MESON Chess Problem Database
Problem Display
PID: 250612 (8/5pB1/BP1P1N2/4k2P/8/7Q/P4P1p/3K1n1R w - - 0 1)
Pierce, William Timbrell
English Mechanic and World of Science, 1886
(First published on Fri Aug 20 1886)
#3
11 + 4
| 15239 | Valois Notebooks | 2021 |
SOLUTION
- COOKED
- Sets
- 1...Kd4
- 2.Qc3+
- 2...Kxc3
- 3.Sd5#
- 2...Kxc3
- 2.Qc3+
- 1...Kf4
- 2.Sd5+
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Qd3#
- 2...Kg5
- 3.f4#
- 2...Ke4
- 2.Sd5+
- 1...Sd2
- 2.Qg3+
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Qe3#
- 2...Kf5
- 3.Bc8#
- 2...Ke6
- 3.Bc8#
- 2...Kd4
- 2.Qg3+
- 1...Sg3
- 2.Qxg3+
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Qe3#
- 2...Kf5
- 3.Bc8#
- 2...Ke6
- 3.Bc8#
- 2...Kd4
- 2.Qxg3+
- 1...Kd4
- Tries
- 1.Kc1?
- 1...Kd4
- 2.Qc3+
- 2...Kxc3
- 3.Sd5#
- 2...Kxc3
- 2.Qc3+
- 1...Kf4
- 2.Sd5+
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Qd3#
- 2...Kg5
- 3.f4#
- 2...Ke4
- 2.Sd5+
- 1...Sd2
- 2.Qg3+
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Qe3#
- 2...Kf5
- 3.Bc8#
- 2...Ke6
- 3.Bc8#
- 2...Kd4
- 2.Qg3+
- 1...Se3
- 2.Qg3+
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Qxe3#
- 2...Kf5
- 3.Bc8#
- 2...Ke6
- 3.Bc8#
- 2...Kd4
- 2.Qg3+
- 1...Sg3
- 2.Qxg3+
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Qe3#
- 2...Kf5
- 3.Bc8#
- 2...Ke6
- 3.Bc8#
- 2...Kd4
- 2.Qxg3+
- 1...Kxd6!
- 1...Kd4
- 1.Sd7+?
- 1...Ke4
- 2.Bb7+
- 2...Kf4
- 3.Bh6#
- 2...Kf4
- 2.Bb7+
- 1...Kf4
- 2.Bh6+
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Qd3#
- 2...Ke4
- 2.Bh6+
- 1...Kd5
- 2.Bb7+
- 2...Kc4
- 3.Qb3#
- 2...Kxd6
- 3.Bf8#
- 2...Kc4
- 2.Bb7+
- 1...Kxd6!
- 1...Ke4
- 1.Se8+?
- 1...Ke4
- 2.Qg4+
- 2...Kd5
- 3.Qc4#
- 2...Kd5
- 2.Qh4+
- 2...Kf3
- 3.Bb7#
- 2...Kd5
- 3.Qc4#
- 2...Kf5
- 3.Bc8#
- 2...Kf3
- 2.Qg4+
- 1...Kf4
- 2.Bc8
- threat
- 3.Qg4#
- 3.Qf5#
- 2...Se3+
- 3.Qxe3#
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Qf5#
- 2...Kg5
- 3.Qg4#
- 2...f5
- 3.Qxf5#
- threat
- 2.Qh4+
- 2...Kf3
- 3.Bb7#
- 2...Kf5
- 3.Bc8#
- 2...Kf3
- 2.Bc8
- 1...Kd5
- 2.Qf5+
- 2...Kc6
- 3.Qb5#
- 2...Kc6
- 2.Qd3+
- 2...Kc5
- 3.Qb5#
- 2...Kc6
- 3.Qb5#
- 2...Ke6
- 3.Bc8#
- 2...Kc5
- 2.Qf5+
- 1...f6!
- 1...Ke4
- 1.Bxf1?
- threat
- 2.Qg3+
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Qe3#
- 2...Kf5
- 3.Bh3#
- 2...Ke6
- 3.Bh3#
- 2...Kd4
- 2.Qg3+
- 1...Kf4
- 2.Sd5+
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Bg2#
- 3.Qd3#
- 2...Kg5
- 3.f4#
- 2...Ke4
- 2.Qe3+
- 2...Kf5
- 3.Bd3#
- 3.Bh3#
- 2...Kf5
- 2.Qg3+
- 2...Kf5
- 3.Bh3#
- 2...Kf5
- 2.Sd5+
- 1...Kxd6!
- threat
- 1.Qg2?
- threat
- 2.Qe4+
- 2...Kxd6
- 3.Bf8#
- 2...Kxd6
- 2.Qd5+
- 2...Kf4
- 3.Bh6#
- 2...Kf4
- 2.Qe4+
- 1...Kd4
- 2.Sd7+
- 2...f6
- 3.Bxf6#
- 2...f6
- 2.Qg5
- 2...Se3+
- 3.Qxe3#
- 2...Kc3
- 3.Sd5#
- 2...Sd2
- 3.Qe3#
- 2...Sg3
- 3.Qe3#
- 2...Se3+
- 2.Sd7+
- 1...Kf4
- 2.Sd5+
- 2...Kf5
- 3.Bc8#
- 2...Kf5
- 2.Qe4+
- 2...Kg5
- 3.Qg4#
- 2...Kg5
- 2.Sd5+
- 1...Kf5
- 2.Qe4+
- 2...Kg5
- 3.Qg4#
- 2...Kg5
- 2.Qd5+
- 2...Kf4
- 3.Bh6#
- 2...Kf4
- 2.Qe4+
- 1...Kxd6
- 2.Qd5+
- 2...Ke7
- 3.Qd7#
- 2...Ke7
- 2.Qd5+
- 1...Sd2
- 2.Qd5+
- 2...Kf4
- 3.Bh6#
- 2...Kf4
- 2.Qg3+
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Qe3#
- 2...Kf5
- 3.Bc8#
- 2...Ke6
- 3.Bc8#
- 2...Kd4
- 2.Qd5+
- 1...Sg3
- 2.Qd5+
- 2...Kf4
- 3.Bh6#
- 2...Kf4
- 2.Qxg3+
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Qe3#
- 2...Kf5
- 3.Bc8#
- 2...Ke6
- 3.Bc8#
- 2...Kd4
- 2.Qd5+
- 1...Se3+!
- threat
- 1.Qf5+?
- 1...Kd4
- 2.Se4+
- 2...f6
- 3.Bxf6#
- 2...f6
- 2.Sg4+
- 2...f6
- 3.Bxf6#
- 2...f6
- 2.Sd7+
- 2...f6
- 3.Bxf6#
- 3.Qd3#
- 2...f6
- 2.Sh7+
- 2...f6
- 3.Bxf6#
- 2...f6
- 2.Se8+
- 2...f6
- 3.Bxf6#
- 2...f6
- 2.Sg8+
- 2...f6
- 3.Bxf6#
- 2...f6
- 2.Bxf1
- 2...Kc3
- 3.Sd5#
- 2...Kc3
- 2.Qg5
- 2...Se3+
- 3.Qxe3#
- 2...Kc3
- 3.Sd5#
- 2...Sd2
- 3.Qe3#
- 2...Sg3
- 3.Qe3#
- 2...Se3+
- 2.Se4+
- 1...Kxd6
- 2.Bf8+
- 2...Kc6
- 3.Qb5#
- 3.Qc5#
- 2...Kc6
- 2.Qd5+
- 2...Ke7
- 3.Qd7#
- 2...Ke7
- 2.Bf8+
- 1...Kxf5!
- 1...Kd4
- 1.Qc3+?
- 1...Kf4
- 2.Bh6+
- 2...Kf5
- 3.Bc8#
- 2...Kf5
- 2.Bh6+
- 1...Kxd6
- 2.Bf8+
- 2...Ke6
- 3.Bc8#
- 2...Ke6
- 2.Qc7+
- 2...Ke6
- 3.Bc8#
- 2...Ke6
- 2.Bf8+
- 1...Ke6
- 2.Bc8+
- 2...Kxd6
- 3.Bf8#
- 3.Qc7#
- 2...Kxd6
- 2.Bc8+
- 1...Kf5!
- 1...Kf4
- 1.Qe3+?
- 1...Kxd6
- 2.Bf8+
- 2...Kc6
- 3.Qc5#
- 2...Kc6
- 2.Bf8+
- 1...Sxe3+!
- 1...Kxd6
- 1.Qf3?
- threat
- 2.Qe4+
- 2...Kxd6
- 3.Bf8#
- 2...Kxd6
- 2.Qd5+
- 2...Kf4
- 3.Bh6#
- 2...Kf4
- 2.Qe4+
- 1...Kd4
- 2.Sd7+
- 2...f6
- 3.Bxf6#
- 3.Qd3#
- 2...f6
- 2.Qc3+
- 2...Kxc3
- 3.Sd5#
- 2...Kxc3
- 2.Sd7+
- 1...Kxd6
- 2.Qd5+
- 2...Ke7
- 3.Qd7#
- 2...Ke7
- 2.Qd5+
- 1...Sd2
- 2.Qd5+
- 2...Kf4
- 3.Bh6#
- 2...Kf4
- 2.Qg3+
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Qe3#
- 2...Kf5
- 3.Bc8#
- 2...Ke6
- 3.Bc8#
- 2...Kd4
- 2.Qd5+
- 1...Sg3
- 2.Qd5+
- 2...Kf4
- 3.Bh6#
- 2...Kf4
- 2.Qxg3+
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Qe3#
- 2...Kf5
- 3.Bc8#
- 2...Ke6
- 3.Bc8#
- 2...Kd4
- 2.Qd5+
- 1...Se3+!
- threat
- 1.Qg3+?
- 1...Kd4
- 2.Qc3+
- 2...Kxc3
- 3.Sd5#
- 2...Kxc3
- 2.Qg5
- 2...Se3+
- 3.Qxe3#
- 2...Kc3
- 3.Sd5#
- 2...Sd2
- 3.Qe3#
- 2...Sg3
- 3.Qe3#
- 2...Se3+
- 2.Qc3+
- 1...Sxg3!
- 1...Kd4
- 1.Kc1?
- Keys
- 1.Bb5!
- 1...Se3+
- 2.Qxe3+
- 2...Kf5
- 3.Bd3#
- 3.Bd7#
- 2...Kxd6
- 3.Bf8#
- 2...Kf5
- 2.Qxe3+
- 1...Kd4
- 2.Qc3+
- 2...Kxc3
- 3.Sd5#
- 2...Kxc3
- 2.Qc3+
- 1...Kf4
- 2.Sd5+
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Qd3#
- 2...Kg5
- 3.f4#
- 2...Ke4
- 2.Sd5+
- 1...Kxd6
- 2.Se4+
- 2...Kd5
- 3.Qf5#
- 2...Ke7
- 3.Qd7#
- 2...Kd5
- 2.Se4+
- 1...Sd2
- 2.Qg3+
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Qe3#
- 2...Kf5
- 3.Bd7#
- 2...Ke6
- 3.Bd7#
- 2...Kd4
- 2.Qg3+
- 1...Sg3
- 2.Qxg3+
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Qe3#
- 2...Kf5
- 3.Bd7#
- 2...Ke6
- 3.Bd7#
- 2...Kd4
- 2.Qxg3+
- 1...Se3+
- 1.Qd3!
- threat
- 2.Qe4+
- 2...Kxd6
- 3.Bf8#
- 2...Kxd6
- 2.Qd5+
- 2...Kf4
- 3.Bh6#
- 2...Kf4
- 2.Qe4+
- 1...Se3+
- 2.fxe3
- 2...Ke6
- 3.Qd5#
- 2...Ke6
- 2.fxe3
- 1...Kf4
- 2.Qe4+
- 2...Kg5
- 3.Qg4#
- 2...Kg5
- 2.Qe4+
- 1...Sd2
- 2.Qg3+
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Qe3#
- 2...Kf5
- 3.Bc8#
- 2...Ke6
- 3.Bc8#
- 2...Kd4
- 2.Qd5+
- 2...Kf4
- 3.Bh6#
- 2...Kf4
- 2.Qg3+
- 1...Sg3
- 2.Qxg3+
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Qe3#
- 2...Kf5
- 3.Bc8#
- 2...Ke6
- 3.Bc8#
- 2...Kd4
- 2.Qd5+
- 2...Kf4
- 3.Bh6#
- 2...Kf4
- 2.fxg3
- 2...Ke6
- 3.Re1#
- 3.Qd5#
- 2...Ke6
- 2.Qxg3+
- threat
- 1.Bb5!
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