MESON Chess Problem Database

Problem Display
PID: 180639 (b1Nn1rn1/6p1/1p2Pb2/1B1k2P1/1P4P1/2p1Qp1r/1PK1PP2/8 w - - 0 1)

Lyubashevsky, Leonid Abramovic

Makaronets, Leonid

3rd Prize, StrateGems, 2017

b1Nn1rn1/6p1/1p2Pb2/1B1k2P1/1P4P1/2p1Qp1r/1PK1PP2/8

#3

11 + 11

145 StrateGems 2018

SOLUTION

  • SOUND
  • Tries
    • 1.Kd3?
      • threat
        • 2.Qe4#
      • 1...Be5
        • 2.Bc4+
          • 2...Kc6
            • 3.Qxb6#
      • 1...fxe2!
    • 1.Bd3?
      • threat
        • 2.Qe4#
      • 1...Kc6
        • 2.Qxb6+
          • 2...Kd5
            • 3.Qd6#
      • 1...Be5!
    • 1.Bc4+?
      • 1...Kc6
        • 2.Qxb6#
      • 1...Kxc4!
    • 1.Qc5+?
      • 1...Ke4
        • 2.Sd6+
          • 2...Kf4
            • 3.Qf5#
        • 2.Bd3+
          • 2...Kf4
            • 3.Qf5#
        • 2.Qf5+
          • 2...Kd4
            • 3.bxc3#
            • 3.e3#
      • 1...Kxe6
        • 2.Qf5+
          • 2...Kf7
            • 3.g6#
      • 1...bxc5!
    • 1.Qd3+?
      • 1...Ke5
        • 2.Qf5+
          • 2...Kd4
            • 3.bxc3#
            • 3.e3#
        • 2.Qd6+
          • 2...Ke4
            • 3.Bd3#
      • 1...Kxe6
        • 2.Qf5+
          • 2...Kf7
            • 3.g6#
      • 1...Bd4!
    • 1.bxc3?
      • threat
        • 2.c4#
      • 1...Be5
        • 2.Bc4+
          • 2...Kxc4
            • 3.Qd3#
          • 2...Kc6
            • 3.Qxb6#
      • 1...Bxc3!
    • 1.exf3?
      • threat
        • 2.Qe4#
      • 1...Be5
        • 2.Qd3+
          • 2...Kxe6
            • 3.Qd7#
          • 2...Bd4
            • 3.Qe4#
      • 1...Rxf3!
  • Keys
    • 1.Qf4!
      • threat
        • 2.Qd6+
          • 2...Ke4
            • 3.Bd3#
      • 1...Kxe6
        • 2.Qf5+
          • 2...Kf7
            • 3.g6#
      • 1...fxe2
        • 2.Qc4+
          • 2...Ke5
            • 3.f4#
      • 1...Be7
        • 2.Sxb6+
          • 2...Kxe6
            • 3.Bd7#
      • 1...Sb7
        • 2.Bc4+
          • 2...Kc6
            • 3.Sa7#
      • 1...Sf7
        • 2.e4+
          • 2...Kd4
            • 3.bxc3#
          • 2...Kxe6
            • 3.Qf5#

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