MESON Chess Problem Database
Problem Display
PID: 202802 (3b4/5p2/7Q/3K1k2/8/3N3P/8/8 w - - 0 1)
Walton, FW
The Observer, 1950
(First published on Sun Oct 8 1950)
#3
4 + 3
| 15239 | Valois Notebooks | 2020 |
SOLUTION
- SOUND
- Sets
- 1...f6
- 2.Qh5#
- 1...f6
- Tries
- 1.Sf2?
- threat
- 2.Se4
- threat
- 3.Sg3#
- 3.Sd6#
- 2...Bg5
- 3.Qxg5#
- 2...Bc7
- 3.Qg5#
- 3.Qf6#
- threat
- 2.Se4
- 1...Bh4
- 2.Se4
- threat
- 3.Sd6#
- 2...Bg5
- 3.Qxg5#
- 2...Bg3
- 3.Sxg3#
- 3.Qg5#
- 3.Qf6#
- 2...Be7
- 3.Sg3#
- threat
- 2.Se4
- 1...Ba5
- 2.Se4
- threat
- 3.Sg3#
- 3.Sd6#
- 3.Qg5#
- 3.Qf6#
- threat
- 2.Sg4
- threat
- 3.Se3#
- 3.Qf6#
- threat
- 2.Se4
- 1...Bb6
- 2.Se4
- threat
- 3.Sg3#
- 3.Sd6#
- 3.Qg5#
- 3.Qf6#
- threat
- 2.Se4
- 1...Bf6
- 2.Se4
- threat
- 3.Sg3#
- 3.Sd6#
- 3.Qxf6#
- 2...Bg5
- 3.Qxg5#
- 2...Be5
- 3.Qg5#
- threat
- 2.Se4
- 1...Bc7
- 2.Se4
- threat
- 3.Qg5#
- 3.Qf6#
- 2...Bd8
- 3.Sg3#
- 3.Sd6#
- 2...f6
- 3.Qxf6#
- threat
- 2.Sg4
- threat
- 3.Se3#
- 3.Qf6#
- threat
- 2.Se4
- 1...Be7
- 2.Se4
- threat
- 3.Sg3#
- 2...Bg5
- 3.Qxg5#
- 2...Bh4
- 3.Sd6#
- 2...Bd6
- 3.Sxd6#
- 3.Qg5#
- 3.Qf6#
- threat
- 2.Se4
- 1...f6
- 2.Sd3
- threat
- 3.Qh5#
- threat
- 2.Se4
- threat
- 3.Sg3#
- 3.Sd6#
- 2...Bc7
- 3.Qxf6#
- threat
- 2.Sg4
- threat
- 3.Se3#
- 2...Bb6
- 3.Qxf6#
- threat
- 2.Sd3
- 1...Bg5!
- threat
- 1.Sc5?
- threat
- 2.Se4
- threat
- 3.Sg3#
- 3.Sd6#
- 2...Bg5
- 3.Qxg5#
- 2...Bc7
- 3.Qg5#
- 3.Qf6#
- threat
- 2.Se4
- 1...Bh4
- 2.Se4
- threat
- 3.Sd6#
- 2...Bg5
- 3.Qxg5#
- 2...Bg3
- 3.Sxg3#
- 3.Qg5#
- 3.Qf6#
- 2...Be7
- 3.Sg3#
- threat
- 2.Se4
- 1...Ba5
- 2.Se4
- threat
- 3.Sg3#
- 3.Sd6#
- 3.Qg5#
- 3.Qf6#
- threat
- 2.Se4
- 1...Bb6
- 2.Se4
- threat
- 3.Sg3#
- 3.Sd6#
- 3.Qg5#
- 3.Qf6#
- threat
- 2.Se4
- 1...Bf6
- 2.Se4
- threat
- 3.Sg3#
- 3.Sd6#
- 3.Qxf6#
- 2...Bg5
- 3.Qxg5#
- 2...Be5
- 3.Qg5#
- threat
- 2.Se4
- 1...Bc7
- 2.Se4
- threat
- 3.Qg5#
- 3.Qf6#
- 2...Bd8
- 3.Sg3#
- 3.Sd6#
- 2...f6
- 3.Qxf6#
- threat
- 2.Se4
- 1...Be7
- 2.Se4
- threat
- 3.Sg3#
- 2...Bg5
- 3.Qxg5#
- 2...Bh4
- 3.Sd6#
- 2...Bd6
- 3.Sxd6#
- 3.Qg5#
- 3.Qf6#
- threat
- 2.Se4
- 1...f6
- 2.Sd3
- threat
- 3.Qh5#
- threat
- 2.Se4
- threat
- 3.Sg3#
- 3.Sd6#
- 2...Bc7
- 3.Qxf6#
- threat
- 2.Se6
- threat
- 3.Sd4#
- 3.Sg7#
- 3.Qh5#
- 3.Qh7#
- threat
- 2.Sd3
- 1...Bg5!
- threat
- 1.Qh5+?
- 1...Bg5
- 2.Se5
- 2...Kf4
- 3.Qf3#
- 2...Kf6
- 3.Qxf7#
- 2...f6
- 3.Qg4#
- 2...Kf4
- 2.Se5
- 1...Kf6!
- 1...Bg5
- 1.Sf2?
- Keys
- 1.Se5!
- 1...Bg5
- 2.Qh5
- 2...Kf4
- 3.Qf3#
- 2...Kf6
- 3.Qxf7#
- 2...f6
- 3.Qg4#
- 2...Kf4
- 2.Qh5
- 1...Bh4
- 2.Qxh4
- 2...f6
- 3.Qg4#
- 2...f6
- 2.Qxh4
- 1...Ba5
- 2.Sf3
- threat
- 3.Sd4#
- 3.Sh4#
- 3.Qg5#
- threat
- 2.Sc4
- threat
- 3.Se3#
- 3.Sd6#
- threat
- 2.Sg4
- threat
- 3.Se3#
- 3.Qf6#
- threat
- 2.Sc6
- threat
- 3.Sd4#
- 3.Se7#
- threat
- 2.Sxf7
- threat
- 3.Sd6#
- 3.Qg5#
- threat
- 2.Sf3
- 1...Bb6
- 2.Sf3
- threat
- 3.Sh4#
- 3.Qg5#
- 2...Bd8
- 3.Sd4#
- threat
- 2.Sxf7
- threat
- 3.Sd6#
- 3.Qg5#
- threat
- 2.Sf3
- 1...Bf6
- 2.Sf3
- 2...Bg5
- 3.Qxg5#
- 2...Ba1
- 3.Sh4#
- 3.Qg5#
- 2...Bb2
- 3.Sh4#
- 3.Qg5#
- 2...Bc3
- 3.Sh4#
- 3.Qg5#
- 2...Bd4
- 3.Sxd4#
- 3.Sh4#
- 3.Qg5#
- 2...Bh4
- 3.Sd4#
- 3.Sxh4#
- 2...Be5
- 3.Sh4#
- 3.Qg5#
- 2...Be7
- 3.Sd4#
- 2...Bg7
- 3.Sh4#
- 3.Qg5#
- 2...Bd8
- 3.Sd4#
- 2...Bh8
- 3.Sh4#
- 3.Qg5#
- 2...Bg5
- 2.Sf3
- 1...Bc7
- 2.Sf3
- threat
- 3.Sd4#
- 3.Sh4#
- 3.Qg5#
- threat
- 2.Sg4
- threat
- 3.Se3#
- 3.Qf6#
- threat
- 2.Sc6
- threat
- 3.Sd4#
- 3.Se7#
- threat
- 2.Sxf7
- threat
- 3.Qg5#
- 2...Bf4
- 3.Qe6#
- 2...Bd8
- 3.Sd6#
- threat
- 2.Sf3
- 1...Be7
- 2.Sxf7
- 2...Bg5
- 3.Qxg5#
- 2...Ba3
- 3.Qg5#
- 2...Bb4
- 3.Qg5#
- 2...Bh4
- 3.Sd6#
- 2...Bc5
- 3.Qg5#
- 2...Bd6
- 3.Sxd6#
- 3.Qg5#
- 2...Bf6
- 3.Sd6#
- 2...Bd8
- 3.Sd6#
- 2...Bf8
- 3.Qg5#
- 2...Bg5
- 2.Sxf7
- 1...f6
- 2.Sd3
- threat
- 3.Qh5#
- threat
- 2.Sf3
- threat
- 3.Sd4#
- 3.Sh4#
- threat
- 2.Sc4
- threat
- 3.Se3#
- 3.Sd6#
- threat
- 2.Sg4
- threat
- 3.Se3#
- 2...Bb6
- 3.Qxf6#
- threat
- 2.Sc6
- threat
- 3.Sd4#
- 2...Bb6
- 3.Se7#
- threat
- 2.Sg6
- threat
- 3.Sh4#
- 3.Qh5#
- threat
- 2.Sd3
- 1...Bg5
- 1.Se5!
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