MESON Chess Problem Database

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PID: 35762 (R1KN2kr/2pN2bp/2P4p/7p/2p1PP1P/1p4QP/1n6/8 w - - 0 1)

Anderson, Gerald Frank

Western Daily Mercury, 1920

(First published on Fri Apr 16 1920)

R1KN2kr/2pN2bp/2P4p/7p/2p1PP1P/1p4QP/1n6/8

#3

10 + 10

2740 Adventures of my Chessmen 1924
15239 Valois Notebooks 2020

SOLUTION

  • SOUND
  • Tries
    • 1.Ra1?
      • threat
        • 2.Rg1
          • threat
            • 3.Qxg7#
        • 2.Qxg7+
          • 2...Kxg7
            • 3.Rg1#
      • 1...Sa4
        • 2.Qxg7+
          • 2...Kxg7
            • 3.Rg1#
      • 1...Sd1!
    • 1.Ra5?
      • threat
        • 2.Re5
          • threat
            • 3.Re8#
        • 2.Rf5
          • threat
            • 3.Rf8#
      • 1...Sd3
        • 2.Rf5
          • threat
            • 3.Rf8#
      • 1...Sa4!
  • Keys
    • 1.Ra2!
      • 1...bxa2
        • 2.Sf6+
          • 2...Kf8
            • 3.Qa3#
      • 1...Sd1
        • 2.Rg2
          • threat
            • 3.Qxg7#
        • 2.Qxg7+
          • 2...Kxg7
            • 3.Rg2#
      • 1...Sd3
        • 2.Rg2
          • threat
            • 3.Qxg7#
        • 2.Qxg7+
          • 2...Kxg7
            • 3.Rg2#
      • 1...Sa4
        • 2.Qxg7+
          • 2...Kxg7
            • 3.Rg2#
      • 1...c3
        • 2.Rxb2
          • 2...cxb2
            • 3.Qxb3#
          • 2...c2
            • 3.Qxb3#

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