MESON Chess Problem Database
Problem Display
PID: 29021 (r3q3/1PkP4/P1N1p3/2QbN3/4p3/2P5/2nr2p1/5nK1 w - - 0 1)
Lipton, Michael
Matthews, Robin CO
Correspondence Chess, 1958
#3
8 + 10
| 3976 | FIDE Album (1956-1958) | 1961 |
| 14609 | Mostly Three=Movers | 1995 |
| 133 | The Problemist Supplement | 2011 |
SOLUTION
- SOUND
- Sets
- 1...Qh5
- 2.bxa8S#
- 1...Qg6
- 2.bxa8S#
- 1...Qf7
- 2.bxa8S#
- 1...Qe7
- 2.bxa8S#
- 1...Qc8
- 2.Sb8+
- 2...Kxb8
- 3.bxc8Q#
- 3.bxc8R#
- 3.dxc8Q#
- 3.dxc8R#
- 2...Kd8
- 3.Sf7#
- 3.bxc8Q#
- 3.bxc8R#
- 3.dxc8Q#
- 3.dxc8R#
- 2...Bc6
- 3.bxc8Q#
- 3.bxc8R#
- 3.dxc8Q#
- 3.dxc8R#
- 2...Kxb8
- 2.Sb8+
- 1...Rxa6
- 2.dxe8Q
- threat
- 3.Qd7#
- 3.Qf7#
- 3.Qee7#
- 3.Qb8#
- 3.Qc8#
- 3.b8Q#
- 2...Kxb7
- 3.Qb8#
- threat
- 2.dxe8Q
- 1...Ra7
- 2.dxe8S#
- 1...Rc8
- 2.Sd8+
- 2...Kb8
- 3.a7#
- 3.bxc8Q#
- 3.bxc8R#
- 3.dxc8Q#
- 3.dxc8R#
- 2...Kxd8
- 3.bxc8Q#
- 3.bxc8R#
- 3.dxc8Q#
- 3.dxc8R#
- 2...Bc6
- 3.bxc8Q#
- 3.bxc8R#
- 3.dxc8Q#
- 3.dxc8R#
- 2...Kb8
- 2.Sd8+
- 1...Ba2
- 2.Sd4+
- 2...Kb8
- 3.dxe8Q#
- 3.dxe8R#
- 2...Kd8
- 3.bxa8Q#
- 3.bxa8R#
- 2...Kb8
- 2.Sd4+
- 1...Bb3
- 2.Sd4+
- 2...Kb8
- 3.dxe8Q#
- 3.dxe8R#
- 2...Kd8
- 3.bxa8Q#
- 3.bxa8R#
- 2...Kb8
- 2.Sd4+
- 1...Bc4
- 2.Sd4+
- 2...Kb8
- 3.dxe8Q#
- 3.dxe8R#
- 2...Kd8
- 3.bxa8Q#
- 3.bxa8R#
- 2...Kb8
- 2.Sd4+
- 1...Bxc6
- 2.Qxc6+
- 2...Kb8
- 3.bxa8Q#
- 3.bxa8R#
- 2...Kd8
- 3.dxe8Q#
- 3.dxe8R#
- 2...Kb8
- 2.Qxc6+
- 1...Qh5
- Tries
- 1.Sb4+?
- 1...Bc6
- 2.Qxc6+
- 2...Kb8
- 3.bxa8Q#
- 3.bxa8R#
- 2...Kd8
- 3.dxe8Q#
- 3.dxe8R#
- 2...Kb8
- 2.Qxc6+
- 1...Kd8!
- 1...Bc6
- 1.Sd4+?
- 1...Bc6
- 2.Qxc6+
- 2...Kb8
- 3.bxa8Q#
- 3.bxa8R#
- 2...Kd8
- 3.dxe8Q#
- 3.dxe8R#
- 2...Kb8
- 2.Qxc6+
- 1...Kd8!
- 1...Bc6
- 1.Sa5+?
- 1...Bc6
- 2.Qxc6+
- 2...Kb8
- 3.bxa8Q#
- 3.bxa8R#
- 2...Kd8
- 3.dxe8Q#
- 3.dxe8R#
- 2...Kb8
- 2.Qxc6+
- 1...Kd8!
- 1...Bc6
- 1.Sa7+?
- 1...Bc6
- 2.Qxc6+
- 2...Kb8
- 3.bxa8Q#
- 3.bxa8R#
- 2...Kd8
- 3.dxe8Q#
- 3.dxe8R#
- 2...Kb8
- 2.Qxc6+
- 1...Kd8!
- 1...Bc6
- 1.Se7+?
- 1...Bc6
- 2.Qxc6+
- 2...Kb8
- 3.bxa8Q#
- 3.bxa8R#
- 2...Kd8
- 3.dxe8Q#
- 3.dxe8R#
- 2...Kb8
- 2.Qxc6+
- 1...Kd8!
- 1...Bc6
- 1.Sb8+?
- 1...Bc6
- 2.Qxc6+
- 2...Kxb8
- 3.bxa8Q#
- 3.bxa8R#
- 2...Kd8
- 3.dxe8Q#
- 3.dxe8R#
- 2...Kxb8
- 2.Qxc6+
- 1...Kd8!
- 1...Bc6
- 1.Sd8+?
- 1...Kb8
- 2.a7+
- 2...Rxa7
- 3.Qd6#
- 3.Qc8#
- 2...Rxa7
- 2.a7+
- 1...Bc6
- 2.Qxc6+
- 2...Kb8
- 3.bxa8Q#
- 3.bxa8R#
- 2...Kxd8
- 3.dxe8Q#
- 3.dxe8R#
- 2...Kb8
- 2.Qxc6+
- 1...Kxd8!
- 1...Kb8
- 1.bxa8Q?
- threat
- 2.Qb7#
- 2.Qaa7#
- 2.dxe8S#
- 1...Qxd7
- 2.Qb7#
- 2.Qb8#
- 1...Bxc6
- 2.Qcxc6#
- 2.dxe8S#
- 1...Qb8
- 2.Qxb8#
- 1...Qh5
- 2.Qb7#
- 2.Qaa7#
- 2.Qb8#
- 2.Qc8#
- 2.Qd8#
- 2.d8Q#
- 2.d8B#
- 1...Qg6
- 2.Qb7#
- 2.Qaa7#
- 2.Qb8#
- 2.Qc8#
- 2.Qd8#
- 2.d8Q#
- 2.d8B#
- 1...Qf7
- 2.Qb7#
- 2.Qaa7#
- 2.Qb8#
- 2.Qc8#
- 2.Qd8#
- 2.d8Q#
- 2.d8B#
- 1...Qe7
- 2.Qb7#
- 2.Qaa7#
- 2.Qb8#
- 2.Qc8#
- 1...Qc8
- 2.Qxc8#
- 2.dxc8Q#
- 2.dxc8R#
- 1...Qd8
- 2.Qb7#
- 2.Qaa7#
- 2.Qxd8#
- 1...Qf8
- 2.Qb7#
- 2.Qaa7#
- 1...Qg8
- 2.Qb7#
- 2.Qaa7#
- 1...Qh8
- 2.Qb7#
- 2.Qaa7#
- 1...Qxa8!
- threat
- 1.bxa8R?
- threat
- 2.Ra7#
- 2.dxe8S#
- 1...Qxd7
- 2.Sd4+
- 2...Qc6
- 3.Sb5#
- 2...Bc6
- 3.Sb5#
- 2...Qc6
- 2.Sa7+
- 2...Qc6
- 3.Sb5#
- 3.Rc8#
- 2...Bc6
- 3.Sb5#
- 2...Qc6
- 2.Sd4+
- 1...Qb8
- 2.Sd4+
- 2...Kd8
- 3.Rxb8#
- 2...Bc6
- 3.Sxe6#
- 2...Kd8
- 2.Sd8+
- 2...Kxd8
- 3.Rxb8#
- 2...Bc6
- 3.Sxe6#
- 2...Kxd8
- 2.Ra7+
- 2...Qxa7
- 3.d8Q#
- 2...Qb7
- 3.Rxb7#
- 3.d8Q#
- 2...Qxa7
- 2.Rxb8
- threat
- 3.Rb7#
- 3.Rc8#
- 3.d8Q#
- 3.d8B#
- threat
- 2.Sd4+
- 1...Qxa8!
- threat
- 1.dxe8Q?
- threat
- 2.Qd7#
- 2.Qf7#
- 2.Qee7#
- 2.bxa8S#
- 1...Rxa6
- 2.Qd7#
- 2.Qf7#
- 2.Qee7#
- 2.Qb8#
- 2.Qc8#
- 2.b8Q#
- 1...Bxc6
- 2.Qcxc6#
- 2.bxa8S#
- 1...Rf2
- 2.Qd7#
- 2.Qee7#
- 2.bxa8S#
- 1...Ra7
- 2.Qd7#
- 2.Qf7#
- 2.Qee7#
- 2.Qb8#
- 2.Qc8#
- 2.Qd8#
- 2.b8Q#
- 2.b8B#
- 1...Rb8
- 2.Qd7#
- 2.Qf7#
- 2.Qee7#
- 2.Qxb8#
- 1...Rc8
- 2.Qd7#
- 2.Qf7#
- 2.Qee7#
- 2.Qxc8#
- 2.bxc8Q#
- 2.bxc8R#
- 1...Rd8
- 2.Qxd8#
- 1...Ba2
- 2.Sb4#
- 2.Sd4#
- 2.Sa5#
- 2.Sa7#
- 2.Se7#
- 2.Sb8#
- 2.bxa8S#
- 1...Bb3
- 2.Sb4#
- 2.Sd4#
- 2.Sa5#
- 2.Sa7#
- 2.Se7#
- 2.Sb8#
- 2.bxa8S#
- 1...Bc4
- 2.Sb4#
- 2.Sd4#
- 2.Sa5#
- 2.Sa7#
- 2.Se7#
- 2.Sb8#
- 2.bxa8S#
- 1...Rxe8!
- threat
- 1.dxe8R?
- threat
- 2.Re7#
- 2.bxa8S#
- 1...Rd8
- 2.Sxd8+
- 2...Kb8
- 3.Sd7#
- 3.Sxe6#
- 3.Sdf7#
- 3.a7#
- 2...Bc6
- 3.Sxe6#
- 2...Kb8
- 2.Re7+
- 2...Rd7
- 3.Rxd7#
- 3.b8Q#
- 2...Rd7
- 2.Rxd8
- threat
- 3.Rd7#
- 3.Rc8#
- 3.Qa5#
- 3.b8Q#
- 3.b8B#
- threat
- 2.Qa5+
- 2...Kd6
- 3.Rxd8#
- 2...Kd6
- 2.Sxd8+
- 1...Rxe8!
- threat
- 1.Sb4+?
- Keys
- 1.c4!
- threat
- 2.Qa5+
- 2...Kd6
- 3.c5#
- 2...Kd6
- 2.Qa5+
- 1...Rxa6
- 2.dxe8Q
- threat
- 3.Qd7#
- 3.Qf7#
- 3.Qee7#
- 3.Qb8#
- 3.Qc8#
- 3.b8Q#
- 2...Kxb7
- 3.Qb8#
- threat
- 2.dxe8Q
- 1...Bxc4
- 2.Sd4+
- 2...Kb8
- 3.dxe8Q#
- 3.dxe8R#
- 2...Kd8
- 3.bxa8Q#
- 3.bxa8R#
- 2...Kb8
- 2.Sd4+
- 1...Bxc6
- 2.Qxc6+
- 2...Kb8
- 3.bxa8Q#
- 3.bxa8R#
- 2...Kd8
- 3.dxe8Q#
- 3.dxe8R#
- 2...Kb8
- 2.Qxc6+
- threat
- 1.c4!
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