MESON Chess Problem Database

Problem Display
PID: 36481 (8/p3k3/4N3/3p4/8/6Q1/3B4/1K6 w - - 0 1)

Loyd, Sam

Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, 1857

8/p3k3/4N3/3p4/8/6Q1/3B4/1K6

#4

4 + 3

3757 Schachminiaturen I 1902
5206 Sam Loyd and His Chess Problems 1913

SOLUTION

  • SOUND
  • Keys
    • 1.Sd8!
      • threat
        • 2.Qc7+
          • 2...Kf6
            • 3.Qf7+
              • 3...Ke5
                • 4.Qf4#
          • 2...Ke8
            • 3.Bb4
              • threat
                • 4.Qe7#
            • 3.Ba5
              • threat
                • 4.Qf7#
              • 3...Kf8
                • 4.Qf7#
            • 3.Bg5
              • threat
                • 4.Qe7#
                • 4.Qf7#
              • 3...Kf8
                • 4.Qf7#
      • 1...Kd7
        • 2.Ba5
          • threat
            • 3.Qc7+
              • 3...Ke8
                • 4.Qf7#
            • 3.Qg7+
              • 3...Kd6
                • 4.Bb4#
                • 4.Qc7#
              • 3...Kc8
                • 4.Qb7#
                • 4.Qc7#
              • 3...Ke8
                • 4.Qf7#
            • 3.Qe5
              • threat
                • 4.Qe6#
              • 3...Kc8
                • 4.Qc7#
          • 2...Ke7
            • 3.Qg7+
              • 3...Kd6
                • 4.Bb4#
                • 4.Qc7#
              • 3...Ke8
                • 4.Qf7#
          • 2...Ke8
            • 3.Qc7
              • threat
                • 4.Qf7#
              • 3...Kf8
                • 4.Qf7#
            • 3.Qg7
              • threat
                • 4.Qf7#
      • 1...Kxd8
        • 2.Qd6+
          • 2...Kc8
            • 3.Qc6+
              • 3...Kb8
                • 4.Bf4#
              • 3...Kd8
                • 4.Bg5#
          • 2...Ke8
            • 3.Qe6+
              • 3...Kd8
                • 4.Ba5#
              • 3...Kf8
                • 4.Bh6#
      • 1...Ke8
        • 2.Qd6
          • threat
            • 3.Qe6+
              • 3...Kxd8
                • 4.Ba5#
              • 3...Kf8
                • 4.Bh6#
                • 4.Qf7#
            • 3.Bb4
              • threat
                • 4.Qe7#
            • 3.Bg5
              • threat
                • 4.Qe7#
        • 2.Qc7
          • threat
            • 3.Bb4
              • threat
                • 4.Qe7#
            • 3.Ba5
              • threat
                • 4.Qf7#
              • 3...Kf8
                • 4.Qf7#
            • 3.Bg5
              • threat
                • 4.Qe7#
                • 4.Qf7#
              • 3...Kf8
                • 4.Qf7#
      • 1...Kf8
        • 2.Bb4+
          • 2...Ke8
            • 3.Qd6
              • threat
                • 4.Qe7#
            • 3.Qc7
              • threat
                • 4.Qe7#
        • 2.Qe5
          • threat
            • 3.Bh6+
              • 3...Kg8
                • 4.Qg7#
          • 2...Kg8
            • 3.Bh6
              • threat
                • 4.Qg7#
              • 3...Kh7
                • 4.Qg7#
        • 2.Qc7
          • threat
            • 3.Qf7#
          • 2...Ke8
            • 3.Bb4
              • threat
                • 4.Qe7#
            • 3.Ba5
              • threat
                • 4.Qf7#
              • 3...Kf8
                • 4.Qf7#
            • 3.Bg5
              • threat
                • 4.Qe7#
                • 4.Qf7#
              • 3...Kf8
                • 4.Qf7#
          • 2...Kg8
            • 3.Se6
              • threat
                • 4.Qg7#
              • 3...Kh8
                • 4.Qg7#
            • 3.Bh6
              • threat
                • 4.Qg7#
              • 3...Kh8
                • 4.Qg7#
        • 2.Qg6
          • threat
            • 3.Bb4#
            • 3.Qf7#
          • 2...Ke7
            • 3.Bg5+
              • 3...Kd7
                • 4.Qc6#
              • 3...Kf8
                • 4.Se6#
                • 4.Qf7#
            • 3.Qe6+
              • 3...Kxd8
                • 4.Ba5#
              • 3...Kf8
                • 4.Bh6#
                • 4.Qf7#
      • 1...d4
        • 2.Qc7+
          • 2...Kf6
            • 3.Qf7+
              • 3...Ke5
                • 4.Qe6#
          • 2...Ke8
            • 3.Bb4
              • threat
                • 4.Qe7#
            • 3.Ba5
              • threat
                • 4.Qf7#
              • 3...Kf8
                • 4.Qf7#
            • 3.Bg5
              • threat
                • 4.Qe7#
                • 4.Qf7#
              • 3...Kf8
                • 4.Qf7#
      • 1...a5
        • 2.Qc7+
          • 2...Kf6
            • 3.Qf7+
              • 3...Ke5
                • 4.Qf4#
          • 2...Ke8
            • 3.Bxa5
              • threat
                • 4.Qf7#
              • 3...Kf8
                • 4.Qf7#
            • 3.Bg5
              • threat
                • 4.Qe7#
                • 4.Qf7#
              • 3...Kf8
                • 4.Qf7#

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