MESON Chess Problem Database

Problem Display
PID: 22956 (8/8/2P2N1R/Bp5B/RN2pkP1/8/3PP1P1/7K w - - 0 1)

Baird, Edith Elina Helen (Mrs WJ)

1st Prize, Kentish Mercury, 1892

8/8/2P2N1R/Bp5B/RN2pkP1/8/3PP1P1/7K

#3

12 + 3

15 British Chess Magazine 1893
187 The Chess Bouquet 1897
3262 700 Chess Problems 1902

SOLUTION

  • SOUND
  • Sets
    • 1...Kg3
      • 2.Sxe4+
        • 2...Kf4
          • 3.Sd3#
        • 2...Kh4
          • 3.Bd8#
  • Tries
    • 1.Sd3+?
      • 1...Kg3
        • 2.Sxe4+
          • 2...Kh4
            • 3.Bd8#
      • 1...Kg5!
    • 1.Sbd5+?
      • 1...Kg3
        • 2.Sxe4+
          • 2...Kh4
            • 3.Bd8#
      • 1...Ke5
        • 2.Sd7+
          • 2...Kxd5
            • 3.Bf7#
        • 2.Bc7+
          • 2...Ke6
            • 3.Rxe4#
      • 1...Kg5!
    • 1.Sxe4?
      • threat
        • 2.Sd3#
      • 1...Ke5
        • 2.Sd3+
          • 2...Kd5
            • 3.Sc3#
            • 3.Bf7#
            • 3.Rd6#
      • 1...bxa4
        • 2.Re6
          • 2...a3
            • 3.Sd3#
            • 3.Sd5#
            • 3.Bc7#
            • 3.e3#
            • 3.g3#
      • 1...Kxe4!
    • 1.Rg6?
      • threat
        • 2.Bc7#
      • 1...Kg3
        • 2.Sxe4+
          • 2...Kf4
            • 3.Sd3#
          • 2...Kh4
            • 3.Bd8#
      • 1...Ke5!
    • 1.e3+?
      • 1...Kg3
        • 2.Sxe4+
          • 2...Kh4
            • 3.Bd8#
      • 1...Kg5!
  • Keys
    • 1.Bd8!
      • threat
        • 2.Sd3+
          • 2...Kg3
            • 3.Sxe4#
          • 2...Kg5
            • 3.Sg8#
        • 2.e3+
          • 2...Kg3
            • 3.Sxe4#
          • 2...Ke5
            • 3.Sd7#
          • 2...Kg5
            • 3.Sg8#
      • 1...Kg3
        • 2.Sxe4+
          • 2...Kf4
            • 3.Sd3#
      • 1...Ke5
        • 2.e3
          • threat
            • 3.Sd7#
          • 2...Kd6
            • 3.Sd7#
          • 2...Ke6
            • 3.Sd7#
      • 1...Kg5
        • 2.Rg6+
          • 2...Kf4
            • 3.Bc7#
          • 2...Kh4
            • 3.Sxe4#
      • 1...bxa4
        • 2.e3+
          • 2...Kg3
            • 3.Sxe4#
          • 2...Ke5
            • 3.Sd7#
          • 2...Kg5
            • 3.Sg8#
      • 1...e3
        • 2.Sd3+
          • 2...Kg3
            • 3.Se4#
          • 2...Kg5
            • 3.Sg8#

FEATURES

NOT CLASSIFIED
HTML5 logo

Developed and maintained by Brian Stephenson.
Implemented with HTML5, MySQL, Perl (with, inter alia, CGI::Simple, HTML::Template & XML::LibXML) & CSS/Javascript (jQuery, Bootstrap & DataTables).