MESON Chess Problem Database

Problem Display
PID: 38281 (5K2/5p2/Q3p2R/p3k2p/Rp6/5B2/p2B4/8 w - - 0 1)

Dawson, Thomas Rayner

British Chess Magazine, 1947

5K2/5p2/Q3p2R/p3k2p/Rp6/5B2/p2B4/8

#2

6 + 7

3979 Systematic Terminology 1984
15256 TRD Scrapbook 2014

SOLUTION

  • COOKED
  • Tries
    • 1.Qc4?
      • threat
        • 2.Qf4#
        • 2.Qc5#
      • 1...Kf5
        • 2.Qe4#
        • 2.Qf4#
      • 1...Kd6!
    • 1.Qb5+?
      • 1...Kd6
        • 2.Bf4#
      • 1...Kd4!
    • 1.Qb6?
      • threat
        • 2.Rxa5#
        • 2.Qc5#
      • 1...a1Q
        • 2.Qc5#
      • 1...a1R
        • 2.Qc5#
      • 1...Kf5!
    • 1.Qd6+?
      • 1...Kf5
        • 2.Qf4#
      • 1...Kxd6!
    • 1.Qxe6+?
      • 1...Kd4
        • 2.Qd5#
      • 1...fxe6!
    • 1.Qa7?
      • threat
        • 2.Qc5#
      • 1...Kd6
        • 2.Bf4#
      • 1...Kf5!
  • Keys
    • 1.Qc8!
      • threat
        • 2.Qc5#
      • 1...Kd4
        • 2.Qc3#
      • 1...Kf5
        • 2.Rxa5#
      • 1...Kd6
        • 2.Bf4#
    • 1.Qc6!
      • threat
        • 2.Qc5#
      • 1...Kd4
        • 2.Qc3#
      • 1...Kf5
        • 2.Qe4#

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