MESON Chess Problem Database

Problem Display
PID: 19412 (1B6/8/8/5p1p/3K2p1/3RP3/3Qpkpp/5brn w - - 0 1)

Anderson, Gerald Frank

Natal Mercury, 1916

1B6/8/8/5p1p/3K2p1/3RP3/3Qpkpp/5brn

#3

5 + 10

2740 Adventures of my Chessmen 1924
56 The Problemist 2008

SOLUTION

  • SOUND
  • Sets
    • 1...Sg3
      • 2.Qe1+
        • 2...Kxe1
          • 3.Bxg3#
        • 2...Kf3
          • 3.Qxg3#
          • 3.e4#
  • Tries
    • 1.Qe1+?
      • 1...Kf3
        • 2.e4#
      • 1...Kxe1!
    • 1.e4?
      • threat
        • 2.Ba7
          • threat
            • 3.Kc3#
            • 3.Kc4#
            • 3.Kd5#
            • 3.Ke5#
          • 2...fxe4
            • 3.Kxe4#
      • 1...fxe4
        • 2.Kxe4
          • threat
            • 3.Ba7#
          • 2...Sg3+
            • 3.Bxg3#
      • 1...f4!
  • Keys
    • 1.Kd5!
      • 1...Kf3
        • 2.e4+
          • 2...Kf2
            • 3.Ba7#
      • 1...f4
        • 2.exf4
          • threat
            • 3.Ba7#
      • 1...Sg3
        • 2.Qe1+
          • 2...Kxe1
            • 3.Bxg3#
          • 2...Kf3
            • 3.Qxg3#
            • 3.e4#
      • 1...g3
        • 2.Rd4
          • threat
            • 3.Rf4#
          • 2...Kf3
            • 3.Rf4#
          • 2...f4
            • 3.Rxf4#
      • 1...h4
        • 2.Ba7
          • threat
            • 3.e4#
          • 2...Kf3
            • 3.e4#
          • 2...Kg3
            • 3.e4#

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