MESON Chess Problem Database

Problem Display
PID: 29909 (B7/4p3/4P3/3P3p/4R3/ppppBkN1/7K/8 w - - 0 1)

Brotherton, David WA

The Problemist, 1963

B7/4p3/4P3/3P3p/4R3/ppppBkN1/7K/8

#3

7 + 7

136 Problem Observer 2005

SOLUTION

  • SOUND
  • Sets
    • 1...c2
      • 2.Bd2
        • threat
          • 3.Rf4#
        • 2...Kf2
          • 3.Rf4#
  • Tries
    • 1.Bc1?
      • threat
        • 2.Rf4#
      • 1...Kf2
        • 2.Rf4+
          • 2...Ke1
            • 3.Rf1#
      • 1...d2!
    • 1.Bd2?
      • threat
        • 2.Rf4#
      • 1...Kf2
        • 2.Rf4#
      • 1...cxd2!
    • 1.Bc5?
      • threat
        • 2.Ra4
          • threat
            • 3.d6#
        • 2.Rb4
          • threat
            • 3.d6#
        • 2.Rc4
          • threat
            • 3.d6#
        • 2.Rh4
          • threat
            • 3.d6#
      • 1...a2
        • 2.Ra4
          • threat
            • 3.d6#
      • 1...b2
        • 2.Rb4
          • threat
            • 3.d6#
      • 1...h4
        • 2.Rxh4
          • threat
            • 3.d6#
      • 1...d2!
    • 1.Bb6?
      • threat
        • 2.Ra4
          • threat
            • 3.d6#
        • 2.Rb4
          • threat
            • 3.d6#
        • 2.Rc4
          • threat
            • 3.d6#
        • 2.Rh4
          • threat
            • 3.d6#
      • 1...a2
        • 2.Ra4
          • threat
            • 3.d6#
      • 1...c2
        • 2.Rc4
          • threat
            • 3.d6#
      • 1...h4
        • 2.Rxh4
          • threat
            • 3.d6#
      • 1...d2!
    • 1.Ba7?
      • threat
        • 2.Ra4
          • threat
            • 3.d6#
        • 2.Rb4
          • threat
            • 3.d6#
        • 2.Rc4
          • threat
            • 3.d6#
        • 2.Rh4
          • threat
            • 3.d6#
      • 1...b2
        • 2.Rb4
          • threat
            • 3.d6#
      • 1...c2
        • 2.Rc4
          • threat
            • 3.d6#
      • 1...h4
        • 2.Rxh4
          • threat
            • 3.d6#
      • 1...d2!
    • 1.Rh4?
      • threat
        • 2.Bg1
          • threat
            • 3.d6#
        • 2.Bd4
          • threat
            • 3.d6#
        • 2.Bc5
          • threat
            • 3.d6#
        • 2.Bb6
          • threat
            • 3.d6#
        • 2.Ba7
          • threat
            • 3.d6#
      • 1...a2
        • 2.Ba7
          • threat
            • 3.d6#
      • 1...b2
        • 2.Bb6
          • threat
            • 3.d6#
      • 1...c2
        • 2.Bd2
          • threat
            • 3.Rf4#
          • 2...Kf2
            • 3.Rf4#
        • 2.Bc5
          • threat
            • 3.d6#
      • 1...d2
        • 2.Bd4
          • threat
            • 3.d6#
      • 1...Kxe3!
  • Keys
    • 1.Bg1!
      • threat
        • 2.Ra4
          • threat
            • 3.d6#
        • 2.Rb4
          • threat
            • 3.d6#
        • 2.Rc4
          • threat
            • 3.d6#
        • 2.Rd4
          • threat
            • 3.d6#
        • 2.Rh4
          • threat
            • 3.d6#
      • 1...a2
        • 2.Ra4
          • threat
            • 3.d6#
      • 1...b2
        • 2.Rb4
          • threat
            • 3.d6#
      • 1...c2
        • 2.Rc4
          • threat
            • 3.d6#
      • 1...d2
        • 2.Rd4
          • threat
            • 3.d6#
      • 1...h4
        • 2.Rxh4
          • threat
            • 3.d6#

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