MESON Chess Problem Database
Problem Display
PID: 30597 (2K1R3/1p1N2p1/3kBP2/NQ2p1r1/1p5r/8/4nq2/5nbb w - - 0 1)
Smits, Gerhardus Johannes Gerard
1st Prize, The Problemist, 1980
#3
7 + 12
SOLUTION
- SOUND
- Sets
- 1...Rh2
- 2.Sc4#
- 1...Rh3
- 2.Sc4#
- 1...Rc4+
- 2.Sxc4#
- 1...Rd4
- 2.Qc5#
- 1...Re4
- 2.Sxb7#
- 2.Qd5#
- 1...Rhh5
- 2.Sc4#
- 1...Rh6
- 2.Sc4#
- 1...Rh7
- 2.Sc4#
- 1...Rh8
- 2.Sc4#
- 1...Rg2
- 2.Sxb7#
- 2.Qd5#
- 2.Qxe5#
- 1...Rg3
- 2.Qxe5#
- 1...Rg4
- 2.Qxe5#
- 1...Rg6
- 2.Qxe5#
- 1...Bh2
- 2.Bb3
- threat
- 3.Re6#
- 2...Qc5+
- 3.Qxc5#
- 2...Rc4+
- 3.Sxc4#
- 2...Qxf6
- 3.Qc5#
- 2...Qf5
- 3.Qc5#
- 2...Rh8
- 3.Sc4#
- 2...Bd5
- 3.Qxd5#
- 2...Sd4
- 3.Sc4#
- 3.Qxb4#
- 3.Qc5#
- 2...Sf4
- 3.Sc4#
- threat
- 2.Bf7
- threat
- 3.Re6#
- 2...Qc5+
- 3.Qxc5#
- 2...Rc4+
- 3.Sxc4#
- 2...Qxf6
- 3.Qc5#
- 2...Qf5
- 3.Qc5#
- 2...Rh8
- 3.Sc4#
- 2...Bd5
- 3.Qxd5#
- 2...Sd4
- 3.Sc4#
- 3.Qxb4#
- 3.Qc5#
- 2...Sf4
- 3.Sc4#
- threat
- 2.Bg8
- threat
- 3.Re6#
- 2...Qc5+
- 3.Qxc5#
- 2...Rc4+
- 3.Sxc4#
- 2...Qxf6
- 3.Qc5#
- 2...Qf5
- 3.Qc5#
- 2...Bd5
- 3.Qxd5#
- 2...Sd4
- 3.Sc4#
- 3.Qxb4#
- 3.Qc5#
- 2...Sf4
- 3.Sc4#
- threat
- 2.Bb3
- 1...Be4
- 2.Sc4#
- 1...Bd5
- 2.Qxd5#
- 1...Bc6
- 2.Qd3+
- 2...Qd4
- 3.Sc4#
- 2...Rd4
- 3.Sc4#
- 2...Bd5
- 3.Qxd5#
- 2...Sd4
- 3.Sc4#
- 2...Qd4
- 2.Qxc6+
- 2...bxc6
- 3.Sb7#
- 2...bxc6
- 2.Qd3+
- 1...Se3
- 2.Qc5#
- 1...Sd4
- 2.Sc4#
- 2.Qxb4#
- 2.Qc5#
- 1...Sf4
- 2.Sc4#
- 1...e4
- 2.Sc4#
- 2.Sxb7#
- 1...Rh2
- Tries
- 1.Sc5?
- threat
- 2.Rd8#
- 1...Qxf6
- 2.Saxb7+
- 2...Bxb7+
- 3.Sxb7#
- 2...Bxb7+
- 2.Se4+
- 2...Rxe4
- 3.Sxb7#
- 3.Qd5#
- 2...Bxe4
- 3.Sc4#
- 2...Rxe4
- 2.Scxb7+
- 2...Bxb7+
- 3.Sxb7#
- 2...Bxb7+
- 2.Qb6+
- 2...Bc6
- 3.Saxb7#
- 3.Scxb7#
- 2...Bc6
- 2.Saxb7+
- 1...gxf6
- 2.Saxb7+
- 2...Bxb7+
- 3.Sxb7#
- 2...Bxb7+
- 2.Se4+
- 2...Rxe4
- 3.Sxb7#
- 3.Qd5#
- 2...Bxe4
- 3.Sc4#
- 2...Rxe4
- 2.Scxb7+
- 2...Bxb7+
- 3.Sxb7#
- 2...Bxb7+
- 2.Rd8+
- 2...Ke7
- 3.Qd7#
- 3.Qe8#
- 2...Ke7
- 2.Qb6+
- 2...Bc6
- 3.Saxb7#
- 3.Scxb7#
- 2...Bc6
- 2.Saxb7+
- 1...Bc6
- 2.Saxb7+
- 2...Bxb7+
- 3.Sxb7#
- 2...Bxb7+
- 2.Scxb7+
- 2...Bxb7+
- 3.Sxb7#
- 2...Bxb7+
- 2.Rd8+
- 2...Bd7+
- 3.Rxd7#
- 2...Bd7+
- 2.Qxc6+
- 2...bxc6
- 3.Sab7#
- 3.Scb7#
- 2...bxc6
- 2.Qb6
- threat
- 3.Saxb7#
- 3.Scxb7#
- 3.Rd8#
- 2...e4
- 3.Sc4#
- threat
- 2.Saxb7+
- 1...Qxc5+!
- threat
- 1.Sb6?
- threat
- 2.Sac4+
- 2...Rxc4+
- 3.Sxc4#
- 2...Rxc4+
- 2.Sbc4+
- 2...Rxc4+
- 3.Sxc4#
- 2...Rxc4+
- 2.Qd7+
- 2...Kc5
- 3.Sa4#
- 2...Kc5
- 2.Sac4+
- 1...Qxb6
- 2.Qd7+
- 2...Kc5
- 3.Sb3#
- 2...Kc5
- 2.Qd7+
- 1...Qd4
- 2.Qd7+
- 2...Kc5
- 3.Sa4#
- 2...Kc5
- 2.Qd7+
- 1...Qf4
- 2.Qd7+
- 2...Kc5
- 3.Sa4#
- 2...Kc5
- 2.Qd7+
- 1...Rd4
- 2.Kb8
- threat
- 3.Sc8#
- 2...Rc4
- 3.Saxc4#
- 3.Sbxc4#
- threat
- 2.Sac4+
- 2...Rxc4+
- 3.Sxc4#
- 2...Rxc4+
- 2.Sa4
- threat
- 3.Qd7#
- 3.Qc5#
- 2...Rc4+
- 3.Sxc4#
- 2...e4
- 3.Sxb7#
- threat
- 2.Sbc4+
- 2...Rxc4+
- 3.Sxc4#
- 2...Rxc4+
- 2.Qd7+
- 2...Kc5
- 3.Sa4#
- 2...Kc5
- 2.Kb8
- 1...Rf4
- 2.Sac4+
- 2...Rxc4+
- 3.Sxc4#
- 2...Rxc4+
- 2.Sbc4+
- 2...Rxc4+
- 3.Sxc4#
- 2...Rxc4+
- 2.Qd7+
- 2...Kc5
- 3.Sa4#
- 2...Kc5
- 2.Sac4+
- 1...Rhg4
- 2.Sac4+
- 2...Rxc4+
- 3.Sxc4#
- 2...Rxc4+
- 2.Sbc4+
- 2...Rxc4+
- 3.Sxc4#
- 2...Rxc4+
- 2.Qd7+
- 2...Kc5
- 3.Sa4#
- 2...Kc5
- 2.Sac4+
- 1...Rgg4
- 2.Qd7+
- 2...Kc5
- 3.Sa4#
- 2...Kc5
- 2.Qd7+
- 1...Bc6
- 2.Sac4+
- 2...Rxc4
- 3.Sxc4#
- 2...Rxc4
- 2.Sbc4+
- 2...Rxc4
- 3.Sxc4#
- 2...Rxc4
- 2.Qxc6+
- 2...bxc6
- 3.Sb7#
- 2...bxc6
- 2.Sac4+
- 1...Sd2
- 2.Qd7+
- 2...Kc5
- 3.Sa4#
- 2...Kc5
- 2.Qd7+
- 1...Se3
- 2.Qd7+
- 2...Kc5
- 3.Sa4#
- 2...Kc5
- 2.Qd7+
- 1...Sc3
- 2.Sac4+
- 2...Rxc4+
- 3.Sxc4#
- 2...Rxc4+
- 2.Sbc4+
- 2...Rxc4+
- 3.Sxc4#
- 2...Rxc4+
- 2.Sac4+
- 1...b3
- 2.Sac4+
- 2...Rxc4+
- 3.Sxc4#
- 2...Rxc4+
- 2.Sbc4+
- 2...Rxc4+
- 3.Sxc4#
- 2...Rxc4+
- 2.Sac4+
- 1...Qc5+!
- threat
- 1.Bb3?
- threat
- 2.Re6#
- 1...Qc5+
- 2.Qxc5+
- 2...Bxc5
- 3.Re6#
- 2...Bxc5
- 2.Qxc5+
- 1...Qxf6
- 2.Sxf6
- threat
- 3.Re6#
- 2...Rc4+
- 3.Sxc4#
- 2...Rh8
- 3.Sc4#
- 2...Bd5
- 3.Qxd5#
- 2...Sd4
- 3.Sc4#
- 3.Qxb4#
- 2...Sf4
- 3.Sc4#
- threat
- 2.Sxf6
- 1...Qf5!
- threat
- 1.Bd5?
- threat
- 2.Sxb7#
- 2.Re6#
- 1...Qc5+
- 2.Sxc5
- threat
- 3.Scxb7#
- 3.Rd8#
- 2...Kxd5
- 3.Rd8#
- threat
- 2.Sxc5
- 1...Bxd5!
- threat
- 1.Qc6+?
- 1...bxc6
- 2.Sb7#
- 1...Bxc6!
- 1...bxc6
- 1.Qb6+?
- 1...Bc6
- 2.Sxb7#
- 2.Qc7#
- 1...Qxb6!
- 1...Bc6
- 1.Sc5?
- Keys
- 1.f7!
- threat
- 2.Qb6+
- 2...Qxb6
- 3.f8Q#
- 3.f8B#
- 2...Bc6
- 3.Sxb7#
- 3.Qc7#
- 2...Qxb6
- 2.Qb6+
- 1...Qc5+
- 2.Qxc5+
- 2...Bxc5
- 3.f8Q#
- 3.f8B#
- 2...Bxc5
- 2.Qxc5+
- 1...Qxf7
- 2.Bxf7
- threat
- 3.Re6#
- 2...Rc4+
- 3.Sxc4#
- 2...Rh6
- 3.Sc4#
- 2...Rh8
- 3.Sc4#
- 2...Rg6
- 3.Qxe5#
- 2...Bc5
- 3.Qxc5#
- 2...Bd5
- 3.Qxd5#
- 2...Sd4
- 3.Sc4#
- 3.Qxb4#
- 3.Qc5#
- 2...Sf4
- 3.Sc4#
- threat
- 2.Bxf7
- 1...Qf5
- 2.Qxe5+
- 2...Qxe5
- 3.f8Q#
- 3.f8B#
- 2...Qxe5
- 2.Qxe5+
- 1...Qf3
- 2.Qd5+
- 2...Qxd5
- 3.f8Q#
- 3.f8B#
- 2...Qxd5
- 2.Qd5+
- 1...Qf4
- 2.Qxb4+
- 2...Qxb4
- 3.f8Q#
- 3.f8B#
- 2...Bc5
- 3.Qxc5#
- 2...Qxb4
- 2.Qxb4+
- 1...Qf6
- 2.Sxf6
- threat
- 3.f8Q#
- 3.f8B#
- 2...Rc4+
- 3.Sxc4#
- 2...Rh8
- 3.Sc4#
- threat
- 2.Sxf6
- 1...Rf4
- 2.f8Q+
- 2...Rxf8
- 3.Sc4#
- 2...Rxf8
- 2.f8B+
- 2...Rxf8
- 3.Sc4#
- 2...Rxf8
- 2.f8Q+
- 1...Rf5
- 2.f8Q+
- 2...Rxf8
- 3.Qxe5#
- 2...Rxf8
- 2.f8B+
- 2...Rxf8
- 3.Qxe5#
- 2...Rxf8
- 2.f8Q+
- 1...Bg2
- 2.Qb6+
- 2...Qxb6
- 3.f8Q#
- 3.f8B#
- 2...Bc6
- 3.Sxb7#
- 3.Qc7#
- 2...Qxb6
- 2.Qb6+
- 1...Bc6
- 2.Qd3+
- 2...Qd4
- 3.Sc4#
- 3.f8Q#
- 3.f8B#
- 2...Rd4
- 3.Sc4#
- 2...Bd5
- 3.Qxd5#
- 2...Sd4
- 3.Sc4#
- 2...Qd4
- 2.Qxc6+
- 2...bxc6
- 3.Sb7#
- 2...bxc6
- 2.Qc5+
- 2...Qxc5
- 3.f8Q#
- 3.f8B#
- 2...Qxc5
- 2.Qb6
- threat
- 3.Sxb7#
- 3.Qc7#
- 2...Qxb6
- 3.f8Q#
- 3.f8B#
- threat
- 2.Qd3+
- 1...b6
- 2.Qxb6+
- 2...Qxb6
- 3.f8Q#
- 3.f8B#
- 2...Bc6
- 3.Sb7#
- 3.Qc7#
- 3.Qxc6#
- 3.Qb8#
- 2...Qxb6
- 2.Qxb6+
- threat
- 1.f7!
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