MESON Chess Problem Database
Problem Display
PID: 217493 (1K6/1Q6/RPR4p/1k3P1r/3p2pr/5p1b/7n/8 w - - 0 1)
Andrade, Barry Jack da Costa
British Chess Magazine, 1931
#3
6 + 9
SOLUTION
- COOKED
- Tries
- 1.Ra1?
- threat
- 2.Rb1+
- 2...Ka4
- 3.Qa6#
- 3.Qa8#
- 3.Qa7#
- 2...Ka5
- 3.Qa8#
- 3.Qa7#
- 2...Ka4
- 2.Qa8
- threat
- 3.Rb1#
- 3.Qa4#
- 2...Kb4
- 3.Rb1#
- 3.Qa4#
- threat
- 2.Rb1+
- 1...Kb4
- 2.Rb1+
- 2...Ka3
- 3.Qa6#
- 3.Qa8#
- 3.Qa7#
- 2...Ka4
- 3.Qa6#
- 3.Qa8#
- 3.Qa7#
- 2...Ka5
- 3.Qa8#
- 3.Qa7#
- 2...Ka3
- 2.Qa6
- threat
- 3.Rb1#
- 3.Qc4#
- 3.Qa4#
- 2...Kb3
- 3.Rb1#
- 3.Qb5#
- 3.Qa3#
- threat
- 2.Qa8
- threat
- 3.Rb1#
- 3.Qa4#
- 2...Kb3
- 3.Rb1#
- 3.Qa3#
- 2...Kb5
- 3.Rb1#
- 3.Qa4#
- threat
- 2.Qa7
- threat
- 3.Rb1#
- 3.Qa4#
- 2...Kb3
- 3.Rb1#
- 3.Qa3#
- 2...Kb5
- 3.Qa4#
- threat
- 2.Qe7+
- 2...Kb3
- 3.Qa3#
- 2...Kb5
- 3.Qc5#
- 2...Kb3
- 2.Rb1+
- 1...Rg5
- 2.Rb1+
- 2...Ka4
- 3.Qa6#
- 3.Qa8#
- 3.Qa7#
- 2...Ka5
- 3.Qa8#
- 3.Qa7#
- 2...Ka4
- 2.Rb1+
- 1...Bf1
- 2.Qa8
- threat
- 3.Rb1#
- 3.Qa4#
- 2...Kb4
- 3.Rb1#
- 3.Qa4#
- threat
- 2.Qa8
- 1...d3
- 2.Rb1+
- 2...Ka4
- 3.Qa6#
- 3.Qa8#
- 3.Qa7#
- 2...Ka5
- 3.Qa8#
- 3.Qa7#
- 2...Ka4
- 2.Rb1+
- 1...g3
- 2.Rb1+
- 2...Ka4
- 3.Qa6#
- 3.Qa8#
- 3.Qa7#
- 2...Ka5
- 3.Qa8#
- 3.Qa7#
- 2...Ka4
- 2.Rb1+
- 1...Rxf5!
- threat
- 1.Ra2?
- threat
- 2.Rb2+
- 2...Ka4
- 3.Qa6#
- 3.Qa8#
- 3.Qa7#
- 2...Ka5
- 3.Qa8#
- 3.Qa7#
- 2...Ka4
- 2.Qa8
- threat
- 3.Rb2#
- 3.Qa4#
- 2...Kb4
- 3.Rb2#
- 3.Qa4#
- threat
- 2.Rb2+
- 1...Kb4
- 2.Qa6
- threat
- 3.Rb2#
- 3.Qc4#
- 3.Qa4#
- 2...Kb3
- 3.Qc4#
- 3.Qa3#
- 3.Qa4#
- threat
- 2.Qa8
- threat
- 3.Rb2#
- 3.Qa4#
- 2...Kb3
- 3.Qa3#
- 3.Qa4#
- 2...Kb5
- 3.Rb2#
- 3.Qa4#
- threat
- 2.Qa7
- threat
- 3.Rb2#
- 3.Qa4#
- 2...Kb3
- 3.Qa3#
- 3.Qa4#
- 2...Kb5
- 3.Qa4#
- threat
- 2.Qe7+
- 2...Kb3
- 3.Qa3#
- 2...Kb5
- 3.Qc5#
- 2...Kb3
- 2.Qa6
- 1...Rg5
- 2.Rb2+
- 2...Ka4
- 3.Qa6#
- 3.Qa8#
- 3.Qa7#
- 2...Ka5
- 3.Qa8#
- 3.Qa7#
- 2...Ka4
- 2.Rb2+
- 1...Bf1
- 2.Qa8
- threat
- 3.Rb2#
- 3.Qa4#
- 2...Kb4
- 3.Rb2#
- 3.Qa4#
- threat
- 2.Qa8
- 1...d3
- 2.Rb2+
- 2...Ka4
- 3.Qa6#
- 3.Qa8#
- 3.Qa7#
- 2...Ka5
- 3.Qa8#
- 3.Qa7#
- 2...Ka4
- 2.Rb2+
- 1...g3
- 2.Rb2+
- 2...Ka4
- 3.Qa6#
- 3.Qa8#
- 3.Qa7#
- 2...Ka5
- 3.Qa8#
- 3.Qa7#
- 2...Ka4
- 2.Rb2+
- 1...Rxf5!
- threat
- 1.Rc1?
- threat
- 2.Qc6+
- 2...Kb4
- 3.Rb1#
- 3.Qa4#
- 3.Qc4#
- 2...Kxa6
- 3.Ra1#
- 2...Kb4
- 2.Qc8
- threat
- 3.Rb1#
- 3.Qc4#
- 2...Kb4
- 3.Rb1#
- 3.Qc4#
- threat
- 2.Qc6+
- 1...Kb4
- 2.Qc6
- threat
- 3.Rb1#
- 3.Qa4#
- 3.Qc4#
- 2...Kb3
- 3.Rb1#
- 3.Qb5#
- threat
- 2.Qc8
- threat
- 3.Rb1#
- 3.Qc4#
- 2...Kb3
- 3.Rb1#
- 2...Kb5
- 3.Rb1#
- 3.Qc4#
- threat
- 2.Qc7
- threat
- 3.Rb1#
- 3.Qc4#
- 2...Kb3
- 3.Rb1#
- 2...Kb5
- 3.Qc4#
- threat
- 2.Qd7
- threat
- 3.Qa4#
- 2...Kb3
- 3.Qb5#
- threat
- 2.Qc6
- 1...Bf1
- 2.Qc6+
- 2...Kb4
- 3.Rb1#
- 3.Qa4#
- 2...Kxa6
- 3.Ra1#
- 2...Kb4
- 2.Qc6+
- 1...Sf1
- 2.Qc6+
- 2...Kb4
- 3.Rb1#
- 3.Qa4#
- 3.Qc4#
- 2...Kxa6
- 3.Ra1#
- 2...Kb4
- 2.Qc6+
- 1...f2
- 2.Qc6+
- 2...Kb4
- 3.Rb1#
- 3.Qa4#
- 3.Qc4#
- 2...Kxa6
- 3.Ra1#
- 2...Kb4
- 2.Qc6+
- 1...d3
- 2.Qc6+
- 2...Kb4
- 3.Rb1#
- 3.Qa4#
- 3.Qc4#
- 2...Kxa6
- 3.Ra1#
- 2...Kb4
- 2.Qc6+
- 1...g3
- 2.Qc6+
- 2...Kb4
- 3.Rb1#
- 3.Qa4#
- 3.Qc4#
- 2...Kxa6
- 3.Ra1#
- 2...Kb4
- 2.Qc6+
- 1...Rxf5!
- threat
- 1.Rc2?
- threat
- 2.Qc6+
- 2...Kb4
- 3.Rb2#
- 3.Qa4#
- 3.Qc4#
- 2...Kxa6
- 3.Ra2#
- 2...Kb4
- 2.Qc8
- threat
- 3.Rb2#
- 3.Qc4#
- 2...Kb4
- 3.Rb2#
- 3.Qc4#
- threat
- 2.Qc6+
- 1...Kb4
- 2.Qc6
- threat
- 3.Rb2#
- 3.Qa4#
- 3.Qc4#
- 2...Kb3
- 3.Qa4#
- 3.Qc4#
- threat
- 2.Qc8
- threat
- 3.Rb2#
- 3.Qc4#
- 2...Kb3
- 3.Qc4#
- 2...Kb5
- 3.Rb2#
- 3.Qc4#
- threat
- 2.Qc7
- threat
- 3.Rb2#
- 3.Qc4#
- 2...Kb3
- 3.Qc4#
- 2...Kb5
- 3.Qc4#
- threat
- 2.Qd7
- threat
- 3.Qa4#
- 2...Kb3
- 3.Qa4#
- threat
- 2.Qc6
- 1...Bf1
- 2.Qc6+
- 2...Kb4
- 3.Rb2#
- 3.Qa4#
- 2...Kxa6
- 3.Ra2#
- 2...Kb4
- 2.Qc8
- threat
- 3.Rb2#
- 2...Kb4
- 3.Rb2#
- 2...Bc4
- 3.Qxc4#
- threat
- 2.Qc6+
- 1...Sf1
- 2.Qc6+
- 2...Kb4
- 3.Rb2#
- 3.Qa4#
- 3.Qc4#
- 2...Kxa6
- 3.Ra2#
- 2...Kb4
- 2.Qc6+
- 1...d3
- 2.Qc6+
- 2...Kb4
- 3.Rb2#
- 3.Qa4#
- 3.Qc4#
- 2...Kxa6
- 3.Ra2#
- 2...Kb4
- 2.Qc6+
- 1...g3
- 2.Qc6+
- 2...Kb4
- 3.Rb2#
- 3.Qa4#
- 3.Qc4#
- 2...Kxa6
- 3.Ra2#
- 2...Kb4
- 2.Qc6+
- 1...Rxf5!
- threat
- 1.Qd7?
- threat
- 2.Qd5+
- 2...Kb4
- 3.Qc4#
- 2...Kxa6
- 3.b7#
- 2...Kb4
- 2.Qd5+
- 1...Kb4
- 2.Rc1
- threat
- 3.Qa4#
- 2...Kb3
- 3.Qb5#
- threat
- 2.Rc2
- threat
- 3.Qa4#
- 2...Kb3
- 3.Qa4#
- threat
- 2.Rc7
- threat
- 3.Qa4#
- 2...Kb3
- 3.Qb5#
- threat
- 2.Rc8
- threat
- 3.Qa4#
- 2...Kb3
- 3.Qb5#
- threat
- 2.Qxd4+
- 2...Kb3
- 3.Qc3#
- 2...Kb5
- 3.Qa4#
- 3.Qc4#
- 2...Kb3
- 2.Rc1
- 1...Kxa6
- 2.Rc5
- threat
- 3.Qb5#
- 3.Qa7#
- 3.Qb7#
- 2...Kxb6
- 3.Qb5#
- 3.Qc6#
- 3.Qd6#
- 3.Qa7#
- threat
- 2.Qd5
- threat
- 3.b7#
- threat
- 2.Rc5
- 1...Rxf5
- 2.Qxf5+
- 2...Kb4
- 3.Qb1#
- 2...Kxa6
- 3.b7#
- 2...Kxc6
- 3.b7#
- 2...Kb4
- 2.Qxf5+
- 1...Bf1!
- threat
- 1.Qe7?
- threat
- 2.Qc5+
- 2...Kxa6
- 3.b7#
- 2...Kxa6
- 2.Qc5+
- 1...Kxa6
- 2.Rc5
- threat
- 3.Qa7#
- 3.Qb7#
- 2...Kxb6
- 3.Qd6#
- 3.Qa7#
- threat
- 2.Qb4
- threat
- 3.Qa4#
- 3.b7#
- threat
- 2.Qc5
- threat
- 3.b7#
- threat
- 2.Qe5
- threat
- 3.b7#
- threat
- 2.Rc5
- 1...Kxc6
- 2.Ra5
- threat
- 3.Qe6#
- 3.Qc7#
- 2...Kxb6
- 3.Qc5#
- 3.Qc7#
- threat
- 2.Ra5
- 1...Rxf5!
- threat
- 1.Qf7?
- threat
- 2.Qc4#
- 1...Kxa6
- 2.Rc5
- threat
- 3.Qa7#
- 3.Qb7#
- 2...Kxb6
- 3.Qa7#
- threat
- 2.Qd5
- threat
- 3.b7#
- threat
- 2.Rc5
- 1...Kxc6
- 2.Ra5
- threat
- 3.Qe6#
- 3.Qc7#
- 2...Kxb6
- 3.Qc7#
- 2...Kd6
- 3.Qe6#
- 3.Qc7#
- threat
- 2.Ra5
- 1...Bf1!
- threat
- 1.Ra1?
- Keys
- 1.Rc7!
- threat
- 2.Qc6+
- 2...Kb4
- 3.Qa4#
- 3.Qc4#
- 2...Kxa6
- 3.Ra7#
- 2...Kb4
- 2.Qc6+
- 1...Kb4
- 2.Qc6
- threat
- 3.Qa4#
- 3.Qc4#
- 2...Kb3
- 3.Qb5#
- threat
- 2.Qc6
- 1...Bf1
- 2.Qc6+
- 2...Kb4
- 3.Qa4#
- 2...Kxa6
- 3.Ra7#
- 2...Kb4
- 2.Qc6+
- threat
- 1.Qc8!
- threat
- 2.Rc1
- threat
- 3.Rb1#
- 3.Qc4#
- 2...Kb4
- 3.Rb1#
- 3.Qc4#
- threat
- 2.Rc2
- threat
- 3.Rb2#
- 3.Qc4#
- 2...Kb4
- 3.Rb2#
- 3.Qc4#
- threat
- 2.b7
- threat
- 3.Rcb6#
- 2...Kb4
- 3.Rcb6#
- threat
- 2.Rc1
- 1...Kb4
- 2.Rc1
- threat
- 3.Rb1#
- 3.Qc4#
- 2...Kb3
- 3.Rb1#
- 2...Kb5
- 3.Rb1#
- 3.Qc4#
- threat
- 2.Rc2
- threat
- 3.Rb2#
- 3.Qc4#
- 2...Kb3
- 3.Qc4#
- 2...Kb5
- 3.Rb2#
- 3.Qc4#
- threat
- 2.Rc1
- 1...Rxf5
- 2.Qxf5+
- 2...Kb4
- 3.Qb1#
- 2...Kxa6
- 3.b7#
- 2...Kxc6
- 3.b7#
- 2...Kb4
- 2.Qxf5+
- 1...Rg5
- 2.Rc1
- threat
- 3.Rb1#
- 3.Qc4#
- 2...Kb4
- 3.Rb1#
- 3.Qc4#
- threat
- 2.Rc2
- threat
- 3.Rb2#
- 3.Qc4#
- 2...Kb4
- 3.Rb2#
- 3.Qc4#
- threat
- 2.Rc1
- 1...Bf1
- 2.Rc2
- threat
- 3.Rb2#
- 2...Kb4
- 3.Rb2#
- 2...Bc4
- 3.Qxc4#
- threat
- 2.Rc2
- 1...Sf1
- 2.b7
- threat
- 3.Rcb6#
- 2...Kb4
- 3.Rcb6#
- threat
- 2.b7
- 1...f2
- 2.Rc2
- threat
- 3.Rb2#
- 3.Qc4#
- 2...Kb4
- 3.Rb2#
- 3.Qc4#
- threat
- 2.b7
- threat
- 3.Rcb6#
- 2...Kb4
- 3.Rcb6#
- threat
- 2.Rc2
- 1...d3
- 2.b7
- threat
- 3.Rcb6#
- 2...Kb4
- 3.Rcb6#
- threat
- 2.b7
- 1...g3
- 2.b7
- threat
- 3.Rcb6#
- 2...Kb4
- 3.Rcb6#
- threat
- 2.b7
- threat
- 1.Rc7!
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