MESON Chess Problem Database
Problem Display
PID: 25662 (3r4/3pQpbp/2b5/pr2P2p/pp1NkP1K/1PpRN1P1/4P3/8 w - - 0 1)
Heathcote, Godfrey
The Observer, 1951
(First published on Sun Apr 29 1951)
#3
10 + 13
| 15239 | Valois Notebooks | 2020 |
SOLUTION
- SOUND
- Sets
- 1...Rb6
- 2.Sdc2
- threat
- 3.Rd4#
- 2...Bf6+
- 3.exf6#
- threat
- 2.Sdf5
- threat
- 3.Sd6#
- 3.Rd4#
- 2...Bf6+
- 3.exf6#
- threat
- 2.Sdc2
- 1...Rb7
- 2.Sdc2
- threat
- 3.Rd4#
- 2...Bf6+
- 3.exf6#
- threat
- 2.Sdf5
- threat
- 3.Sd6#
- 3.Rd4#
- 2...Bf6+
- 3.exf6#
- threat
- 2.Sdc2
- 1...Rbb8
- 2.Sdc2
- threat
- 3.Rd4#
- 2...Bf6+
- 3.exf6#
- threat
- 2.Sdf5
- threat
- 3.Sd6#
- 3.Rd4#
- 2...Bf6+
- 3.exf6#
- threat
- 2.Sdc2
- 1...Bf6+
- 2.Qxf6
- threat
- 3.Qf5#
- 2...Rxe5
- 3.Qxe5#
- threat
- 2.exf6+
- 2...Re5
- 3.Qxe5#
- 2...Re5
- 2.Qxf6
- 1...d5
- 2.Sd1
- threat
- 3.Sf2#
- 2...Bf6+
- 3.exf6#
- threat
- 2.Sec2
- threat
- 3.Re3#
- 2...Bf6+
- 3.exf6#
- threat
- 2.Sef5
- threat
- 3.Re3#
- 2...Bf6+
- 3.exf6#
- threat
- 2.Sd1
- 1...f5
- 2.exf5 ep+
- 2...Re5
- 3.Qxe5#
- 2...Re5
- 2.exf5 ep+
- 1...f6
- 2.Sxb5
- threat
- 3.Sd6#
- 3.exf6#
- threat
- 2.exf6+
- 2...Re5
- 3.Qxe5#
- 2...Re5
- 2.Sxb5
- 1...Rb6
- Tries
- 1.Sd1?
- threat
- 2.Sf2+
- 2...Kd5
- 3.Sc2#
- 3.Sf3#
- 3.Sxb5#
- 3.Sf5#
- 3.Se6#
- 3.Qd6#
- 3.e4#
- 2...Kd5
- 2.Sf2+
- 1...Bf6+
- 2.exf6+
- 2...Kd5
- 3.Se3#
- 3.Sc2#
- 3.Sf3#
- 3.Sxb5#
- 3.Sf5#
- 3.Qe5#
- 3.e4#
- 2...Re5
- 3.Qxe5#
- 2...Kd5
- 2.exf6+
- 1...Kd5
- 2.Sxb5+
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Sd6#
- 2...Ke4
- 2.Sf5+
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Sd6#
- 2...Ke4
- 2.Qd6+
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Sf2#
- 3.Re3#
- 2...Ke4
- 2.Sxb5+
- 1...Rxe5
- 2.Sf2+
- 2...Kd5
- 3.Sc2#
- 3.Sf3#
- 3.Sb5#
- 3.Sf5#
- 3.Se6#
- 2...Kd5
- 2.Sf2+
- 1...Bxe5
- 2.Sf2+
- 2...Kd5
- 3.Qxe5#
- 3.e4#
- 2...Kd5
- 2.Sf2+
- 1...Rc5
- 2.Sf2+
- 2...Kd5
- 3.Sc2#
- 3.Sf3#
- 3.Sb5#
- 3.Sf5#
- 3.Se6#
- 3.Qd6#
- 3.Qxf7#
- 3.e4#
- 2...Kd5
- 2.Sf2+
- 1...Rb6
- 2.Sf2+
- 2...Kd5
- 3.Sc2#
- 3.Sf3#
- 3.Sb5#
- 3.Sf5#
- 3.Se6#
- 3.Qd6#
- 3.e4#
- 2...Kd5
- 2.Sf2+
- 1...Rb7
- 2.Sf2+
- 2...Kd5
- 3.Sc2#
- 3.Sf3#
- 3.Sb5#
- 3.Sf5#
- 3.Se6#
- 3.Qd6#
- 3.e4#
- 2...Kd5
- 2.Sf2+
- 1...Rbb8
- 2.Sf2+
- 2...Kd5
- 3.Sc2#
- 3.Sf3#
- 3.Sb5#
- 3.Sf5#
- 3.Se6#
- 3.Qd6#
- 3.e4#
- 2...Kd5
- 2.Sf2+
- 1...Bb7
- 2.Sf2+
- 2...Kd5
- 3.Qd6#
- 3.e4#
- 2...Kd5
- 2.Sf2+
- 1...Ba8
- 2.Sf2+
- 2...Kd5
- 3.Qd6#
- 3.e4#
- 2...Kd5
- 2.Sf2+
- 1...Bf8
- 2.Sf2+
- 2...Kd5
- 3.Sc2#
- 3.Sf3#
- 3.Sxb5#
- 3.Sf5#
- 3.Se6#
- 3.e4#
- 2...Kd5
- 2.Sf2+
- 1...c2
- 2.Sf2+
- 2...Kd5
- 3.Sxc2#
- 3.Sf3#
- 3.Sxb5#
- 3.Sf5#
- 3.Se6#
- 3.Qd6#
- 3.e4#
- 2...Kd5
- 2.Sf2+
- 1...d6
- 2.Sf2+
- 2...Kd5
- 3.Se6#
- 2...Kd5
- 2.Sf2+
- 1...f5
- 2.Sf2+
- 2...Kd5
- 3.Sc2#
- 3.Sf3#
- 3.Sxb5#
- 3.Sxf5#
- 3.Se6#
- 3.Qd6#
- 2...Kd5
- 2.Sxb5
- threat
- 3.Sf2#
- 3.Sd6#
- 3.Rd4#
- 2...Bf6+
- 3.exf6#
- threat
- 2.exf5 ep+
- 2...Kd5
- 3.Se3#
- 3.Sc2#
- 3.Sf3#
- 3.Sxb5#
- 3.Sf5#
- 3.Qe5#
- 3.e4#
- 2...Re5
- 3.Qxe5#
- 2...Kd5
- 2.Sf2+
- 1...axb3!
- threat
- 1.Sef5?
- threat
- 2.Sd6+
- 2...Kd5
- 3.Se6#
- 2...Kd5
- 2.Re3+
- 2...Kd5
- 3.Qd6#
- 2...Kd5
- 2.Sd6+
- 1...Bf6+
- 2.exf6+
- 2...Kd5
- 3.Sc2#
- 3.Sf3#
- 3.Sxb5#
- 3.Se3#
- 3.Qe5#
- 3.e4#
- 2...Re5
- 3.Qxe5#
- 2...Kd5
- 2.exf6+
- 1...Kd5
- 2.Sc2+
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Sd6#
- 2...Ke4
- 2.Sf3+
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Sd6#
- 2...Ke4
- 2.Sxb5+
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Sbd6#
- 3.Sfd6#
- 2...Ke4
- 2.Se6+
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Sd6#
- 2...Ke4
- 2.Qd6+
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Re3#
- 2...Ke4
- 2.Sc2+
- 1...Bxe5
- 2.Sd6+
- 2...Kd5
- 3.Qxe5#
- 2...Kd5
- 2.Re3+
- 2...Kd5
- 3.Rxe5#
- 3.Qxe5#
- 2...Kd5
- 2.Sd6+
- 1...axb3
- 2.Sd6+
- 2...Kd5
- 3.Sxb3#
- 3.Se6#
- 2...Kd5
- 2.Sd6+
- 1...Rc5
- 2.Sd6+
- 2...Kd5
- 3.Sc2#
- 3.Sf3#
- 3.S4b5#
- 3.S4f5#
- 3.Se6#
- 3.Qxf7#
- 3.e4#
- 2...Kd5
- 2.Re3+
- 2...Kd5
- 3.Qd6#
- 3.Qxf7#
- 2...Kd5
- 2.Sd6+
- 1...Bb7
- 2.Re3+
- 2...Kd5
- 3.Qd6#
- 2...Kd5
- 2.Re3+
- 1...Ba8
- 2.Re3+
- 2...Kd5
- 3.Qd6#
- 2...Kd5
- 2.Re3+
- 1...Bf8
- 2.Sd6+
- 2...Kd5
- 3.Se6#
- 2...Kd5
- 2.Sd6+
- 1...d6!
- threat
- 1.Sdc2?
- threat
- 2.Rd4#
- 1...Bf6+
- 2.Qxf6
- threat
- 3.Rd4#
- 3.Qf5#
- threat
- 2.exf6+
- 2...Re5
- 3.Rd4#
- 3.Qxe5#
- 2...Re5
- 2.Qxf6
- 1...Rd5!
- threat
- 1.Sf3?
- threat
- 2.Sg5#
- 1...Bf6+
- 2.Qxf6
- threat
- 3.Sg5#
- 3.Qf5#
- 2...Rxe5
- 3.Qxe5#
- threat
- 2.exf6+
- 2...Re5
- 3.Sg5#
- 3.Qxe5#
- 2...Re5
- 2.Qxf6
- 1...Bh6
- 2.Qg5
- threat
- 3.Qf5#
- 2...Bxg5+
- 3.Sxg5#
- 2...Rxe5
- 3.Qxe5#
- 2...f5
- 3.Qxf5#
- threat
- 2.Qf6
- threat
- 3.Qf5#
- 2...Bg5+
- 3.Sxg5#
- 2...Rxe5
- 3.Qxe5#
- threat
- 2.Qxf7
- threat
- 3.Qc4#
- 3.Qf5#
- 3.Qxh7#
- 2...Bg5+
- 3.Sxg5#
- threat
- 2.Qg5
- 1...f6
- 2.exf6+
- 2...Re5
- 3.Sg5#
- 3.Qxe5#
- 2...Re5
- 2.exf6+
- 1...h6!
- threat
- 1.Sxb5?
- threat
- 2.Sd6#
- 1...d5
- 2.exd5 ep+
- 2...Be5
- 3.Qxe5#
- 2...Be5
- 2.exd5 ep+
- 1...d6
- 2.exd6+
- 2...Be5
- 3.Qxe5#
- 2...Be5
- 2.exd6+
- 1...Bxb5!
- threat
- 1.Sdf5?
- threat
- 2.Sd6#
- 2.Rd4#
- 1...Bf6+
- 2.exf6+
- 2...Re5
- 3.Sd6#
- 3.Rd4#
- 3.Qxe5#
- 2...Re5
- 2.exf6+
- 1...Rd5!
- threat
- 1.Qg5?
- threat
- 2.Qf5#
- 1...Bf6
- 2.Qxf6
- threat
- 3.Qf5#
- 2...Rxe5
- 3.Qxe5#
- threat
- 2.Qxf6
- 1...Rxe5!
- threat
- 1.Sd1?
- Keys
- 1.Kxh5!
- threat
- 2.Qh4
- threat
- 3.Qh1#
- 2...Rxe5+
- 3.f5#
- threat
- 2.Qh4
- 1...Rxe5+
- 2.Sdf5
- threat
- 3.Rd4#
- 2...Rxe7
- 3.Sd6#
- 2...Re6
- 3.Sd6#
- threat
- 2.Sdf5
- 1...Bxe5
- 2.Sg4
- threat
- 3.Sf6#
- 2...Kd5
- 3.Qxe5#
- 2...f6
- 3.Sxf6#
- threat
- 2.Sg4
- 1...Rc5
- 2.Qh4
- threat
- 3.Qh1#
- 2...Rxe5+
- 3.f5#
- threat
- 2.Qh4
- 1...Rd5
- 2.Qh4
- threat
- 3.Qh1#
- 2...Rxe5+
- 3.f5#
- threat
- 2.Qh4
- 1...Rb6
- 2.Sdc2
- threat
- 3.Rd4#
- threat
- 2.Sdf5
- threat
- 3.Sd6#
- 3.Rd4#
- threat
- 2.Qh4
- threat
- 3.Qh1#
- threat
- 2.Qg5
- threat
- 3.Qf5#
- 2...f5
- 3.Qxf5#
- threat
- 2.Sdc2
- 1...Rb7
- 2.Sdc2
- threat
- 3.Rd4#
- threat
- 2.Sdf5
- threat
- 3.Sd6#
- 3.Rd4#
- threat
- 2.Qh4
- threat
- 3.Qh1#
- threat
- 2.Qg5
- threat
- 3.Qf5#
- 2...f5
- 3.Qxf5#
- threat
- 2.Sdc2
- 1...Rbb8
- 2.Sdc2
- threat
- 3.Rd4#
- threat
- 2.Sdf5
- threat
- 3.Sd6#
- 3.Rd4#
- threat
- 2.Qh4
- threat
- 3.Qh1#
- threat
- 2.Qg5
- threat
- 3.Qf5#
- 2...f5
- 3.Qxf5#
- threat
- 2.Sdc2
- 1...Re8
- 2.Qh4
- threat
- 3.Qh1#
- 2...Rbxe5+
- 3.f5#
- 2...Rexe5+
- 3.f5#
- threat
- 2.Qh4
- 1...Bd5
- 2.Sdc2
- threat
- 3.Rd4#
- threat
- 2.Sdf5
- threat
- 3.Sd6#
- 3.Rd4#
- threat
- 2.Qh4
- threat
- 3.Qh1#
- threat
- 2.Sdc2
- 1...Bf6
- 2.Qxf6
- threat
- 3.Qf5#
- 2...Rxe5+
- 3.Qxe5#
- threat
- 2.Qxf6
- 1...Bh6
- 2.Qf6
- threat
- 3.Qf5#
- 2...Rxe5+
- 3.Qxe5#
- threat
- 2.Qf6
- 1...c2
- 2.Sf3
- threat
- 3.Sd2#
- 3.Sg5#
- threat
- 2.Sf3
- 1...d5
- 2.Sd1
- threat
- 3.Sf2#
- threat
- 2.Sec2
- threat
- 3.Re3#
- threat
- 2.Sg4
- threat
- 3.Sf2#
- threat
- 2.Sef5
- threat
- 3.Re3#
- threat
- 2.Qh4
- threat
- 3.Qh1#
- threat
- 2.Sd1
- 1...f5
- 2.Qh4
- threat
- 3.Qh1#
- threat
- 2.Qh4
- 1...f6
- 2.Sxb5
- threat
- 3.Sd6#
- 3.exf6#
- threat
- 2.Sxb5
- threat
- 1.Kxh5!
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