MESON Chess Problem Database

Problem Display
PID: 27739 (K7/6pn/1P4Pr/3NR2p/pP1k1p2/1p5Q/3P4/2bn4 w - - 0 1)

Bull, Cecil Alfred Lucas

3rd Prize, Manchester Weekly Times, 1895

K7/6pn/1P4Pr/3NR2p/pP1k1p2/1p5Q/3P4/2bn4

#4

8 + 10

5669 Tidsskrift for Skak 1895
187 The Chess Bouquet 1897

SOLUTION

  • SOUND
  • Keys
    • 1.Se7!
      • threat
        • 2.Sc6+
          • 2...Kc4
            • 3.Rc5#
            • 3.Qf1#
      • 1...Kc4
        • 2.Re4+
          • 2...Kb5
            • 3.Qf5+
              • 3...Ka6
                • 4.Qa5#
              • 3...Kxb6
                • 4.Qa5#
            • 3.Ka7
              • threat
                • 4.Qf1#
                • 4.Qf5#
                • 4.Qd7#
                • 4.Qd3#
            • 3.Kb7
              • threat
                • 4.Qf1#
                • 4.Qf5#
                • 4.Qd7#
                • 4.Qd3#
      • 1...Kxe5
        • 2.Qf5+
          • 2...Kd6
            • 3.Sc8+
              • 3...Kc6
                • 4.b5#
      • 1...Rxg6
        • 2.Qf3
          • threat
            • 3.Re4#
            • 3.Qe4#
            • 3.Qd5#
          • 2...Kxe5
            • 3.Qd5+
              • 3...Kf6
                • 4.Sg8#
          • 2...Sf6
            • 3.Sc6+
              • 3...Kc4
                • 4.Rc5#
                • 4.Qe2#
                • 4.Qf1#
      • 1...Se3
        • 2.Rd5+
          • 2...Kc4
            • 3.Qc8+
              • 3...Kxb4
                • 4.Qc5#
          • 2...Sxd5
            • 3.Sc6+
              • 3...Kc4
                • 4.Qf1#
              • 3...Ke4
                • 4.d3#

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