MESON Chess Problem Database

Problem Display
PID: 28017 (3K2b1/8/n4nB1/p1P1k1pP/2Pp2P1/1Qb3r1/1B4N1/4N3 w - - 0 1)

Wormald, Robert Bownas

Illustrated London News, 1861

3K2b1/8/n4nB1/p1P1k1pP/2Pp2P1/1Qb3r1/1B4N1/4N3

#4

10 + 9

3978 200 Demanding Chess Puzzles 1996

SOLUTION

  • SOUND
  • Keys
    • 1.Qb7!
      • threat
        • 2.Qe7+
          • 2...Be6
            • 3.Qd6#
      • 1...Sxh5
        • 2.Qe7+
          • 2...Be6
            • 3.Qxg5+
              • 3...Bf5
                • 4.Qxf5#
        • 2.gxh5
          • threat
            • 3.Qe4+
              • 3...Kf6
                • 4.Qe7#
            • 3.Qe7+
              • 3...Be6
                • 4.Qg7#
            • 3.Qg7+
              • 3...Ke6
                • 4.Qe7#
          • 2...Sxc5
            • 3.Qc7+
              • 3...Ke6
                • 4.Qe7#
              • 3...Kf6
                • 4.Qe7#
          • 2...Bf7
            • 3.Qe7+
              • 3...Be6
                • 4.Qg7#
        • 2.Qc6
          • threat
            • 3.Qd6#
          • 2...Sxc5
            • 3.Ke7
              • threat
                • 4.Qd6#
                • 4.Qc7#
              • 3...Se4
                • 4.Qxe4#
              • 3...Sb7
                • 4.Qe4#
          • 2...Be6
            • 3.Ke7
              • threat
                • 4.Qe4#
                • 4.Qd6#
                • 4.Qxe6#
              • 3...Bf5
                • 4.Qd5#
      • 1...Sd5
        • 2.Qg7+
          • 2...Sf6
            • 3.Qe7+
              • 3...Be6
                • 4.Qd6#
      • 1...Be6
        • 2.Qf3
          • threat
            • 3.Sd3#
            • 3.Qxg3#
          • 2...Bxe1
            • 3.Qxf6+
              • 3...Kxf6
                • 4.Bxd4#
          • 2...Bxg4
            • 3.Sd3+
              • 3...Ke6
                • 4.Qc6#
            • 3.Qxg3+
              • 3...Ke6
                • 4.Qd6#
          • 2...Bd7
            • 3.Sd3+
              • 3...Ke6
                • 4.Qf5#
            • 3.Qxg3+
              • 3...Ke6
                • 4.Qd6#
          • 2...Bc8
            • 3.Sd3+
              • 3...Ke6
                • 4.Qc6#
                • 4.Qf5#
            • 3.Qxg3+
              • 3...Ke6
                • 4.Qd6#

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