MESON Chess Problem Database
Problem Display
PID: 239348 (5N2/7K/8/2p1B1P1/2N5/3k1bPQ/8/2R5 w - - 0 1)
Brock, David Thurston
Chicago Tribune, 1876
#3
8 + 3
| 6490 | yacpdb | 2021 |
SOLUTION
- SOUND
- Sets
- 1...Ke2
- 2.Qf1#
- 1...Bd1
- 2.Qg2
- threat
- 3.Rc3#
- 2...Bc2
- 3.Qxc2#
- 2...Bf3
- 3.Qxf3#
- 3.Qc2#
- threat
- 2.Qg2
- 1...Bh1
- 2.Qxh1
- 2...Ke2
- 3.Qf1#
- 2...Ke2
- 2.Qxh1
- 1...Be2
- 2.Qf5#
- 1...Bd5
- 2.Qf1+
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Re1#
- 2...Ke4
- 2.g4+
- 2...Ke2
- 3.Qf1#
- 3.Qe3#
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Re1#
- 3.Qe3#
- 2...Bf3
- 3.Qxf3#
- 2...Ke2
- 2.Qf1+
- 1...Bh5
- 2.Qf5+
- 2...Ke2
- 3.Qf1#
- 2...Ke2
- 2.Qf5+
- 1...Ke2
- Tries
- 1.Kh6?
- threat
- 2.Qf5+
- 2...Ke2
- 3.Qc2#
- 2...Be4
- 3.Qf1#
- 2...Ke2
- 2.Qf5+
- 1...Bd1
- 2.Qg2
- threat
- 3.Rc3#
- 2...Bc2
- 3.Qxc2#
- 2...Bf3
- 3.Qxf3#
- 3.Qc2#
- threat
- 2.Qg2
- 1...Bh1
- 2.Qg4
- threat
- 3.Rc3#
- 2...Bf3
- 3.Qxf3#
- threat
- 2.Qf5+
- 2...Ke2
- 3.Qf1#
- 2...Be4
- 3.Qf1#
- 2...Ke2
- 2.Qxh1
- 2...Ke2
- 3.Qf1#
- 2...Ke2
- 2.Qg4
- 1...Bg2
- 2.Qg4
- threat
- 3.Rc3#
- 2...Bf3
- 3.Qxf3#
- threat
- 2.Qg4
- 1...Bg4
- 2.Qg2
- threat
- 3.Rc3#
- 3.Qc2#
- threat
- 2.Qg2
- 1...Bd5
- 2.Qf1+
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Re1#
- 2...Ke4
- 2.Qf5+
- 2...Ke2
- 3.Qf1#
- 2...Be4
- 3.Qf1#
- 2...Ke2
- 2.g4+
- 2...Ke2
- 3.Qf1#
- 3.Qe3#
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Re1#
- 3.Qe3#
- 2...Bf3
- 3.Qxf3#
- 2...Ke2
- 2.Qf1+
- 1...Bh5
- 2.Qg2
- threat
- 3.Rc3#
- 3.Qc2#
- threat
- 2.Qf5+
- 2...Ke2
- 3.Qf1#
- 2...Ke2
- 2.Qg2
- 1...Bc6
- 2.Qg4
- threat
- 3.Rc3#
- 2...Bf3
- 3.Qxf3#
- threat
- 2.Qf5+
- 2...Ke2
- 3.Qf1#
- 2...Be4
- 3.Qf1#
- 2...Ke2
- 2.Qg4
- 1...Bb7
- 2.Qg4
- threat
- 3.Rc3#
- 2...Bf3
- 3.Qxf3#
- threat
- 2.Qf5+
- 2...Ke2
- 3.Qf1#
- 2...Be4
- 3.Qf1#
- 2...Ke2
- 2.Qg4
- 1...Ba8
- 2.Qg4
- threat
- 3.Rc3#
- 2...Bf3
- 3.Qxf3#
- threat
- 2.Qf5+
- 2...Ke2
- 3.Qf1#
- 2...Be4
- 3.Qf1#
- 2...Ke2
- 2.Qg4
- 1...Ke4!
- threat
- 1.Kg7?
- threat
- 2.Qf5+
- 2...Ke2
- 3.Qc2#
- 2...Be4
- 3.Qf1#
- 2...Ke2
- 2.Qf5+
- 1...Bd1
- 2.Qg2
- threat
- 3.Rc3#
- 2...Bc2
- 3.Qxc2#
- 2...Bf3
- 3.Qxf3#
- 3.Qc2#
- threat
- 2.Qg2
- 1...Bh1
- 2.Qg4
- threat
- 3.Rc3#
- 2...Bf3
- 3.Qxf3#
- threat
- 2.Qf5+
- 2...Ke2
- 3.Qf1#
- 2...Be4
- 3.Qf1#
- 2...Ke2
- 2.Qxh1
- 2...Ke2
- 3.Qf1#
- 2...Ke2
- 2.Qg4
- 1...Bg2
- 2.Qg4
- threat
- 3.Rc3#
- 2...Bf3
- 3.Qxf3#
- threat
- 2.Qg4
- 1...Bg4
- 2.Qg2
- threat
- 3.Rc3#
- 3.Qc2#
- threat
- 2.Qg2
- 1...Bd5
- 2.Qf1+
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Re1#
- 2...Ke4
- 2.Qf5+
- 2...Ke2
- 3.Qf1#
- 2...Be4
- 3.Qf1#
- 2...Ke2
- 2.g4+
- 2...Ke2
- 3.Qf1#
- 3.Qe3#
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Re1#
- 3.Qe3#
- 2...Bf3
- 3.Qxf3#
- 2...Ke2
- 2.Qf1+
- 1...Bh5
- 2.Qg2
- threat
- 3.Rc3#
- 3.Qc2#
- threat
- 2.Qf5+
- 2...Ke2
- 3.Qf1#
- 2...Ke2
- 2.Qg2
- 1...Bc6
- 2.Qg4
- threat
- 3.Rc3#
- 2...Bf3
- 3.Qxf3#
- threat
- 2.Qf5+
- 2...Ke2
- 3.Qf1#
- 2...Be4
- 3.Qf1#
- 2...Ke2
- 2.Qg4
- 1...Bb7
- 2.Qg4
- threat
- 3.Rc3#
- 2...Bf3
- 3.Qxf3#
- threat
- 2.Qf5+
- 2...Ke2
- 3.Qf1#
- 2...Be4
- 3.Qf1#
- 2...Ke2
- 2.Qg4
- 1...Ba8
- 2.Qg4
- threat
- 3.Rc3#
- 2...Bf3
- 3.Qxf3#
- threat
- 2.Qf5+
- 2...Ke2
- 3.Qf1#
- 2...Be4
- 3.Qf1#
- 2...Ke2
- 2.Qg4
- 1...Ke4!
- threat
- 1.Sg6?
- threat
- 2.Qf5+
- 2...Ke2
- 3.Qc2#
- 2...Be4
- 3.Sf4#
- 3.Qf1#
- 2...Ke2
- 2.Qf5+
- 1...Bd1
- 2.Qg2
- threat
- 3.Sf4#
- 3.Rc3#
- 2...Bc2
- 3.Qxc2#
- 2...Bf3
- 3.Qxf3#
- 3.Qc2#
- threat
- 2.Qg2
- 1...Bh1
- 2.Qg4
- threat
- 3.Rc3#
- 2...Bf3
- 3.Qxf3#
- threat
- 2.Qf5+
- 2...Ke2
- 3.Qf1#
- 2...Be4
- 3.Sf4#
- 3.Qf1#
- 2...Ke2
- 2.Qxh1
- 2...Ke2
- 3.Qf1#
- 2...Ke2
- 2.Qg4
- 1...Bg2
- 2.Qg4
- threat
- 3.Rc3#
- 2...Bf3
- 3.Qxf3#
- threat
- 2.Qg4
- 1...Bg4
- 2.Qg2
- threat
- 3.Sf4#
- 3.Rc3#
- 3.Qc2#
- threat
- 2.Qh1
- threat
- 3.Sf4#
- 2...Ke2
- 3.Qf1#
- 2...Bf3
- 3.Qxf3#
- 2...Bf5
- 3.Qf3#
- threat
- 2.Qg2
- 1...Bd5
- 2.Qf1+
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Re1#
- 2...Ke4
- 2.Qf5+
- 2...Ke2
- 3.Qf1#
- 2...Be4
- 3.Sf4#
- 3.Qf1#
- 2...Ke2
- 2.g4+
- 2...Ke2
- 3.Qf1#
- 3.Qe3#
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Sd2#
- 3.Sd6#
- 3.Re1#
- 3.Qe3#
- 2...Bf3
- 3.Qxf3#
- 2...Ke2
- 2.Qf1+
- 1...Bh5
- 2.Qf5+
- 2...Ke2
- 3.Qf1#
- 2...Ke2
- 2.Qf5+
- 1...Bc6
- 2.Qg4
- threat
- 3.Rc3#
- 2...Bf3
- 3.Qxf3#
- threat
- 2.Qf5+
- 2...Ke2
- 3.Qf1#
- 2...Be4
- 3.Sf4#
- 3.Qf1#
- 2...Ke2
- 2.Qg4
- 1...Bb7
- 2.Qg4
- threat
- 3.Rc3#
- 2...Bf3
- 3.Qxf3#
- threat
- 2.Qf5+
- 2...Ke2
- 3.Qf1#
- 2...Be4
- 3.Sf4#
- 3.Qf1#
- 2...Ke2
- 2.Qg4
- 1...Ba8
- 2.Qg4
- threat
- 3.Rc3#
- 2...Bf3
- 3.Qxf3#
- threat
- 2.Qf5+
- 2...Ke2
- 3.Qf1#
- 2...Be4
- 3.Sf4#
- 3.Qf1#
- 2...Ke2
- 2.Qg4
- 1...Ke4!
- threat
- 1.Rc3+?
- 1...Ke4
- 2.Re3+
- 2...Kd5
- 3.Qe6#
- 2...Kd5
- 2.Qe6
- threat
- 3.Sd2#
- 3.Sd6#
- 3.Bf6#
- 3.Bg7#
- 3.Bh8#
- 3.Re3#
- threat
- 2.Qd7
- threat
- 3.Re3#
- 3.Qd3#
- threat
- 2.Re3+
- 1...Ke2!
- 1...Ke4
- 1.Qf1+?
- 1...Be2
- 2.Qf5#
- 1...Ke4!
- 1...Be2
- 1.Qf5+?
- 1...Ke2
- 2.Qc2#
- 1...Be4!
- 1...Ke2
- 1.Qd7+?
- 1...Ke4
- 2.Bf4
- threat
- 3.Sd2#
- threat
- 2.Rf1
- 2...Bd1
- 3.Rf4#
- 2...Bh1
- 3.Rf4#
- 2...Be2
- 3.Rf4#
- 2...Bg2
- 3.Rf4#
- 2...Bg4
- 3.Rf4#
- 2...Bh5
- 3.Rf4#
- 2...Bd1
- 2.Rc3
- threat
- 3.Re3#
- 3.Qd3#
- threat
- 2.Bf4
- 1...Bd5!
- 1...Ke4
- 1.g4?
- threat
- 2.Qxf3#
- 1...Ke2
- 2.Qf1#
- 1...Ke4!
- threat
- 1.g6?
- threat
- 2.Qf5+
- 2...Ke2
- 3.Qc2#
- 2...Be4
- 3.Qf1#
- 2...Ke2
- 2.Qf5+
- 1...Bg2
- 2.Qg4
- threat
- 3.Rc3#
- 2...Bf3
- 3.Qxf3#
- threat
- 2.Qg4
- 1...Bd1
- 2.Qg2
- threat
- 3.Rc3#
- 2...Bc2
- 3.Qxc2#
- 2...Bf3
- 3.Qxf3#
- 3.Qc2#
- threat
- 2.Qg2
- 1...Bh1
- 2.Qg4
- threat
- 3.Rc3#
- 2...Bf3
- 3.Qxf3#
- threat
- 2.Qf5+
- 2...Ke2
- 3.Qf1#
- 2...Be4
- 3.Qf1#
- 2...Ke2
- 2.Qxh1
- 2...Ke2
- 3.Qf1#
- 2...Ke2
- 2.Qg4
- 1...Bg4
- 2.Qg2
- threat
- 3.Rc3#
- 3.Qc2#
- threat
- 2.Qg2
- 1...Bd5
- 2.Qf1+
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Re1#
- 2...Ke4
- 2.Qf5+
- 2...Ke2
- 3.Qf1#
- 2...Be4
- 3.Qf1#
- 2...Ke2
- 2.g4+
- 2...Ke2
- 3.Qf1#
- 3.Qe3#
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Re1#
- 3.Qe3#
- 2...Bf3
- 3.Qxf3#
- 2...Ke2
- 2.Qf1+
- 1...Bh5
- 2.Qf5+
- 2...Ke2
- 3.Qf1#
- 2...Ke2
- 2.Qf5+
- 1...Bc6
- 2.Qg4
- threat
- 3.Rc3#
- 2...Bf3
- 3.Qxf3#
- threat
- 2.Qf5+
- 2...Ke2
- 3.Qf1#
- 2...Be4
- 3.Qf1#
- 2...Ke2
- 2.Qg4
- 1...Bb7
- 2.Qg4
- threat
- 3.Rc3#
- 2...Bf3
- 3.Qxf3#
- threat
- 2.Qf5+
- 2...Ke2
- 3.Qf1#
- 2...Be4
- 3.Qf1#
- 2...Ke2
- 2.Qg4
- 1...Ba8
- 2.Qg4
- threat
- 3.Rc3#
- 2...Bf3
- 3.Qxf3#
- threat
- 2.Qf5+
- 2...Ke2
- 3.Qf1#
- 2...Be4
- 3.Qf1#
- 2...Ke2
- 2.Qg4
- 1...Ke4!
- threat
- 1.Kh6?
- Keys
- 1.Kh8!
- threat
- 2.Qf5+
- 2...Ke2
- 3.Qc2#
- 2...Be4
- 3.Qf1#
- 2...Ke2
- 2.Qf5+
- 1...Ke4
- 2.Qh7+
- 2...Kd5
- 3.Qb7#
- 2...Kd5
- 2.Qh7+
- 1...Bd1
- 2.Qg2
- threat
- 3.Rc3#
- 2...Bc2
- 3.Qxc2#
- 2...Bf3
- 3.Qxf3#
- 3.Qc2#
- threat
- 2.Qg2
- 1...Bh1
- 2.Qg4
- threat
- 3.Rc3#
- 2...Bf3
- 3.Qxf3#
- threat
- 2.Qf5+
- 2...Ke2
- 3.Qf1#
- 2...Be4
- 3.Qf1#
- 2...Ke2
- 2.Qxh1
- 2...Ke2
- 3.Qf1#
- 2...Ke2
- 2.Qg4
- 1...Bg2
- 2.Qg4
- threat
- 3.Rc3#
- 2...Bf3
- 3.Qxf3#
- threat
- 2.Qg4
- 1...Bg4
- 2.Qg2
- threat
- 3.Rc3#
- 3.Qc2#
- threat
- 2.Qg2
- 1...Bd5
- 2.Qf1+
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Re1#
- 2...Ke4
- 2.Qf5+
- 2...Ke2
- 3.Qf1#
- 2...Be4
- 3.Qf1#
- 2...Ke2
- 2.g4+
- 2...Ke2
- 3.Qf1#
- 3.Qe3#
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Re1#
- 3.Qe3#
- 2...Bf3
- 3.Qxf3#
- 2...Ke2
- 2.Qf1+
- 1...Bh5
- 2.Qg2
- threat
- 3.Rc3#
- 3.Qc2#
- threat
- 2.Qf5+
- 2...Ke2
- 3.Qf1#
- 2...Ke2
- 2.Qg2
- 1...Bc6
- 2.Qg4
- threat
- 3.Rc3#
- 2...Bf3
- 3.Qxf3#
- threat
- 2.Qf5+
- 2...Ke2
- 3.Qf1#
- 2...Be4
- 3.Qf1#
- 2...Ke2
- 2.Qg4
- 1...Bb7
- 2.Qg4
- threat
- 3.Rc3#
- 2...Bf3
- 3.Qxf3#
- threat
- 2.Qf5+
- 2...Ke2
- 3.Qf1#
- 2...Be4
- 3.Qf1#
- 2...Ke2
- 2.Qg4
- 1...Ba8
- 2.Qg4
- threat
- 3.Rc3#
- 2...Bf3
- 3.Qxf3#
- threat
- 2.Qf5+
- 2...Ke2
- 3.Qf1#
- 2...Be4
- 3.Qf1#
- 2...Ke2
- 2.Qg4
- threat
- 1.Kh8!
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