MESON Chess Problem Database
Problem Display
PID: 185808 (6kr/5pp1/7p/3Q1K2/8/8/6R1/8 w - - 0 1)
Read, Henry A
The Observer, 1931
(First published on Sun Oct 11 1931)
#3
3 + 5
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SOLUTION
- SOUND
- Sets
- 1...Kf8
- 2.Qd8#
- 1...Rh7
- 2.Qa8#
- 2.Qd8#
- 1...g5
- 2.Kf6
- threat
- 3.Qxf7#
- 2...Kh7
- 3.Qxf7#
- 2...Kf8
- 3.Qxf7#
- 3.Qa8#
- 3.Qd8#
- 2...Rh7
- 3.Qa8#
- 3.Qd8#
- threat
- 2.Kf6
- 1...g6+
- 2.Kf6
- threat
- 3.Qxf7#
- 2...Kh7
- 3.Qxf7#
- 2...Kf8
- 3.Qxf7#
- 3.Qa8#
- 3.Qd8#
- 2...Rh7
- 3.Qa8#
- 3.Qd8#
- threat
- 2.Rxg6+
- 2...Kh7
- 3.Qxf7#
- 2...Kf8
- 3.Qd8#
- 2...Kh7
- 2.Kf6
- 1...Kf8
- Tries
- 1.Rg6?
- 1...Kh7
- 2.Rxh6+
- 2...Kxh6
- 3.Qh1#
- 2...Kg8
- 3.Qa8#
- 3.Qd8#
- 2...gxh6
- 3.Qxf7#
- 2...Kxh6
- 2.Rxh6+
- 1...h5!
- 1...Kh7
- 1.Rxg7+?
- 1...Kf8
- 2.Qxf7#
- 1...Kxg7!
- 1...Kf8
- 1.Qxf7+?
- 1...Kh7
- 2.Rxg7#
- 2.Qxg7#
- 1...Kxf7!
- 1...Kh7
- 1.Rg6?
- Keys
- 1.Rh2!
- 1...g6+
- 2.Kf6
- threat
- 3.Qxf7#
- 2...Kh7
- 3.Qxf7#
- 2...Kf8
- 3.Qxf7#
- 3.Qa8#
- 3.Qd8#
- 2...Rh7
- 3.Qa8#
- 3.Qd8#
- threat
- 2.Kf6
- 1...Kh7
- 2.Rxh6+
- 2...Kxh6
- 3.Qh1#
- 2...Kg8
- 3.Qa8#
- 3.Qd8#
- 2...gxh6
- 3.Qxf7#
- 2...Kxh6
- 2.Rxh6+
- 1...g5
- 2.Kf6
- threat
- 3.Qxf7#
- 2...Kh7
- 3.Qxf7#
- 2...Kf8
- 3.Qxf7#
- 3.Qa8#
- 3.Qd8#
- 2...Rh7
- 3.Qa8#
- 3.Qd8#
- threat
- 2.Kf6
- 1...h5
- 2.Qa8+
- 2...Kh7
- 3.Rxh5#
- 2...Kh7
- 2.Qd8+
- 2...Kh7
- 3.Rxh5#
- 2...Kh7
- 2.Qa8+
- 1...g6+
- 1.Rh2!
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