MESON Chess Problem Database
Problem Display
PID: 210341 (8/1Bp1p3/8/2k1B3/p7/p1p5/P1KP3Q/8 w - - 0 1)
Thornton, George Howard
Dubuque Chess Journal, 1876
#3
6 + 6
| 14986 | White-Hume Collection | 2020 |
SOLUTION
- SOUND
- Tries
- 1.Bxc3?
- threat
- 2.Qxc7+
- 2...Kb5
- 3.Qc6#
- 2...Kb5
- 2.Qxc7+
- 1...Kc4
- 2.Qf4+
- 2...Kb5
- 3.Qb4#
- 2...Kc5
- 3.Qb4#
- 2...Kb5
- 2.Qe5
- threat
- 3.Ba6#
- 3.Qd5#
- 3.d3#
- threat
- 2.Qxc7+
- 2...Kb5
- 3.Qc6#
- 2...Kb5
- 2.Qh1
- threat
- 3.Qd5#
- 3.Qc6#
- 2...Kb5
- 3.Qc6#
- 2...Kc5
- 3.Qc6#
- 2...c5
- 3.Ba6#
- 3.Qf1#
- 2...c6
- 3.Qxc6#
- threat
- 2.Qg2
- threat
- 3.Qd5#
- 3.Qc6#
- 2...Kb5
- 3.Qc6#
- 2...Kc5
- 3.Qc6#
- 2...c5
- 3.Ba6#
- 3.Qf1#
- 3.Qe2#
- 2...c6
- 3.Qxc6#
- threat
- 2.Qh4+
- 2...Kb5
- 3.Qb4#
- 2...Kc5
- 3.Qb4#
- 2...Kb5
- 2.Qf4+
- 1...Kb5
- 2.Qxc7
- threat
- 3.Qc6#
- threat
- 2.Qxc7
- 1...c6
- 2.Qc7
- threat
- 3.Qxc6#
- 2...Kc4
- 3.Qxc6#
- 2...Kb5
- 3.Qxc6#
- 2...Kd5
- 3.Qxc6#
- threat
- 2.Qc7
- 1...e5
- 2.Qh6
- threat
- 3.Qc6#
- 2...Kc4
- 3.Qc6#
- 2...Kb5
- 3.Qc6#
- 2...c6
- 3.Qxc6#
- threat
- 2.Qh6
- 1...Kb6!
- threat
- 1.Qh1?
- threat
- 2.Qc6+
- 2...Kb4
- 3.Bxc3#
- 2...Kb4
- 2.Qc6+
- 1...Kb4
- 2.Bxc3+
- 2...Kc4
- 3.Qd5#
- 3.Qc6#
- 2...Kb5
- 3.Qc6#
- 2...Kc5
- 3.Qc6#
- 2...Kc4
- 2.Qc6
- threat
- 3.Bxc3#
- 2...Ka5
- 3.Bxc3#
- 3.Qc5#
- 2...cxd2
- 3.Bc3#
- threat
- 2.Bxc3+
- 1...Kc4
- 2.Bxc3
- threat
- 3.Qd5#
- 3.Qc6#
- 2...Kb5
- 3.Qc6#
- 2...Kc5
- 3.Qc6#
- 2...c5
- 3.Ba6#
- 3.Qf1#
- 2...c6
- 3.Qxc6#
- threat
- 2.Qd5+
- 2...Kb4
- 3.Bxc3#
- 3.dxc3#
- 2...Kb4
- 2.Qc6+
- 2...Kb4
- 3.Bxc3#
- 2...Kb4
- 2.Bxc3
- 1...Kb5
- 2.Qc6+
- 2...Kb4
- 3.Bxc3#
- 2...Ka5
- 3.Bxc3#
- 3.Qc5#
- 2...Kb4
- 2.Qc6+
- 1...cxd2
- 2.Qc6+
- 2...Kb4
- 3.Bc3#
- 2...Kb4
- 2.Qc6+
- 1...c6
- 2.Qxc6+
- 2...Kb4
- 3.Bxc3#
- 2...Kb4
- 2.Qxc6+
- 1...Kb6!
- threat
- 1.Qg2?
- threat
- 2.Qc6+
- 2...Kb4
- 3.Bxc3#
- 2...Kb4
- 2.Qc6+
- 1...Kb4
- 2.Bxc3+
- 2...Kc4
- 3.Qd5#
- 3.Qc6#
- 2...Kb5
- 3.Qc6#
- 2...Kc5
- 3.Qc6#
- 2...Kc4
- 2.Qc6
- threat
- 3.Bxc3#
- 2...Ka5
- 3.Bxc3#
- 3.Qc5#
- 2...cxd2
- 3.Bc3#
- threat
- 2.Bxc3+
- 1...Kc4
- 2.Bxc3
- threat
- 3.Qd5#
- 3.Qc6#
- 2...Kb5
- 3.Qc6#
- 2...Kc5
- 3.Qc6#
- 2...c5
- 3.Ba6#
- 3.Qf1#
- 3.Qe2#
- 2...c6
- 3.Qxc6#
- threat
- 2.Qd5+
- 2...Kb4
- 3.Bxc3#
- 3.dxc3#
- 2...Kb4
- 2.Qc6+
- 2...Kb4
- 3.Bxc3#
- 2...Kb4
- 2.Bxc3
- 1...Kb5
- 2.Qc6+
- 2...Kb4
- 3.Bxc3#
- 2...Ka5
- 3.Bxc3#
- 3.Qc5#
- 2...Kb4
- 2.Qc6+
- 1...cxd2
- 2.Qc6+
- 2...Kb4
- 3.Bc3#
- 2...Kb4
- 2.Qc6+
- 1...c6
- 2.Qxc6+
- 2...Kb4
- 3.Bxc3#
- 2...Kb4
- 2.Qxc6+
- 1...Kb6!
- threat
- 1.Qh6?
- threat
- 2.Qc6+
- 2...Kb4
- 3.Bxc3#
- 2...Kb4
- 2.Qc6+
- 1...Kb4
- 2.Bxc3+
- 2...Kc4
- 3.Qc6#
- 2...Kb5
- 3.Qc6#
- 2...Kc5
- 3.Qc6#
- 2...Kc4
- 2.Qc6
- threat
- 3.Bxc3#
- 2...Ka5
- 3.Bxc3#
- 3.Qc5#
- 2...cxd2
- 3.Bc3#
- threat
- 2.Bxc3+
- 1...Kc4
- 2.Qc6+
- 2...Kb4
- 3.Bxc3#
- 2...Kb4
- 2.Qc6+
- 1...Kb5
- 2.Qc6+
- 2...Kb4
- 3.Bxc3#
- 2...Ka5
- 3.Bxc3#
- 3.Qc5#
- 2...Kb4
- 2.Qc6+
- 1...cxd2
- 2.Qc6+
- 2...Kb4
- 3.Bc3#
- 2...Kb4
- 2.Qc6+
- 1...c6
- 2.Qxc6+
- 2...Kb4
- 3.Bxc3#
- 2...Kb4
- 2.Qxc6+
- 1...e6!
- threat
- 1.Bxc3?
- Keys
- 1.Bd4+!
- 1...Kb4
- 2.Qe5
- threat
- 3.Qc5#
- 2...Kc4
- 3.Qc5#
- 2...c5
- 3.Qxc5#
- threat
- 2.Qxc7
- threat
- 3.Qc5#
- 2...Kb5
- 3.Qc5#
- threat
- 2.Qe5
- 1...Kc4
- 2.Qe5
- threat
- 3.Qc5#
- 2...Kb4
- 3.Qc5#
- 2...c5
- 3.Qxc5#
- threat
- 2.Qxc7+
- 2...Kb4
- 3.Qc5#
- 2...Kxd4
- 3.Qxc3#
- 2...Kb5
- 3.Qc5#
- 2...Kb4
- 2.Qe5
- 1...Kxd4
- 2.Qxc7
- threat
- 3.Qxc3#
- 2...cxd2
- 3.Qc3#
- threat
- 2.Qxc7
- 1...Kb5
- 2.Qe5+
- 2...Kb4
- 3.Qc5#
- 2...Kc4
- 3.Qc5#
- 2...c5
- 3.Qxc5#
- 2...Kb4
- 2.Qxc7
- threat
- 3.Qc5#
- 2...Kb4
- 3.Qc5#
- threat
- 2.Qe5+
- 1...Kb4
- 1.Bd4+!
FEATURES
NOT CLASSIFIED
Developed and maintained by Brian Stephenson.
Implemented with HTML5, MySQL, Perl (with, inter alia, CGI::Simple, HTML::Template & XML::LibXML) &
CSS/Javascript (jQuery, Bootstrap & DataTables).