MESON Chess Problem Database
Problem Display
PID: 23469 (8/4pNp1/6r1/1B2Pp2/5k1P/1P4r1/3PQ2B/7K w - - 0 1)
Blackburne, Joseph Henry
Source?, 1880
#3
9 + 6
SOLUTION
- SOUND
- Sets
- 1...Rg4
- 2.Qe3#
- 1...Rg5
- 2.Sxg5
- threat
- 3.Sh3#
- 3.Se6#
- threat
- 2.Bc6
- threat
- 3.Qf3#
- 3.Qc4#
- threat
- 2.Sxg5
- 1...Rb6
- 2.Sg5
- threat
- 3.Sh3#
- threat
- 2.Sg5
- 1...Rc6
- 2.Bxc6
- threat
- 3.Qf3#
- 3.Qc4#
- threat
- 2.Bxc6
- 1...Rd6
- 2.Sg5
- threat
- 3.Sh3#
- threat
- 2.Sg5
- 1...Re6
- 2.Sg5
- threat
- 3.Sh3#
- 3.Sxe6#
- threat
- 2.Sg5
- 1...Rf6
- 2.Sg5
- threat
- 3.Sh3#
- threat
- 2.Sg5
- 1...Rh6
- 2.Sg5
- threat
- 3.Sh3#
- 2...Rxh4
- 3.Se6#
- threat
- 2.Sg5
- 1...e6
- 2.Bc6
- threat
- 3.Qf3#
- 3.Qc4#
- threat
- 2.Bc6
- 1...Rg4
- Tries
- 1.Bc6?
- threat
- 2.Qf3#
- 2.Qc4#
- 1...Rd6
- 2.Qf3#
- 1...Rxc6!
- threat
- 1.Bd7?
- 1...Rb6
- 2.Sg5
- threat
- 3.Sh3#
- threat
- 2.Sg5
- 1...Rg5
- 2.Sxg5
- threat
- 3.Sh3#
- 3.Se6#
- threat
- 2.Bc6
- threat
- 3.Qf3#
- 3.Qc4#
- threat
- 2.Sxg5
- 1...Rc6
- 2.Bxc6
- threat
- 3.Qf3#
- 3.Qc4#
- threat
- 2.Bxc6
- 1...Rd6
- 2.Sg5
- threat
- 3.Sh3#
- threat
- 2.Sg5
- 1...Re6
- 2.Sg5
- threat
- 3.Sh3#
- 3.Sxe6#
- threat
- 2.Sg5
- 1...Rf6
- 2.Sg5
- threat
- 3.Sh3#
- threat
- 2.Sg5
- 1...Rh6
- 2.Sg5
- threat
- 3.Sh3#
- 2...Rxh4
- 3.Se6#
- threat
- 2.Sg5
- 1...e6
- 2.Bc6
- threat
- 3.Qf3#
- 3.Qc4#
- threat
- 2.Bc6
- 1...Ra6!
- 1...Rb6
- 1.Be8?
- 1...Rg5
- 2.Sxg5
- threat
- 3.Sh3#
- 3.Se6#
- threat
- 2.Bc6
- threat
- 3.Qf3#
- 3.Qc4#
- threat
- 2.Sxg5
- 1...Rb6
- 2.Sg5
- threat
- 3.Sh3#
- threat
- 2.Sg5
- 1...Rc6
- 2.Bxc6
- threat
- 3.Qf3#
- 3.Qc4#
- threat
- 2.Bxc6
- 1...Rd6
- 2.Sg5
- threat
- 3.Sh3#
- threat
- 2.Sg5
- 1...Re6
- 2.Sg5
- threat
- 3.Sh3#
- 3.Sxe6#
- threat
- 2.Sg5
- 1...Rf6
- 2.Sg5
- threat
- 3.Sh3#
- threat
- 2.Sg5
- 1...Rh6
- 2.Sg5
- threat
- 3.Sh3#
- 2...Rxh4
- 3.Se6#
- threat
- 2.Sg5
- 1...e6
- 2.Bc6
- threat
- 3.Qf3#
- 3.Qc4#
- threat
- 2.Bc6
- 1...Ra6!
- 1...Rg5
- 1.Qg2?
- threat
- 2.Be2
- threat
- 3.Qf3#
- threat
- 2.Be2
- 1...Ra6
- 2.Bxg3+
- 2...Kg4
- 3.Be2#
- 2...Kg4
- 2.Qxg3+
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Qd3#
- 2...Ke4
- 2.Bxg3+
- 1...Rb6
- 2.Bxg3+
- 2...Kg4
- 3.Be2#
- 2...Kg4
- 2.Qxg3+
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Qd3#
- 2...Ke4
- 2.Bxg3+
- 1...Rc6
- 2.Bxg3+
- 2...Kg4
- 3.Be2#
- 2...Kg4
- 2.Qxg3+
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Qd3#
- 2...Ke4
- 2.Bxg3+
- 1...Rd6
- 2.Bxg3+
- 2...Kg4
- 3.Be2#
- 2...Kg4
- 2.Bxg3+
- 1...Re6
- 2.Bxg3+
- 2...Kg4
- 3.Be2#
- 2...Kg4
- 2.Be2
- threat
- 3.Bxg3#
- 3.Qf3#
- threat
- 2.Qxg3+
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Qd3#
- 2...Ke4
- 2.Bxg3+
- 1...Rf6
- 2.Bxg3+
- 2...Kg4
- 3.Be2#
- 2...Kg4
- 2.Be2
- threat
- 3.Bxg3#
- 3.Qf3#
- threat
- 2.Qxg3+
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Qd3#
- 2...Ke4
- 2.Bxg3+
- 1...Rh6
- 2.Bxg3+
- 2...Kg4
- 3.Be2#
- 2...Kg4
- 2.Be2
- threat
- 3.Bxg3#
- 3.Qf3#
- threat
- 2.Qxg3+
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Qd3#
- 2...Ke4
- 2.Bxg3+
- 1...Kg4!
- threat
- 1.d3?
- 1...Rg5
- 2.Sxg5
- threat
- 3.Sh3#
- 3.Se6#
- threat
- 2.Bc6
- threat
- 3.Qf3#
- threat
- 2.Sxg5
- 1...Rb6
- 2.Sg5
- threat
- 3.Sh3#
- threat
- 2.Sg5
- 1...Rc6
- 2.Bxc6
- threat
- 3.Qf3#
- threat
- 2.Bxc6
- 1...Rd6
- 2.Sg5
- threat
- 3.Sh3#
- threat
- 2.Sg5
- 1...Re6
- 2.Sg5
- threat
- 3.Sh3#
- 3.Sxe6#
- threat
- 2.Sg5
- 1...Rf6
- 2.Sg5
- threat
- 3.Sh3#
- threat
- 2.Sg5
- 1...Rh6
- 2.Sg5
- threat
- 3.Sh3#
- 2...Rxh4
- 3.Se6#
- threat
- 2.Sg5
- 1...e6
- 2.Bc6
- threat
- 3.Qf3#
- threat
- 2.Bc6
- 1...Ra6!
- 1...Rg5
- 1.d4?
- 1...Rg4
- 2.Bc6
- threat
- 3.Qf3#
- 3.Qd2#
- 3.Qf2#
- threat
- 2.Bc6
- 1...Rg5
- 2.Sxg5
- threat
- 3.Sh3#
- 3.Se6#
- 3.Qf3#
- threat
- 2.Bc6
- threat
- 3.Qf3#
- threat
- 2.Sxg5
- 1...Rb6
- 2.Sg5
- threat
- 3.Sh3#
- 3.Qf3#
- threat
- 2.Sg5
- 1...Rc6
- 2.Bxc6
- threat
- 3.Qf3#
- threat
- 2.Bxc6
- 1...Rd6
- 2.Sg5
- threat
- 3.Sh3#
- 3.Qf3#
- threat
- 2.Sg5
- 1...Re6
- 2.Sg5
- threat
- 3.Sh3#
- 3.Sxe6#
- 3.Qf3#
- threat
- 2.Sg5
- 1...Rf6
- 2.Sg5
- threat
- 3.Sh3#
- 3.Qf3#
- threat
- 2.Sg5
- 1...Rh6
- 2.Sg5
- threat
- 3.Sh3#
- 3.Qf3#
- 2...Rxh4
- 3.Se6#
- threat
- 2.Sg5
- 1...e6
- 2.Bc6
- threat
- 3.Qf3#
- threat
- 2.Bc6
- 1...Ra6!
- 1...Rg4
- 1.b4?
- 1...Rg5
- 2.Sxg5
- threat
- 3.Sh3#
- 3.Se6#
- threat
- 2.Bc6
- threat
- 3.Qf3#
- 3.Qc4#
- threat
- 2.Sxg5
- 1...Rb6
- 2.Sg5
- threat
- 3.Sh3#
- threat
- 2.Sg5
- 1...Rc6
- 2.Bxc6
- threat
- 3.Qf3#
- 3.Qc4#
- threat
- 2.Bxc6
- 1...Rd6
- 2.Sg5
- threat
- 3.Sh3#
- threat
- 2.Sg5
- 1...Re6
- 2.Sg5
- threat
- 3.Sh3#
- 3.Sxe6#
- threat
- 2.Sg5
- 1...Rf6
- 2.Sg5
- threat
- 3.Sh3#
- threat
- 2.Sg5
- 1...Rh6
- 2.Sg5
- threat
- 3.Sh3#
- 2...Rxh4
- 3.Se6#
- threat
- 2.Sg5
- 1...e6
- 2.Bc6
- threat
- 3.Qf3#
- 3.Qc4#
- threat
- 2.Bc6
- 1...Ra6!
- 1...Rg5
- 1.e6?
- threat
- 2.Se5
- threat
- 3.Sd3#
- 3.Sxg6#
- 3.Qe3#
- threat
- 2.Bc6
- threat
- 3.Qf3#
- 3.Qc4#
- threat
- 2.Se5
- 1...Rg5
- 2.Se5
- threat
- 3.Sd3#
- 3.Qe3#
- threat
- 2.Sxg5
- 2...g6
- 3.Sh3#
- 2...g6
- 2.Bc6
- threat
- 3.Qf3#
- 3.Qc4#
- threat
- 2.Se5
- 1...Rf6
- 2.Se5
- threat
- 3.Sd3#
- 3.Qe3#
- threat
- 2.Sg5
- threat
- 3.Sh3#
- threat
- 2.Se5
- 1...Rh6
- 2.Se5
- threat
- 3.Sd3#
- 3.Qe3#
- threat
- 2.Bc6
- threat
- 3.Qf3#
- 3.Qc4#
- threat
- 2.Se5
- 1...Rxe6!
- threat
- 1.Bc6?
- Keys
- 1.Ba4!
- 1...Rb6
- 2.Sg5
- threat
- 3.Sh3#
- threat
- 2.Sg5
- 1...Rg5
- 2.Sxg5
- threat
- 3.Sh3#
- 3.Se6#
- threat
- 2.Bc6
- threat
- 3.Qf3#
- 3.Qc4#
- threat
- 2.Sxg5
- 1...Ra6
- 2.Sg5
- threat
- 3.Sh3#
- threat
- 2.Sg5
- 1...Rc6
- 2.Bxc6
- threat
- 3.Qf3#
- 3.Qc4#
- threat
- 2.Bxc6
- 1...Rd6
- 2.Sg5
- threat
- 3.Sh3#
- threat
- 2.Sg5
- 1...Re6
- 2.Sg5
- threat
- 3.Sh3#
- 3.Sxe6#
- threat
- 2.Sg5
- 1...Rf6
- 2.Sg5
- threat
- 3.Sh3#
- threat
- 2.Sg5
- 1...Rh6
- 2.Sg5
- threat
- 3.Sh3#
- 2...Rxh4
- 3.Se6#
- threat
- 2.Sg5
- 1...e6
- 2.Bc6
- threat
- 3.Qf3#
- 3.Qc4#
- threat
- 2.Bc6
- 1...Rb6
- 1.Ba4!
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