MESON Chess Problem Database
Problem Display
PID: 224794 (8/3pB3/2P2p2/2p5/2k5/2p2N2/2N2P2/3QK2R w K - 0 1)
Slater, George James
Preston Guardian, 1880
(First published on Wed Oct 13 1880)
#3
8 + 5
| 15239 | Valois Notebooks | 2020 |
SOLUTION
- SOUND
- Sets
- 1...d5
- 2.Sfd4
- threat
- 3.Qe2#
- 2...cxd4
- 3.Sa3#
- threat
- 2.Sfd4
- 1...d5
- Tries
- 1.Rh4+?
- 1...Kb3
- 2.Qb1#
- 1...Kb5!
- 1...Kb3
- 1.Qb1?
- threat
- 2.Se3#
- 1...Kd3
- 2.Sa3+
- 2...c2
- 3.Qxc2#
- 2...c2
- 2.Se3+
- 2...c2
- 3.Qxc2#
- 2...c2
- 2.Rh4
- threat
- 3.Sb4#
- 3.Qd1#
- threat
- 2.Sa3+
- 1...Kd5!
- threat
- 1.Qd5+?
- 1...Kb5
- 2.Qxc5+
- 2...Ka4
- 3.Qb4#
- 2...Ka6
- 3.Sb4#
- 2...Ka4
- 2.Qxc5+
- 1...Kxd5!
- 1...Kb5
- 1.Rh4+?
- Keys
- 1.Rh8!
- threat
- 2.Rb8
- threat
- 3.Sa3#
- 3.Se3#
- threat
- 2.Rb8
- 1...Kb3
- 2.Rb8+
- 2...Ka2
- 3.Qa1#
- 3.Qb1#
- 2...Ka4
- 3.Qa1#
- 2...Kc4
- 3.Sa3#
- 3.Se3#
- 2...Ka2
- 2.Qb1+
- 2...Ka4
- 3.Ra8#
- 2...Kc4
- 3.Se3#
- 2...Ka4
- 2.Rb8+
- 1...Kb5
- 2.Rb8+
- 2...Ka4
- 3.Qa1#
- 2...Kc4
- 3.Sa3#
- 3.Se3#
- 2...Ka5
- 3.Qa1#
- 2...Ka6
- 3.Qa1#
- 2...Kxc6
- 3.Qd6#
- 2...Ka4
- 2.Rb8+
- 1...dxc6
- 2.Rb8
- 2...f5
- 3.Sa3#
- 3.Se3#
- 3.Se5#
- 2...f5
- 2.Rb8
- 1...f5
- 2.Rb8
- threat
- 3.Sa3#
- 3.Se3#
- 3.Se5#
- threat
- 2.Rb8
- 1...d5
- 2.Sfd4
- threat
- 3.Qe2#
- 2...cxd4
- 3.Sa3#
- threat
- 2.Sfd4
- threat
- 1.Rh8!
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