MESON Chess Problem Database
Problem Display
PID: 268523 (k3K3/5RpR/1p1pP2p/1P3p2/2p5/5p2/3rb3/4r1b1 w - - 0 1)
Shaw, EH
The Problemist, 1956
#3
5 + 12
SOLUTION
- SOUND
- Sets
- 1...g5
- 2.Rd7
- threat
- 3.Rd8#
- 2...Kb8
- 3.Rd8#
- threat
- 2.Rd7
- 1...g6
- 2.Rd7
- threat
- 3.Rd8#
- 2...Kb8
- 3.Rd8#
- threat
- 2.Rd7
- 1...g5
- Tries
- 1.Rd7?
- threat
- 2.Ke7
- threat
- 3.Rh8#
- 2...Kb8
- 3.Rh8#
- threat
- 2.Kf7
- threat
- 3.Rh8#
- 2...Kb8
- 3.Rh8#
- threat
- 2.Rd8+
- 2...Ka7
- 3.Rxg7#
- 2...Kb7
- 3.Rxg7#
- 2...Ka7
- 2.Rhxg7
- threat
- 3.Rd8#
- 2...Kb8
- 3.Rd8#
- threat
- 2.Rh8
- threat
- 3.Ke7#
- 3.Kf7#
- 2...Kb8
- 3.Ke7#
- 3.Kf7#
- threat
- 2.Ke7
- 1...Kb8
- 2.Ke7
- threat
- 3.Rh8#
- 2...Ka8
- 3.Rh8#
- 2...Kc8
- 3.Rh8#
- threat
- 2.Kf7
- threat
- 3.Rh8#
- 2...Ka8
- 3.Rh8#
- 2...Kc8
- 3.Rh8#
- threat
- 2.Rd8+
- 2...Ka7
- 3.Rxg7#
- 2...Kb7
- 3.Rxg7#
- 2...Kc7
- 3.Rxg7#
- 2...Ka7
- 2.Rhxg7
- threat
- 3.Rd8#
- 2...Ka8
- 3.Rd8#
- 2...Kc8
- 3.Rd8#
- threat
- 2.Rh8
- threat
- 3.Ke7#
- 3.Kf7#
- 2...Ka8
- 3.Ke7#
- 3.Kf7#
- 2...Kc8
- 3.Ke7#
- 3.Kf7#
- threat
- 2.Ke7
- 1...Rd5
- 2.Rd8+
- 2...Ka7
- 3.Rxg7#
- 2...Kb7
- 3.Rxg7#
- 2...Ka7
- 2.Rd8+
- 1...Bf2
- 2.Rd8+
- 2...Ka7
- 3.Rxg7#
- 2...Kb7
- 3.Rxg7#
- 2...Ka7
- 2.Rd8+
- 1...Bh2
- 2.Rd8+
- 2...Ka7
- 3.Rxg7#
- 2...Kb7
- 3.Rxg7#
- 2...Ka7
- 2.Rd8+
- 1...Be3
- 2.Rd8+
- 2...Ka7
- 3.Rxg7#
- 2...Kb7
- 3.Rxg7#
- 2...Ka7
- 2.Rd8+
- 1...Bc5
- 2.Rd8+
- 2...Ka7
- 3.Rxg7#
- 2...Kb7
- 3.Rxg7#
- 2...Ka7
- 2.Rhxg7
- threat
- 3.Rd8#
- 2...Kb8
- 3.Rd8#
- threat
- 2.Rd8+
- 1...Bd1
- 2.Rd8+
- 2...Ka7
- 3.Rxg7#
- 2...Kb7
- 3.Rxg7#
- 2...Ka7
- 2.Rd8+
- 1...Bf1
- 2.Rd8+
- 2...Ka7
- 3.Rxg7#
- 2...Kb7
- 3.Rxg7#
- 2...Ka7
- 2.Rd8+
- 1...Bd3
- 2.Rd8+
- 2...Ka7
- 3.Rxg7#
- 2...Kb7
- 3.Rxg7#
- 2...Ka7
- 2.Rd8+
- 1...f2
- 2.Rd8+
- 2...Ka7
- 3.Rxg7#
- 2...Kb7
- 3.Rxg7#
- 2...Ka7
- 2.Rd8+
- 1...c3
- 2.Ke7
- threat
- 3.Rh8#
- 2...Kb8
- 3.Rh8#
- threat
- 2.Kf7
- threat
- 3.Rh8#
- 2...Kb8
- 3.Rh8#
- threat
- 2.Rd8+
- 2...Ka7
- 3.Rxg7#
- 2...Kb7
- 3.Rxg7#
- 2...Ka7
- 2.Rh8
- threat
- 3.Ke7#
- 3.Kf7#
- 2...Kb8
- 3.Ke7#
- 3.Kf7#
- threat
- 2.Ke7
- 1...d5
- 2.Rd8+
- 2...Ka7
- 3.Rxg7#
- 2...Kb7
- 3.Rxg7#
- 2...Ka7
- 2.Rd8+
- 1...Bd4!
- threat
- 1.Rd7?
- Keys
- 1.Rh8!
- threat
- 2.Rc7
- threat
- 3.Kd7#
- 3.Ke7#
- 3.Kf7#
- 2...Kb8
- 3.Kd7#
- threat
- 2.Rd7
- threat
- 3.Ke7#
- 3.Kf7#
- 2...Kb8
- 3.Ke7#
- 3.Kf7#
- threat
- 2.Re7
- threat
- 3.Kf7#
- 2...Kb8
- 3.Kf7#
- threat
- 2.Rc7
- 1...Kb8
- 2.Rd7
- threat
- 3.Ke7#
- 3.Kf7#
- 2...Ka8
- 3.Ke7#
- 3.Kf7#
- 2...Kc8
- 3.Ke7#
- 3.Kf7#
- threat
- 2.Re7
- threat
- 3.Kf7#
- 2...Ka8
- 3.Kf7#
- 2...Kc8
- 3.Kf7#
- threat
- 2.Rd7
- 1...Rd5
- 2.Rc7
- threat
- 3.Kd7#
- 3.Ke7#
- 3.Kf7#
- 2...Kb8
- 3.Kd7#
- threat
- 2.Rc7
- 1...Bf2
- 2.Re7
- threat
- 3.Kf7#
- 2...Kb8
- 3.Kf7#
- threat
- 2.Re7
- 1...Bh2
- 2.Rc7
- threat
- 3.Kd7#
- 3.Ke7#
- 3.Kf7#
- 2...Kb8
- 3.Kd7#
- threat
- 2.Rc7
- 1...Be3
- 2.Re7
- threat
- 3.Kf7#
- 2...Kb8
- 3.Kf7#
- threat
- 2.Re7
- 1...Bd4
- 2.Kd7+
- 2...Ka7
- 3.Kc6#
- 3.Kxd6#
- 2...Kb7
- 3.Kxd6#
- 2...Ka7
- 2.Ke7+
- 2...Ka7
- 3.Kxd6#
- 2...Kb7
- 3.Kxd6#
- 2...Ka7
- 2.Kd7+
- 1...Bc5
- 2.Re7
- threat
- 3.Kf7#
- 2...Kb8
- 3.Kf7#
- threat
- 2.Re7
- 1...Bd1
- 2.Re7
- threat
- 3.Kf7#
- 2...Kb8
- 3.Kf7#
- threat
- 2.Re7
- 1...Bf1
- 2.Re7
- threat
- 3.Kf7#
- 2...Kb8
- 3.Kf7#
- threat
- 2.Re7
- 1...Bd3
- 2.Kd7+
- 2...Ka7
- 3.Kc6#
- 3.Kxd6#
- 2...Kb7
- 3.Kxd6#
- 2...Ka7
- 2.Ke7+
- 2...Ka7
- 3.Kxd6#
- 2...Kb7
- 3.Kxd6#
- 2...Ka7
- 2.Re7
- threat
- 3.Kf7#
- 2...Kb8
- 3.Kf7#
- threat
- 2.Kd7+
- 1...f2
- 2.Kf8
- threat
- 3.Kxg7#
- 2...Kb8
- 3.Kxg7#
- 2...g5
- 3.Kg7#
- 2...g6
- 3.Kg7#
- threat
- 2.Kf8
- 1...c3
- 2.Rd7
- threat
- 3.Ke7#
- 3.Kf7#
- 2...Kb8
- 3.Ke7#
- 3.Kf7#
- threat
- 2.Rd7
- 1...d5
- 2.Kd7+
- 2...Ka7
- 3.Kc6#
- 3.Kd6#
- 2...Kb7
- 3.Kd6#
- 2...Ka7
- 2.Ke7+
- 2...Ka7
- 3.Kd6#
- 2...Kb7
- 3.Kd6#
- 2...Ka7
- 2.Kd7+
- 1...g5
- 2.Ke7+
- 2...Ka7
- 3.Kf6#
- 2...Kb7
- 3.Kf6#
- 2...Ka7
- 2.Ke7+
- 1...g6
- 2.Ke7+
- 2...Ka7
- 3.Kf6#
- 2...Kb7
- 3.Kf6#
- 2...Ka7
- 2.Ke7+
- threat
- 1.Rh8!
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