MESON Chess Problem Database
Problem Display
PID: 30686 (2k5/1pPp2B1/b2P3K/8/1Pp1p2P/1r2P3/8/7Q w - - 0 1)
Menzies, Hugh James
The Westminster Papers, 1874
#3
8 + 7
SOLUTION
- SOUND
- Sets
- 1...Rb1
- 2.Qxe4
- threat
- 3.Qe8#
- 2...b5
- 3.Qa8#
- 2...b6
- 3.Qa8#
- threat
- 2.Qxe4
- 1...Rb2
- 2.Qxe4
- threat
- 3.Qe8#
- 2...b5
- 3.Qa8#
- 2...b6
- 3.Qa8#
- threat
- 2.Qxe4
- 1...Rxb4
- 2.Qxe4
- threat
- 3.Qe8#
- 2...b5
- 3.Qa8#
- 2...b6
- 3.Qa8#
- threat
- 2.Qxe4
- 1...c3
- 2.Qxe4
- threat
- 3.Qe8#
- 2...b5
- 3.Qa8#
- 2...b6
- 3.Qa8#
- threat
- 2.Qxe4
- 1...b5
- 2.Qxe4
- threat
- 3.Qa8#
- 2...Bb7
- 3.Qe8#
- threat
- 2.Qxe4
- 1...b6
- 2.Qxe4
- threat
- 3.Qa8#
- 2...Bb7
- 3.Qe8#
- threat
- 2.Qxe4
- 1...Rb1
- Tries
- 1.Qf3?
- threat
- 2.Qf8#
- 1...b5
- 2.Qxe4
- threat
- 3.Qa8#
- 2...Bb7
- 3.Qe8#
- threat
- 2.Qxe4
- 1...b6
- 2.Qxe4
- threat
- 3.Qa8#
- 2...Bb7
- 3.Qe8#
- threat
- 2.Qxe4
- 1...exf3!
- threat
- 1.Qxe4?
- threat
- 2.Qe8#
- 1...b5
- 2.Qa8#
- 1...b6
- 2.Qa8#
- 1...Rxe3!
- threat
- 1.Qf3?
- Keys
- 1.Bc3!
- threat
- 2.Qxe4
- threat
- 3.Qe8#
- 2...b5
- 3.Qa8#
- 2...b6
- 3.Qa8#
- threat
- 2.Qxe4
- 1...Rxc3
- 2.Qa1
- 2...Rxe3
- 3.Qh8#
- 2...b5
- 3.Qxa6#
- 2...b6
- 3.Qxa6#
- 2...Rc1
- 3.Qh8#
- 2...Rc2
- 3.Qh8#
- 2...Ra3
- 3.Qh8#
- 2...Rb3
- 3.Qh8#
- 2...Rd3
- 3.Qh8#
- 2...Bb5
- 3.Qa8#
- 2...Rxe3
- 2.Qa1
- 1...b5
- 2.Qxe4
- threat
- 3.Qa8#
- 2...Bb7
- 3.Qe8#
- threat
- 2.Qxe4
- 1...b6
- 2.Qxe4
- threat
- 3.Qa8#
- 2...Bb7
- 3.Qe8#
- threat
- 2.Qxe4
- 1...Bb5
- 2.Qxe4
- threat
- 3.Qe8#
- 2...b6
- 3.Qa8#
- threat
- 2.Qxe4
- threat
- 1.Bc3!
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