MESON Chess Problem Database
Problem Display
PID: 229605 (6b1/6p1/pK3pR1/P1Bk4/3N1P2/2p2P2/2P5/5B2 w - - 0 1)
Pierce, James
English Mechanic and World of Science, 1879
(First published on Fri Feb 14 1879)
#3
9 + 6
| 4817 | English Mechanic and World of Science | 1884 |
| 15239 | Valois Notebooks | 2021 |
SOLUTION
- SOUND
- Sets
- 1...f5
- 2.Rd6#
- 1...f5
- Tries
- 1.Bxa6?
- threat
- 2.Kb5
- threat
- 3.Bb7#
- threat
- 2.Kb5
- 1...Be6
- 2.Sb5
- threat
- 3.Sxc3#
- 3.Sc7#
- 2...Kc4
- 3.Sc7#
- threat
- 2.Sb5
- 1...Bf7!
- threat
- 1.Rg5+?
- 1...f5
- 2.Rxf5#
- 1...fxg5!
- 1...f5
- 1.Rxf6?
- threat
- 2.Rf5#
- 2.Rd6#
- 1...Be6
- 2.Sf5
- threat
- 3.Se3#
- 3.Se7#
- 2...Bxf5
- 3.Rd6#
- threat
- 2.Sc6
- threat
- 3.Sb4#
- 3.Se7#
- threat
- 2.Sxe6
- threat
- 3.Sc7#
- threat
- 2.Rxe6
- threat
- 3.Re5#
- 3.Rd6#
- threat
- 2.Rg6
- 2...Bh3
- 3.Rd6#
- 2...Bg4
- 3.Rd6#
- 2...Bf5
- 3.Rd6#
- 2...Bd7
- 3.Rd6#
- 2...Bf7
- 3.Rg5#
- 3.Rd6#
- 2...Bc8
- 3.Rd6#
- 2...Bg8
- 3.Rg5#
- 3.Rd6#
- 2...Bh3
- 2.Sf5
- 1...gxf6!
- threat
- 1.Rxg7?
- threat
- 2.Rd7#
- 1...Bf7
- 2.Rxf7
- 2...f5
- 3.Rxf5#
- 3.Rd7#
- 2...f5
- 2.Rxf7
- 1...Be6!
- threat
- 1.Bxa6?
- Keys
- 1.Bh3!
- 1...Kc4
- 2.Sf5
- threat
- 3.Se3#
- 2...Kd5
- 3.Se3#
- threat
- 2.Sf5
- 1...Bf7
- 2.Sf5
- threat
- 3.Se3#
- 2...Kc4
- 3.Se3#
- 2...Ke6
- 3.Se3#
- 3.Se7#
- threat
- 2.Sf5
- 1...f5
- 2.Sxf5
- threat
- 3.Se3#
- 2...Kc4
- 3.Se3#
- threat
- 2.Rd6+
- 2...Kc4
- 3.Bf1#
- 2...Kc4
- 2.Sxf5
- 1...Kc4
- 1.Bh3!
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