MESON Chess Problem Database
Problem Display
PID: 221334 (3B1Nr1/Q3n1p1/4p3/1B2Nk2/2pP1p1b/1p3K1R/8/8 w - - 0 1)
Durrant, Rev AP
The Problemist, 1944
#3
8 + 9
SOLUTION
- SOUND
- Sets
- 1...Kg5
- 2.Qxe7+
- 2...Kf5
- 3.Qxe6#
- 2...Kh5
- 3.Rxh4#
- 3.Qxh4#
- 3.Qg5#
- 2...Kh6
- 3.Rxh4#
- 3.Qxh4#
- 3.Qg5#
- 2...Kf5
- 2.Qxe7+
- 1...Kf6
- 2.Kg4
- threat
- 3.Sfd7#
- 3.Sh7#
- 3.Bxe7#
- 3.Qxe7#
- threat
- 2.Qxe7+
- 2...Kf5
- 3.Qxe6#
- 2...Kf5
- 2.Kg4
- 1...Be1
- 2.Qxe7
- threat
- 3.Qg5#
- 3.Qxe6#
- 3.Qf7#
- threat
- 2.Qxe7
- 1...Bf2
- 2.Qxe7
- threat
- 3.Qg5#
- 3.Qxe6#
- 3.Qf7#
- threat
- 2.Qxe7
- 1...Bg3
- 2.Qxe7
- threat
- 3.Qg5#
- 3.Qxe6#
- 3.Qf7#
- threat
- 2.Qxe7
- 1...Sd5
- 2.Qf7+
- 2...Bf6
- 3.Qg6#
- 2...Sf6
- 3.Qg6#
- 2...Bf6
- 2.Qf7+
- 1...Sc6
- 2.Qf7+
- 2...Bf6
- 3.Qg6#
- 2...Bf6
- 2.Qf7+
- 1...Sg6
- 2.Qf7+
- 2...Bf6
- 3.Rh5#
- 3.Qxg6#
- 2...Bf6
- 2.Qf7+
- 1...Sc8
- 2.Qf7+
- 2...Bf6
- 3.Qg6#
- 2...Bf6
- 2.Qf7+
- 1...c3
- 2.Sh7
- threat
- 3.Bd3#
- threat
- 2.Sh7
- 1...Kg5
- Tries
- 1.Qb7?
- threat
- 2.Qe4+
- 2...Kg5
- 3.Qg6#
- 2...Kf6
- 3.Sh7#
- 3.Qg6#
- 3.Qxf4#
- 2...Kg5
- 2.Qe4+
- 1...Kg5
- 2.Bxe7+
- 2...Kf5
- 3.Qe4#
- 2...Kh5
- 3.Rxh4#
- 2...Kh6
- 3.Rxh4#
- 2...Kf5
- 2.Qxe7+
- 2...Kf5
- 3.Qxe6#
- 2...Kh5
- 3.Rxh4#
- 3.Qxh4#
- 3.Qg5#
- 2...Kh6
- 3.Rxh4#
- 3.Qxh4#
- 3.Qg5#
- 2...Kf5
- 2.Bxe7+
- 1...Kf6
- 2.Kg4
- threat
- 3.Sfd7#
- 3.Sh7#
- 3.Bxe7#
- 3.Qxe7#
- threat
- 2.Sh7+
- 2...Kf5
- 3.Qe4#
- 2...Kf5
- 2.Bxe7+
- 2...Kf5
- 3.Qe4#
- 2...Kf5
- 2.Qxe7+
- 2...Kf5
- 3.Qxe6#
- 2...Kf5
- 2.Kg4
- 1...Rxf8
- 2.Qe4+
- 2...Kg5
- 3.Qg6#
- 2...Kf6
- 3.Qg6#
- 3.Qxf4#
- 2...Kg5
- 2.Qe4+
- 1...Rh8
- 2.Qe4+
- 2...Kg5
- 3.Qg6#
- 2...Kf6
- 3.Qg6#
- 3.Qxf4#
- 2...Kg5
- 2.Qe4+
- 1...Be1
- 2.Bxe7
- threat
- 3.Qe4#
- threat
- 2.Qe4+
- 2...Kg5
- 3.Sh7#
- 3.Bxe7#
- 3.Qg6#
- 3.Qxf4#
- 2...Kf6
- 3.Sh7#
- 3.Qg6#
- 3.Qxf4#
- 2...Kg5
- 2.Qxe7
- threat
- 3.Qg5#
- 3.Qxe6#
- 3.Qf7#
- threat
- 2.Bxe7
- 1...Bf2
- 2.Bxe7
- threat
- 3.Qe4#
- threat
- 2.Qe4+
- 2...Kg5
- 3.Sh7#
- 3.Bxe7#
- 3.Qg6#
- 3.Qxf4#
- 2...Kf6
- 3.Sh7#
- 3.Qg6#
- 3.Qxf4#
- 2...Kg5
- 2.Qxe7
- threat
- 3.Qg5#
- 3.Qxe6#
- 3.Qf7#
- threat
- 2.Bxe7
- 1...Bg3
- 2.Bxe7
- threat
- 3.Qe4#
- threat
- 2.Qe4+
- 2...Kg5
- 3.Sh7#
- 3.Bxe7#
- 3.Qg6#
- 2...Kf6
- 3.Sh7#
- 3.Qg6#
- 2...Kg5
- 2.Qxe7
- threat
- 3.Qg5#
- 3.Qxe6#
- 3.Qf7#
- threat
- 2.Bxe7
- 1...Bg5
- 2.Qe4+
- 2...Kf6
- 3.Sfd7#
- 3.Sh7#
- 3.Qg6#
- 2...Kf6
- 2.Qe4+
- 1...Bf6
- 2.Qe4+
- 2...Kg5
- 3.Sf7#
- 3.Sxe6#
- 3.Sh7#
- 3.Qxf4#
- 2...Kg5
- 2.Qe4+
- 1...Sd5
- 2.Qf7+
- 2...Bf6
- 3.Qg6#
- 2...Sf6
- 3.Qg6#
- 2...Bf6
- 2.Qf7+
- 1...Sc6
- 2.Qf7+
- 2...Bf6
- 3.Qg6#
- 2...Bf6
- 2.Qf7+
- 1...g5
- 2.Sg4
- threat
- 3.Qe4#
- 2...Sd5
- 3.Sh6#
- 2...Sc6
- 3.Sh6#
- 3.Qf7#
- threat
- 2.Sg4
- 1...g6!
- threat
- 1.Qxe7?
- threat
- 2.Qxe6#
- 1...Rxf8
- 2.Qxh4
- threat
- 3.Qg5#
- 3.Qxf4#
- 3.Qg4#
- threat
- 2.Qxh4
- 1...Bf6
- 2.Rh5+
- 2...Bg5
- 3.Rxg5#
- 3.Qxg5#
- 3.Qxe6#
- 3.Qf7#
- 2...g5
- 3.Qxf6#
- 3.Qxe6#
- 2...Bg5
- 2.Qxe6+
- 2...Kg5
- 3.Sf7#
- 3.Sh7#
- 3.Qg4#
- 2...Kg5
- 2.Qf7
- threat
- 3.Qg6#
- 2...Kg5
- 3.Rh5#
- 3.Qh5#
- 3.Qg6#
- 2...g5
- 3.Qxe6#
- 3.Qxf6#
- 2...g6
- 3.Qxf6#
- threat
- 2.Rh5+
- 1...Bxe7!
- threat
- 1.Qb7?
- Keys
- 1.Qa1!
- threat
- 2.Sh7
- threat
- 3.Qb1#
- 2...c3
- 3.Bd3#
- threat
- 2.Qb1+
- 2...Kg5
- 3.Qg6#
- 2...Kf6
- 3.Sh7#
- 3.Qg6#
- 2...Kg5
- 2.Sh7
- 1...Kg5
- 2.Bxe7+
- 2...Kf5
- 3.Qb1#
- 2...Kh5
- 3.Rxh4#
- 2...Kh6
- 3.Rxh4#
- 2...Kf5
- 2.Bxe7+
- 1...Kf6
- 2.Sh7+
- 2...Kf5
- 3.Qb1#
- 2...Kf5
- 2.Sh7+
- 1...Rxf8
- 2.Qb1+
- 2...Kg5
- 3.Qg6#
- 2...Kf6
- 3.Qg6#
- 2...Kg5
- 2.Qb1+
- 1...Rh8
- 2.Qb1+
- 2...Kg5
- 3.Qg6#
- 2...Kf6
- 3.Qg6#
- 2...Kg5
- 2.Qb1+
- 1...Be1
- 2.Sh7
- threat
- 3.Qb1#
- 2...c3
- 3.Bd3#
- threat
- 2.Bxe7
- threat
- 3.Qb1#
- 2...c3
- 3.Bd3#
- threat
- 2.Qb1+
- 2...Kg5
- 3.Sh7#
- 3.Bxe7#
- 3.Qg6#
- 2...Kf6
- 3.Sh7#
- 3.Qg6#
- 2...Kg5
- 2.Sh7
- 1...Bf2
- 2.Qb1+
- 2...Kg5
- 3.Sh7#
- 3.Bxe7#
- 3.Qg6#
- 2...Kf6
- 3.Sh7#
- 3.Qg6#
- 2...Kg5
- 2.Qb1+
- 1...Bg3
- 2.Sh7
- threat
- 3.Qb1#
- 2...c3
- 3.Bd3#
- threat
- 2.Bxe7
- threat
- 3.Qb1#
- 2...c3
- 3.Bd3#
- threat
- 2.Qb1+
- 2...Kg5
- 3.Sh7#
- 3.Bxe7#
- 3.Qg6#
- 2...Kf6
- 3.Sh7#
- 3.Qg6#
- 2...Kg5
- 2.Sh7
- 1...Bg5
- 2.Sh7
- threat
- 3.Qb1#
- 2...c3
- 3.Bd3#
- threat
- 2.Qb1+
- 2...Kf6
- 3.Sfd7#
- 3.Sh7#
- 3.Qg6#
- 2...Kf6
- 2.Sh7
- 1...Bf6
- 2.Sh7
- threat
- 3.Qb1#
- 2...c3
- 3.Bd3#
- threat
- 2.Qb1+
- 2...Kg5
- 3.Sf7#
- 3.Sxe6#
- 3.Sh7#
- 2...Kg5
- 2.Sh7
- 1...b2
- 2.Qb1+
- 2...Kg5
- 3.Qg6#
- 2...Kf6
- 3.Sh7#
- 3.Qg6#
- 2...Kg5
- 2.Qb1+
- 1...c3
- 2.Sh7
- threat
- 3.Bd3#
- threat
- 2.Sh7
- 1...g5
- 2.Sg4
- threat
- 3.Qb1#
- 2...c3
- 3.Bd3#
- 2...e5
- 3.Bd7#
- threat
- 2.Sg4
- 1...g6
- 2.Sh7
- threat
- 3.Qb1#
- 2...c3
- 3.Bd3#
- threat
- 2.Sh7
- threat
- 1.Qa1!
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