MESON Chess Problem Database

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PID: 24835 (8/6b1/1Q6/3Npn2/4B3/4p1pp/4N1nk/2K3Rb w - - 0 1)

Warton, Thomas Joseph

The Observer, 1941

(First published on Sun Feb 23 1941)

8/6b1/1Q6/3Npn2/4B3/4p1pp/4N1nk/2K3Rb

#3

6 + 9

15239 Valois Notebooks 2019

SOLUTION

  • SOUND
  • Sets
    • 1...Bh6
      • 2.Sf6
        • threat
          • 3.Sg4#
    • 1...Se1
      • 2.Rxh1#
    • 1...Sf4
      • 2.Rxh1#
    • 1...Sgh4
      • 2.Rxh1#
    • 1...Sh6
      • 2.Sxe3
        • threat
          • 3.Sf1#
        • 2...Sxe3
          • 3.Rxh1#
  • Tries
    • 1.Sf6?
      • threat
        • 2.Sg4#
      • 1...Sh6
        • 2.Qxe3
          • threat
            • 3.Qxg3#
          • 2...Sxe3
            • 3.Rxh1#
          • 2...Sf5
            • 3.Sg4#
      • 1...Bxf6!
    • 1.Qg6?
      • threat
        • 2.Bxf5
          • threat
            • 3.Qxg3#
      • 1...Bf6
        • 2.Sxf6
          • threat
            • 3.Sg4#
          • 2...Sh6
            • 3.Qxg3#
      • 1...Bh6
        • 2.Sf6
          • threat
            • 3.Sg4#
      • 1...Bf8!
  • Keys
    • 1.Qh6!
      • threat
        • 2.Rxh1+
          • 2...Kxh1
            • 3.Qxh3#
      • 1...Bxh6
        • 2.Sf6
          • threat
            • 3.Sg4#
      • 1...Sxh6
        • 2.Sxe3
          • threat
            • 3.Sf1#
          • 2...Sxe3
            • 3.Rxh1#
      • 1...Sfh4
        • 2.Qxh4
          • threat
            • 3.Qxg3#
          • 2...Sxh4
            • 3.Rxh1#

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