MESON Chess Problem Database
Problem Display
PID: 214392 (7k/3p1p2/4pP1p/8/1p6/n7/Q5B1/5K2 w - - 0 1)
Howard, David M
The Problemist, 1987
#3
4 + 7
SOLUTION
- SOUND
- Sets
- 1...Sb1
- 2.Qa8+
- 2...Kh7
- 3.Be4#
- 2...Kh7
- 2.Qa8+
- 1...Sc2
- 2.Qa8+
- 2...Kh7
- 3.Be4#
- 2...Kh7
- 2.Qa8+
- 1...Sc4
- 2.Qa8+
- 2...Kh7
- 3.Be4#
- 2...Kh7
- 2.Qa8+
- 1...Sb5
- 2.Qa8+
- 2...Kh7
- 3.Be4#
- 2...Kh7
- 2.Qa8+
- 1...e5
- 2.Qxf7
- threat
- 3.Qg7#
- threat
- 2.Qxf7
- 1...Sb1
- Tries
- 1.Bf3?
- threat
- 2.Qg2
- threat
- 3.Qg7#
- 2...Kh7
- 3.Qg7#
- threat
- 2.Qg2
- 1...Kh7
- 2.Qg2
- threat
- 3.Qg7#
- 2...Kh8
- 3.Qg7#
- threat
- 2.Qg2
- 1...Sb1
- 2.Qa8+
- 2...Kh7
- 3.Be4#
- 2...Kh7
- 2.Qa8+
- 1...Sc2
- 2.Qa8+
- 2...Kh7
- 3.Be4#
- 2...Kh7
- 2.Qa8+
- 1...Sc4
- 2.Qa8+
- 2...Kh7
- 3.Be4#
- 2...Kh7
- 2.Qa8+
- 1...Kg8!
- threat
- 1.Bd5?
- threat
- 2.Qg2
- threat
- 3.Qg7#
- 2...Kh7
- 3.Qg7#
- threat
- 2.Qg2
- 1...Kh7
- 2.Qg2
- threat
- 3.Qg7#
- 2...Kh8
- 3.Qg7#
- threat
- 2.Qg2
- 1...Sb1
- 2.Qa8+
- 2...Kh7
- 3.Be4#
- 2...Kh7
- 2.Qa8+
- 1...Sc2
- 2.Qa8+
- 2...Kh7
- 3.Be4#
- 2...Kh7
- 2.Qa8+
- 1...Sc4
- 2.Qa8+
- 2...Kh7
- 3.Be4#
- 2...Kh7
- 2.Qa8+
- 1...Kg8!
- threat
- 1.Bc6?
- threat
- 2.Qg2
- threat
- 3.Qg7#
- 2...Kh7
- 3.Qg7#
- threat
- 2.Qg2
- 1...Kh7
- 2.Qg2
- threat
- 3.Qg7#
- 2...Kh8
- 3.Qg7#
- threat
- 2.Qg2
- 1...Sb1
- 2.Qa8+
- 2...Kh7
- 3.Be4#
- 2...Kh7
- 2.Qa8+
- 1...Sc2
- 2.Qa8+
- 2...Kh7
- 3.Be4#
- 2...Kh7
- 2.Qa8+
- 1...Sc4
- 2.Qa8+
- 2...Kh7
- 3.Be4#
- 2...Kh7
- 2.Qa8+
- 1...Kg8!
- threat
- 1.Bb7?
- threat
- 2.Qg2
- threat
- 3.Qg7#
- 2...Kh7
- 3.Qg7#
- threat
- 2.Qg2
- 1...Kh7
- 2.Qg2
- threat
- 3.Qg7#
- 2...Kh8
- 3.Qg7#
- threat
- 2.Qg2
- 1...Sb1
- 2.Qa8+
- 2...Kh7
- 3.Be4#
- 2...Kh7
- 2.Qa8+
- 1...Sc2
- 2.Qa8+
- 2...Kh7
- 3.Be4#
- 2...Kh7
- 2.Qa8+
- 1...Sc4
- 2.Qa8+
- 2...Kh7
- 3.Be4#
- 2...Kh7
- 2.Qa8+
- 1...Kg8!
- threat
- 1.Qd5?
- threat
- 2.Qa8+
- 2...Kh7
- 3.Be4#
- 2...Kh7
- 2.Qa8+
- 1...Kh7
- 2.Be4+
- 2...Kg8
- 3.Qa8#
- 2...Kh8
- 3.Qa8#
- 2...Kg8
- 2.Be4+
- 1...Kg8
- 2.Qa8+
- 2...Kh7
- 3.Be4#
- 2...Kh7
- 2.Qa8+
- 1...h5
- 2.Qg5
- threat
- 3.Qg7#
- 2...Kh7
- 3.Qg7#
- threat
- 2.Qg5
- 1...exd5!
- threat
- 1.Qd2?
- threat
- 2.Qxh6+
- 2...Kg8
- 3.Qg7#
- 2...Kg8
- 2.Qxh6+
- 1...Kg8
- 2.Qxh6
- threat
- 3.Qg7#
- threat
- 2.Qxh6
- 1...h5
- 2.Qg5
- threat
- 3.Qg7#
- 2...Kh7
- 3.Qg7#
- threat
- 2.Qh6+
- 2...Kg8
- 3.Qg7#
- 2...Kg8
- 2.Qg5
- 1...Kh7!
- threat
- 1.Qxa3?
- threat
- 2.Qg3
- threat
- 3.Qg7#
- 2...Kh7
- 3.Qg7#
- threat
- 2.Qa8+
- 2...Kh7
- 3.Be4#
- 2...Kh7
- 2.Qg3
- 1...Kh7
- 2.Be4+
- 2...Kg8
- 3.Qa8#
- 2...Kh8
- 3.Qa8#
- 2...Kg8
- 2.Qg3
- threat
- 3.Qg7#
- 2...Kh8
- 3.Qg7#
- threat
- 2.Be4+
- 1...Kg8
- 2.Qg3+
- 2...Kh7
- 3.Qg7#
- 2...Kf8
- 3.Qb8#
- 2...Kh8
- 3.Qg7#
- 2...Kh7
- 2.Qa8+
- 2...Kh7
- 3.Be4#
- 2...Kh7
- 2.Qg3+
- 1...b3
- 2.Be4
- threat
- 3.Qf8#
- 3.Qa8#
- 2...Kg8
- 3.Qa8#
- threat
- 2.Qf8+
- 2...Kh7
- 3.Be4#
- 3.Qg7#
- 2...Kh7
- 2.Qa8+
- 2...Kh7
- 3.Be4#
- 2...Kh7
- 2.Be4
- 1...h5
- 2.Qg3
- threat
- 3.Qg7#
- 2...Kh7
- 3.Qg7#
- threat
- 2.Qg3
- 1...d5
- 2.Qg3
- threat
- 3.Qg7#
- 2...Kh7
- 3.Qg7#
- threat
- 2.Qg3
- 1...bxa3!
- threat
- 1.Bf3?
- Keys
- 1.Bh1!
- threat
- 2.Qg2
- threat
- 3.Qg7#
- 2...Kh7
- 3.Qg7#
- threat
- 2.Qg2
- 1...Kh7
- 2.Qg2
- threat
- 3.Qg7#
- 2...Kh8
- 3.Qg7#
- threat
- 2.Qg2
- 1...Kg8
- 2.Qg2+
- 2...Kh7
- 3.Qg7#
- 2...Kf8
- 3.Qa8#
- 2...Kh8
- 3.Qg7#
- 2...Kh7
- 2.Qg2+
- 1...Sb1
- 2.Qa8+
- 2...Kh7
- 3.Be4#
- 2...Kh7
- 2.Qa8+
- 1...Sc2
- 2.Qa8+
- 2...Kh7
- 3.Be4#
- 2...Kh7
- 2.Qa8+
- 1...Sc4
- 2.Qa8+
- 2...Kh7
- 3.Be4#
- 2...Kh7
- 2.Qa8+
- threat
- 1.Bh1!
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