MESON Chess Problem Database
Problem Display
PID: 38815 (1Q2K3/b1PNBNPP/1PP1r3/4r3/4k3/3R1R2/2P1B1P1/8 w - - 0 1)
Loyd, Sam
Baltimore Dispatch, 1860
#3
15 + 4
| 1679 | American Chess Nuts | 1868 |
| 5206 | Sam Loyd and His Chess Problems | 1913 |
SOLUTION
- COOKED
- Sets
- 1...Rc5
- 2.Sxc5#
- 1...Rd5
- 2.Rde3+
- 2...Kd4
- 3.c3#
- 2...Kd4
- 2.Rde3+
- 1...Rf5
- 2.Rfe3+
- 2...Kf4
- 3.g3#
- 2...Kf4
- 2.Rfe3+
- 1...Rg5
- 2.Sxg5#
- 1...Rd6
- 2.Sxd6#
- 1...Rf6
- 2.Sxf6#
- 1...Rc5
- Tries
- 1.Qxa7?
- threat
- 2.Qa4#
- 1...Rxc6
- 2.Sf6+
- 2...Rxf6
- 3.Qa4#
- 2...Rxf6
- 2.Qa4+
- 2...Rc4
- 3.Sf6#
- 3.Sd6#
- 3.Qxc4#
- 2...Rc4
- 2.Sf6+
- 1...Ra5
- 2.Sg5+
- 2...Rxg5
- 3.Qa4#
- 2...Rxg5
- 2.Sg5+
- 1...Rb5
- 2.Sg5+
- 2...Rxg5
- 3.Qa4#
- 2...Rxg5
- 2.Qa4+
- 2...Rb4
- 3.Sc5#
- 3.Sg5#
- 3.Qxb4#
- 2...Rb4
- 2.Sg5+
- 1...Rd5
- 2.Sg5+
- 2...Rxg5
- 3.Qa4#
- 2...Rxg5
- 2.Rde3+
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Qa1#
- 3.Qa4#
- 3.c3#
- 2...Kd4
- 2.Qa4+
- 2...Rd4
- 3.Rxd4#
- 3.Qxd4#
- 2...Rd4
- 2.Sg5+
- 1...Rxe7+!
- threat
- 1.g3?
- threat
- 2.Rf4#
- 1...Rf5
- 2.Rfe3#
- 1...Rf6
- 2.Sxf6#
- 1...Rxe7+!
- threat
- 1.bxa7?
- threat
- 2.Qb4#
- 1...Rxc6
- 2.Sf6+
- 2...Rxf6
- 3.Qb4#
- 2...Rxf6
- 2.Qb4+
- 2...Rc4
- 3.Sf6#
- 3.Sd6#
- 3.Qxc4#
- 2...Rc4
- 2.Sf6+
- 1...Rb5
- 2.Sg5+
- 2...Rxg5
- 3.Qb4#
- 2...Rxg5
- 2.Sg5+
- 1...Rd5
- 2.Sg5+
- 2...Rxg5
- 3.Qb4#
- 2...Rxg5
- 2.Rde3+
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Qb2#
- 3.Qb4#
- 3.c3#
- 2...Kd4
- 2.Qb4+
- 2...Rd4
- 3.Rxd4#
- 3.Qxd4#
- 2...Rd4
- 2.Sg5+
- 1...Rxe7+!
- threat
- 1.g8Q?
- threat
- 2.Qg4#
- 1...Rf5
- 2.Sc5+
- 2...Rxc5
- 3.Qg4#
- 2...Rxc5
- 2.Rfe3+
- 2...Kf4
- 3.Qg3#
- 3.Qg4#
- 3.g3#
- 2...Kf4
- 2.Qg4+
- 2...Rf4
- 3.Sc5#
- 3.Sg5#
- 3.Rfe3#
- 3.Rxf4#
- 3.Qxe6#
- 3.Qxf4#
- 2...Rf4
- 2.Sc5+
- 1...Rg6
- 2.Sg5+
- 2...Rexg5
- 3.Qc4#
- 2...Rgxg5
- 3.Sf6#
- 3.Qc4#
- 2...Rexg5
- 2.Sd6+
- 2...Rxd6
- 3.Qg4#
- 2...Rxd6
- 2.Qxg6+
- 2...Rf5
- 3.Sc5#
- 3.Sf6#
- 3.Sg5#
- 3.Sd6#
- 3.Qxf5#
- 2...Rf5
- 2.Sg5+
- 1...Rxe7+!
- threat
- 1.g8S?
- threat
- 2.Sdf6+
- 2...Rxf6
- 3.Sxf6#
- 2...Rxf6
- 2.Sgf6+
- 2...Rxf6
- 3.Sxf6#
- 2...Rxf6
- 2.Sdf6+
- 1...Rxc6
- 2.Sdf6+
- 2...Rxf6
- 3.Sxf6#
- 2...Rxf6
- 2.Sgf6+
- 2...Rxf6
- 3.Sxf6#
- 2...Rxf6
- 2.Sdf6+
- 1...Rf5
- 2.Rfe3+
- 2...Kf4
- 3.g3#
- 2...Kf4
- 2.Rfe3+
- 1...Rg6
- 2.Sdf6+
- 2...Rxf6
- 3.Sxf6#
- 2...Rxf6
- 2.Sgf6+
- 2...Rxf6
- 3.Sxf6#
- 2...Rxf6
- 2.Sdf6+
- 1...Rh6
- 2.Sdf6+
- 2...Rxf6
- 3.Sxf6#
- 2...Rxf6
- 2.Sgf6+
- 2...Rxf6
- 3.Sxf6#
- 2...Rxf6
- 2.Sdf6+
- 1...Rxe7+!
- threat
- 1.g8R?
- threat
- 2.Rg4#
- 1...Rf5
- 2.Sc5+
- 2...Rxc5
- 3.Rg4#
- 2...Rxc5
- 2.Rfe3+
- 2...Kf4
- 3.Rg4#
- 3.g3#
- 2...Kf4
- 2.Rg4+
- 2...Rf4
- 3.Rfxf4#
- 3.Rgxf4#
- 2...Rf4
- 2.Sc5+
- 1...Rg6
- 2.Sd6+
- 2...Rxd6
- 3.Rg4#
- 2...Rxd6
- 2.Sd6+
- 1...Rxe7+!
- threat
- 1.h8Q?
- threat
- 2.Qh4#
- 1...Rf5
- 2.Sc5+
- 2...Rxc5
- 3.Qh4#
- 2...Rxc5
- 2.Rfe3+
- 2...Kf4
- 3.Qh2#
- 3.Qh4#
- 3.g3#
- 2...Kf4
- 2.Qh4+
- 2...Rf4
- 3.Rxf4#
- 3.Qxf4#
- 2...Rf4
- 2.Sc5+
- 1...Rh5
- 2.Sc5+
- 2...Rxc5
- 3.Qh4#
- 2...Rxc5
- 2.Qh7+
- 2...Rf5
- 3.Sc5#
- 3.Sg5#
- 3.Qxf5#
- 2...Rxh7
- 3.Sc5#
- 3.Sg5#
- 2...Rg6
- 3.Sf6#
- 3.Sd6#
- 2...Rf5
- 2.Sc5+
- 1...Rg6
- 2.Sd6+
- 2...Rxd6
- 3.Qh4#
- 2...Rxd6
- 2.Qh4+
- 2...Rg4
- 3.Sf6#
- 3.Sd6#
- 3.Qxg4#
- 2...Rg4
- 2.Sd6+
- 1...Rh6
- 2.Sd6+
- 2...Rxd6
- 3.Qh4#
- 2...Rxd6
- 2.Qh7+
- 2...Rf5
- 3.Sc5#
- 3.Sg5#
- 3.Qxf5#
- 2...Rg6
- 3.Sf6#
- 3.Sd6#
- 2...Rxh7
- 3.Sf6#
- 3.Sd6#
- 2...Rf5
- 2.Sd6+
- 1...Rxe7+!
- threat
- 1.h8R?
- threat
- 2.Rh4#
- 1...Rf5
- 2.Sc5+
- 2...Rxc5
- 3.Rh4#
- 2...Rxc5
- 2.Rfe3+
- 2...Kf4
- 3.Rh4#
- 3.g3#
- 2...Kf4
- 2.Rh4+
- 2...Rf4
- 3.Rfxf4#
- 3.Rhxf4#
- 2...Rf4
- 2.Sc5+
- 1...Rh5
- 2.Sc5+
- 2...Rxc5
- 3.Rh4#
- 2...Rxc5
- 2.Sc5+
- 1...Rg6
- 2.Sd6+
- 2...Rxd6
- 3.Rh4#
- 2...Rxd6
- 2.Rh4+
- 2...Rg4
- 3.Sf6#
- 3.Sd6#
- 3.Rxg4#
- 2...Rg4
- 2.Sd6+
- 1...Rh6
- 2.Sd6+
- 2...Rxd6
- 3.Rh4#
- 2...Rxd6
- 2.Sd6+
- 1...Rxe7+!
- threat
- 1.Qxa7?
- Keys
- 1.Kd8!
- threat
- 2.g3
- threat
- 3.Rf4#
- 2...Rf5
- 3.Rfe3#
- 2...Rf6
- 3.Sxf6#
- threat
- 2.g3
- 1...Rxc6
- 2.g3
- threat
- 3.Rf4#
- 2...Rf5
- 3.Rfe3#
- 2...Rf6
- 3.Sxf6#
- threat
- 2.g3
- 1...Bxb6
- 2.Qxb6
- threat
- 3.Rd4#
- 3.Qe3#
- 3.Qd4#
- 3.Qb4#
- 2...Rc5
- 3.Sxc5#
- threat
- 2.Qxb6
- 1...Bxb8
- 2.cxb8Q
- 2...Rxc6
- 3.Qxe5#
- 2...Rxe7
- 3.Sf6#
- 3.Sd6#
- 2...Ra5
- 3.Rf4#
- 3.Qf4#
- 2...Rb5
- 3.Rf4#
- 3.Qf4#
- 2...Rc5
- 3.Sxc5#
- 3.Rf4#
- 3.Qf4#
- 2...Rd5
- 3.Rf4#
- 3.Qf4#
- 2...Rf5
- 3.Rfe3#
- 2...Rg5
- 3.Sxg5#
- 3.Rf4#
- 3.Qf4#
- 2...Rh5
- 3.Rf4#
- 3.Qf4#
- 2...Rd6
- 3.Sxd6#
- 2...Rf6
- 3.Sxf6#
- 3.Qxe5#
- 2...Rg6
- 3.Qxe5#
- 2...Rh6
- 3.Qxe5#
- 2...Rxc6
- 2.cxb8Q
- 1...Ra5
- 2.g3
- threat
- 3.Rf4#
- 2...Rf5
- 3.Rfe3#
- 2...Rf6
- 3.Sxf6#
- threat
- 2.g3
- 1...Rb5
- 2.g3
- threat
- 3.Rf4#
- 2...Rf5
- 3.Rfe3#
- 2...Rf6
- 3.Sxf6#
- threat
- 2.g3
- 1...Rd5
- 2.Rde3+
- 2...Kd4
- 3.c3#
- 2...Kd4
- 2.Rde3+
- 1...Rf5
- 2.Rfe3+
- 2...Kf4
- 3.g3#
- 2...Kf4
- 2.Rfe3+
- 1...Rh5
- 2.g3
- threat
- 3.Rf4#
- 2...Rh4
- 3.Sc5#
- 3.Sg5#
- 2...Rf5
- 3.Rfe3#
- 2...Rf6
- 3.Sxf6#
- threat
- 2.g3
- 1...Rg6
- 2.g3
- threat
- 3.Rf4#
- 2...Rxg3
- 3.Sf6#
- 3.Sd6#
- 2...Rf5
- 3.Rfe3#
- 2...Rg4
- 3.Sf6#
- 3.Sd6#
- 2...Rf6
- 3.Sxf6#
- threat
- 2.g3
- 1...Rh6
- 2.g3
- threat
- 3.Rf4#
- 2...Rf5
- 3.Rfe3#
- 2...Rh4
- 3.Sf6#
- 3.Sd6#
- 2...Rf6
- 3.Sxf6#
- threat
- 2.g3
- threat
- 1.Kf8!
- threat
- 2.g3
- threat
- 3.Rf4#
- 2...Rf5
- 3.Rfe3#
- 2...Rf6
- 3.Sxf6#
- threat
- 2.g3
- 1...Rxc6
- 2.Bd6
- threat
- 3.Sf6#
- 2...Re8+
- 3.Qxe8#
- 2...Rxd6
- 3.Sxd6#
- 2...Rf5
- 3.Rfe3#
- 2...Re6
- 3.Sg5#
- 3.Rf4#
- threat
- 2.g3
- threat
- 3.Rf4#
- 2...Rf5
- 3.Rfe3#
- 2...Rf6
- 3.Sxf6#
- threat
- 2.Bd6
- 1...Bxb6
- 2.Qxb6
- threat
- 3.Rd4#
- 3.Qe3#
- 3.Qd4#
- 3.Qb4#
- 2...Rc5
- 3.Sxc5#
- threat
- 2.Qxb6
- 1...Ra5
- 2.Bc5
- threat
- 3.Sg5#
- 3.Rd4#
- 2...Re8+
- 3.Qxe8#
- 2...Rxc5
- 3.Sxc5#
- threat
- 2.g3
- threat
- 3.Rf4#
- 2...Rf5
- 3.Rfe3#
- 2...Rf6
- 3.Sxf6#
- threat
- 2.Bc5
- 1...Rb5
- 2.Bc5
- threat
- 3.Sg5#
- 3.Rd4#
- 2...Re8+
- 3.Qxe8#
- 2...Rxc5
- 3.Sxc5#
- threat
- 2.g3
- threat
- 3.Rf4#
- 2...Rf5
- 3.Rfe3#
- 2...Rf6
- 3.Sxf6#
- threat
- 2.Bc5
- 1...Rd5
- 2.Rde3+
- 2...Kd4
- 3.c3#
- 2...Kd4
- 2.Rde3+
- 1...Rf5
- 2.Rfe3+
- 2...Kf4
- 3.g3#
- 2...Kf4
- 2.Rfe3+
- 1...Rh5
- 2.Bg5
- threat
- 3.Sc5#
- 3.Rf4#
- 2...Re8+
- 3.Qxe8#
- 2...Rxg5
- 3.Sxg5#
- threat
- 2.g3
- threat
- 3.Rf4#
- 2...Rh4
- 3.Sc5#
- 3.Sg5#
- 2...Rf5
- 3.Rfe3#
- 2...Rf6
- 3.Sxf6#
- threat
- 2.Bg5
- 1...Rg6
- 2.Bf6
- threat
- 3.Sd6#
- 2...Re8+
- 3.Qxe8#
- 2...Rxf6
- 3.Sxf6#
- 2...Rd5
- 3.Rde3#
- 2...Re6
- 3.Sc5#
- 3.Rd4#
- threat
- 2.g3
- threat
- 3.Rf4#
- 2...Rxg3
- 3.Sf6#
- 3.Sd6#
- 2...Rf5
- 3.Rfe3#
- 2...Rg4
- 3.Sf6#
- 3.Sd6#
- 2...Rf6
- 3.Sxf6#
- threat
- 2.Bf6
- 1...Rh6
- 2.Bf6
- threat
- 3.Sd6#
- 2...Re8+
- 3.Qxe8#
- 2...Rxf6
- 3.Sxf6#
- 2...Rd5
- 3.Rde3#
- 2...Re6
- 3.Sc5#
- 3.Sg5#
- 3.Rd4#
- threat
- 2.g3
- threat
- 3.Rf4#
- 2...Rf5
- 3.Rfe3#
- 2...Rh4
- 3.Sf6#
- 3.Sd6#
- 2...Rf6
- 3.Sxf6#
- threat
- 2.Bf6
- threat
- 1.Kd8!
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