MESON Chess Problem Database
Problem Display
PID: 242898 (8/1Q2pp1B/4b2K/2p1kN2/4P1p1/8/3Rp1P1/n5n1 w - - 0 1)
McArthur, Sgt Maj William
English Mechanic and World of Science, 1881
(First published on Fri Jun 17 1881)
#3
7 + 9
| 15239 | Valois Notebooks | 2021 |
SOLUTION
- SOUND
- Sets
- 1...Kf6
- 2.Qb2#
- 1...c4
- 2.Qc7+
- 2...Kxe4
- 3.Rd4#
- 2...Kf6
- 3.e5#
- 2...Kxe4
- 2.Qb8+
- 2...Kxe4
- 3.Rd4#
- 2...Kf6
- 3.Qh8#
- 3.e5#
- 2...Kxe4
- 2.Qc7+
- 1...Kf6
- Tries
- 1.Qc7+?
- 1...Kf6
- 2.e5#
- 1...Kxe4!
- 1...Kf6
- 1.Qb8+?
- 1...Kf6
- 2.Qb2#
- 2.Qh8#
- 2.e5#
- 1...Kxe4!
- 1...Kf6
- 1.g3?
- threat
- 2.Qc7+
- 2...Kxe4
- 3.Qf4#
- 2...Kf6
- 3.e5#
- 2...Kxe4
- 2.Qb8+
- 2...Kxe4
- 3.Qf4#
- 2...Kf6
- 3.Qb2#
- 3.Qh8#
- 3.e5#
- 2...Kxe4
- 2.Qc7+
- 1...Bxf5
- 2.Qd5+
- 2...Kf6
- 3.Qxf5#
- 3.e5#
- 2...Kf6
- 2.Qxe7+
- 2...Be6
- 3.Rd5#
- 2...Be6
- 2.Qd5+
- 1...Ba2
- 2.Qc7+
- 2...Kxe4
- 3.Qf4#
- 2...Ke6
- 3.Qxe7#
- 2...Kf6
- 3.Qxe7#
- 2...Kxe4
- 2.Qc7+
- 1...Bb3
- 2.Qc7+
- 2...Kxe4
- 3.Qf4#
- 2...Ke6
- 3.Qxe7#
- 2...Kf6
- 3.Qxe7#
- 2...Kxe4
- 2.Qc7+
- 1...Bc4
- 2.Qc7+
- 2...Kxe4
- 3.Qf4#
- 2...Ke6
- 3.Qxe7#
- 2...Kf6
- 3.Qxe7#
- 2...Kxe4
- 2.Qc7+
- 1...Bd5
- 2.Qxd5+
- 2...Kf6
- 3.e5#
- 2...Kf6
- 2.Qc7+
- 2...Kxe4
- 3.Qf4#
- 2...Ke6
- 3.Qxe7#
- 2...Kf6
- 3.Qxe7#
- 2...Kxe4
- 2.Qxd5+
- 1...Bd7
- 2.Qd5+
- 2...Kf6
- 3.e5#
- 2...Kf6
- 2.Qd5+
- 1...Bc8
- 2.Qd5+
- 2...Kf6
- 3.e5#
- 2...Kf6
- 2.Qc7+
- 2...Kxe4
- 3.Qf4#
- 2...Ke6
- 3.Qxe7#
- 2...Kf6
- 3.Qxe7#
- 2...Kxe4
- 2.Qd5+
- 1...e1Q
- 2.Qb8+
- 2...Kxe4
- 3.Qf4#
- 2...Kf6
- 3.Qb2#
- 3.Qh8#
- 2...Kxe4
- 2.Qb8+
- 1...e1R
- 2.Qb8+
- 2...Kxe4
- 3.Qf4#
- 2...Kf6
- 3.Qb2#
- 3.Qh8#
- 2...Kxe4
- 2.Qb8+
- 1...Sc2
- 2.Qc7+
- 2...Kxe4
- 3.Qf4#
- 2...Kf6
- 3.e5#
- 2...Kxe4
- 2.Qb8+
- 2...Kxe4
- 3.Qf4#
- 2...Kf6
- 3.Qh8#
- 3.e5#
- 2...Kxe4
- 2.Qc7+
- 1...Sb3
- 2.Qc7+
- 2...Kxe4
- 3.Qf4#
- 2...Kf6
- 3.e5#
- 2...Kxe4
- 2.Qb8+
- 2...Kxe4
- 3.Qf4#
- 2...Kf6
- 3.Qh8#
- 3.e5#
- 2...Kxe4
- 2.Qc7+
- 1...Sf3
- 2.Qb8+
- 2...Kxe4
- 3.Qf4#
- 2...Kf6
- 3.Qh8#
- 2...Kxe4
- 2.Qb8+
- 1...c4
- 2.Qc7+
- 2...Kxe4
- 3.Qf4#
- 2...Kf6
- 3.e5#
- 2...Kxe4
- 2.Qb8+
- 2...Kxe4
- 3.Qf4#
- 2...Kf6
- 3.Qh8#
- 3.e5#
- 2...Kxe4
- 2.Qc7+
- 1...f6
- 2.Qc7+
- 2...Kxe4
- 3.Qf4#
- 2...Kxe4
- 2.Qb8+
- 2...Kxe4
- 3.Qf4#
- 2...Kxe4
- 2.Qc7+
- 1...Sh3!
- threat
- 1.Qc7+?
- Keys
- 1.Rd3!
- threat
- 2.Qc7+
- 2...Kxe4
- 3.Sg3#
- 2...Kf6
- 3.e5#
- 2...Kxe4
- 2.Qb8+
- 2...Kxe4
- 3.Sg3#
- 2...Kf6
- 3.Qb2#
- 3.Qh8#
- 3.e5#
- 2...Kxe4
- 2.Qc7+
- 1...Kf4
- 2.Qc7+
- 2...Kxe4
- 3.Sg3#
- 2...Kxe4
- 2.Qb8+
- 2...Kxe4
- 3.Sg3#
- 2...Kxe4
- 2.Qc7+
- 1...Bxf5
- 2.Qd5+
- 2...Kf4
- 3.Qxf5#
- 3.g3#
- 2...Kf6
- 3.Qxf5#
- 3.e5#
- 2...Kf4
- 2.Qd5+
- 1...Ba2
- 2.Qc7+
- 2...Kxe4
- 3.Sg3#
- 2...Ke6
- 3.Qxe7#
- 2...Kf6
- 3.Qxe7#
- 2...Kxe4
- 2.Qc7+
- 1...Bb3
- 2.Qc7+
- 2...Kxe4
- 3.Sg3#
- 2...Ke6
- 3.Qxe7#
- 2...Kf6
- 3.Qxe7#
- 2...Kxe4
- 2.Qc7+
- 1...Bc4
- 2.Qc7+
- 2...Kxe4
- 3.Sg3#
- 2...Ke6
- 3.Qxe7#
- 2...Kf6
- 3.Qxe7#
- 2...Kxe4
- 2.Qc7+
- 1...Bd5
- 2.Qxd5+
- 2...Kf4
- 3.g3#
- 2...Kf6
- 3.e5#
- 2...Kf4
- 2.Qc7+
- 2...Kxe4
- 3.Sg3#
- 3.Re3#
- 2...Ke6
- 3.Qxe7#
- 2...Kf6
- 3.Qxe7#
- 2...Kxe4
- 2.Qxd5+
- 1...Bd7
- 2.Qd5+
- 2...Kf4
- 3.g3#
- 2...Kf6
- 3.e5#
- 2...Kf4
- 2.Qd5+
- 1...Bc8
- 2.Qd5+
- 2...Kf4
- 3.g3#
- 2...Kf6
- 3.e5#
- 2...Kf4
- 2.Qc7+
- 2...Kxe4
- 3.Sg3#
- 2...Ke6
- 3.Qxe7#
- 2...Kf6
- 3.Qxe7#
- 2...Kxe4
- 2.Qd5+
- 1...e1Q
- 2.Qb8+
- 2...Kxe4
- 3.Sg3#
- 2...Kf6
- 3.Qh8#
- 2...Kxe4
- 2.Qb8+
- 1...e1B
- 2.Qc7+
- 2...Kxe4
- 3.Sg3#
- 2...Kf6
- 3.e5#
- 2...Kxe4
- 2.Qb8+
- 2...Kxe4
- 3.Sg3#
- 2...Kf6
- 3.Qh8#
- 3.e5#
- 2...Kxe4
- 2.Qc7+
- 1...e1R
- 2.Qb8+
- 2...Kxe4
- 3.Sg3#
- 2...Kf6
- 3.Qb2#
- 3.Qh8#
- 2...Kxe4
- 2.Qb8+
- 1...Sc2
- 2.Qc7+
- 2...Kxe4
- 3.Sg3#
- 2...Kf6
- 3.e5#
- 2...Kxe4
- 2.Qb8+
- 2...Kxe4
- 3.Sg3#
- 2...Kf6
- 3.Qh8#
- 3.e5#
- 2...Kxe4
- 2.Qc7+
- 1...Sb3
- 2.Qc7+
- 2...Kxe4
- 3.Sg3#
- 2...Kf6
- 3.e5#
- 2...Kxe4
- 2.Qb8+
- 2...Kxe4
- 3.Sg3#
- 2...Kf6
- 3.Qh8#
- 3.e5#
- 2...Kxe4
- 2.Qc7+
- 1...Sf3
- 2.Qb8+
- 2...Kxe4
- 3.Sg3#
- 2...Kf6
- 3.Qh8#
- 2...Kxe4
- 2.Qb8+
- 1...g3
- 2.Qc7+
- 2...Kxe4
- 3.Sxg3#
- 2...Kf6
- 3.e5#
- 2...Kxe4
- 2.Qb8+
- 2...Kxe4
- 3.Sxg3#
- 2...Kf6
- 3.Qb2#
- 3.Qh8#
- 3.e5#
- 2...Kxe4
- 2.Qc7+
- 1...c4
- 2.Qc7+
- 2...Kxe4
- 3.Sg3#
- 3.Rd4#
- 2...Kf6
- 3.e5#
- 2...Kxe4
- 2.Qb8+
- 2...Kxe4
- 3.Sg3#
- 3.Rd4#
- 2...Kf6
- 3.Qh8#
- 3.e5#
- 2...Kxe4
- 2.Qc7+
- 1...f6
- 2.Qc7+
- 2...Kxe4
- 3.Sg3#
- 2...Kxe4
- 2.Qb8+
- 2...Kxe4
- 3.Sg3#
- 2...Kxe4
- 2.Qc7+
- threat
- 1.Rd3!
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