MESON Chess Problem Database
Problem Display
PID: 271520 (b1N1r2n/p1p5/RpN2Q2/1Pk1P3/3bP3/3B4/1p6/1K3R2 w - - 0 1)
Howard, KN
The Problemist, 1956
#3
10 + 9
SOLUTION
- SOUND
- Sets
- 1...Rxe5
- 2.Qf8+
- 2...Re7
- 3.Qxe7#
- 2...Re7
- 2.Qf8+
- 1...Re6
- 2.Qxe6
- threat
- 3.Qc4#
- 3.Qd5#
- 3.Qe7#
- threat
- 2.Qxe6
- 1...Re7
- 2.Qxe7#
- 1...Rxc8
- 2.Qe7#
- 1...Rd8
- 2.Qxd8
- threat
- 3.Qe7#
- 3.Qxd4#
- 3.Qd5#
- 3.Qf8#
- threat
- 2.Qe6
- threat
- 3.Qc4#
- 2...Rd5
- 3.Qxd5#
- threat
- 2.Qxd8
- 1...Rf8
- 2.Qe7#
- 2.Qxf8#
- 1...Rg8
- 2.Qe7#
- 1...Bg1
- 2.e6
- threat
- 3.Rf5#
- 3.Qc3#
- 3.Qe5#
- 3.Qg5#
- 3.Qf5#
- 2...Bd4
- 3.Qxd4#
- threat
- 2.e6
- 1...Bf2
- 2.Qxf2#
- 1...Bc3
- 2.Qf2+
- 2...Bd4
- 3.Qxd4#
- 2...Bd4
- 2.Qf2+
- 1...Be3
- 2.e6
- threat
- 3.Rf5#
- 3.Qc3#
- 3.Qe5#
- 3.Qf5#
- 2...Bd4
- 3.Qxd4#
- threat
- 2.e6
- 1...Bxe5
- 2.Qf2+
- 2...Bd4
- 3.Qxd4#
- 2...Bd4
- 2.Qf2+
- 1...Bxc6
- 2.Qxc6+
- 2...Kb4
- 3.Qc4#
- 2...Kb4
- 2.Qxc6+
- 1...Rxe5
- Tries
- 1.Sxb6?
- threat
- 2.Sa4#
- 2.Sd7#
- 1...Bxc6
- 2.Qxc6+
- 2...Kb4
- 3.Qc4#
- 2...Kb4
- 2.Qxc6+
- 1...axb6!
- threat
- 1.Rf2?
- threat
- 2.Rc2+
- 2...Bc3
- 3.Rxc3#
- 3.Qf2#
- 2...Bc3
- 2.Rc2+
- 1...Rxe5
- 2.Rc2+
- 2...Bc3
- 3.Rxc3#
- 3.Qxe5#
- 3.Qf2#
- 2...Bc3
- 2.Qf8+
- 2...Re7
- 3.Qxe7#
- 2...Re7
- 2.Rc2+
- 1...Bxe5
- 2.Rc2+
- 2...Bc3
- 3.Rxc3#
- 3.Qxc3#
- 3.Qd4#
- 3.Qf2#
- 2...Bc3
- 2.Qxe5+
- 2...Rxe5
- 3.Rc2#
- 2...Rxe5
- 2.Rc2+
- 1...Bxc6
- 2.Qxc6+
- 2...Kb4
- 3.Qc4#
- 2...Kb4
- 2.Qxc6+
- 1...Rd8
- 2.Rc2+
- 2...Bc3
- 3.Rxc3#
- 2...Bc3
- 2.Qxd8
- threat
- 3.Qe7#
- 3.Qxd4#
- 3.Qd5#
- 3.Qf8#
- threat
- 2.Qe6
- threat
- 3.Qc4#
- 2...Rd5
- 3.Qxd5#
- threat
- 2.Rc2+
- 1...Bc3!
- threat
- 1.Qf2?
- threat
- 2.Qxd4#
- 1...Bxc6
- 2.Qc2+
- 2...Kb4
- 3.Ra4#
- 3.Qc4#
- 2...Bc3
- 3.Qxc3#
- 2...Kb4
- 2.Qc2+
- 1...Rd8
- 2.Qc2+
- 2...Bc3
- 3.Qxc3#
- 2...Bc3
- 2.Qc2+
- 1...Bxf2!
- threat
- 1.Qe6?
- threat
- 2.Qc4#
- 2.Qd5#
- 1...Bxc6
- 2.Qc4#
- 1...Rd8
- 2.Qc4#
- 1...Rxe6!
- threat
- 1.Qf7?
- threat
- 2.Qc4#
- 2.Qd5#
- 1...Re6
- 2.Qxe6
- threat
- 3.Qc4#
- 3.Qd5#
- 3.Qe7#
- threat
- 2.Qxe6
- 1...Sxf7!
- threat
- 1.Qf8+?
- 1...Re7
- 2.Qxe7#
- 1...Rxf8!
- 1...Re7
- 1.e6?
- threat
- 2.Qxd4#
- 1...Bxf6
- 2.Rf5+
- 2...Be5
- 3.Rxe5#
- 2...Be5
- 2.Rf5+
- 1...Rd8
- 2.Qxd8
- threat
- 3.Qe7#
- 3.Qxd4#
- 3.Qd5#
- 3.Qf8#
- threat
- 2.Qxd8
- 1...Bxc6!
- threat
- 1.Sxb6?
- Keys
- 1.Be2!
- threat
- 2.Qf3
- threat
- 3.Qa3#
- 2...Bc3
- 3.Qxc3#
- 2...Be3
- 3.Qxe3#
- threat
- 2.Qf3
- 1...Rxe5
- 2.Qf8+
- 2...Re7
- 3.Qxe7#
- 2...Re7
- 2.Qf8+
- 1...Bxe5
- 2.Qf2+
- 2...Bd4
- 3.Qxd4#
- 2...Bd4
- 2.Qf2+
- 1...Bxc6
- 2.Qxc6+
- 2...Kb4
- 3.Qc4#
- 2...Kb4
- 2.Qxc6+
- 1...Rd8
- 2.Qxd8
- threat
- 3.Qe7#
- 3.Qxd4#
- 3.Qd5#
- 3.Qf8#
- threat
- 2.Qe6
- threat
- 3.Qc4#
- 2...Rd5
- 3.Qxd5#
- threat
- 2.Qxd8
- 1...Bg1
- 2.Qf3
- threat
- 3.Qa3#
- 3.Qc3#
- 2...Be3
- 3.Qxe3#
- threat
- 2.e6
- threat
- 3.Rf5#
- 3.Qc3#
- 3.Qe5#
- 3.Qg5#
- 3.Qf5#
- 2...Bd4
- 3.Qxd4#
- threat
- 2.Qf3
- 1...Bc3
- 2.Qf2+
- 2...Bd4
- 3.Qxd4#
- 2...Bd4
- 2.Qf2+
- 1...Be3
- 2.e6
- threat
- 3.Rf5#
- 3.Qc3#
- 3.Qe5#
- 3.Qf5#
- 2...Bd4
- 3.Qxd4#
- threat
- 2.e6
- threat
- 1.Be2!
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