MESON Chess Problem Database
Problem Display
PID: 225943 (8/2N5/1p3n2/k7/1p6/8/KPR5/4B3 w - - 0 1)
Fothergill, Percival Guy Laugham (PGLF)
The Field, 1896
(First published on Sat Jan 25 1896)
#3
5 + 4
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SOLUTION
- SOUND
- Sets
- 1...b5
- 2.Rc6
- threat
- 3.Ra6#
- 2...Ka4
- 3.Ra6#
- threat
- 2.Rc6
- 1...b5
- Tries
- 1.Kb3?
- threat
- 2.Bxb4#
- 1...b5
- 2.Rc6
- threat
- 3.Bxb4#
- 3.Ra6#
- threat
- 2.Rc6
- 1...Sd5!
- threat
- 1.Bxb4+?
- 1...Ka4
- 2.Be1
- threat
- 3.Rc4#
- 3.b3#
- threat
- 2.Bd2
- threat
- 3.Rc4#
- 3.b3#
- threat
- 2.Bc3
- threat
- 3.b3#
- threat
- 2.Rc4
- threat
- 3.Be1#
- 3.Bd2#
- 3.Bc3#
- 3.b3#
- threat
- 2.Be1
- 1...Kxb4!
- 1...Ka4
- 1.Rc4?
- threat
- 2.Bxb4+
- 2...Ka4
- 3.Be1#
- 3.Bd2#
- 3.Bc3#
- 3.b3#
- 2...Ka4
- 2.Bxb4+
- 1...Ka4
- 2.Bxb4
- threat
- 3.Be1#
- 3.Bd2#
- 3.Bc3#
- 3.b3#
- threat
- 2.Rxb4+
- 2...Ka5
- 3.Rc4#
- 3.Rd4#
- 3.Re4#
- 3.Rf4#
- 3.Rg4#
- 3.Rh4#
- 2...Ka5
- 2.b3+
- 2...Ka5
- 3.Bxb4#
- 2...Ka5
- 2.Bxb4
- 1...b5
- 2.Rc6
- threat
- 3.Ra6#
- 2...Ka4
- 3.Ra6#
- threat
- 2.Rc6
- 1...Sd5!
- threat
- 1.Rc5+?
- 1...b5
- 2.Rxb5+
- 2...Ka4
- 3.b3#
- 2...Ka4
- 2.Rc6
- threat
- 3.Ra6#
- 2...Ka4
- 3.Ra6#
- threat
- 2.Rxb5+
- 1...bxc5!
- 1...b5
- 1.Kb3?
- Keys
- 1.Rc3!
- threat
- 2.Ra3#
- 1...b3+
- 2.Rxb3+
- 2...Ka4
- 3.Ra3#
- 2...Ka4
- 2.Rxb3+
- 1...Ka4
- 2.Ra3+
- 2...bxa3
- 3.b3#
- 2...bxa3
- 2.Ra3+
- 1...bxc3
- 2.Bxc3+
- 2...Ka4
- 3.b3#
- 2...Ka4
- 2.Bxc3+
- 1...b5
- 2.Rc6
- threat
- 3.Ra6#
- 2...Ka4
- 3.Ra6#
- threat
- 2.Rc6
- threat
- 1.Rc3!
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