MESON Chess Problem Database

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PID: 246499 (3K4/8/3p4/3k4/8/P2N2P1/6P1/1B4Q1 w - - 0 1)

Bradley, A Grosvenor

Manchester Evening News, 1901

(First published on Wed Jul 10 1901)

3K4/8/3p4/3k4/8/P2N2P1/6P1/1B4Q1

#3

7 + 2

15239 Valois Notebooks 2021

SOLUTION

  • SOUND
  • Tries
    • 1.Kd7?
      • 1...Ke4
        • 2.Ke6
          • 2...d5
            • 3.Sc1#
            • 3.Se1#
            • 3.Sb2#
            • 3.Sb4#
            • 3.Sf4#
            • 3.Sc5#
            • 3.Se5#
      • 1...Kc4!
    • 1.Sf4+?
      • 1...Kc4
        • 2.Qb6
          • threat
            • 3.Qb4#
          • 2...Kc3
            • 3.Qb4#
      • 1...Ke5
        • 2.Ke7
          • 2...d5
            • 3.Sg6#
            • 3.Qe3#
        • 2.Qe3+
          • 2...Kf6
            • 3.Qe7#
      • 1...Kc6!
    • 1.Qb6?
      • threat
        • 2.Sf4+
          • 2...Kc4
            • 3.Qb4#
          • 2...Ke5
            • 3.Qb2#
      • 1...Kc4
        • 2.Sf4
          • threat
            • 3.Qb4#
          • 2...Kc3
            • 3.Qb4#
      • 1...Ke4
        • 2.Sf4+
          • 2...Ke5
            • 3.Qb2#
      • 1...Ke6!
  • Keys
    • 1.Qa7!
      • 1...Kc4
        • 2.Qa4+
          • 2...Kc3
            • 3.Qb4#
          • 2...Kd5
            • 3.Ba2#
      • 1...Ke4
        • 2.Sf4+
          • 2...Ke5
            • 3.Qg7#
      • 1...Kc6
        • 2.Sb4+
          • 2...Kb5
            • 3.Bd3#
      • 1...Ke6
        • 2.Sf4+
          • 2...Ke5
            • 3.Qg7#
          • 2...Kf6
            • 3.Qe7#

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