MESON Chess Problem Database

Problem Display
PID: 24423 (n7/rp5p/3R1B1b/4P3/3PPk1P/p3pPp1/4P3/5NK1 w - - 0 1)

Howard, Kenneth Samuel

The Observer, 1931

(First published on Sun Jul 19 1931)

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#3

10 + 9

5089 The Enjoyment of Chess Problems 1943
35 L'Italia Scacchistica 1985
15239 Valois Notebooks 2018

SOLUTION

  • SOUND
  • Sets
    • 1...Bg5
      • 2.Bxg5#
    • 1...Bg7
      • 2.Bg5#
    • 1...Bf8
      • 2.Bg5#
    • 1...b5
      • 2.e6
        • threat
          • 3.Be5#
        • 2...Bg7
          • 3.Bg5#
    • 1...b6
      • 2.Be7
        • threat
          • 3.Rf6#
        • 2...Bg5
          • 3.Bxg5#
        • 2...Bg7
          • 3.Bg5#
  • Tries
    • 1.Be7?
      • threat
        • 2.Rf6#
      • 1...Bg5
        • 2.Bxg5#
      • 1...Bg7
        • 2.Bg5#
      • 1...Ra6!
    • 1.Bg7?
      • threat
        • 2.Bxh6#
        • 2.Rf6#
      • 1...Bg5
        • 2.Bh6
          • threat
            • 3.Bxg5#
            • 3.Rf6#
      • 1...Bxg7!
    • 1.Bd8?
      • threat
        • 2.Rf6#
      • 1...Bg5
        • 2.Bxg5#
      • 1...Bg7
        • 2.Bg5#
      • 1...Ra6!
    • 1.e6?
      • threat
        • 2.Be5#
      • 1...Bg7
        • 2.Bg5#
      • 1...Ra5!
  • Keys
    • 1.Kg2!
      • threat
        • 2.Sxg3
          • threat
            • 3.Sh5#
      • 1...Ra5
        • 2.Sxg3
          • threat
            • 3.Sh5#
          • 2...Rxe5
            • 3.Bxe5#
      • 1...b5
        • 2.e6
          • threat
            • 3.Be5#
          • 2...Bg7
            • 3.Bg5#
      • 1...b6
        • 2.Be7
          • threat
            • 3.Rf6#
          • 2...Bg5
            • 3.Bxg5#
          • 2...Bg7
            • 3.Bg5#

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