MESON Chess Problem Database
Problem Display
PID: 24512 (4K3/8/pp6/rkN5/1N2P2Q/1p1P4/1BP5/8 w - - 0 1)
Fothergill, Percival Guy Laugham (PGLF)
The Field, 1888
(First published on Sat May 26 1888)
#3
8 + 5
| 187 | The Chess Bouquet | 1897 |
| 14986 | White-Hume Collection | 2020 |
| 15239 | Valois Notebooks | 2022 |
SOLUTION
- SOUND
- Tries
- 1.Qf6?
- threat
- 2.Qc6+
- 2...Kxb4
- 3.c3#
- 2...Kxb4
- 2.Qc6+
- 1...Kxb4
- 2.Qxb6+
- 2...Rb5
- 3.c3#
- 2...Rb5
- 2.Qxb6+
- 1...Kxc5
- 2.Bc3
- threat
- 3.Qe5#
- 3.Qc6#
- 2...Kb5
- 3.Qc6#
- threat
- 2.Qc6+
- 2...Kxb4
- 3.Qc4#
- 3.c3#
- 2...Kxb4
- 2.c3
- threat
- 3.Qe5#
- 3.Qc6#
- 2...Kb5
- 3.Qc6#
- threat
- 2.Bc3
- 1...Ra1
- 2.c4+
- 2...Kxb4
- 3.Qxb6#
- 2...Ka5
- 3.Sc6#
- 2...Kxc5
- 3.Qe7#
- 3.Qf8#
- 2...Kxb4
- 2.c4+
- 1...Ra2
- 2.c4+
- 2...Kxb4
- 3.Qxb6#
- 2...Ka5
- 3.Sc6#
- 2...Kxc5
- 3.Qe7#
- 3.Qf8#
- 2...Kxb4
- 2.c4+
- 1...Ra3
- 2.c4+
- 2...Kxb4
- 3.Qxb6#
- 2...Ka5
- 3.Sc6#
- 2...Kxc5
- 3.Qe7#
- 3.Qf8#
- 2...Kxb4
- 2.c4+
- 1...Ra4
- 2.Qc6+
- 2...Kxb4
- 3.Qxb6#
- 2...Ka5
- 3.Qxa4#
- 2...Kxb4
- 2.c4+
- 2...Kxb4
- 3.Qxb6#
- 2...Ka5
- 3.Sc6#
- 2...Kxc5
- 3.Qe7#
- 3.Qf8#
- 2...Kxb4
- 2.Qc6+
- 1...bxc2!
- threat
- 1.Qh6?
- threat
- 2.Qc6+
- 2...Kxb4
- 3.c3#
- 2...Kxb4
- 2.Qc6+
- 1...Kxb4
- 2.Qxb6+
- 2...Rb5
- 3.c3#
- 2...Rb5
- 2.Qxb6+
- 1...Kxc5
- 2.Bc3
- threat
- 3.Qc6#
- 2...Kb5
- 3.Qc6#
- threat
- 2.Qc6+
- 2...Kxb4
- 3.Qc4#
- 3.c3#
- 2...Kxb4
- 2.c3
- threat
- 3.Qc6#
- 2...Kb5
- 3.Qc6#
- threat
- 2.Bc3
- 1...Ra1
- 2.c4+
- 2...Kxb4
- 3.Qxb6#
- 2...Ka5
- 3.Sc6#
- 2...Kxc5
- 3.Qf8#
- 2...Kxb4
- 2.c4+
- 1...Ra2
- 2.c4+
- 2...Kxb4
- 3.Qxb6#
- 2...Ka5
- 3.Sc6#
- 2...Kxc5
- 3.Qf8#
- 2...Kxb4
- 2.c4+
- 1...Ra3
- 2.c4+
- 2...Kxb4
- 3.Qxb6#
- 2...Ka5
- 3.Sc6#
- 2...Kxc5
- 3.Qf8#
- 2...Kxb4
- 2.c4+
- 1...Ra4
- 2.Qc6+
- 2...Kxb4
- 3.Qxb6#
- 2...Ka5
- 3.Qxa4#
- 2...Kxb4
- 2.c4+
- 2...Kxb4
- 3.Qxb6#
- 2...Ka5
- 3.Sc6#
- 2...Kxc5
- 3.Qf8#
- 2...Kxb4
- 2.Qc6+
- 1...bxc2!
- threat
- 1.c4+?
- 1...Kxc5
- 2.Qe7#
- 1...Kxb4!
- 1...Kxc5
- 1.e5?
- threat
- 2.Qc4#
- 1...Ra1
- 2.Qc4+
- 2...Ka5
- 3.Sc6#
- 2...Ka5
- 2.Qc4+
- 1...Ra2
- 2.Qc4+
- 2...Ka5
- 3.Sc6#
- 2...Ka5
- 2.Qc4+
- 1...Ra3
- 2.Qc4+
- 2...Ka5
- 3.Sc6#
- 2...Ka5
- 2.Qc4+
- 1...Ra4
- 2.Qc4+
- 2...Ka5
- 3.Sc6#
- 3.Sxb3#
- 3.Sb7#
- 2...Ka5
- 2.Qc4+
- 1...bxc5!
- threat
- 1.Qf6?
- Keys
- 1.Qd8!
- threat
- 2.Sd5
- threat
- 3.Qxb6#
- 2...Kxc5
- 3.Qxb6#
- 2...Kc6
- 3.Qxb6#
- 2...bxc5
- 3.Qd7#
- threat
- 2.Sd5
- 1...Kxb4
- 2.Qxb6+
- 2...Rb5
- 3.c3#
- 2...Rb5
- 2.Qxb6+
- 1...Kxc5
- 2.Qd5+
- 2...Kxb4
- 3.Qc4#
- 2...Kxb4
- 2.Qd5+
- 1...bxc5
- 2.Qd7+
- 2...Kxb4
- 3.c3#
- 2...Kb6
- 3.Sd5#
- 2...Kxb4
- 2.Qd7+
- 1...Ra1
- 2.c4+
- 2...Kxb4
- 3.Qxb6#
- 2...Ka5
- 3.Sc6#
- 2...Kxc5
- 3.Qe7#
- 2...Kxb4
- 2.c4+
- 1...Ra2
- 2.c4+
- 2...Kxb4
- 3.Qxb6#
- 2...Ka5
- 3.Sc6#
- 2...Kxc5
- 3.Qe7#
- 2...Kxb4
- 2.c4+
- 1...Ra3
- 2.c4+
- 2...Kxb4
- 3.Qxb6#
- 2...Ka5
- 3.Sc6#
- 2...Kxc5
- 3.Qe7#
- 2...Kxb4
- 2.c4+
- 1...Ra4
- 2.c4+
- 2...Kxb4
- 3.Qxb6#
- 2...Ka5
- 3.Sc6#
- 2...Kxc5
- 3.Qe7#
- 2...Kxb4
- 2.c4+
- threat
- 1.Qd8!
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