MESON Chess Problem Database
Problem Display
PID: 36367 (B7/2R5/pRK2p2/p5p1/3kP1Pb/6n1/3pPPQB/2n5 w - - 0 1)
Bettmann, Henry Wald
The White King, 1914
#3
10 + 9
SOLUTION
- SOUND
- Sets
- 1...Kc3
- 2.Kd5#
- 1...Sxe4
- 2.Qxe4+
- 2...Kc3
- 3.Kd5#
- 3.Kd6#
- 3.Kb7#
- 3.Kd7#
- 2...Kxe4
- 3.Kc5#
- 2...Kc3
- 2.Qxe4+
- 1...Kc3
- Tries
- 1.Qxg3?
- threat
- 2.Qd6+
- 2...Kc3
- 3.Kd5#
- 3.Kb7#
- 3.Kd7#
- 3.Qc5#
- 2...Kc4
- 3.Kb7#
- 3.Kd7#
- 3.Qc5#
- 2...Kxe4
- 3.Kc5#
- 3.Kd7#
- 3.Re7#
- 3.Qd5#
- 2...Kc3
- 2.Qc3+
- 2...Kxc3
- 3.Kd5#
- 2...Kxe4
- 3.Kc5#
- 3.Kd6#
- 3.Kd7#
- 3.Re7#
- 3.Qe3#
- 3.Qc4#
- 3.f3#
- 2...Kxc3
- 2.Qe3+
- 2...Kc4
- 3.Kd6#
- 3.Kb7#
- 3.Kd7#
- 3.Qc5#
- 2...Kc4
- 2.Qd6+
- 1...Kc4
- 2.Kd6+
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Qc3#
- 3.Qe3#
- 2...Kd4
- 2.Kb7+
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Qe3#
- 2...Kd4
- 2.Kd7+
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Rd6#
- 3.Qd6#
- 3.Qc3#
- 3.Qe3#
- 2...Kd4
- 2.Qc3+
- 2...Kxc3
- 3.Kd5#
- 2...Kxc3
- 2.Qe3
- threat
- 3.Kd6#
- 3.Kb7#
- 3.Kd7#
- 3.Qc5#
- 2...Sd3
- 3.Qxd3#
- 2...Sb3
- 3.Qd3#
- threat
- 2.Kd6+
- 1...Sxe2
- 2.Rd7+
- 2...Kc4
- 3.Qb3#
- 3.Qd3#
- 2...Kxe4
- 3.Kc5#
- 3.Kc7#
- 3.Qg2#
- 3.Qd3#
- 3.Qe3#
- 2...Kc4
- 2.Qd6+
- 2...Kc3
- 3.Kb7#
- 3.Kd7#
- 2...Kc4
- 3.Kb7#
- 3.Kd7#
- 2...Kxe4
- 3.Kc5#
- 3.Kd7#
- 3.Qd5#
- 2...Kc3
- 2.Qe3+
- 2...Kc4
- 3.Kd6#
- 3.Kb7#
- 3.Kd7#
- 2...Kc4
- 2.Rd7+
- 1...d1Q
- 2.Qd6+
- 2...Kc3
- 3.Kb7#
- 3.Kd7#
- 2...Kc4
- 3.Kb7#
- 3.Kd7#
- 3.Qc5#
- 2...Kxe4
- 3.Re7#
- 2...Kc3
- 2.Qe3+
- 2...Kc4
- 3.Kb7#
- 3.Qc5#
- 2...Kc4
- 2.Qd6+
- 1...d1S
- 2.Qd6+
- 2...Kc3
- 3.Kb7#
- 3.Kd7#
- 2...Kc4
- 3.Kb7#
- 3.Kd7#
- 3.Qc5#
- 2...Kxe4
- 3.Kc5#
- 3.Kd7#
- 3.Re7#
- 3.Qd5#
- 2...Kc3
- 2.Qd6+
- 1...d1B
- 2.Qd6+
- 2...Kc3
- 3.Kb7#
- 3.Kd7#
- 2...Kc4
- 3.Kb7#
- 3.Kd7#
- 3.Qc5#
- 2...Kxe4
- 3.Kc5#
- 3.Kd7#
- 3.Re7#
- 3.Qd5#
- 2...Kc3
- 2.Qe3+
- 2...Kc4
- 3.Kd6#
- 3.Kb7#
- 3.Kd7#
- 3.Qc5#
- 2...Kc4
- 2.Qd6+
- 1...d1R
- 2.Qd6+
- 2...Kc3
- 3.Kb7#
- 3.Kd7#
- 2...Kc4
- 3.Kb7#
- 3.Kd7#
- 3.Qc5#
- 2...Kxe4
- 3.Re7#
- 2...Kc3
- 2.Qe3+
- 2...Kc4
- 3.Kb7#
- 3.Qc5#
- 2...Kc4
- 2.Qd6+
- 1...f5
- 2.Qe5+
- 2...Kc4
- 3.Kd6#
- 3.Kb7#
- 3.Kd7#
- 3.Qc5#
- 2...Kc4
- 2.Qd6+
- 2...Kc3
- 3.Kd5#
- 3.Kb7#
- 3.Kd7#
- 3.Qc5#
- 2...Kc4
- 3.Kb7#
- 3.Kd7#
- 3.Qc5#
- 2...Kxe4
- 3.Kc5#
- 3.Kd7#
- 3.Re7#
- 3.Qe5#
- 3.Qd5#
- 2...Kc3
- 2.Qc3+
- 2...Kxc3
- 3.Kd5#
- 2...Kxe4
- 3.Kc5#
- 3.Kd6#
- 3.Kd7#
- 3.Re7#
- 3.Qe5#
- 3.Qe3#
- 3.Qc4#
- 3.f3#
- 2...Kxc3
- 2.Qe3+
- 2...Kc4
- 3.Kd6#
- 3.Kb7#
- 3.Kd7#
- 3.Qc5#
- 2...Kc4
- 2.Qe5+
- 1...Bxg3!
- threat
- 1.e5?
- threat
- 2.Kd7
- threat
- 3.Qd5#
- 2...Kxe5
- 3.Qe4#
- 2...Se4
- 3.Qxe4#
- threat
- 2.Qd5+
- 2...Kc3
- 3.Kd6#
- 3.Kb7#
- 3.Kd7#
- 3.Qc5#
- 2...Kc3
- 2.Kd7
- 1...Kc4
- 2.Kd6+
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Qd5#
- 2...Kd4
- 2.Kd7+
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Qd5#
- 2...Kd4
- 2.Qd5+
- 2...Kc3
- 3.Kd6#
- 3.Kb7#
- 3.Kd7#
- 3.Qc5#
- 2...Kc3
- 2.Kd6+
- 1...Kxe5
- 2.Qd5+
- 2...Kf4
- 3.Qd4#
- 3.Qf5#
- 2...Kf4
- 2.Qd5+
- 1...Scxe2
- 2.Qd5+
- 2...Kc3
- 3.Kd6#
- 3.Kb7#
- 3.Kd7#
- 2...Kc3
- 2.Qd5+
- 1...Sgxe2
- 2.Qd5+
- 2...Kc3
- 3.Kd6#
- 3.Kb7#
- 3.Kd7#
- 2...Kc3
- 2.Qd5+
- 1...fxe5
- 2.Qd5+
- 2...Kc3
- 3.Kd6#
- 3.Kb7#
- 3.Kd7#
- 3.Qc5#
- 2...Kc3
- 2.Qd5+
- 1...d1Q
- 2.Qd5+
- 2...Kc3
- 3.Kd6#
- 3.Kb7#
- 3.Kd7#
- 2...Kc3
- 2.Qd5+
- 1...d1S
- 2.Qd5+
- 2...Kc3
- 3.Kd6#
- 3.Kb7#
- 3.Kd7#
- 2...Kc3
- 2.Qd5+
- 1...d1B
- 2.Qd5+
- 2...Kc3
- 3.Kd6#
- 3.Kb7#
- 3.Kd7#
- 2...Kc3
- 2.Qd5+
- 1...d1R
- 2.Qd5+
- 2...Kc3
- 3.Kd6#
- 3.Kb7#
- 3.Kd7#
- 2...Kc3
- 2.Qd5+
- 1...Sa2
- 2.Qd5+
- 2...Kc3
- 3.Kd6#
- 3.Kb7#
- 3.Kd7#
- 3.Qd3#
- 3.Qc5#
- 2...Kc3
- 2.Qd5+
- 1...Sd3
- 2.Qd5+
- 2...Kc3
- 3.Qxd3#
- 2...Kc3
- 2.Qd5+
- 1...Sf1
- 2.Kd6
- threat
- 3.Qe4#
- 3.Qd5#
- threat
- 2.Kd7
- threat
- 3.Rd6#
- 3.Qe4#
- 3.Qd5#
- threat
- 2.Qe4+
- 2...Kc3
- 3.Kd5#
- 3.Kd6#
- 3.Kb7#
- 3.Kd7#
- 2...Kxe4
- 3.Kc5#
- 2...Kc3
- 2.Qd5+
- 2...Kc3
- 3.Kd6#
- 3.Kb7#
- 3.Kd7#
- 3.Qc5#
- 2...Kc3
- 2.Kd6
- 1...Sh1
- 2.Qe4+
- 2...Kc3
- 3.Kd5#
- 3.Kd6#
- 3.Kb7#
- 3.Kd7#
- 2...Kxe4
- 3.Kc5#
- 2...Kc3
- 2.Qd5+
- 2...Kc3
- 3.Kd6#
- 3.Kb7#
- 3.Kd7#
- 3.Qc5#
- 2...Kc3
- 2.Qe4+
- 1...Se4
- 2.Qxe4+
- 2...Kc3
- 3.Kd5#
- 3.Kd6#
- 3.Kb7#
- 3.Kd7#
- 2...Kxe4
- 3.Kc5#
- 2...Kc3
- 2.Qxe4+
- 1...Sf5
- 2.Kd7
- threat
- 3.Qe4#
- 3.Qd5#
- threat
- 2.Qe4+
- 2...Kc3
- 3.Kd5#
- 3.Kb7#
- 3.Kd7#
- 2...Kxe4
- 3.Kc5#
- 2...Kc3
- 2.Qd5+
- 2...Kc3
- 3.Kb7#
- 3.Kd7#
- 3.Qc5#
- 2...Kc3
- 2.Kd7
- 1...Sh5
- 2.Kd6
- threat
- 3.Qe4#
- 3.Qd5#
- threat
- 2.Kd7
- threat
- 3.Rd6#
- 3.Qe4#
- 3.Qd5#
- threat
- 2.Qe4+
- 2...Kc3
- 3.Kd5#
- 3.Kd6#
- 3.Kb7#
- 3.Kd7#
- 2...Kxe4
- 3.Kc5#
- 2...Kc3
- 2.Qd5+
- 2...Kc3
- 3.Kd6#
- 3.Kb7#
- 3.Kd7#
- 3.Qc5#
- 2...Kc3
- 2.Kd6
- 1...a4
- 2.Kd7
- threat
- 3.Qd5#
- 2...Kxe5
- 3.Qe4#
- 2...Se4
- 3.Rb4#
- 3.Qxe4#
- threat
- 2.Qd5+
- 2...Kc3
- 3.Kd6#
- 3.Kb7#
- 3.Kd7#
- 3.Qc5#
- 2...Kc3
- 2.Kd7
- 1...f5
- 2.Qd5+
- 2...Kc3
- 3.Kd6#
- 3.Kb7#
- 3.Kd7#
- 3.Qc5#
- 2...Kc3
- 2.Qd5+
- 1...Sb3!
- threat
- 1.Qxg3?
- Keys
- 1.Qf3!
- threat
- 2.Qc3+
- 2...Kxc3
- 3.Kd5#
- 2...Kxe4
- 3.Qe3#
- 2...Kxc3
- 2.Qe3+
- 2...Kc4
- 3.Kd6#
- 3.Kb7#
- 3.Kd7#
- 3.Qc5#
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Re7#
- 2...Kc4
- 2.Qxf6+
- 2...Kc4
- 3.Kd6#
- 3.Kb7#
- 3.Kd7#
- 2...Kxe4
- 3.Kc5#
- 3.Kd6#
- 3.Kd7#
- 3.Re7#
- 2...Kc4
- 2.Qc3+
- 1...Kc4
- 2.Kd6+
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Qc3#
- 3.Qe3#
- 3.Qxf6#
- 2...Kd4
- 2.Kd7+
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Qc3#
- 3.Qxf6#
- 2...Kd4
- 2.Qc3+
- 2...Kxc3
- 3.Kd5#
- 2...Kxc3
- 2.Kd6+
- 1...Ke5
- 2.Qxf6+
- 2...Kxe4
- 3.Kc5#
- 3.Kd6#
- 3.Kd7#
- 3.Re7#
- 2...Kxf6
- 3.Kd5#
- 2...Kxe4
- 2.Qxf6+
- 1...Scxe2
- 2.Rd7+
- 2...Kc4
- 3.Qb3#
- 3.Qd3#
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Qf5#
- 2...Kc4
- 2.Qe3+
- 2...Kc4
- 3.Kd6#
- 3.Kb7#
- 3.Kd7#
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Re7#
- 2...Kc4
- 2.Rd7+
- 1...Sgxe2
- 2.Qe3+
- 2...Kc4
- 3.Kd6#
- 3.Kb7#
- 3.Kd7#
- 2...Kc4
- 2.Qe3+
- 1...Sxe4
- 2.Qxe4+
- 2...Kc3
- 3.Kd5#
- 3.Kd6#
- 3.Kb7#
- 3.Kd7#
- 2...Kxe4
- 3.Kc5#
- 2...Kc3
- 2.Qxe4+
- 1...Sd3
- 2.Rd7+
- 2...Kc3
- 3.Qxd3#
- 2...Kc4
- 3.Qxd3#
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Qf5#
- 2...Kc3
- 2.Qe3+
- 2...Kc3
- 3.Kd5#
- 3.Kd6#
- 3.Kb7#
- 3.Kd7#
- 3.Qxd3#
- 2...Kc4
- 3.Qxd3#
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Re7#
- 2...Kc3
- 2.Rd7+
- 1...d1Q
- 2.Qe3+
- 2...Kc4
- 3.Kb7#
- 3.Qc5#
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Re7#
- 2...Kc4
- 2.Qxf6+
- 2...Kc4
- 3.Kb7#
- 2...Kxe4
- 3.Re7#
- 2...Kc4
- 2.Qe3+
- 1...d1S
- 2.Qxf6+
- 2...Kc4
- 3.Kd6#
- 3.Kb7#
- 3.Kd7#
- 2...Kxe4
- 3.Kc5#
- 3.Kd6#
- 3.Kd7#
- 3.Re7#
- 2...Kc4
- 2.Qxf6+
- 1...d1B
- 2.Qe3+
- 2...Kc4
- 3.Kd6#
- 3.Kb7#
- 3.Kd7#
- 3.Qc5#
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Re7#
- 2...Kc4
- 2.Qxf6+
- 2...Kc4
- 3.Kd6#
- 3.Kb7#
- 3.Kd7#
- 2...Kxe4
- 3.Kc5#
- 3.Kd6#
- 3.Kd7#
- 3.Re7#
- 2...Kc4
- 2.Qe3+
- 1...d1R
- 2.Qe3+
- 2...Kc4
- 3.Kb7#
- 3.Qc5#
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Re7#
- 2...Kc4
- 2.Qxf6+
- 2...Kc4
- 3.Kb7#
- 2...Kxe4
- 3.Re7#
- 2...Kc4
- 2.Qe3+
- 1...Sa2
- 2.Rd7+
- 2...Kc4
- 3.Qb3#
- 3.Qd3#
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Qf5#
- 2...Kc4
- 2.Qe3+
- 2...Kc4
- 3.Kd6#
- 3.Kb7#
- 3.Kd7#
- 3.Qc5#
- 3.Qd3#
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Re7#
- 2...Kc4
- 2.Qxf6+
- 2...Kc4
- 3.Kd6#
- 3.Kb7#
- 3.Kd7#
- 2...Kxe4
- 3.Kc5#
- 3.Kd6#
- 3.Kd7#
- 3.Re7#
- 2...Kc4
- 2.Rd7+
- 1...Sb3
- 2.Rd7+
- 2...Kc4
- 3.Qxb3#
- 3.Qd3#
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Qf5#
- 2...Kc4
- 2.Qe3+
- 2...Kc4
- 3.Qd3#
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Re7#
- 2...Kc4
- 2.Rd7+
- 1...Sf1
- 2.Kd7
- threat
- 3.Rd6#
- 3.Qc3#
- 3.Qxf6#
- threat
- 2.Qc3+
- 2...Kxc3
- 3.Kd5#
- 2...Kxe4
- 3.Kc5#
- 3.Kd6#
- 3.Kd7#
- 3.Re7#
- 3.Qc4#
- 3.f3#
- 2...Kxc3
- 2.Qxf6+
- 2...Kc4
- 3.Kd6#
- 3.Kb7#
- 3.Kd7#
- 2...Kxe4
- 3.Kc5#
- 3.Kd6#
- 3.Kd7#
- 3.Re7#
- 3.Qe5#
- 2...Kc4
- 2.Kd7
- 1...Sh1
- 2.Kd7
- threat
- 3.Rd6#
- 3.Qc3#
- 3.Qe3#
- 3.Qxf6#
- threat
- 2.Qc3+
- 2...Kxc3
- 3.Kd5#
- 2...Kxe4
- 3.Kc5#
- 3.Kd6#
- 3.Kd7#
- 3.Re7#
- 3.Qe3#
- 3.Qc4#
- 3.f3#
- 2...Kxc3
- 2.Qe3+
- 2...Kc4
- 3.Kd6#
- 3.Kb7#
- 3.Kd7#
- 3.Qc5#
- 2...Kc4
- 2.Qxf6+
- 2...Kc4
- 3.Kd6#
- 3.Kb7#
- 3.Kd7#
- 2...Kxe4
- 3.Kc5#
- 3.Kd6#
- 3.Kd7#
- 3.Re7#
- 3.Qe5#
- 2...Kc4
- 2.Kd7
- 1...Sf5
- 2.Qc3+
- 2...Kxc3
- 3.Kd5#
- 2...Kxe4
- 3.Kc5#
- 3.Kd7#
- 3.f3#
- 2...Kxc3
- 2.Qc3+
- 1...Sh5
- 2.Kd7
- threat
- 3.Rd6#
- 3.Qc3#
- 3.Qe3#
- threat
- 2.Qc3+
- 2...Kxc3
- 3.Kd5#
- 2...Kxe4
- 3.Kc5#
- 3.Kd6#
- 3.Kd7#
- 3.Re7#
- 3.Qe3#
- 3.Qc4#
- 3.f3#
- 2...Kxc3
- 2.Qe3+
- 2...Kc4
- 3.Kd6#
- 3.Kb7#
- 3.Kd7#
- 3.Qc5#
- 2...Kc4
- 2.Kd7
- 1...a4
- 2.Rb4+
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Re7#
- 3.Qf5#
- 2...Ke5
- 2.Qc3+
- 2...Kxc3
- 3.Kd5#
- 2...Kxe4
- 3.Rb4#
- 3.Qe3#
- 2...Kxc3
- 2.Qe3+
- 2...Kc4
- 3.Kd6#
- 3.Kb7#
- 3.Kd7#
- 3.Qc5#
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Re7#
- 2...Kc4
- 2.Qxf6+
- 2...Kc4
- 3.Kd6#
- 3.Kb7#
- 3.Kd7#
- 2...Kxe4
- 3.Kc5#
- 3.Kd6#
- 3.Kd7#
- 3.Rb4#
- 3.Re7#
- 2...Kc4
- 2.Rb4+
- 1...f5
- 2.Qc3+
- 2...Kxc3
- 3.Kd5#
- 2...Kxe4
- 3.Qe3#
- 2...Kxc3
- 2.Qc3+
- threat
- 1.Qf3!
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