MESON Chess Problem Database
Problem Display
PID: 191818 (2k4q/2Np2b1/1p1Bp1Qp/2R2B2/1N3P2/1p4p1/6K1/8 w - - 0 1)
Barry, Henry William
Pittsburgh Gazette-Times, 1915
#3
8 + 9
| 6490 | yacpdb | 2019 |
SOLUTION
- SOUND
- Sets
- 1...Kb8
- 2.Sb5+
- 2...Kb7
- 3.Be4#
- 2...Ka8
- 3.Be4#
- 2...Kb7
- 2.Sb5+
- 1...Qh7
- 2.Qe8+
- 2...Kb7
- 3.Qa8#
- 2...Kb7
- 2.Qe8+
- 1...Qe8
- 2.Qxe8+
- 2...Kb7
- 3.Qa8#
- 2...Kb7
- 2.Qxe8+
- 1...Bf8
- 2.Qe8+
- 2...Kb7
- 3.Qa8#
- 2...Kb7
- 2.Qe8+
- 1...Kb8
- Tries
- 1.Bb1?
- threat
- 2.Qe4
- threat
- 3.Qa8#
- 2...Kb8
- 3.Sb5#
- 3.Qa8#
- 2...Kd8
- 3.Qa8#
- threat
- 2.Qe4
- 1...Kb7
- 2.Qe4+
- 2...Ka7
- 3.Sb5#
- 2...Kb8
- 3.Sb5#
- 3.Qa8#
- 2...Kc8
- 3.Qa8#
- 2...Ka7
- 2.Qe4+
- 1...Kb8
- 2.Sb5+
- 2...Kb7
- 3.Be4#
- 3.Qe4#
- 2...Ka8
- 3.Be4#
- 3.Qe4#
- 2...Kb7
- 2.Qe4
- threat
- 3.Sb5#
- 3.Qa8#
- 2...Ka7
- 3.Sb5#
- 2...Kc8
- 3.Qa8#
- threat
- 2.Sb5+
- 1...Kd8
- 2.Qe4
- threat
- 3.Qa8#
- 2...Kc8
- 3.Qa8#
- threat
- 2.Qe4
- 1...bxc5
- 2.Qe4
- threat
- 3.Qa8#
- 2...Kb8
- 3.Qa8#
- 2...Kd8
- 3.Qa8#
- threat
- 2.Qe4
- 1...Qh7
- 2.Qe8+
- 2...Kb7
- 3.Qa8#
- 2...Kb7
- 2.Qe8+
- 1...Qd8
- 2.Qe4
- threat
- 3.Qa8#
- 2...Kb8
- 3.Qa8#
- threat
- 2.Qe4
- 1...Qf8
- 2.Qe4
- threat
- 3.Qa8#
- 2...Kb8
- 3.Qa8#
- 2...Kd8
- 3.Qa8#
- threat
- 2.Qe4
- 1...Be5
- 2.Qe4
- threat
- 3.Qa8#
- 2...Kb8
- 3.Qa8#
- 2...Kd8
- 3.Qa8#
- threat
- 2.Qe4
- 1...Bf8
- 2.Qe8+
- 2...Kb7
- 3.Qa8#
- 2...Kb7
- 2.Qe8+
- 1...b5
- 2.Qe4
- threat
- 3.Sxe6#
- 3.Qa8#
- 2...Kb8
- 3.Sxb5#
- 3.Qa8#
- 2...Kd8
- 3.Qa8#
- threat
- 2.Qe4
- 1...Ba1!
- threat
- 1.Bd3?
- threat
- 2.Qe4
- threat
- 3.Qa8#
- 2...Kb8
- 3.Sb5#
- 3.Qa8#
- 2...Kd8
- 3.Qa8#
- threat
- 2.Qe4
- 1...Kb7
- 2.Qe4+
- 2...Ka7
- 3.Sb5#
- 2...Kb8
- 3.Sb5#
- 3.Qa8#
- 2...Kc8
- 3.Qa8#
- 2...Ka7
- 2.Qe4+
- 1...Kb8
- 2.Sb5+
- 2...Kb7
- 3.Be4#
- 3.Qe4#
- 2...Ka8
- 3.Be4#
- 3.Qe4#
- 2...Kb7
- 2.Qe4
- threat
- 3.Sb5#
- 3.Qa8#
- 2...Ka7
- 3.Sb5#
- 2...Kc8
- 3.Qa8#
- threat
- 2.Sb5+
- 1...Kd8
- 2.Qe4
- threat
- 3.Qa8#
- 2...Kc8
- 3.Qa8#
- threat
- 2.Qe4
- 1...bxc5
- 2.Qe4
- threat
- 3.Qa8#
- 2...Kb8
- 3.Qa8#
- 2...Kd8
- 3.Qa8#
- threat
- 2.Qe4
- 1...Qh7
- 2.Qe8+
- 2...Kb7
- 3.Qa8#
- 2...Kb7
- 2.Qe8+
- 1...Qd8
- 2.Qe4
- threat
- 3.Qa8#
- 2...Kb8
- 3.Qa8#
- threat
- 2.Qe4
- 1...Qf8
- 2.Qe4
- threat
- 3.Qa8#
- 2...Kb8
- 3.Qa8#
- 2...Kd8
- 3.Qa8#
- threat
- 2.Qe4
- 1...Be5
- 2.Qe4
- threat
- 3.Qa8#
- 2...Kb8
- 3.Qa8#
- 2...Kd8
- 3.Qa8#
- threat
- 2.Qe4
- 1...Bf8
- 2.Qe8+
- 2...Kb7
- 3.Qa8#
- 2...Kb7
- 2.Qe8+
- 1...b5
- 2.Qe4
- threat
- 3.Sxe6#
- 3.Qa8#
- 2...Kb8
- 3.Sxb5#
- 3.Qa8#
- 2...Kd8
- 3.Qa8#
- threat
- 2.Qe4
- 1...Ba1!
- threat
- 1.Bh3?
- threat
- 2.Qe4
- threat
- 3.Qa8#
- 2...Kb8
- 3.Sb5#
- 3.Qa8#
- 2...Kd8
- 3.Qa8#
- threat
- 2.Qe4
- 1...Kb7
- 2.Qe4+
- 2...Ka7
- 3.Sb5#
- 2...Kb8
- 3.Sb5#
- 3.Qa8#
- 2...Kc8
- 3.Qa8#
- 2...Ka7
- 2.Qe4+
- 1...Kb8
- 2.Sb5+
- 2...Kb7
- 3.Qe4#
- 2...Ka8
- 3.Qe4#
- 2...Kb7
- 2.Qe4
- threat
- 3.Sb5#
- 3.Qa8#
- 2...Ka7
- 3.Sb5#
- 2...Kc8
- 3.Qa8#
- threat
- 2.Sb5+
- 1...Kd8
- 2.Qe4
- threat
- 3.Qa8#
- 2...Kc8
- 3.Qa8#
- threat
- 2.Qe4
- 1...bxc5
- 2.Qe4
- threat
- 3.Qa8#
- 2...Kb8
- 3.Qa8#
- 2...Kd8
- 3.Qa8#
- threat
- 2.Qe4
- 1...Qh7
- 2.Qe8+
- 2...Kb7
- 3.Qa8#
- 2...Kb7
- 2.Qe8+
- 1...Qd8
- 2.Qe4
- threat
- 3.Qa8#
- 2...Kb8
- 3.Qa8#
- threat
- 2.Qe4
- 1...Qf8
- 2.Qe4
- threat
- 3.Qa8#
- 2...Kb8
- 3.Qa8#
- 2...Kd8
- 3.Qa8#
- threat
- 2.Qe4
- 1...Be5
- 2.Qe4
- threat
- 3.Qa8#
- 2...Kb8
- 3.Qa8#
- 2...Kd8
- 3.Qa8#
- threat
- 2.Qe4
- 1...Bf8
- 2.Qe8+
- 2...Kb7
- 3.Qa8#
- 2...Kb7
- 2.Qe8+
- 1...b5
- 2.Qe4
- threat
- 3.Sxe6#
- 3.Qa8#
- 2...Kb8
- 3.Sxb5#
- 3.Qa8#
- 2...Kd8
- 3.Qa8#
- threat
- 2.Qe4
- 1...Ba1!
- threat
- 1.Bg4?
- threat
- 2.Qe4
- threat
- 3.Qa8#
- 2...Kb8
- 3.Sb5#
- 3.Qa8#
- 2...Kd8
- 3.Qa8#
- threat
- 2.Qe4
- 1...Kb7
- 2.Qe4+
- 2...Ka7
- 3.Sb5#
- 2...Kb8
- 3.Sb5#
- 3.Qa8#
- 2...Kc8
- 3.Qa8#
- 2...Ka7
- 2.Qe4+
- 1...Kb8
- 2.Sb5+
- 2...Kb7
- 3.Bf3#
- 3.Qe4#
- 2...Ka8
- 3.Bf3#
- 3.Qe4#
- 2...Kb7
- 2.Qe4
- threat
- 3.Sb5#
- 3.Qa8#
- 2...Ka7
- 3.Sb5#
- 2...Kc8
- 3.Qa8#
- threat
- 2.Sb5+
- 1...Kd8
- 2.Qe4
- threat
- 3.Qa8#
- 2...Kc8
- 3.Qa8#
- threat
- 2.Qe4
- 1...bxc5
- 2.Qe4
- threat
- 3.Qa8#
- 2...Kb8
- 3.Qa8#
- 2...Kd8
- 3.Qa8#
- threat
- 2.Qe4
- 1...Qh7
- 2.Qe8+
- 2...Kb7
- 3.Qa8#
- 2...Kb7
- 2.Qe8+
- 1...Qd8
- 2.Qe4
- threat
- 3.Qa8#
- 2...Kb8
- 3.Qa8#
- threat
- 2.Qe4
- 1...Qf8
- 2.Qe4
- threat
- 3.Qa8#
- 2...Kb8
- 3.Qa8#
- 2...Kd8
- 3.Qa8#
- threat
- 2.Qe4
- 1...Be5
- 2.Qe4
- threat
- 3.Qa8#
- 2...Kb8
- 3.Qa8#
- 2...Kd8
- 3.Qa8#
- threat
- 2.Qe4
- 1...Bf8
- 2.Qe8+
- 2...Kb7
- 3.Qa8#
- 2...Kb7
- 2.Qe8+
- 1...b5
- 2.Qe4
- threat
- 3.Sxe6#
- 3.Qa8#
- 2...Kb8
- 3.Sxb5#
- 3.Qa8#
- 2...Kd8
- 3.Qa8#
- threat
- 2.Qe4
- 1...Ba1!
- threat
- 1.Qe8+?
- 1...Kb7
- 2.Be4+
- 2...Ka7
- 3.Sb5#
- 2...Ka7
- 2.Be4+
- 1...Qxe8!
- 1...Kb7
- 1.Qxe6?
- threat
- 2.Sb5+
- 2...Kb7
- 3.Be4#
- 3.Qd5#
- 3.Qe4#
- 2...Kd8
- 3.Qxd7#
- 3.Qe7#
- 2...bxc5
- 3.Qxd7#
- 2...Kb7
- 2.Qd5
- threat
- 3.Qa8#
- 2...Kb8
- 3.Sb5#
- 3.Qa8#
- 2...Kd8
- 3.Qa8#
- threat
- 2.Qe4
- threat
- 3.Qa8#
- 2...Kb8
- 3.Sb5#
- 3.Qa8#
- 2...Kd8
- 3.Qa8#
- threat
- 2.Sb5+
- 1...Kb7
- 2.Qd5+
- 2...Ka7
- 3.Sb5#
- 2...Kb8
- 3.Sb5#
- 3.Qa8#
- 2...Kc8
- 3.Qa8#
- 2...Ka7
- 2.Qe4+
- 2...Ka7
- 3.Sb5#
- 2...Kb8
- 3.Sb5#
- 3.Qa8#
- 2...Kc8
- 3.Qa8#
- 2...Ka7
- 2.Qd5+
- 1...Kb8
- 2.Sb5+
- 2...Kb7
- 3.Be4#
- 3.Qd5#
- 3.Qe4#
- 2...Ka8
- 3.Be4#
- 3.Qd5#
- 3.Qe4#
- 2...Kb7
- 2.Qd5
- threat
- 3.Sb5#
- 3.Qa8#
- 2...Ka7
- 3.Sb5#
- 2...Kc8
- 3.Qa8#
- threat
- 2.Qe4
- threat
- 3.Sb5#
- 3.Qa8#
- 2...Ka7
- 3.Sb5#
- 2...Kc8
- 3.Qa8#
- threat
- 2.Sb5+
- 1...bxc5
- 2.Qd5
- threat
- 3.Qa8#
- 2...Kb8
- 3.Qa8#
- 2...Kd8
- 3.Qa8#
- threat
- 2.Qe4
- threat
- 3.Qa8#
- 2...Kb8
- 3.Qa8#
- 2...Kd8
- 3.Qa8#
- threat
- 2.Qd5
- 1...Ba1
- 2.Sb5+
- 2...Kb7
- 3.Be4#
- 3.Qd5#
- 3.Qe4#
- 2...Kd8
- 3.Qxd7#
- 3.Qe7#
- 2...bxc5
- 3.Qxd7#
- 2...Kb7
- 2.Sb5+
- 1...Qh7
- 2.Sb5+
- 2...Kb7
- 3.Qd5#
- 3.Qe4#
- 2...Kd8
- 3.Qxd7#
- 3.Qe7#
- 2...bxc5
- 3.Qxd7#
- 2...Kb7
- 2.Qd5
- threat
- 3.Qa8#
- 2...Kb8
- 3.Sb5#
- 3.Qa8#
- 2...Kd8
- 3.Qa8#
- threat
- 2.Qe4
- threat
- 3.Qa8#
- 2...Kb8
- 3.Sb5#
- 3.Qa8#
- 2...Kd8
- 3.Qa8#
- 3.Qe8#
- threat
- 2.Qe8+
- 2...Kb7
- 3.Qa8#
- 2...Kb7
- 2.Sb5+
- 1...Qd8
- 2.Qd5
- threat
- 3.Qa8#
- 2...Kb8
- 3.Qa8#
- threat
- 2.Qe4
- threat
- 3.Qa8#
- 2...Kb8
- 3.Qa8#
- threat
- 2.Qd5
- 1...Qe8
- 2.Qxe8+
- 2...Kb7
- 3.Qa8#
- 2...Kb7
- 2.Qxe8+
- 1...Qf8
- 2.Sb5+
- 2...Kb7
- 3.Be4#
- 3.Qd5#
- 3.Qe4#
- 2...Kd8
- 3.Qxd7#
- 2...bxc5
- 3.Qxd7#
- 2...Kb7
- 2.Qd5
- threat
- 3.Qa8#
- 2...Kb8
- 3.Qa8#
- 2...Kd8
- 3.Qa8#
- threat
- 2.Qe4
- threat
- 3.Qa8#
- 2...Kb8
- 3.Qa8#
- 2...Kd8
- 3.Qa8#
- threat
- 2.Sb5+
- 1...Qg8
- 2.Sb5+
- 2...Kb7
- 3.Be4#
- 2...Kd8
- 3.Qxd7#
- 3.Qe7#
- 2...bxc5
- 3.Qxd7#
- 2...Kb7
- 2.Sb5+
- 1...Bd4
- 2.Sb5+
- 2...Kb7
- 3.Be4#
- 3.Qd5#
- 3.Qe4#
- 2...Kd8
- 3.Qxd7#
- 3.Qe7#
- 2...Bxc5
- 3.Qxd7#
- 2...bxc5
- 3.Qxd7#
- 2...Kb7
- 2.Qd5
- threat
- 3.Qa8#
- 2...Kb8
- 3.Sb5#
- 3.Qa8#
- 2...Kd8
- 3.Qa8#
- threat
- 2.Qe4
- threat
- 3.Qa8#
- 2...Kb8
- 3.Sb5#
- 3.Qa8#
- 2...Kd8
- 3.Qa8#
- threat
- 2.Sb5+
- 1...Be5
- 2.Sb5+
- 2...Kb7
- 3.Be4#
- 3.Qd5#
- 2...Kd8
- 3.Qxd7#
- 3.Qe7#
- 2...bxc5
- 3.Qxd7#
- 2...Kb7
- 2.Qd5
- threat
- 3.Qa8#
- 2...Kb8
- 3.Qa8#
- 2...Kd8
- 3.Qa8#
- threat
- 2.Sb5+
- 1...Bf6
- 2.Sb5+
- 2...Kb7
- 3.Be4#
- 3.Qd5#
- 3.Qe4#
- 2...Kd8
- 3.Qxd7#
- 2...bxc5
- 3.Qxd7#
- 2...Kb7
- 2.Qd5
- threat
- 3.Qa8#
- 2...Kb8
- 3.Sb5#
- 3.Qa8#
- 2...Kd8
- 3.Qa8#
- threat
- 2.Qe4
- threat
- 3.Qa8#
- 2...Kb8
- 3.Sb5#
- 3.Qa8#
- 2...Kd8
- 3.Qa8#
- threat
- 2.Sb5+
- 1...Bf8
- 2.Sb5+
- 2...Kb7
- 3.Be4#
- 3.Qd5#
- 3.Qe4#
- 2...Kd8
- 3.Qxd7#
- 2...bxc5
- 3.Qxd7#
- 2...Kb7
- 2.Qe8+
- 2...Kb7
- 3.Qa8#
- 2...Kb7
- 2.Sb5+
- 1...b5
- 2.Qd5
- threat
- 3.Se6#
- 3.Qa8#
- 2...Kb8
- 3.Sxb5#
- 3.Qa8#
- 2...Kd8
- 3.Qa8#
- threat
- 2.Qe4
- threat
- 3.Se6#
- 3.Qa8#
- 2...Kb8
- 3.Sxb5#
- 3.Qa8#
- 2...Kd8
- 3.Qa8#
- threat
- 2.Qd5
- 1...dxe6!
- threat
- 1.Bb1?
- Keys
- 1.Bc2!
- threat
- 2.Qe4
- threat
- 3.Qa8#
- 2...Kb8
- 3.Sb5#
- 3.Qa8#
- 2...Kd8
- 3.Qa8#
- threat
- 2.Qe4
- 1...Kb7
- 2.Qe4+
- 2...Ka7
- 3.Sb5#
- 2...Kb8
- 3.Sb5#
- 3.Qa8#
- 2...Kc8
- 3.Qa8#
- 2...Ka7
- 2.Qe4+
- 1...Kb8
- 2.Sb5+
- 2...Kb7
- 3.Be4#
- 3.Qe4#
- 2...Ka8
- 3.Be4#
- 3.Qe4#
- 2...Kb7
- 2.Qe4
- threat
- 3.Sb5#
- 3.Qa8#
- 2...Ka7
- 3.Sb5#
- 2...Kc8
- 3.Qa8#
- threat
- 2.Sb5+
- 1...Kd8
- 2.Qe4
- threat
- 3.Qa8#
- 2...Kc8
- 3.Qa8#
- threat
- 2.Qe4
- 1...bxc5
- 2.Qe4
- threat
- 3.Qa8#
- 2...Kb8
- 3.Qa8#
- 2...Kd8
- 3.Qa8#
- threat
- 2.Qe4
- 1...Qh7
- 2.Qe8+
- 2...Kb7
- 3.Qa8#
- 2...Kb7
- 2.Qe8+
- 1...Qd8
- 2.Qe4
- threat
- 3.Qa8#
- 2...Kb8
- 3.Qa8#
- threat
- 2.Qe4
- 1...Qf8
- 2.Qe4
- threat
- 3.Qa8#
- 2...Kb8
- 3.Qa8#
- 2...Kd8
- 3.Qa8#
- threat
- 2.Qe4
- 1...Be5
- 2.Qe4
- threat
- 3.Qa8#
- 2...Kb8
- 3.Qa8#
- 2...Kd8
- 3.Qa8#
- threat
- 2.Qe4
- 1...Bf8
- 2.Qe8+
- 2...Kb7
- 3.Qa8#
- 2...Kb7
- 2.Qe8+
- 1...b5
- 2.Qe4
- threat
- 3.Sxe6#
- 3.Qa8#
- 2...Kb8
- 3.Sxb5#
- 3.Qa8#
- 2...Kd8
- 3.Qa8#
- threat
- 2.Qe4
- threat
- 1.Bc2!
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