MESON Chess Problem Database

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PID: 192569 (2B5/2P5/3N4/4k3/1BP2N2/6P1/8/6K1 w - - 0 1)

Bukofzer, Maxwell

Pittsburgh Gazette-Times, 1917

2B5/2P5/3N4/4k3/1BP2N2/6P1/8/6K1

#3

8 + 1

6490 yacpdb 2019

SOLUTION

  • SOUND
  • Tries
    • 1.Kf2?
      • 1...Kd4
        • 2.c5
          • 2...Ke5
            • 3.Bc3#
      • 1...Kf6!
    • 1.Bg4?
      • 1...Kd4
        • 2.c8Q
          • threat
            • 3.Qc5#
          • 2...Ke3
            • 3.Qc5#
          • 2...Ke5
            • 3.Qh8#
      • 1...Kf6!
    • 1.Bb7?
      • 1...Kd4
        • 2.c5
          • 2...Ke3
            • 3.Sf5#
          • 2...Ke5
            • 3.Bc3#
        • 2.c8Q
          • threat
            • 3.Qc5#
          • 2...Ke3
            • 3.Sf5#
            • 3.Qc5#
          • 2...Ke5
            • 3.Qh8#
        • 2.c8S
          • 2...Ke3
            • 3.Sf5#
          • 2...Ke5
            • 3.Bc3#
      • 1...Kf6!
  • Keys
    • 1.c5!
      • threat
        • 2.Bc3#
      • 1...Kd4
        • 2.Kf2
          • 2...Ke5
            • 3.Bc3#
        • 2.Bb7
          • 2...Ke3
            • 3.Sf5#
          • 2...Ke5
            • 3.Bc3#
      • 1...Kf6
        • 2.Bc3+
          • 2...Kg5
            • 3.Sf7#
          • 2...Ke7
            • 3.Sg6#

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