MESON Chess Problem Database

Problem Display
PID: 218409 (1R6/B1p4n/4n3/N1p5/p1K5/k1p1p3/pp2p3/b4Q2 w - - 0 1)

Cheney, George Nelson

New York Saturday Press, 1860

1R6/B1p4n/4n3/N1p5/p1K5/k1p1p3/pp2p3/b4Q2

#4

5 + 12

6490 yacpdb 2020

SOLUTION

  • SOUND
  • Keys
    • 1.Qc1!
      • threat
        • 2.Qxc3#
      • 1...bxc1Q
        • 2.Bxc5+
          • 2...Sxc5
            • 3.Kxc5
              • threat
                • 4.Sc4#
      • 1...bxc1S
        • 2.Kd5
          • threat
            • 3.Sc4#
          • 2...Sf4+
            • 3.Kc6
              • threat
                • 4.Sc4#
                • 4.Bxc5#
              • 3...c4
                • 4.Sxc4#
                • 4.Bc5#
          • 2...Sf6+
            • 3.Kxe6
              • threat
                • 4.Sc4#
                • 4.Bxc5#
              • 3...c4
                • 4.Sxc4#
                • 4.Bc5#
          • 2...c6+
            • 3.Kd6
              • threat
                • 4.Sc4#
              • 3...c4
                • 4.Sxc4#
      • 1...bxc1B
        • 2.Bxc5+
          • 2...Sxc5
            • 3.Kxc5
              • threat
                • 4.Sc4#
        • 2.Kd5
          • threat
            • 3.Sc4#
          • 2...Sf4+
            • 3.Kc6
              • threat
                • 4.Sc4#
                • 4.Bxc5#
              • 3...c4
                • 4.Sxc4#
                • 4.Bc5#
          • 2...Sf6+
            • 3.Kxe6
              • threat
                • 4.Sc4#
                • 4.Bxc5#
              • 3...c4
                • 4.Sxc4#
                • 4.Bc5#
          • 2...c6+
            • 3.Kd6
              • threat
                • 4.Sc4#
              • 3...c4
                • 4.Sxc4#
      • 1...bxc1R
        • 2.Bxc5+
          • 2...Sxc5
            • 3.Kxc5
              • threat
                • 4.Sc4#
      • 1...e1Q
        • 2.Bxc5+
          • 2...Sxc5
            • 3.Kxc5
              • threat
                • 4.Sc4#
              • 3...Qh4
                • 4.Qxc3#
              • 3...Qf1
                • 4.Qxc3#
              • 3...Qe2
                • 4.Qxc3#
      • 1...e1B
        • 2.Bxc5+
          • 2...Sxc5
            • 3.Kxc5
              • threat
                • 4.Sc4#

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