MESON Chess Problem Database
Problem Display
PID: 36251 (K7/8/2n1p3/p3P3/N4Q2/1N1k4/p1r5/rb1B4 w - - 0 1)
Brock, David Thurston
Columbia Chess Chronicle, 1887
#4
6 + 8
| 1842 | The White King | 1914 |
| 5063 | Spectacular Chess Problems | 1965 |
SOLUTION
- SOUND
- Keys
- 1.Kb7!
- threat
- 2.Ka8
- 2...Sxe5
- 3.Qd4#
- 2...Sd4
- 3.Qxd4#
- 2...Rc1
- 3.Sxc1#
- 2...Rb2
- 3.Sc1#
- 3.Sbc5#
- 2...Rd2
- 3.Sc1#
- 3.Sbc5#
- 2...Re2
- 3.Sc1#
- 3.Sbc5#
- 2...Rf2
- 3.Sc1#
- 3.Sbc5#
- 2...Rg2
- 3.Sc1#
- 3.Sbc5#
- 2...Rh2
- 3.Sc1#
- 3.Sbc5#
- 2...Rc3
- 3.Sb2#
- 2...Rc4
- 3.Qf3#
- 2...Rc5
- 3.Sbxc5#
- 2...Sb4
- 3.Qd4#
- 2...Sa7
- 3.Qd4#
- 2...Se7
- 3.Qd4#
- 2...Sb8
- 3.Qd4#
- 2...Sd8
- 3.Qd4#
- 2...Sxe5
- 2.Ka8
- 1...Sd8+
- 2.Kb8
- threat
- 3.Qd4#
- 2...Rc8+
- 3.Kxc8
- threat
- 4.Sc1#
- 4.Sbc5#
- 4.Qd4#
- threat
- 3.Kxc8
- 2...Sc6+
- 3.Ka8
- 3...Sxe5
- 4.Qd4#
- 3...Sd4
- 4.Qxd4#
- 3...Rc1
- 4.Sxc1#
- 3...Rb2
- 4.Sc1#
- 4.Sbc5#
- 3...Rd2
- 4.Sc1#
- 4.Sbc5#
- 3...Re2
- 4.Sc1#
- 4.Sbc5#
- 3...Rf2
- 4.Sc1#
- 4.Sbc5#
- 3...Rg2
- 4.Sc1#
- 4.Sbc5#
- 3...Rh2
- 4.Sc1#
- 4.Sbc5#
- 3...Rc3
- 4.Sb2#
- 3...Rc4
- 4.Qf3#
- 3...Rc5
- 4.Sbxc5#
- 3...Sb4
- 4.Qd4#
- 3...Sa7
- 4.Qd4#
- 3...Se7
- 4.Qd4#
- 3...Sb8
- 4.Qd4#
- 3...Sd8
- 4.Qd4#
- 3...Sxe5
- 3.Ka8
- threat
- 2.Kb8
- threat
- 1.Kb7!
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