MESON Chess Problem Database
Problem Display
PID: 28185 (2b5/B1N2N2/2r1pRpp/Q2p4/2p1kpP1/2R1prb1/4B3/K4n1n w - - 0 1)
Matthews, Robin CO
1st Prize, British Chess Magazine, 1986-1987
#3
9 + 14
| 14609 | Mostly Three=Movers | 1995 |
| 4640 | Chess Wizardry: The New ABC of Chess Problems | 1996 |
SOLUTION
- SOUND
- Sets
- 1...Rc5
- 2.Qxc5
- threat
- 3.Qd4#
- 2...d4
- 3.Sd6#
- 3.Qxd4#
- 3.Qe5#
- 3.Qc6#
- 2...e5
- 3.Sd6#
- 3.Qxd5#
- threat
- 2.Qxc5
- 1...Rb6
- 2.Rxc4+
- 2...dxc4
- 3.Qe5#
- 2...d4
- 3.Qe5#
- 2...dxc4
- 2.Qxb6
- threat
- 3.Qd4#
- 3.Qb1#
- 2...d4
- 3.Qxd4#
- 3.Qc6#
- threat
- 2.Rxc4+
- 1...Rd6
- 2.Rxc4+
- 2...dxc4
- 3.Sxd6#
- 3.Qe5#
- 2...d4
- 3.Sxd6#
- 3.Qe5#
- 2...dxc4
- 2.Rxc4+
- 1...Rxc7
- 2.Qxc7
- threat
- 3.Qe5#
- 2...e5
- 3.Sd6#
- 3.Qxe5#
- threat
- 2.Qxc7
- 1...Ba6
- 2.Rxe6+
- 2...Rxe6
- 3.Qxd5#
- 2...Rxe6
- 2.Rxe6+
- 1...Bb7
- 2.Rxc4+
- 2...Rxc4
- 3.Rxe6#
- 2...dxc4
- 3.Qe5#
- 2...d4
- 3.Rxd4#
- 3.Qe5#
- 2...Rxc4
- 2.Rxc4+
- 1...d4
- 2.Qe5#
- 1...e5
- 2.Qxd5#
- 1...Rc5
- Tries
- 1.Sb5?
- threat
- 2.Rxc4+
- 2...Rxc4
- 3.Sbd6#
- 2...dxc4
- 3.Sc3#
- 2...d4
- 3.Sc3#
- 3.Rxd4#
- 2...Rxc4
- 2.Rxc4+
- 1...d4
- 2.Sbd6+
- 2...Rxd6
- 3.Sxd6#
- 3.Qe5#
- 2...Rxd6
- 2.Rxc4
- threat
- 3.Sc3#
- 3.Rxd4#
- 2...Kd5
- 3.Sc3#
- 3.Rxd4#
- 2...Rxc4
- 3.Sbd6#
- threat
- 2.Sbd6+
- 1...Rc5
- 2.Sbd6+
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Bxc5#
- 2...Kd4
- 2.Sbd6+
- 1...Ra6
- 2.Rxc4+
- 2...dxc4
- 3.Sc3#
- 2...d4
- 3.Sc3#
- 3.Rxd4#
- 2...dxc4
- 2.Qxa6
- threat
- 3.Sbd6#
- 2...d4
- 3.Qc6#
- threat
- 2.Rxc4+
- 1...Rb6
- 2.Bxb6
- threat
- 3.Sbd6#
- threat
- 2.Qxb6
- threat
- 3.Sbd6#
- 3.Qd4#
- 2...d4
- 3.Qxd4#
- 3.Qc6#
- threat
- 2.Bxb6
- 1...Ba6
- 2.Rxc4+
- 2...Rxc4
- 3.Sbd6#
- 3.Rxe6#
- 2...dxc4
- 3.Sc3#
- 2...d4
- 3.Sc3#
- 3.Rxd4#
- 2...Rxc4
- 2.Qc7
- threat
- 3.Qe5#
- 2...Rxc7
- 3.Sbd6#
- 3.Rxe6#
- 2...Rd6
- 3.Sbxd6#
- 2...e5
- 3.Qxe5#
- threat
- 2.Rxc4+
- 1...Bb7
- 2.Rxc4+
- 2...Rxc4
- 3.Sbd6#
- 3.Rxe6#
- 2...dxc4
- 3.Sc3#
- 2...d4
- 3.Sc3#
- 3.Rxd4#
- 2...Rxc4
- 2.Rxc4+
- 1...Sd2
- 2.Rxc4+
- 2...Rxc4
- 3.Sbd6#
- 2...Sxc4
- 3.Sc3#
- 2...dxc4
- 3.Sc3#
- 2...d4
- 3.Sc3#
- 3.Rxd4#
- 2...Rxc4
- 2.Rxc4+
- 1...e5
- 2.Sbd6+
- 2...Rxd6
- 3.Sxd6#
- 2...Rxd6
- 2.Sfd6+
- 2...Rxd6
- 3.Sxd6#
- 2...Rxd6
- 2.Rxc4+
- 2...Rxc4
- 3.Sbd6#
- 3.Sfd6#
- 2...dxc4
- 3.Sc3#
- 2...d4
- 3.Sc3#
- 2...Rxc4
- 2.Rxc6
- threat
- 3.Sbd6#
- 3.Sfd6#
- threat
- 2.Sbd6+
- 1...Be1!
- threat
- 1.Se8?
- threat
- 2.Rxc4+
- 2...Rxc4
- 3.Sed6#
- 2...dxc4
- 3.Qe5#
- 2...d4
- 3.Rxd4#
- 3.Qe5#
- 2...Rxc4
- 2.Rxc4+
- 1...Rc5
- 2.Sed6+
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Bxc5#
- 2...Kd4
- 2.Qxc5
- threat
- 3.Sed6#
- 3.Qd4#
- threat
- 2.Sed6+
- 1...Rb6
- 2.Bxb6
- threat
- 3.Sed6#
- threat
- 2.Rxc4+
- 2...dxc4
- 3.Qe5#
- 2...d4
- 3.Qe5#
- 2...dxc4
- 2.Qxb6
- threat
- 3.Sed6#
- 3.Qd4#
- 3.Qb1#
- 2...d4
- 3.Qxd4#
- 3.Qc6#
- threat
- 2.Bxb6
- 1...Ra6
- 2.Qxa6
- threat
- 3.Sed6#
- 2...d4
- 3.Qc6#
- threat
- 2.Qxa6
- 1...Ba6
- 2.Qc7
- threat
- 3.Qe5#
- 2...Rxc7
- 3.Sed6#
- 3.Rxe6#
- 2...Rd6
- 3.Sexd6#
- 2...e5
- 3.Qxe5#
- threat
- 2.Qc7
- 1...Bb7
- 2.Rxc4+
- 2...Rxc4
- 3.Sed6#
- 3.Rxe6#
- 2...dxc4
- 3.Qe5#
- 2...d4
- 3.Rxd4#
- 3.Qe5#
- 2...Rxc4
- 2.Rxc4+
- 1...e5
- 2.Sfd6+
- 2...Rxd6
- 3.Sxd6#
- 2...Rxd6
- 2.Sed6+
- 2...Rxd6
- 3.Sxd6#
- 2...Rxd6
- 2.Rxc4+
- 2...Rxc4
- 3.Sfd6#
- 3.Sed6#
- 2...dxc4
- 3.Qxe5#
- 2...d4
- 3.Qxe5#
- 2...Rxc4
- 2.Rxc6
- threat
- 3.Sfd6#
- 3.Sed6#
- 3.Sf6#
- threat
- 2.Sfd6+
- 1...h5
- 2.Rxc4+
- 2...Rxc4
- 3.Sed6#
- 2...dxc4
- 3.Sg5#
- 3.Qe5#
- 2...d4
- 3.Sg5#
- 3.Rxd4#
- 3.Qe5#
- 2...Rxc4
- 2.Rxc4+
- 1...Sd2!
- threat
- 1.Bxc4?
- threat
- 2.Bd3#
- 1...Rf2
- 2.Bxd5+
- 2...exd5
- 3.Qxd5#
- 2...exd5
- 2.Qxd5+
- 2...exd5
- 3.Bxd5#
- 2...exd5
- 2.Bxd5+
- 1...Rc5
- 2.Bd3+
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Sb5#
- 3.Bxc5#
- 3.Qb4#
- 3.Qxc5#
- 2...Kd4
- 2.Bd3+
- 1...Rb6
- 2.Bd3+
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Sb5#
- 3.Bxb6#
- 3.Qb4#
- 3.Qc5#
- 2...Kd4
- 2.Bxd5+
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Bxb6#
- 3.Qb4#
- 3.Qc5#
- 2...exd5
- 3.Qxd5#
- 2...Kd4
- 2.Bd3+
- 1...Ba6
- 2.Bxd5+
- 2...exd5
- 3.Qxd5#
- 2...exd5
- 2.Rxe6+
- 2...Rxe6
- 3.Bxd5#
- 3.Qxd5#
- 2...Rxe6
- 2.Qxd5+
- 2...exd5
- 3.Bxd5#
- 2...exd5
- 2.Bxd5+
- 1...Sf2
- 2.Bxd5+
- 2...exd5
- 3.Qxd5#
- 2...exd5
- 2.Qxd5+
- 2...exd5
- 3.Bxd5#
- 2...exd5
- 2.Bxd5+
- 1...e2
- 2.Bxd5+
- 2...exd5
- 3.Qxd5#
- 2...exd5
- 2.Qxd5+
- 2...exd5
- 3.Bxd5#
- 2...exd5
- 2.Bxd5+
- 1...Rxc4!
- threat
- 1.Rd3?
- threat
- 2.Rd4#
- 1...Rc5
- 2.Qxc5
- threat
- 3.Rd4#
- 3.Qd4#
- 2...d4
- 3.Sd6#
- 3.Rxd4#
- 3.Qxd4#
- 3.Qe5#
- 3.Qc6#
- 2...e5
- 3.Sd6#
- 3.Qxd5#
- threat
- 2.Qxc5
- 1...Rb6
- 2.Qxb6
- threat
- 3.Rd4#
- 3.Qd4#
- 2...d4
- 3.Rxd4#
- 3.Qxd4#
- 3.Qc6#
- 2...e5
- 3.Sd6#
- threat
- 2.Qxb6
- 1...cxd3!
- threat
- 1.Rxc4+?
- 1...dxc4
- 2.Qe5#
- 1...d4
- 2.Rxd4#
- 2.Qe5#
- 1...Rxc4!
- 1...dxc4
- 1.Rf5?
- threat
- 2.Re5#
- 1...Rc5
- 2.Sd6+
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Scb5#
- 3.Bxc5#
- 2...Kd4
- 2.Re5+
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Sb5#
- 3.Bxc5#
- 2...Kd4
- 2.Qxc5
- threat
- 3.Sd6#
- 3.Re5#
- 3.Qd4#
- threat
- 2.Sd6+
- 1...Rb6
- 2.Rxc4+
- 2...dxc4
- 3.Qe5#
- 2...d4
- 3.Re5#
- 3.Qe5#
- 2...dxc4
- 2.Re5+
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Bxb6#
- 2...Kd4
- 2.Qxb6
- threat
- 3.Sd6#
- 3.Re5#
- 3.Qd4#
- 3.Qb1#
- threat
- 2.Rxc4+
- 1...gxf5!
- threat
- 1.Rxe6+?
- 1...Rxe6
- 2.Qxd5#
- 1...Bxe6!
- 1...Rxe6
- 1.Qb6?
- threat
- 2.Qd4#
- 2.Qb1#
- 1...Rc5
- 2.Qxc5
- threat
- 3.Qd4#
- 2...d4
- 3.Sd6#
- 3.Qxd4#
- 3.Qe5#
- 3.Qc6#
- 2...e5
- 3.Sd6#
- 3.Qxd5#
- threat
- 2.Qb1+
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Sb5#
- 2...Kd4
- 2.Qxc5
- 1...Rxb6!
- threat
- 1.Qa4?
- threat
- 2.Bd3#
- 2.Qc2#
- 1...Rc5
- 2.Bd3+
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Sb5#
- 2...Kd4
- 2.Qc2+
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Sb5#
- 2...Kd4
- 2.Bd3+
- 1...Rb6
- 2.Rxc4+
- 2...dxc4
- 3.Qxc4#
- 2...d4
- 3.Rxd4#
- 3.Qc2#
- 2...dxc4
- 2.Qc2+
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Bxb6#
- 2...Kd4
- 2.Qxc4+
- 2...dxc4
- 3.Rxc4#
- 2...d4
- 3.Bd3#
- 3.Qd3#
- 2...dxc4
- 2.Rxc4+
- 1...Sf2!
- threat
- 1.Qc5?
- threat
- 2.Qd4#
- 1...Ra6+
- 2.Sxa6
- threat
- 3.Qd4#
- 2...d4
- 3.Sd6#
- 3.Qxd4#
- 3.Qe5#
- 3.Qc6#
- 2...e5
- 3.Sd6#
- threat
- 2.Sxa6
- 1...Rb6
- 2.Bxb6
- threat
- 3.Qd4#
- 2...d4
- 3.Sd6#
- 3.Qxd4#
- 3.Qe5#
- 3.Qc6#
- 2...e5
- 3.Sd6#
- 3.Qxd5#
- threat
- 2.Rxc4+
- 2...dxc4
- 3.Qxc4#
- 3.Qe5#
- 2...d4
- 3.Rxd4#
- 3.Qxd4#
- 3.Qe5#
- 2...dxc4
- 2.Qxb6
- threat
- 3.Qd4#
- 3.Qb1#
- 2...d4
- 3.Qxd4#
- 3.Qc6#
- threat
- 2.Qxc4+
- 2...dxc4
- 3.Rxc4#
- 2...d4
- 3.Bd3#
- 3.Qd3#
- 2...dxc4
- 2.Bxb6
- 1...Rxc5!
- threat
- 1.Sb5?
- Keys
- 1.Sxd5!
- threat
- 2.Rxe6+
- 2...Rxe6
- 3.Rxc4#
- 2...Bxe6
- 3.Sf6#
- 2...Rxe6
- 2.Rxe6+
- 1...exd5
- 2.Qxd5+
- 2...Kxd5
- 3.Bxf3#
- 2...Kxd5
- 2.Qxd5+
- 1...Rc5
- 2.Qxc5
- threat
- 3.Rxc4#
- 3.Qd4#
- 3.Qxc4#
- threat
- 2.Qxc5
- 1...Rc7
- 2.Sxc7
- threat
- 3.Sd6#
- 3.Rxc4#
- 3.Qe5#
- threat
- 2.Rxe6+
- 2...Bxe6
- 3.Sf6#
- 2...Bxe6
- 2.Qxc7
- threat
- 3.Qe5#
- 3.Qxc4#
- 2...Kxd5
- 3.Bxf3#
- 3.Qxc4#
- threat
- 2.Sxc7
- 1...Bh4
- 2.Rxe3+
- 2...Rxe3
- 3.Rxf4#
- 2...Sxe3
- 3.Sc3#
- 2...fxe3
- 3.Sc3#
- 2...Rxe3
- 2.Rxe3+
- 1...Ba6
- 2.Rxc4+
- 2...Rxc4
- 3.Rxe6#
- 2...Bxc4
- 3.Sc3#
- 2...Rxc4
- 2.Rxc4+
- 1...Bb7
- 2.Rxc4+
- 2...Rxc4
- 3.Rxe6#
- 2...Rxc4
- 2.Rxe6+
- 2...Rxe6
- 3.Rxc4#
- 2...Rxe6
- 2.Rxc4+
- 1...Bd7
- 2.Rxe6+
- 2...Rxe6
- 3.Rxc4#
- 2...Bxe6
- 3.Sf6#
- 2...Rxe6
- 2.Rxe6+
- 1...Sd2
- 2.Rxf4+
- 2...Rxf4
- 3.Rxe3#
- 2...Bxf4
- 3.Sf6#
- 2...Rxf4
- 2.Rxf4+
- 1...e5
- 2.Sd6+
- 2...Rxd6
- 3.Rxc4#
- 2...Rxd6
- 2.Rxc4+
- 2...Rxc4
- 3.Sd6#
- 2...Rxc4
- 2.Rxc6
- threat
- 3.Sf6#
- 3.Sd6#
- 3.R3xc4#
- 3.R6xc4#
- threat
- 2.Sd6+
- threat
- 1.Sxd5!
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