MESON Chess Problem Database

Problem Display
PID: 193165 (Q1B5/3p4/3Pp3/5P1p/1K3k1p/5N1P/5P2/8 w - - 0 1)

Bukofzer, Maxwell

Pittsburgh Gazette-Times, 1918

Q1B5/3p4/3Pp3/5P1p/1K3k1p/5N1P/5P2/8

#3

8 + 5

6490 yacpdb 2019

SOLUTION

  • SOUND
  • Tries
    • 1.Ba6?
      • 1...Kxf5
        • 2.Bd3+
          • 2...Kf4
            • 3.Qe4#
            • 3.Qf8#
          • 2...Kf6
            • 3.Qf8#
      • 1...e5
        • 2.Bd3
          • 2...e4
            • 3.Qxe4#
      • 1...exf5!
    • 1.Qd5?
      • 1...exf5
        • 2.Qd2+
          • 2...Kxf3
            • 3.Bb7#
          • 2...Ke4
            • 3.Bb7#
      • 1...e5
        • 2.Bb7
          • threat
            • 3.Qe4#
            • 3.Qxe5#
          • 2...Kxf5
            • 3.Qf7#
          • 2...e4
            • 3.Qxe4#
      • 1...exd5!
  • Keys
    • 1.Bb7!
      • threat
        • 2.Qa5
          • threat
            • 3.Qe5#
          • 2...e5
            • 3.Qxe5#
        • 2.Qd8
          • threat
            • 3.Qg5#
          • 2...Kxf5
            • 3.Qg5#
        • 2.Qe8
          • 2...Kxf5
            • 3.Qf7#
          • 2...exf5
            • 3.Qe3#
            • 3.Qe5#
          • 2...e5
            • 3.Qxe5#
        • 2.Qg8
          • threat
            • 3.Qg5#
          • 2...Kxf5
            • 3.Qf7#
            • 3.Qg5#
      • 1...Kxf5
        • 2.Qf8+
          • 2...Kg6
            • 3.Be4#
      • 1...exf5
        • 2.Be4
          • 2...fxe4
            • 3.Qf8#
      • 1...e5
        • 2.Qe8
          • threat
            • 3.Qxe5#
          • 2...Kxf5
            • 3.Qf7#
          • 2...e4
            • 3.Qxe4#

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