MESON Chess Problem Database

Problem Display
PID: 29164 (2nK1R2/Q2PPP2/2B1k1NR/4N1bP/4p1P1/1n6/8/3q4 w - - 0 1)

Hassberg, Eric Manfred

1st Prize, Chess Correspondent (Pin-Unpin TT), 1947-1948

2nK1R2/Q2PPP2/2B1k1NR/4N1bP/4p1P1/1n6/8/3q4

#3

12 + 6

70 American Chess Problemist 1949
3485 Sachova skladba 1985
145 StrateGems 1998

SOLUTION

  • SOUND
  • Sets
    • 1...Kd6
      • 2.dxc8Q
        • threat
          • 3.Sc4#
          • 3.Qcd7#
        • 2...Bxe7+
          • 3.Qxe7#
    • 1...Qc2
      • 2.dxc8Q+
        • 2...Kd6
          • 3.Qcd7#
        • 2...Kf6
          • 3.e8S#
    • 1...Qe2
      • 2.dxc8Q+
        • 2...Kd6
          • 3.Qcd7#
        • 2...Kf6
          • 3.e8S#
    • 1...Qf3
      • 2.dxc8Q+
        • 2...Kd6
          • 3.Sc4#
          • 3.Qcd7#
        • 2...Kf6
          • 3.e8S#
    • 1...Qxg4
      • 2.dxc8Q+
        • 2...Kd6
          • 3.Sc4#
        • 2...Kf6
          • 3.e8S#
    • 1...Qa1
      • 2.dxc8Q+
        • 2...Kd6
          • 3.Sc4#
          • 3.Qcd7#
        • 2...Kf6
          • 3.e8S#
    • 1...Qb1
      • 2.dxc8Q+
        • 2...Kd6
          • 3.Sc4#
          • 3.Qcd7#
        • 2...Kf6
          • 3.e8S#
    • 1...Qc1
      • 2.dxc8Q+
        • 2...Kd6
          • 3.Qcd7#
        • 2...Kf6
          • 3.e8S#
    • 1...Qe1
      • 2.dxc8Q+
        • 2...Kd6
          • 3.Sc4#
          • 3.Qcd7#
        • 2...Kf6
          • 3.e8S#
    • 1...Qf1
      • 2.dxc8Q+
        • 2...Kd6
          • 3.Qcd7#
        • 2...Kf6
          • 3.e8S#
    • 1...Qg1
      • 2.dxc8Q+
        • 2...Kd6
          • 3.Sc4#
          • 3.Qcd7#
        • 2...Kf6
          • 3.e8S#
    • 1...Qh1
      • 2.dxc8Q+
        • 2...Kd6
          • 3.Sc4#
          • 3.Qcd7#
        • 2...Kf6
          • 3.e8S#
    • 1...Qxd7+
      • 2.Qxd7+
        • 2...Kf6
          • 3.e8S#
    • 1...Sd2
      • 2.dxc8Q+
        • 2...Kd6
          • 3.Qd4#
          • 3.Qcd7#
          • 3.Qa3#
        • 2...Kf6
          • 3.e8S#
      • 2.dxc8B+
        • 2...Kd6
          • 3.Qd4#
          • 3.Qa3#
        • 2...Kf6
          • 3.e8S#
    • 1...Sd4
      • 2.dxc8Q+
        • 2...Kd6
          • 3.Sc4#
          • 3.Qcd7#
          • 3.Qa3#
        • 2...Kf6
          • 3.e8S#
      • 2.dxc8B+
        • 2...Kd6
          • 3.Qa3#
        • 2...Kf6
          • 3.e8S#
    • 1...e3
      • 2.Sf4+
        • 2...Kxe5
          • 3.Qxe3#
  • Tries
    • 1.Sc4?
      • threat
        • 2.Sf4#
      • 1...Qxd7+
        • 2.Qxd7+
          • 2...Kf6
            • 3.e8S#
      • 1...Qxg4
        • 2.dxc8Q+
          • 2...Kf6
            • 3.e8S#
        • 2.dxc8B+
          • 2...Kf6
            • 3.e8S#
      • 1...Bxh6
        • 2.e8Q+
          • 2...Kf6
            • 3.Qe5#
          • 2...Se7
            • 3.Qxe7#
      • 1...Kf6!
  • Keys
    • 1.Sf3!
      • threat
        • 2.Sf4#
      • 1...Qxd7+
        • 2.Qxd7+
          • 2...Kf6
            • 3.e8S#
      • 1...Kd6
        • 2.dxc8Q
          • threat
            • 3.Qcd7#
          • 2...Bxe7+
            • 3.Sxe7#
            • 3.Qxe7#
          • 2...Sc5
            • 3.Qab8#
            • 3.Qac7#
      • 1...Kf6
        • 2.e8S+
          • 2...Ke6+
            • 3.Sxg5#
      • 1...Qxf3
        • 2.dxc8Q+
          • 2...Kd6
            • 3.Qcd7#
          • 2...Kf6
            • 3.e8S#
      • 1...Bxh6
        • 2.e8Q+
          • 2...Kd6
            • 3.dxc8S#
          • 2...Kf6
            • 3.Qe5#
          • 2...Se7
            • 3.Qxe7#
      • 1...exf3
        • 2.Sf4+
          • 2...Ke5
            • 3.Qe3#
      • 1...Bf6
        • 2.Sf4+
          • 2...Kd6
            • 3.Rxf6#

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