MESON Chess Problem Database

Problem Display
PID: 34573 (8/1nPp4/p1b5/Pkr3Rr/RPN1p3/p3p3/N6p/2KB4 w - - 0 1)

Anderson, Gerald Frank

Western Morning News, 1923

(First published on Sat Oct 27 1923)

8/1nPp4/p1b5/Pkr3Rr/RPN1p3/p3p3/N6p/2KB4

#3

9 + 11

2740 Adventures of my Chessmen 1924
15239 Valois Notebooks 2022

SOLUTION

  • SOUND
  • Sets
    • 1...Rd5
      • 2.Sxa3#
    • 1...Re5
      • 2.Sxa3#
    • 1...Rf5
      • 2.Sxa3#
    • 1...Rcxg5
      • 2.Sxa3#
    • 1...Rh3
      • 2.Rxc5+
        • 2...Sxc5
          • 3.Sxa3#
          • 3.Sd6#
    • 1...Rh4
      • 2.Rxc5+
        • 2...Sxc5
          • 3.Sxa3#
          • 3.Sd6#
    • 1...Rh6
      • 2.Rxc5+
        • 2...Sxc5
          • 3.Sxa3#
    • 1...Rh7
      • 2.Rxc5+
        • 2...Sxc5
          • 3.Sxa3#
          • 3.Sd6#
    • 1...Rh8
      • 2.Rxc5+
        • 2...Sxc5
          • 3.Sxa3#
          • 3.Sd6#
  • Tries
    • 1.Rxc5+?
      • 1...Sxc5
        • 2.Sxa3#
        • 2.Sd6#
      • 1...Rxc5!
  • Keys
    • 1.Kc2!
      • threat
        • 2.Sc3+
          • 2...Kxc4
            • 3.b5#
      • 1...Kxa4
        • 2.Kb1+
          • 2...Kb5
            • 3.Sxa3#
      • 1...Kxc4
        • 2.b5+
          • 2...Kxb5+
            • 3.Sc3#
      • 1...Rcxg5
        • 2.Sxa3+
          • 2...Kxa4
            • 3.Kb2#
      • 1...Bd5
        • 2.Sc3+
          • 2...Kxc4
            • 3.b5#
          • 2...Kc6
            • 3.c8Q#
            • 3.c8R#
      • 1...Rd5
        • 2.Be2
          • threat
            • 3.Sc3#
            • 3.Sb2#
            • 3.Sb6#
          • 2...Kxa4
            • 3.Sb6#
      • 1...Re5
        • 2.Sxa3+
          • 2...Kxa4
            • 3.Kb2#
      • 1...Rf5
        • 2.Sxa3+
          • 2...Kxa4
            • 3.Kb2#

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