MESON Chess Problem Database
Problem Display
PID: 268166 (8/2B2N2/1R2b3/4Nk1p/7p/Q2P3K/8/8 w - - 0 1)
Head, Arthur James
Sunday Referee, 1928
(First published on Sun Dec 30 1928)
#3
7 + 4
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SOLUTION
- COOKED
- Sets
- 1...Ba2
- 2.Sh6+
- 2...Kf4
- 3.Qc1#
- 2...Kg5
- 3.Sf3#
- 3.Qc1#
- 2...Kf4
- 2.Qe7
- threat
- 3.Rf6#
- 3.Qg5#
- 3.Qf6#
- 2...Kf4
- 3.Qg5#
- threat
- 2.Qxa2
- 2...Kf4
- 3.Qf2#
- 2...Kf4
- 2.Sh6+
- 1...Bb3
- 2.Sh6+
- 2...Kf4
- 3.Qc1#
- 2...Kg5
- 3.Sf3#
- 3.Qc1#
- 2...Kf4
- 2.Qe7
- threat
- 3.Rf6#
- 3.Qg5#
- 3.Qf6#
- 2...Kf4
- 3.Qg5#
- threat
- 2.Sh6+
- 1...Bc4
- 2.Sh6+
- 2...Kf4
- 3.Qc1#
- 2...Kg5
- 3.Sf3#
- 3.Qc1#
- 2...Kf4
- 2.Sh6+
- 1...Bd5
- 2.Sh6+
- 2...Kf4
- 3.Qc1#
- 2...Kg5
- 3.Qc1#
- 2...Kf4
- 2.Sh6+
- 1...Bc8
- 2.Sd7
- threat
- 3.Rf6#
- 3.Qc5#
- 3.Qa5#
- threat
- 2.Qc1
- threat
- 3.Sh6#
- 3.Qg5#
- 3.Qf1#
- threat
- 2.Sd7
- 1...Ba2
- Tries
- 1.Sd7?
- 1...Bxf7
- 2.Rf6+
- 2...Kg5
- 3.Bf4#
- 3.Qc1#
- 2...Kg5
- 2.Qb2
- threat
- 3.Qe5#
- 3.Qf6#
- 2...Kg5
- 3.Qe5#
- 3.Qf6#
- threat
- 2.Qc5+
- 2...Bd5
- 3.Qxd5#
- 2...Bd5
- 2.Qe7
- threat
- 3.Qf6#
- 3.Qe5#
- threat
- 2.Qa1
- threat
- 3.Qe5#
- 3.Qf6#
- 2...Kg5
- 3.Qe5#
- 3.Qf6#
- threat
- 2.Qc3
- threat
- 3.Qe5#
- 3.Qf6#
- 2...Kg5
- 3.Qe5#
- 3.Qf6#
- threat
- 2.Qa5+
- 2...Bd5
- 3.Qxd5#
- 2...Bd5
- 2.Rf6+
- 1...Kg6+!
- 1...Bxf7
- 1.Bd8?
- threat
- 2.Qc1
- threat
- 3.Qg5#
- 3.Qf1#
- threat
- 2.Qb4
- threat
- 3.Qe4#
- 2...Bc4
- 3.Rf6#
- 2...Bd5
- 3.Rf6#
- threat
- 2.Qa4
- threat
- 3.Qe4#
- 2...Bc4
- 3.Rf6#
- 2...Bd5
- 3.Rf6#
- threat
- 2.Qc1
- 1...Bxf7
- 2.Rf6+
- 2...Kxe5
- 3.Qd6#
- 2...Kg5
- 3.Sf3#
- 3.Sxf7#
- 3.Qc1#
- 2...Kxe5
- 2.Qe7
- threat
- 3.Qg5#
- 3.Qf6#
- 2...Kf4
- 3.Qg5#
- threat
- 2.Rf6+
- 1...Kf4+!
- threat
- 1.Rxe6?
- threat
- 2.Sh6+
- 2...Kf4
- 3.Qc1#
- 2...Kg5
- 3.Sf3#
- 3.Sef7#
- 3.Qc1#
- 2...Kxe6
- 3.Qd6#
- 2...Kf4
- 2.Qe7
- 2...Kf4
- 3.Qg5#
- 2...Kf4
- 2.Qa2
- 2...Kf4
- 3.Qf2#
- 2...Kf4
- 2.Sh6+
- 1...Kf4
- 2.Sg4+
- 2...Kf3
- 3.Sg5#
- 3.Re3#
- 3.Qa8#
- 3.d4#
- 2...Kf5
- 3.Rf6#
- 2...Kf3
- 2.Sg4+
- 1...Kxe6!
- threat
- 1.Qc1?
- threat
- 2.Qg5#
- 2.Qf1#
- 1...Bxf7
- 2.Kxh4
- threat
- 3.Qg5#
- 3.Qf1#
- threat
- 2.Sf3
- threat
- 3.Sd4#
- 3.Sxh4#
- 3.Qf4#
- 3.Qg5#
- threat
- 2.Qf1+
- 2...Kg5
- 3.Sxf7#
- 3.Bd8#
- 3.Qf6#
- 2...Kg5
- 2.Kxh4
- 1...Kf6+!
- threat
- 1.Qb2?
- threat
- 2.Qf2#
- 1...Kf4+
- 2.Sg4+
- 2...Kf3
- 3.Sg5#
- 3.Qf2#
- 3.Qg2#
- 2...Kf5
- 3.Qf6#
- 2...Kf3
- 2.Sg4+
- 1...Bxf7
- 2.Sd7
- threat
- 3.Qe5#
- 3.Qf6#
- 2...Kg5
- 3.Qe5#
- 3.Qf6#
- threat
- 2.Qf2+
- 2...Kg5
- 3.Sxf7#
- 3.Bd8#
- 3.Qf6#
- 2...Kg5
- 2.Sd7
- 1...Bd5
- 2.Sh6+
- 2...Kf4
- 3.Qc1#
- 3.Qd2#
- 2...Kg5
- 3.Qc1#
- 3.Qd2#
- 2...Kf4
- 2.Qf2+
- 2...Bf3
- 3.Qxf3#
- 2...Bf3
- 2.Sh6+
- 1...Kf6+!
- threat
- 1.Qb4?
- threat
- 2.Bd8
- threat
- 3.Qe4#
- 2...Bc4
- 3.Rf6#
- 2...Bd5
- 3.Rf6#
- threat
- 2.Qxh4
- threat
- 3.Sh6#
- 3.Qf2#
- 3.Qg5#
- 2...Bxf7
- 3.Rf6#
- 3.Qf6#
- threat
- 2.Bd8
- 1...Bxf7
- 2.Qe4+
- 2...Kg5
- 3.Sf3#
- 3.Sxf7#
- 3.Bd8#
- 2...Kg5
- 2.Qe4+
- 1...Bc4
- 2.Sd7
- threat
- 3.Rf6#
- 2...Bxf7
- 3.Qf4#
- 2...Be6
- 3.Qe4#
- threat
- 2.Sh6+
- 2...Kf4
- 3.Qd2#
- 2...Kg5
- 3.Sf3#
- 3.Qd2#
- 2...Kf4
- 2.Sd7
- 1...Bd5
- 2.Sh6+
- 2...Kg5
- 3.Bd8#
- 3.Rg6#
- 3.Qd2#
- 3.Qxh4#
- 2...Kg5
- 2.Sh6+
- 1...Kf6+!
- threat
- 1.Qc5?
- threat
- 2.Qf2#
- 1...Kf4+
- 2.Sg4+
- 2...Kf3
- 3.Qf2#
- 3.Qe3#
- 2...Kf3
- 2.Sg4+
- 1...Bd5
- 2.Sh6+
- 2...Kf4
- 3.Qc1#
- 2...Kg5
- 3.Sf3#
- 3.Sef7#
- 3.Qe3#
- 3.Qc1#
- 2...Kf4
- 2.Qf2+
- 2...Bf3
- 3.Qxf3#
- 2...Bf3
- 2.Qxd5
- 2...Kf4
- 3.Sc4#
- 3.Sg4#
- 3.Qf3#
- 3.Qe4#
- 2...Kf4
- 2.Sh6+
- 1...Kf6+!
- threat
- 1.Qe7?
- threat
- 2.Qg5#
- 1...Bxf7
- 2.Qf6#
- 1...Kf4+!
- threat
- 1.Qa1?
- threat
- 2.Qf1#
- 1...Kf4+
- 2.Sg4+
- 2...Kf3
- 3.Qd1#
- 3.Qf1#
- 2...Kf5
- 3.Qf6#
- 2...Kf3
- 2.Sg4+
- 1...Bxf7
- 2.Sd7
- threat
- 3.Qe5#
- 3.Qf6#
- 2...Kg5
- 3.Qe5#
- 3.Qf6#
- threat
- 2.Qf1+
- 2...Kg5
- 3.Sxf7#
- 3.Bd8#
- 3.Qf6#
- 2...Kg5
- 2.Sd7
- 1...Bd5
- 2.Sh6+
- 2...Kf4
- 3.Qc1#
- 2...Kg5
- 3.Qc1#
- 2...Kf4
- 2.Qf1+
- 2...Bf3
- 3.Qxf3#
- 2...Bf3
- 2.Sh6+
- 1...Kf6+!
- threat
- 1.Qa4?
- threat
- 2.Bd8
- threat
- 3.Qe4#
- 2...Bc4
- 3.Rf6#
- 2...Bd5
- 3.Rf6#
- threat
- 2.Qxh4
- threat
- 3.Sh6#
- 3.Qf2#
- 3.Qg5#
- 2...Bxf7
- 3.Rf6#
- 3.Qf6#
- threat
- 2.Bd8
- 1...Bxf7
- 2.Qe4+
- 2...Kg5
- 3.Sf3#
- 3.Sxf7#
- 3.Bd8#
- 2...Kg5
- 2.Qe4+
- 1...Bc4
- 2.Sd7
- threat
- 3.Rf6#
- 2...Bxf7
- 3.Qf4#
- 2...Be6
- 3.Qe4#
- threat
- 2.Qc6
- threat
- 3.Qf3#
- 3.Qe4#
- 3.Qf6#
- 2...Kf4
- 3.Qf3#
- 3.Qe4#
- threat
- 2.Sd7
- 1...Bd5
- 2.Sh6+
- 2...Kg5
- 3.Bd8#
- 3.Rg6#
- 3.Qxh4#
- 2...Kg5
- 2.Sh6+
- 1...Kf6+!
- threat
- 1.Sd7?
- Keys
- 1.Kxh4!
- threat
- 2.Sh6+
- 2...Kf4
- 3.Qc1#
- 2...Kf6
- 3.Qf8#
- 2...Kf4
- 2.Qc1
- threat
- 3.Qg5#
- 3.Qf1#
- 2...Kf6
- 3.Qg5#
- threat
- 2.Qe7
- threat
- 3.Qg5#
- 2...Kf4
- 3.Qg5#
- threat
- 2.Sh6+
- 1...Kf4
- 2.Qc1+
- 2...Kf5
- 3.Qg5#
- 3.Qf1#
- 2...Kf5
- 2.Qc1+
- 1...Kf6
- 2.Qf8
- 2...Kf5
- 3.Sh6#
- 2...Kf5
- 2.Qa8
- 2...Kf5
- 3.Qf3#
- 2...Ke7
- 3.Qd8#
- 2...Kg7
- 3.Qh8#
- 2...Kf5
- 2.Qf8
- 1...Bxf7
- 2.Qc1
- threat
- 3.Qg5#
- 3.Qf1#
- threat
- 2.Qe7
- threat
- 3.Rf6#
- 3.Qg5#
- 3.Qf6#
- 3.Qxf7#
- 2...Kf4
- 3.Qg5#
- threat
- 2.Qc1
- 1...Ba2
- 2.Sc4
- threat
- 3.Se3#
- 3.Sh6#
- 3.Qc5#
- 3.Qa5#
- threat
- 2.Sh6+
- 2...Kf4
- 3.Qc1#
- 2...Kf4
- 2.Qc1
- threat
- 3.Sh6#
- 3.Qg5#
- 3.Qf1#
- threat
- 2.Qe7
- threat
- 3.Rf6#
- 3.Qg5#
- 3.Qf6#
- 2...Kf4
- 3.Qg5#
- threat
- 2.Qxa2
- 2...Kf4
- 3.Qf2#
- 2...Kf4
- 2.Sc4
- 1...Bb3
- 2.Sc4
- threat
- 3.Se3#
- 3.Sh6#
- 3.Qc5#
- 3.Qa5#
- threat
- 2.Sh6+
- 2...Kf4
- 3.Qc1#
- 2...Kf4
- 2.Qc1
- threat
- 3.Sh6#
- 3.Qg5#
- 3.Qf1#
- threat
- 2.Qe7
- threat
- 3.Rf6#
- 3.Qg5#
- 3.Qf6#
- 2...Kf4
- 3.Qg5#
- threat
- 2.Sc4
- 1...Bc4
- 2.Sh6+
- 2...Kf4
- 3.Qc1#
- 2...Kf4
- 2.Sh6+
- 1...Bd5
- 2.Sh6+
- 2...Kf4
- 3.Qc1#
- 2...Kf4
- 2.Sh6+
- 1...Bd7
- 2.Sh6+
- 2...Kf4
- 3.Qc1#
- 2...Kf4
- 2.Sh6+
- 1...Bc8
- 2.Sd7
- threat
- 3.Sh6#
- 3.Rf6#
- 3.Qc5#
- 3.Qa5#
- threat
- 2.Sh6+
- 2...Kf4
- 3.Qc1#
- 2...Kf4
- 2.Qc1
- threat
- 3.Sh6#
- 3.Qg5#
- 3.Qf1#
- threat
- 2.Qe7
- threat
- 3.Rf6#
- 3.Qg5#
- 3.Qf6#
- 2...Kf4
- 3.Qg5#
- threat
- 2.Sd7
- threat
- 1.Qa8!
- threat
- 2.Qf3#
- 1...Kf4+
- 2.Sg4+
- 2...Kf5
- 3.Qe4#
- 2...Kf5
- 2.Sg4+
- 1...Kf6+
- 2.Kxh4
- 2...Kf5
- 3.Qf3#
- 2...Ke7
- 3.Qd8#
- 2...Kg7
- 3.Qh8#
- 2...Kf5
- 2.Kxh4
- 1...Bxf7
- 2.Qf3+
- 2...Kg5
- 3.Sxf7#
- 3.Bd8#
- 3.Qf6#
- 2...Kg5
- 2.Qe4+
- 2...Kg5
- 3.Sf3#
- 3.Sxf7#
- 3.Bd8#
- 2...Kg5
- 2.Qf3+
- 1...Bd5
- 2.Qxd5
- 2...Kf4
- 3.Sc4#
- 3.Sg4#
- 3.Qf3#
- 3.Qe4#
- 2...Kf4
- 2.Qxd5
- threat
- 1.Kxh4!
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