MESON Chess Problem Database
Problem Display
PID: 232657 (3Qn1rn/8/b5P1/4rp2/3P2pp/N3N1k1/6B1/2B3K1 w - - 0 1)
Gold, Samuel
English Mechanic and World of Science, 1880
(First published on Fri Jul 30 1880)
#3
8 + 9
| 15239 | Valois Notebooks | 2021 |
SOLUTION
- COOKED
- Sets
- 1...Kf4
- 2.Sf1+
- 2...Re3
- 3.Bxe3#
- 2...Re3
- 2.Sd5+
- 2...Kg3
- 3.Bf4#
- 2...Kg3
- 2.Sf1+
- 1...Re4
- 2.Sxf5#
- 1...Ra5
- 2.Sb5
- threat
- 3.Sf1#
- 3.Sxf5#
- 2...Kf4
- 3.Sf1#
- threat
- 2.Sb5
- 1...Rb5
- 2.Sf1#
- 1...Re6
- 2.Sxf5#
- 1...Re7
- 2.Sxf5#
- 1...Bf1
- 2.Sxf1#
- 1...Bb7
- 2.Sf1#
- 1...Bc8
- 2.Sf1#
- 1...Kf4
- Tries
- 1.Qxh4+?
- 1...Kf4
- 2.Sd5#
- 1...Kxh4!
- 1...Kf4
- 1.Qb8?
- threat
- 2.Sxf5#
- 1...Rf8
- 2.Qb3
- threat
- 3.Sf1#
- 3.Sxf5#
- 2...Kf4
- 3.Sd5#
- 2...Rxe3
- 3.Qxe3#
- threat
- 2.Qb3
- 1...Bd3
- 2.Sxf5+
- 2...Bxf5
- 3.Qxe5#
- 2...Bxf5
- 2.Sxf5+
- 1...Sd6
- 2.Qb3
- threat
- 3.Sf1#
- 3.Sxf5#
- 2...Kf4
- 3.Sd5#
- 2...Rxe3
- 3.Qxe3#
- threat
- 2.Qb3
- 1...Sc7
- 2.Qb3
- threat
- 3.Sf1#
- 3.Sxf5#
- 2...Kf4
- 3.Sd5#
- 2...Rxe3
- 3.Qxe3#
- threat
- 2.Qb3
- 1...Sg7
- 2.Sxf5+
- 2...Sxf5
- 3.Qxe5#
- 2...Sxf5
- 2.Qb3
- threat
- 3.Sf1#
- 3.Sxf5#
- 2...Kf4
- 3.Sd5#
- 2...Rxe3
- 3.Qxe3#
- threat
- 2.Sxf5+
- 1...f4!
- threat
- 1.Qxh4+?
- Keys
- 1.Qa5!
- threat
- 2.Qe1+
- 2...Kf4
- 3.Sd5#
- 2...Kf4
- 2.Qc3
- threat
- 3.Sf1#
- 3.Sxf5#
- 2...Kf4
- 3.Sd5#
- 2...Rxe3
- 3.Qxe3#
- threat
- 2.Qxe5+
- 2...f4
- 3.Sf5#
- 2...f4
- 2.Qe1+
- 1...Kf4
- 2.Sf1+
- 2...Re3
- 3.Bxe3#
- 2...Re3
- 2.Sd5+
- 2...Kg3
- 3.Bf4#
- 2...Kg3
- 2.Sf1+
- 1...Rxe3
- 2.Bxe3
- threat
- 3.Qe1#
- threat
- 2.Bxe3
- 1...Rxa5
- 2.Sb5
- threat
- 3.Sf1#
- 3.Sxf5#
- 2...Kf4
- 3.Sf1#
- threat
- 2.Sb5
- 1...Sxg6
- 2.Qe1+
- 2...Kf4
- 3.Sd5#
- 2...Kf4
- 2.Qc3
- threat
- 3.Sf1#
- 3.Sxf5#
- 2...Kf4
- 3.Sd5#
- 2...Rxe3
- 3.Qxe3#
- threat
- 2.Qxe5+
- 2...Sf4
- 3.Sxf5#
- 2...Sxe5
- 3.Sxf5#
- 2...f4
- 3.Sf5#
- 2...Sf4
- 2.Qe1+
- 1...h3
- 2.Qe1+
- 2...Kf4
- 3.Sd5#
- 2...Kf4
- 2.Qe1+
- 1...Rc5
- 2.Sf1+
- 2...Bxf1
- 3.Qe1#
- 2...Bxf1
- 2.Qe1+
- 2...Kf4
- 3.Sec2#
- 3.Sec4#
- 3.Sd5#
- 2...Kf4
- 2.Qc3
- threat
- 3.Sf1#
- 3.Sec4#
- 3.Sxf5#
- 2...Kf4
- 3.Sd1#
- 3.Sf1#
- 3.Sec2#
- 3.Sec4#
- 3.Sd5#
- threat
- 2.Sf1+
- 1...Rd5
- 2.Sf1+
- 2...Bxf1
- 3.Qe1#
- 2...Bxf1
- 2.Sxd5
- threat
- 3.Bf4#
- 3.Qe1#
- threat
- 2.Qe1+
- 2...Kf4
- 3.Sd1#
- 3.Sf1#
- 3.Sec2#
- 3.Sec4#
- 3.Sxd5#
- 2...Kf4
- 2.Qc3
- threat
- 3.Sf1#
- 3.Sec4#
- 3.Sxf5#
- 2...Kf4
- 3.Sd1#
- 3.Sf1#
- 3.Sec2#
- 3.Sec4#
- 3.Sxd5#
- threat
- 2.Sf1+
- 1...Rf8
- 2.Qe1+
- 2...Kf4
- 3.Sd5#
- 2...Kf4
- 2.Qc3
- threat
- 3.Sf1#
- 3.Sxf5#
- 2...Kf4
- 3.Sd5#
- 2...Rxe3
- 3.Qxe3#
- threat
- 2.Qe1+
- 1...Be2
- 2.Sd5
- threat
- 3.Bf4#
- 3.Qe1#
- threat
- 2.Qe1+
- 2...Kf4
- 3.Sd5#
- 2...Kf4
- 2.Qxe5+
- 2...f4
- 3.Sf5#
- 2...f4
- 2.Sd5
- 1...Bd3
- 2.Qe1+
- 2...Kf4
- 3.Sd5#
- 2...Kf4
- 2.Qe1+
- 1...Bb5
- 2.Qe1+
- 2...Kf4
- 3.Sd5#
- 2...Kf4
- 2.Qc3
- threat
- 3.Sf1#
- 3.Sxf5#
- 2...Kf4
- 3.Sd5#
- 2...Rxe3
- 3.Qxe3#
- threat
- 2.Qe1+
- 1...Sd6
- 2.Qe1+
- 2...Kf4
- 3.Sd5#
- 2...Kf4
- 2.Qc3
- threat
- 3.Sf1#
- 3.Sxf5#
- 2...Kf4
- 3.Sd5#
- 2...Rxe3
- 3.Qxe3#
- threat
- 2.Qe1+
- 1...Sg7
- 2.Qe1+
- 2...Kf4
- 3.Sd5#
- 2...Kf4
- 2.Qc3
- threat
- 3.Sf1#
- 3.Sxf5#
- 2...Kf4
- 3.Sd5#
- 2...Rxe3
- 3.Qxe3#
- threat
- 2.Qe1+
- 1...Sf7
- 2.Qe1+
- 2...Kf4
- 3.Sd5#
- 2...Kf4
- 2.Qc3
- threat
- 3.Sf1#
- 3.Sxf5#
- 2...Kf4
- 3.Sd5#
- 2...Rxe3
- 3.Qxe3#
- threat
- 2.Qxe5+
- 2...Sxe5
- 3.Sxf5#
- 2...f4
- 3.Sf5#
- 2...Sxe5
- 2.Qe1+
- threat
- 1.Qg5!
- threat
- 2.Sf1+
- 2...Bxf1
- 3.Bf4#
- 3.Qf4#
- 2...Bxf1
- 2.Bd2
- threat
- 3.Be1#
- 2...Rxe3
- 3.Qxe3#
- threat
- 2.Qxf5
- threat
- 3.Qxg4#
- 3.Qf2#
- 3.Qxe5#
- 2...Rxf5
- 3.Sxf5#
- threat
- 2.Sf1+
- 1...Rxg6
- 2.Sf1+
- 2...Bxf1
- 3.Bf4#
- 3.Qf4#
- 2...Bxf1
- 2.Qxf5
- threat
- 3.Qf2#
- 3.Qxe5#
- 2...Rxf5
- 3.Sxf5#
- 2...Rf6
- 3.Qxg4#
- threat
- 2.Sf1+
- 1...Sxg6
- 2.Bd2
- threat
- 3.Be1#
- 2...Rxe3
- 3.Qxe3#
- threat
- 2.Bd2
- 1...Ra5
- 2.Sb5
- threat
- 3.Sf1#
- 3.Sxf5#
- threat
- 2.Sd1
- threat
- 3.Bf4#
- 3.Qe3#
- 3.Qf4#
- 2...f4
- 3.Bxf4#
- 3.Qxf4#
- threat
- 2.Sf1+
- 2...Bxf1
- 3.Bf4#
- 3.Qe3#
- 3.Qf4#
- 2...Bxf1
- 2.Sec2
- threat
- 3.Bf4#
- 3.Qe3#
- 3.Qf4#
- 2...f4
- 3.Bxf4#
- 3.Qxf4#
- threat
- 2.Sec4
- threat
- 3.Bf4#
- 3.Qe3#
- 3.Qf4#
- 2...f4
- 3.Bxf4#
- 3.Qxf4#
- threat
- 2.Sxg4
- threat
- 3.Sf2#
- 3.Sh2#
- 3.Se3#
- 3.Se5#
- 3.Sf6#
- 3.Sh6#
- 3.Bf4#
- 3.Qf4#
- threat
- 2.Sd5
- threat
- 3.Bf4#
- 3.Qe3#
- 3.Qf4#
- 2...f4
- 3.Bxf4#
- 3.Qxf4#
- threat
- 2.Bd2
- threat
- 3.Be1#
- threat
- 2.Qf4+
- 2...Kxf4
- 3.Sf1#
- 2...Kxf4
- 2.Qxf5
- threat
- 3.Qxg4#
- 3.Qf2#
- 2...Rxf5
- 3.Sxf5#
- threat
- 2.Sb5
- 1...Rc5
- 2.Sd1
- threat
- 3.Bf4#
- 3.Qe3#
- 3.Qf4#
- 2...f4
- 3.Bxf4#
- 3.Qxf4#
- threat
- 2.Sf1+
- 2...Bxf1
- 3.Bf4#
- 3.Qe3#
- 3.Qf4#
- 2...Bxf1
- 2.Sec2
- threat
- 3.Bf4#
- 3.Qe3#
- 3.Qf4#
- 2...f4
- 3.Bxf4#
- 3.Qxf4#
- threat
- 2.Sec4
- threat
- 3.Bf4#
- 3.Qe3#
- 3.Qf4#
- 2...f4
- 3.Bxf4#
- 3.Qxf4#
- threat
- 2.Sd1
- 1...Rd5
- 2.Sd1
- threat
- 3.Bf4#
- 3.Qe3#
- 3.Qf4#
- 2...f4
- 3.Bxf4#
- 3.Qxf4#
- threat
- 2.Sf1+
- 2...Bxf1
- 3.Bf4#
- 3.Qe3#
- 3.Qf4#
- 2...Bxf1
- 2.Sec2
- threat
- 3.Bf4#
- 3.Qe3#
- 3.Qf4#
- 2...f4
- 3.Bxf4#
- 3.Qxf4#
- threat
- 2.Sec4
- threat
- 3.Bf4#
- 3.Qe3#
- 3.Qf4#
- 2...f4
- 3.Bxf4#
- 3.Qxf4#
- threat
- 2.Sxd5
- threat
- 3.Bf4#
- 3.Qe3#
- 3.Qf4#
- 2...f4
- 3.Bxf4#
- 3.Qxf4#
- threat
- 2.Bd2
- threat
- 3.Be1#
- threat
- 2.Qf4+
- 2...Kxf4
- 3.Sf1#
- 2...Kxf4
- 2.Qxf5
- threat
- 3.Qxg4#
- 3.Qf2#
- 2...Rxf5
- 3.Sxf5#
- threat
- 2.Sd1
- 1...Rf8
- 2.Sf1+
- 2...Bxf1
- 3.Bf4#
- 3.Qf4#
- 2...Bxf1
- 2.Bd2
- threat
- 3.Be1#
- 2...Rxe3
- 3.Qxe3#
- threat
- 2.Sf1+
- 1...Be2
- 2.Sf1+
- 2...Bxf1
- 3.Bf4#
- 3.Qf4#
- 2...Bxf1
- 2.Bd2
- threat
- 3.Be1#
- threat
- 2.Sf1+
- 1...Bd3
- 2.Sf1+
- 2...Bxf1
- 3.Bf4#
- 3.Qf4#
- 2...Bxf1
- 2.Bd2
- threat
- 3.Be1#
- 2...Rxe3
- 3.Qxe3#
- threat
- 2.Sf1+
- 1...Bc4
- 2.Saxc4
- threat
- 3.Sf1#
- 2...Rxe3
- 3.Qxe3#
- threat
- 2.Sf1+
- 2...Bxf1
- 3.Bf4#
- 3.Qf4#
- 2...Bxf1
- 2.Bd2
- threat
- 3.Be1#
- 2...Rxe3
- 3.Qxe3#
- threat
- 2.Qxf5
- threat
- 3.Qxg4#
- 3.Qf2#
- 3.Qxe5#
- 2...Rxf5
- 3.Sxf5#
- threat
- 2.Saxc4
- 1...Bb5
- 2.Sxb5
- threat
- 3.Sf1#
- 2...Rxe3
- 3.Qxe3#
- threat
- 2.Sf1+
- 2...Bxf1
- 3.Bf4#
- 3.Qf4#
- 2...Bxf1
- 2.Bd2
- threat
- 3.Be1#
- 2...Rxe3
- 3.Qxe3#
- threat
- 2.Qxf5
- threat
- 3.Qxg4#
- 3.Qf2#
- 3.Qxe5#
- 2...Rxf5
- 3.Sxf5#
- threat
- 2.Sxb5
- 1...Sd6
- 2.Sf1+
- 2...Bxf1
- 3.Bf4#
- 3.Qf4#
- 2...Bxf1
- 2.Sf1+
- 1...Sf6
- 2.Sf1+
- 2...Bxf1
- 3.Bf4#
- 3.Qf4#
- 2...Bxf1
- 2.Qxf5
- threat
- 3.Qf2#
- 3.Qxe5#
- 2...Rxf5
- 3.Sxf5#
- threat
- 2.Sf1+
- 1...Sg7
- 2.Sf1+
- 2...Bxf1
- 3.Bf4#
- 3.Qf4#
- 2...Bxf1
- 2.Bd2
- threat
- 3.Be1#
- 2...Rxe3
- 3.Qxe3#
- threat
- 2.Sf1+
- 1...Sf7
- 2.Sf1+
- 2...Bxf1
- 3.Bf4#
- 3.Qf4#
- 2...Bxf1
- 2.Qxf5
- threat
- 3.Qxg4#
- 3.Qf2#
- 2...Rxf5
- 3.Sxf5#
- threat
- 2.Sf1+
- 1...h3
- 2.Sf1+
- 2...Bxf1
- 3.Bf4#
- 2...Bxf1
- 2.Sf1+
- threat
- 1.Qa5!
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