MESON Chess Problem Database
Problem Display
PID: 219805 (4B3/B4Np1/1R6/3kP3/8/P7/P3N3/3K4 w - - 0 1)
Thomas, Samuel H
English Mechanic and World of Science, 1875
(First published on Fri Apr 16 1875)
#3
9 + 2
| 15239 | Valois Notebooks | 2020 |
SOLUTION
- COOKED
- Sets
- 1...Kc4
- 2.Rb4+
- 2...Kd3
- 3.Bb5#
- 2...Kd5
- 3.Sf4#
- 2...Kd3
- 2.Rd6
- threat
- 3.Rd4#
- threat
- 2.Rb4+
- 1...Kc5
- 2.Rb4+
- 2...Kd5
- 3.Sf4#
- 2...Kd5
- 2.Rd6+
- 2...Kc4
- 3.Rd4#
- 2...Kc4
- 2.Rb4+
- 1...Kc4
- Tries
- 1.Kc2?
- threat
- 2.Kd3
- threat
- 3.Rd6#
- 2...Kc5
- 3.Rb5#
- 3.Rd6#
- threat
- 2.Sc3+
- 2...Kc4
- 3.Rb4#
- 3.Rc6#
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Rb4#
- 3.Rc6#
- 2...Kc5
- 3.Rb4#
- 3.Rc6#
- 2...Kc4
- 2.Kd3
- 1...Kc4
- 2.Sc3
- threat
- 3.Rb4#
- 3.Rc6#
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Rb4#
- 3.Rc6#
- 2...Kc5
- 3.Rb4#
- 3.Rc6#
- threat
- 2.Sf4
- threat
- 3.Rb4#
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Rb4#
- 2...Kc5
- 3.Rb4#
- threat
- 2.Rb4+
- 2...Kd5
- 3.Sf4#
- 2...Kd5
- 2.Rb5
- threat
- 3.Sd6#
- 3.Rc5#
- threat
- 2.Rd6
- threat
- 3.Rd4#
- threat
- 2.Sc3
- 1...Kc5
- 2.Kd3
- threat
- 3.Rb5#
- 3.Rd6#
- 2...Kd5
- 3.Rd6#
- threat
- 2.Sc3
- threat
- 3.Rb4#
- 3.Rc6#
- 2...Kc4
- 3.Rb4#
- 3.Rc6#
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Rb4#
- 3.Rc6#
- threat
- 2.Sf4
- threat
- 3.Rb4#
- 2...Kc4
- 3.Rb4#
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Rb4#
- threat
- 2.Rb4+
- 2...Kd5
- 3.Sf4#
- 2...Kd5
- 2.Rb5+
- 2...Kc4
- 3.Sd6#
- 3.Rc5#
- 2...Kc4
- 2.Rd6+
- 2...Kc4
- 3.Rd4#
- 2...Kc4
- 2.Kd3
- 1...Ke4!
- threat
- 1.Kd2?
- threat
- 2.Kd3
- threat
- 3.Rd6#
- 2...Kc5
- 3.Rb5#
- 3.Rd6#
- threat
- 2.Sc3+
- 2...Kc4
- 3.Rb4#
- 3.Rc6#
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Rb4#
- 3.Rc6#
- 2...Kc5
- 3.Rb4#
- 3.Rc6#
- 2...Kc4
- 2.Kd3
- 1...Kc4
- 2.Sc3
- threat
- 3.Rb4#
- 3.Rc6#
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Rb4#
- 3.Rc6#
- 2...Kc5
- 3.Rb4#
- 3.Rc6#
- threat
- 2.Sf4
- threat
- 3.Rb4#
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Rb4#
- 2...Kc5
- 3.Rb4#
- threat
- 2.Rb4+
- 2...Kd5
- 3.Sf4#
- 2...Kd5
- 2.Rb5
- threat
- 3.Sd6#
- 3.Rc5#
- threat
- 2.Rd6
- threat
- 3.Rd4#
- threat
- 2.Sc3
- 1...Kc5
- 2.Kd3
- threat
- 3.Rb5#
- 3.Rd6#
- 2...Kd5
- 3.Rd6#
- threat
- 2.Sc3
- threat
- 3.Rb4#
- 3.Rc6#
- 2...Kc4
- 3.Rb4#
- 3.Rc6#
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Rb4#
- 3.Rc6#
- threat
- 2.Sf4
- threat
- 3.Rb4#
- 2...Kc4
- 3.Rb4#
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Rb4#
- threat
- 2.Rb4+
- 2...Kd5
- 3.Sf4#
- 2...Kd5
- 2.Rb5+
- 2...Kc4
- 3.Sd6#
- 3.Rc5#
- 2...Kc4
- 2.Rd6+
- 2...Kc4
- 3.Rd4#
- 2...Kc4
- 2.Kd3
- 1...Ke4!
- threat
- 1.Sf4+?
- 1...Kc4
- 2.Kc2
- threat
- 3.Rb4#
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Rb4#
- 2...Kc5
- 3.Rb4#
- threat
- 2.Kd2
- threat
- 3.Rb4#
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Rb4#
- 2...Kc5
- 3.Rb4#
- threat
- 2.Rb2
- threat
- 3.Rc2#
- 2...Kc3
- 3.Rc2#
- threat
- 2.Rb3
- threat
- 3.Sd6#
- 3.Bb5#
- threat
- 2.Rb4+
- 2...Kc3
- 3.Bd4#
- 2...Kc3
- 2.Kc2
- 1...Kd4
- 2.Rb4+
- 2...Kc3
- 3.Bd4#
- 2...Kc3
- 2.Rb4+
- 1...Ke4!
- 1...Kc4
- 1.Bc6+?
- 1...Kc4
- 2.Sd6+
- 2...Kd3
- 3.Rb3#
- 2...Kc5
- 3.Ra6#
- 2...Kd3
- 2.Be4
- threat
- 3.Rb4#
- 2...Kc5
- 3.Rb4#
- threat
- 2.Rb3
- threat
- 3.Sd6#
- 3.Rc3#
- threat
- 2.Rb4+
- 2...Kd3
- 3.Be4#
- 3.Bb5#
- 2...Kd3
- 2.Sd6+
- 1...Kc5
- 2.Sd6
- threat
- 3.Ra6#
- threat
- 2.Be4
- threat
- 3.Rb4#
- 2...Kc4
- 3.Rb4#
- threat
- 2.Sd6
- 1...Ke6!
- 1...Kc4
- 1.Rb4?
- threat
- 2.Sf4#
- 1...g5
- 2.Bd7
- 2...g4
- 3.Sc3#
- 3.Sf4#
- 3.Rd4#
- 2...g4
- 2.Bd7
- 1...Ke6!
- threat
- 1.Rd6+?
- 1...Kc4
- 2.Rd4#
- 1...Ke4!
- 1...Kc4
- 1.Kc2?
- Keys
- 1.Sc3+!
- 1...Kc4
- 2.Kc2
- threat
- 3.Rb4#
- 3.Rc6#
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Rb4#
- 3.Rc6#
- 2...Kc5
- 3.Rb4#
- 3.Rc6#
- threat
- 2.Kd2
- threat
- 3.Rb4#
- 3.Rc6#
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Rb4#
- 3.Rc6#
- 2...Kc5
- 3.Rb4#
- 3.Rc6#
- threat
- 2.Rb3
- threat
- 3.Bb5#
- 2...Kd3
- 3.Bb5#
- threat
- 2.Kc2
- 1...Kd4
- 2.Kc2
- threat
- 3.Rb4#
- 3.Rc6#
- 2...Ke3
- 3.Rf6#
- 2...Kc4
- 3.Rb4#
- 3.Rc6#
- 2...Kc5
- 3.Rb4#
- 3.Rc6#
- threat
- 2.Kd2
- threat
- 3.Rb4#
- 3.Rc6#
- 2...Kc4
- 3.Rb4#
- 3.Rc6#
- 2...Kc5
- 3.Rb4#
- 3.Rc6#
- threat
- 2.Rb3+
- 2...Kd3
- 3.Bb5#
- 2...Kc4
- 3.Bb5#
- 2...Kd3
- 2.Kc2
- 1...Kc4
- 1.Bb5!
- threat
- 2.Sc3+
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Rc6#
- 2...Kc5
- 3.Ra6#
- 3.Rc6#
- 3.Rd6#
- 3.Re6#
- 3.Rf6#
- 3.Rg6#
- 3.Rh6#
- 3.Rb7#
- 3.Rb8#
- 2...Kd4
- 2.Bd3
- threat
- 3.Rd6#
- 2...Kc5
- 3.Rd6#
- threat
- 2.Sc3+
- 1...Ke4
- 2.Rg6
- 2...Kf3
- 3.Bc6#
- 2...Kd5
- 3.Sc3#
- 2...Kf5
- 3.Bd3#
- 2...Kf3
- 2.Rg6
- 1...Kc5
- 2.Sc3
- threat
- 3.Ra6#
- 3.Rc6#
- 3.Rd6#
- 3.Re6#
- 3.Rf6#
- 3.Rg6#
- 3.Rh6#
- 3.Rb7#
- 3.Rb8#
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Rc6#
- threat
- 2.Bd3
- threat
- 3.Rd6#
- 2...Kd5
- 3.Rd6#
- threat
- 2.Sc3
- 1...g6
- 2.Sc3+
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Rc6#
- 2...Kc5
- 3.Ra6#
- 3.Rc6#
- 3.Rd6#
- 3.Re6#
- 3.Rf6#
- 3.Rxg6#
- 3.Rb7#
- 3.Rb8#
- 2...Kd4
- 2.Bd3
- threat
- 3.Rd6#
- 2...Kc5
- 3.Rd6#
- threat
- 2.Rf6
- threat
- 3.Sc3#
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Sc3#
- threat
- 2.Sc3+
- threat
- 1.Bd7!
- threat
- 2.Rb4
- threat
- 3.Sc3#
- 3.Sf4#
- 3.Rd4#
- threat
- 2.Rb4
- 1...Kc4
- 2.Sd6+
- 2...Kd3
- 3.Rb3#
- 2...Kc5
- 3.Rb5#
- 2...Kd5
- 3.Rb5#
- 2...Kd3
- 2.Rb4+
- 2...Kd3
- 3.Bb5#
- 3.Bf5#
- 2...Kd5
- 3.Sc3#
- 3.Sf4#
- 3.Rd4#
- 2...Kd3
- 2.Rd6
- threat
- 3.Rd4#
- threat
- 2.Sd6+
- 1...Ke4
- 2.Rb4+
- 2...Kd3
- 3.Bb5#
- 3.Bf5#
- 2...Kf3
- 3.Bc6#
- 2...Kd5
- 3.Sc3#
- 3.Sf4#
- 3.Rd4#
- 2...Kd3
- 2.Rb4+
- 1...Kc5
- 2.Sd6
- threat
- 3.Rb5#
- 2...Kd5
- 3.Rb5#
- threat
- 2.Rb4+
- 2...Kd5
- 3.Sc3#
- 3.Sf4#
- 3.Rd4#
- 2...Kd5
- 2.Rd6+
- 2...Kc4
- 3.Rd4#
- 2...Kc4
- 2.Sd6
- 1...g5
- 2.Rb4
- 2...g4
- 3.Sc3#
- 3.Sf4#
- 3.Rd4#
- 2...g4
- 2.Rb4
- 1...g6
- 2.Rb4
- 2...g5
- 3.Sc3#
- 3.Rd4#
- 2...g5
- 2.Rb4
- threat
- 1.Rg6!
- 1...Kc4
- 2.Rd6
- threat
- 3.Rd4#
- threat
- 2.Rd6
- 1...Ke4
- 2.Bb5
- 2...Kf3
- 3.Bc6#
- 2...Kd5
- 3.Sc3#
- 2...Kf5
- 3.Bd3#
- 2...Kf3
- 2.Bb5
- 1...Kc4
- 1.Sc3+!
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