MESON Chess Problem Database
Problem Display
PID: 280320 (2k5/2B3K1/8/2R1N3/8/8/8/8 w - - 0 1)
Alexander, Frederick Forrest Lawrie
Western Morning News Daily Gazette, 1934
(First published on Sat Jan 27 1934)
#3
4 + 1
| 3713 | Snap | 2025 |
SOLUTION
- SOUND
- Tries
- 1.Sf7?
- 1...Kb7
- 2.Sd6+
- 2...Ka6
- 3.Ra5#
- 2...Ka7
- 3.Ra5#
- 2...Ka8
- 3.Ra5#
- 2...Ka6
- 2.Sd6+
- 1...Kd7!
- 1...Kb7
- 1.Bd6+?
- 1...Kd8
- 2.Kf6
- 2...Ke8
- 3.Rc8#
- 2...Ke8
- 2.Kg6
- 2...Ke8
- 3.Rc8#
- 2...Ke8
- 2.Kh6
- 2...Ke8
- 3.Rc8#
- 2...Ke8
- 2.Kh7
- 2...Ke8
- 3.Rc8#
- 2...Ke8
- 2.Kg8
- 2...Ke8
- 3.Rc8#
- 2...Ke8
- 2.Kh8
- 2...Ke8
- 3.Rc8#
- 2...Ke8
- 2.Bf8
- 2...Ke8
- 3.Rc8#
- 2...Ke8
- 2.Rc1
- 2...Ke8
- 3.Rc8#
- 2...Ke8
- 2.Rc2
- 2...Ke8
- 3.Rc8#
- 2...Ke8
- 2.Rc3
- 2...Ke8
- 3.Rc8#
- 2...Ke8
- 2.Rc4
- 2...Ke8
- 3.Rc8#
- 2...Ke8
- 2.Rb5
- threat
- 3.Rb8#
- 2...Kc8
- 3.Rb8#
- 2...Ke8
- 3.Rb8#
- threat
- 2.Rc6
- 2...Ke8
- 3.Rc8#
- 2...Ke8
- 2.Rc7
- 2...Ke8
- 3.Rc8#
- 2...Ke8
- 2.Kf6
- 1...Kb7!
- 1...Kd8
- 1.Sf7?
- Keys
- 1.Sc4!
- 1...Kb7
- 2.Sd6+
- 2...Ka6
- 3.Ra5#
- 2...Ka7
- 3.Ra5#
- 2...Ka8
- 3.Ra5#
- 2...Ka6
- 2.Sd6+
- 1...Kd7
- 2.Sb6+
- 2...Ke6
- 3.Re5#
- 2...Ke7
- 3.Re5#
- 2...Ke8
- 3.Re5#
- 2...Ke6
- 2.Sb6+
- 1...Kb7
- 1.Sc4!
This anticipates 170646(1969)
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