MESON Chess Problem Database

Problem Display
PID: 260517 (2K2b2/2PB1pN1/3p1P2/n1PkpP2/8/3PQ1n1/N1P1p3/B2bq3 w - - 0 1)

Alaikov, Venelin

Neue Zurcher Zeitung, 1998

2K2b2/2PB1pN1/3p1P2/n1PkpP2/8/3PQ1n1/N1P1p3/B2bq3

#3

12 + 10

6490 yacpdb 2022

SOLUTION

  • SOUND
  • Sets
    • 1...Qf2
      • 2.Sc3#
      • 2.Sb4#
    • 1...Qc3
      • 2.Sxc3#
    • 1...Qb4
      • 2.Sxb4#
    • 1...Qf1
      • 2.Sc3#
      • 2.Sb4#
    • 1...Qg1
      • 2.Sc3#
      • 2.Sb4#
    • 1...Qh1
      • 2.Sc3#
      • 2.Sb4#
    • 1...Se4
      • 2.c4+
        • 2...Sxc4
          • 3.dxe4#
    • 1...Sb3
      • 2.c4#
    • 1...Sc6
      • 2.c4#
    • 1...Sb7
      • 2.c4#
    • 1...e4
      • 2.Qd4#
    • 1...dxc5
      • 2.Qxe5#
  • Tries
    • 1.Bc3?
      • threat
        • 2.Sb4#
      • 1...Qxc3
        • 2.Sxc3#
      • 1...dxc5
        • 2.Qxe5#
      • 1...Sc6!
    • 1.Bb5?
      • threat
        • 2.Bc3
          • threat
            • 3.Sb4#
          • 2...Qxc3
            • 3.Sxc3#
          • 2...dxc5
            • 3.Qxe5#
          • 2...Sc6
            • 3.Bc4#
        • 2.c4+
          • 2...Sxc4
            • 3.dxc4#
      • 1...Bxg7
        • 2.c4+
          • 2...Sxc4
            • 3.dxc4#
      • 1...Sxf5
        • 2.c4+
          • 2...Sxc4
            • 3.dxc4#
      • 1...Qd2
        • 2.c4+
          • 2...Sxc4
            • 3.dxc4#
      • 1...Sf1
        • 2.c4+
          • 2...Sxc4
            • 3.dxc4#
      • 1...Sh1
        • 2.c4+
          • 2...Sxc4
            • 3.dxc4#
      • 1...Sh5
        • 2.c4+
          • 2...Sxc4
            • 3.dxc4#
      • 1...Bxc2!
    • 1.Bc6+?
      • 1...Sxc6
        • 2.c4#
      • 1...Kxc6!
    • 1.c3?
      • threat
        • 2.Sb4#
      • 1...Qxc3
        • 2.Sxc3#
      • 1...e4
        • 2.Qd4#
      • 1...Sc6
        • 2.c4#
      • 1...dxc5!
  • Keys
    • 1.Se6!
      • threat
        • 2.Sf4+
          • 2...exf4
            • 3.Qd4#
      • 1...fxe6
        • 2.Bc3
          • threat
            • 3.Sb4#
          • 2...Qxc3
            • 3.Sxc3#
          • 2...dxc5
            • 3.Qxe5#
          • 2...Sc6
            • 3.Bxe6#
      • 1...Bh6
        • 2.c3
          • threat
            • 3.Sb4#
          • 2...Qxc3
            • 3.Sxc3#
          • 2...dxc5
            • 3.Qxc5#
          • 2...e4
            • 3.Qd4#
          • 2...Sc6
            • 3.c4#

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