MESON Chess Problem Database
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PID: 23531 (4B3/8/3pk2K/1P1Npp2/8/4P3/1P2P3/7Q w - - 0 1)
Blackburne, Joseph Henry
The Field, 1884
(First published on Sat Jul 5 1884)
#3
8 + 4
| 15 | British Chess Magazine | 1899 |
| 15239 | Valois Notebooks | 2020 |
SOLUTION
- SOUND
- Sets
- 1...f4
- 2.Qf3
- 2...Kf5
- 3.Bd7#
- 2...fxe3
- 3.Qf7#
- 2...e4
- 3.Qxe4#
- 2...Kf5
- 2.exf4
- 2...Kf5
- 3.Bd7#
- 2...exf4
- 3.Qe4#
- 2...e4
- 3.Qxe4#
- 2...Kf5
- 2.e4
- 2...f3
- 3.Qh3#
- 2...f3
- 2.Qf3
- 1...f4
- Tries
- 1.Kg5?
- 1...f4
- 2.Qf3
- 2...fxe3
- 3.Qf7#
- 2...e4
- 3.Qxe4#
- 2...fxe3
- 2.exf4
- threat
- 3.f5#
- 2...exf4
- 3.Qe4#
- 2...e4
- 3.Qxe4#
- threat
- 2.e4
- 2...f3
- 3.Qh3#
- 3.Qh6#
- 2...f3
- 2.Qf3
- 1...e4!
- 1...f4
- 1.Kh5?
- 1...f4
- 2.Qf3
- 2...Kf5
- 3.Bd7#
- 2...fxe3
- 3.Qf7#
- 2...e4
- 3.Qxe4#
- 2...Kf5
- 2.exf4
- 2...Kf5
- 3.Bd7#
- 2...exf4
- 3.Qe4#
- 2...e4
- 3.Qxe4#
- 2...Kf5
- 2.e4
- 2...f3
- 3.Qh3#
- 2...f3
- 2.Qf3
- 1...e4!
- 1...f4
- 1.Kg6?
- 1...f4
- 2.Bc6
- threat
- 3.Qh3#
- 2...e4
- 3.Qxe4#
- threat
- 2.Qf3
- 2...fxe3
- 3.Qf7#
- 2...e4
- 3.Qxe4#
- 2...fxe3
- 2.exf4
- threat
- 3.f5#
- 2...exf4
- 3.Qe4#
- 2...e4
- 3.Qxe4#
- threat
- 2.e4
- 2...f3
- 3.Qh3#
- 2...f3
- 2.Bc6
- 1...e4!
- 1...f4
- 1.Kg7?
- threat
- 2.Sc7+
- 2...Ke7
- 3.Qh4#
- 2...Ke7
- 2.Sc7+
- 1...f4
- 2.exf4
- 2...Kf5
- 3.Bd7#
- 2...exf4
- 3.Qe4#
- 2...e4
- 3.Qxe4#
- 2...Kf5
- 2.e4
- 2...f3
- 3.Qh3#
- 3.Qh6#
- 2...f3
- 2.exf4
- 1...e4!
- threat
- 1.Kh7?
- 1...f4
- 2.exf4
- 2...Kf5
- 3.Bd7#
- 2...exf4
- 3.Qe4#
- 2...e4
- 3.Qxe4#
- 2...Kf5
- 2.e4
- 2...f3
- 3.Qh3#
- 3.Qh6#
- 2...f3
- 2.exf4
- 1...e4!
- 1...f4
- 1.Sc7+?
- 1...Kf6
- 2.Qh4#
- 1...Ke7!
- 1...Kf6
- 1.Bc6?
- threat
- 2.Qh5
- threat
- 3.Qg6#
- 3.Qe8#
- threat
- 2.Qh5
- 1...Kf7
- 2.Qh5+
- 2...Ke6
- 3.Qg6#
- 3.Qe8#
- 2...Kf8
- 3.Qe8#
- 2...Kg8
- 3.Qe8#
- 2...Ke6
- 2.Qh5+
- 1...f4
- 2.Kg6
- threat
- 3.Qh3#
- 2...e4
- 3.Qxe4#
- threat
- 2.Kg6
- 1...e4!
- threat
- 1.Bd7+?
- 1...Kf7
- 2.Qg2
- threat
- 3.Qg7#
- 2...Kf8
- 3.Qg7#
- threat
- 2.Qg1
- threat
- 3.Qg7#
- 2...Kf8
- 3.Qg7#
- threat
- 2.Qh5+
- 2...Kf8
- 3.Qe8#
- 2...Kg8
- 3.Qe8#
- 2...Kf8
- 2.Qg2
- 1...Kxd7!
- 1...Kf7
- 1.Bf7+?
- 1...Kd7
- 2.Qc1
- threat
- 3.Qc7#
- 2...Kd8
- 3.Qc7#
- threat
- 2.Qc1
- 1...Kxf7!
- 1...Kd7
- 1.Qg2?
- threat
- 2.Qg8#
- 1...f4
- 2.Qf3
- 2...Kf5
- 3.Bd7#
- 2...fxe3
- 3.Qf7#
- 2...e4
- 3.Qxe4#
- 2...Kf5
- 2.Qg8+
- 2...Kf5
- 3.Qg6#
- 2...Kf5
- 2.exf4
- 2...Kf5
- 3.Bd7#
- 3.Qg6#
- 2...exf4
- 3.Qe4#
- 2...e4
- 3.Qxe4#
- 2...Kf5
- 2.e4
- 2...f3
- 3.Qh3#
- 3.Qg4#
- 3.Qg6#
- 3.Qg8#
- 2...f3
- 2.Qf3
- 1...e4!
- threat
- 1.Qf3?
- threat
- 2.e4
- threat
- 3.Qxf5#
- 3.exf5#
- 2...fxe4
- 3.Qf7#
- 2...f4
- 3.Qg4#
- 3.Qh3#
- threat
- 2.e4
- 1...f4
- 2.Kg5
- 2...fxe3
- 3.Qf7#
- 2...e4
- 3.Qxe4#
- 2...fxe3
- 2.Kh5
- 2...Kf5
- 3.Bd7#
- 2...fxe3
- 3.Qf7#
- 2...e4
- 3.Qxe4#
- 2...Kf5
- 2.Kg6
- 2...fxe3
- 3.Qf7#
- 2...e4
- 3.Qxe4#
- 2...fxe3
- 2.b3
- 2...Kf5
- 3.Bd7#
- 2...fxe3
- 3.Qf7#
- 2...e4
- 3.Qxe4#
- 2...Kf5
- 2.b4
- 2...Kf5
- 3.Bd7#
- 2...fxe3
- 3.Qf7#
- 2...e4
- 3.Qxe4#
- 2...Kf5
- 2.exf4
- threat
- 3.f5#
- 2...Kf5
- 3.Bd7#
- 2...exf4
- 3.Qe4#
- 2...e4
- 3.Qxe4#
- threat
- 2.b6
- 2...Kf5
- 3.Bd7#
- 2...fxe3
- 3.Qf7#
- 2...e4
- 3.Qxe4#
- 2...Kf5
- 2.Kg5
- 1...e4!
- threat
- 1.Qd1?
- 1...e4
- 2.Qd4
- 2...f4
- 3.Qxe4#
- 2...f4
- 2.Qd4
- 1...f4!
- 1...e4
- 1.Qh4?
- threat
- 2.Sc7#
- 1...e4
- 2.Sf4+
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Qe7#
- 2...Ke5
- 2.Sc7+
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Qe7#
- 2...Ke5
- 2.Sf4+
- 1...f4
- 2.Sc7+
- 2...Kf5
- 3.Bg6#
- 2...Kf5
- 2.e4
- 2...f3
- 3.Sc7#
- 3.Qf6#
- 3.Qe7#
- 3.Qh3#
- 3.Qg4#
- 2...f3
- 2.Sc7+
- 1...Kxd5!
- threat
- 1.b3?
- 1...f4
- 2.Qf3
- 2...Kf5
- 3.Bd7#
- 2...fxe3
- 3.Qf7#
- 2...e4
- 3.Qxe4#
- 2...Kf5
- 2.exf4
- 2...Kf5
- 3.Bd7#
- 2...exf4
- 3.Qe4#
- 2...e4
- 3.Qxe4#
- 2...Kf5
- 2.e4
- 2...f3
- 3.Qh3#
- 2...f3
- 2.Qf3
- 1...e4!
- 1...f4
- 1.b4?
- 1...f4
- 2.Qf3
- 2...Kf5
- 3.Bd7#
- 2...fxe3
- 3.Qf7#
- 2...e4
- 3.Qxe4#
- 2...Kf5
- 2.exf4
- 2...Kf5
- 3.Bd7#
- 2...exf4
- 3.Qe4#
- 2...e4
- 3.Qxe4#
- 2...Kf5
- 2.e4
- 2...f3
- 3.Qh3#
- 2...f3
- 2.Qf3
- 1...e4!
- 1...f4
- 1.e4?
- threat
- 2.Qf3
- threat
- 3.Qxf5#
- 3.exf5#
- 2...fxe4
- 3.Qf7#
- 2...f4
- 3.Qg4#
- 3.Qh3#
- threat
- 2.Qf1
- threat
- 3.Qxf5#
- 2...fxe4
- 3.Qf7#
- 2...f4
- 3.Qh3#
- threat
- 2.Qh5
- threat
- 3.Qg6#
- 3.Qf7#
- 3.Qxf5#
- threat
- 2.exf5+
- 2...Kxf5
- 3.Bd7#
- 2...Kxf5
- 2.Qf3
- 1...f4
- 2.Qh3#
- 1...fxe4!
- threat
- 1.b6?
- 1...f4
- 2.Qf3
- 2...Kf5
- 3.Bd7#
- 2...fxe3
- 3.Qf7#
- 2...e4
- 3.Qxe4#
- 2...Kf5
- 2.exf4
- 2...Kf5
- 3.Bd7#
- 2...exf4
- 3.Qe4#
- 2...e4
- 3.Qxe4#
- 2...Kf5
- 2.e4
- 2...f3
- 3.Qh3#
- 2...f3
- 2.Qf3
- 1...e4!
- 1...f4
- 1.Kg5?
- Keys
- 1.Qe4!
- 1...fxe4
- 2.b4
- 2...Kxd5
- 3.Bf7#
- 2...Kf5
- 3.Bd7#
- 2...Kxd5
- 2.b4
- 1...f4
- 2.Qf3
- 2...Kf5
- 3.Bd7#
- 2...fxe3
- 3.Qf7#
- 2...e4
- 3.Qxe4#
- 2...Kf5
- 2.Qf3
- 1...fxe4
- 1.Qe4!
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