2.Rge5#
- 1...f3
- 2.Rg4#
- 1...Qb5
- 2.Rge5#
- 1...Qd3
- 2.Rxd3#
- 2.Rge5#
- 2.cxd3#
- 1...Qc4
- 2.Rge5#
- 1...Qa2
- 2.Rge5#
- 1...Qa4
- 2.Rge5#
- 1...Qa5
- 2.Rge5#
- 1...Sa5
- 2.Rge5#
- 1...Sd6
- 2.Rd1#
- 2.Rd2#
- 2.Rd3#
- 2.Rxd6#
- 2.Rge5#
- 1...Sd8
- 2.Rxd8#
- 2.Rge5#
- 1...b5
- 2.Rge5#
- 1...hxg5!
- threat
- 1.Sf3?
- Keys
- 1.Rf1!
- threat
- 2.Sf3
- threat
- 3.Ra5#
- 3.Rb5#
- 3.Rc5#
- 3.Re5#
- 3.Rg5#
- 2...Kxf3
- 3.Rdd1#
- 3.Rd2#
- 3.Rd3#
- 3.Rd4#
- 3.Ra5#
- 3.Rb5#
- 3.Rc5#
- 3.Re5#
- 3.Rf5#
- 3.Rg5#
- 3.Rd6#
- 3.Rd7#
- 3.Rd8#
- threat
- 2.f3+
- 2...Ke3
- 3.Sg2#
- 3.Sf5#
- 2...Ke3
- 2.Sf3
- 1...exf1Q
- 2.Sf3
- threat
- 3.Ra5#
- 3.Rb5#
- 3.Rc5#
- 3.Re5#
- 3.Rg5#
- 2...Kxf3
- 3.Rd2#
- threat
- 2.Sf3
- 1...exf1S
- 2.Sf3
- threat
- 3.Ra5#
- 3.Rb5#
- 3.Rc5#
- 3.Re5#
- 3.Rg5#
- 2...Kxf3
- 3.Rd2#
- threat
- 2.Sf3
- 1...exf1B
- 2.Sf3
- threat
- 3.Ra5#
- 3.Rb5#
- 3.Rc5#
- 3.Re5#
- 3.Rg5#
- 2...Kxf3
- 3.Rd2#
- threat
- 2.Sf3
- 1...exf1R
- 2.Sf3
- threat
- 3.Ra5#
- 3.Rb5#
- 3.Rc5#
- 3.Re5#
- 3.Rg5#
- 2...Kxf3
- 3.Rd2#
- threat
- 2.Sf3
- 1...f3
- 2.Rg1
- threat
- 3.Rg4#
- 2...Kf4
- 3.Rg4#
- 3.Rf5#
- threat
- 2.Rg1
- 1...e1Q
- 2.Rxe1+
- 2...Qe2
- 3.Rxe2#
- 2...Qe2
- 2.Rd3+
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Rxe1#
- 2...Ke5
- 2.Rxe1+
- 1...e1S
- 2.Rxe1+
- 2...Qe2
- 3.Rxe2#
- 2...Qe2
- 2.Rd3+
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Rxe1#
- 2...Ke5
- 2.Rxe1+
- 1...e1B
- 2.Sf3
- threat
- 3.Ra5#
- 3.Rb5#
- 3.Rc5#
- 3.Re5#
- 3.Rg5#
- 2...Kxf3
- 3.Rd2#
- 3.Re5#
- threat
- 2.Rxe1+
- 2...Qe2
- 3.Rxe2#
- 2...Qe2
- 2.Rd3+
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Rxe1#
- 2...Ke5
- 2.Sf3
- 1...e1R
- 2.Rxe1+
- 2...Qe2
- 3.Rxe2#
- 2...Qe2
- 2.Rd3+
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Rxe1#
- 2...Ke5
- 2.Rxe1+
- 1...Qb5
- 2.f3+
- 2...Ke3
- 3.Sg2#
- 3.Sf5#
- 2...Ke3
- 2.f3+
- 1...Qc4
- 2.f3+
- 2...Ke3
- 3.Sg2#
- 3.Sf5#
- 2...Ke3
- 2.f3+
- 1...Qa1
- 2.Sf3
- threat
- 3.Ra5#
- 3.Rb5#
- 3.Rc5#
- 3.Re5#
- 3.Rg5#
- 2...Kxf3
- 3.Rdd1#
- 3.Rd2#
- 3.Rd3#
- 3.Rd4#
- 3.Ra5#
- 3.Rb5#
- 3.Rc5#
- 3.Re5#
- 3.Rf5#
- 3.Rg5#
- 3.Rd6#
- 3.Rd7#
- 3.Rd8#
- threat
- 2.f3+
- 2...Ke3
- 3.Sg2#
- 3.Sf5#
- 3.Rd3#
- 2...Ke3
- 2.Sf3
- 1...Qa2
- 2.f3+
- 2...Ke3
- 3.Sg2#
- 3.Sf5#
- 3.Rd3#
- 2...Ke3
- 2.f3+
- 1...Qa3
- 2.f3+
- 2...Ke3
- 3.Sg2#
- 3.Sf5#
- 3.Rd3#
- 2...Ke3
- 2.f3+
- 1...Qa4
- 2.f3+
- 2...Ke3
- 3.Sg2#
- 3.Sf5#
- 3.Rd3#
- 2...Ke3
- 2.f3+
- 1...Qa5
- 2.f3+
- 2...Ke3
- 3.Sg2#
- 3.Sf5#
- 3.Rd3#
- 2...Ke3
- 2.f3+
- 1...Qa7
- 2.f3+
- 2...Ke3
- 3.Sg2#
- 3.Sf5#
- 3.Rd3#
- 2...Ke3
- 2.f3+
- 1...Qa8
- 2.f3+
- 2...Ke3
- 3.Sg2#
- 3.Sf5#
- 3.Rd3#
- 2...Ke3
- 2.f3+
- 1...Sa5
- 2.f3+
- 2...Ke3
- 3.Sg2#
- 3.Sf5#
- 2...Ke3
- 2.f3+
- 1...Sc5
- 2.f3+
- 2...Ke3
- 3.Sg2#
- 3.Sf5#
- 2...Ke3
- 2.f3+
- 1...Sd6
- 2.f3+
- 2...Ke3
- 3.Sg2#
- 2...Ke3
- 2.f3+
- 1...Sd8
- 2.f3+
- 2...Ke3
- 3.Sg2#
- 3.Sf5#
- 2...Ke3
- 2.f3+
- 1...b5
- 2.f3+
- 2...Ke3
- 3.Sg2#
- 3.Sf5#
- 3.Rd3#
- 2...Ke3
- 2.f3+
- threat
- 1.Rf1!
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