MESON Chess Problem Database
Problem Display
PID: 194711 (1K2Q3/8/4n1R1/4Pkn1/5p1p/1Pp1pB1p/2P1P2P/8 w - - 0 1)
Pierce, William Timbrell
Land and Water, 1871
(First published on Sat Jan 21 1871)
#4
9 + 8
| 1693 | English Chess Problems | 1876 |
| 187 | The Chess Bouquet | 1897 |
| 15239 | Valois Notebooks | 2019 |
SOLUTION
- SOUND
- Keys
- 1.Ka7!
- 1...Kxe5
- 2.Qh8+
- 2...Kd6
- 3.Qd8+
- 3...Kc5
- 4.Qb6#
- 3...Ke5
- 4.Qd5#
- 3...Kc5
- 3.Qd8+
- 2...Sg7
- 3.Qxg7+
- 3...Kf5
- 4.Qf6#
- 3...Kf5
- 3.Qxg7+
- 2...Kd6
- 2.Qh8+
- 1...Sxf3
- 2.exf3
- threat
- 3.Qxe6#
- 2...Kxe5
- 3.Qxe6+
- 3...Kd4
- 4.Qd6#
- 3...Kd4
- 3.Qxe6+
- 2...Sd4
- 3.Rf6+
- 3...Kg5
- 4.Qg6#
- 3...Kg5
- 3.Rf6+
- 2...Sc5
- 3.Rf6+
- 3...Kg5
- 4.Qg6#
- 3...Kg5
- 3.Qc6
- threat
- 4.Qf6#
- 3...Kxe5
- 4.Qxc5#
- 3...Se6
- 4.Qe4#
- 4.Qxe6#
- 3...Se4
- 4.Qxe4#
- 4.Qe6#
- 3...Sd7
- 4.Qe4#
- 4.Qe6#
- threat
- 3.Rf6+
- 2...Sc7
- 3.Rf6+
- 3...Kg5
- 4.Qg6#
- 3...Kg5
- 3.Rf6+
- 2...Sg7
- 3.Rf6+
- 3...Kg5
- 4.Qg6#
- 3...Kg5
- 3.Qc6
- threat
- 4.Qe4#
- 4.Qf6#
- 3...Kxe5
- 4.Qe4#
- 4.Qc5#
- threat
- 3.Rf6+
- 2...Sd8
- 3.Rf6+
- 3...Kg5
- 4.Qg6#
- 3...Kg5
- 3.Rf6+
- 2...Sf8
- 3.Qc6
- threat
- 4.Qe4#
- 4.Qf6#
- 3...Kxe5
- 4.Qe4#
- 4.Qc5#
- threat
- 3.Qc6
- threat
- 2.exf3
- 1...Kxe5
- 1.Ka7!
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