MESON Chess Problem Database
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PID: 40905 (2K3Q1/8/2RPpp1p/p1nk1p2/P1N2n1R/2Pp4/N2p4/3B4 w - - 0 1)
Mackenzie, Arthur Ford
2nd Prize, Mirror of American Sports, 1886
#3
10 + 10
| 15 | British Chess Magazine | 1887 |
| 2794 | Terms & Themes of Chess Problems | 1907 |
SOLUTION
- SOUND
- Sets
- 1...Kxc4
- 2.Qxe6#
- 1...Ke4
- 2.Qg2#
- 1...Sb3
- 2.Bf3#
- 1...Sxa4
- 2.Bf3#
- 1...Sa6
- 2.Bf3#
- 1...Sb7
- 2.Bf3#
- 1...Sd7
- 2.Bf3#
- 1...Kxc4
- Tries
- 1.Se3+?
- 1...Ke4
- 2.Qg2+
- 2...Kxe3
- 3.Qf3#
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Sc4#
- 2...Kxe3
- 2.Qg3
- threat
- 3.Qxf4#
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Qxf4#
- 2...e5
- 3.Qf3#
- threat
- 2.Qg2+
- 1...Ke5
- 2.Rxc5+
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Qxe6#
- 2...Kxd6
- 3.Qf8#
- 2...Sd5
- 3.Sc4#
- 2...Ke4
- 2.Qg3
- threat
- 3.Qxf4#
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Qxf4#
- threat
- 2.Rxc5+
- 1...Kxc6!
- 1...Ke4
- 1.Sb6+?
- 1...Ke4
- 2.Qg2+
- 2...Ke3
- 3.Sc4#
- 3.Qf3#
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Sc4#
- 2...Ke3
- 2.Qg3
- threat
- 3.Qxf4#
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Qxf4#
- 2...e5
- 3.Qf3#
- threat
- 2.Qg2+
- 1...Ke5
- 2.Rxc5+
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Qxe6#
- 2...Kxd6
- 3.Qf8#
- 2...Sd5
- 3.Sc4#
- 2...Ke4
- 2.Qg1
- threat
- 3.Qd4#
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Qd4#
- 2...Se2
- 3.Qxc5#
- 2...Sb3
- 3.Qe3#
- threat
- 2.Qg3
- threat
- 3.Qxf4#
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Qxf4#
- threat
- 2.Rxc5+
- 1...Kxc6!
- 1...Ke4
- 1.Bf3+?
- 1...Kxc4
- 2.Qxe6#
- 1...Se4!
- 1...Kxc4
- 1.Rxf4?
- threat
- 2.Rc7
- threat
- 3.Rd4#
- 2...Sb3
- 3.Bf3#
- 3.Qg2#
- 2...Se4
- 3.Rxf5#
- threat
- 2.Rc7
- 1...Se4
- 2.Kc7
- threat
- 3.Rxf5#
- 2...Sxc3
- 3.Sxc3#
- 2...Sxd6
- 3.Rd4#
- 2...Sf2
- 3.Rd4#
- 2...Sg3
- 3.Rd4#
- 2...Sc5
- 3.Rd4#
- 2...Sg5
- 3.Rd4#
- threat
- 2.Rxf5+
- 2...Kxc6
- 3.Qe8#
- 2...Kxc6
- 2.Kc7
- 1...Kxc6!
- threat
- 1.Rxc5+?
- 1...Ke4
- 2.Qxe6#
- 2.Qg2#
- 1...Kxc5!
- 1...Ke4
- 1.Qg1?
- threat
- 2.Rxc5+
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Sxd2#
- 3.Qe3#
- 3.Qd4#
- 3.Qh1#
- 3.Qg2#
- 2...Ke4
- 2.Qxc5+
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Sxd2#
- 3.Qd4#
- 2...Ke4
- 2.Rxc5+
- 1...e5
- 2.Rxc5+
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Sxd2#
- 3.Qe3#
- 3.Qh1#
- 3.Qg2#
- 2...Ke6
- 3.Qg8#
- 2...Ke4
- 2.Rxc5+
- 1...Se4
- 2.Qd4+
- 2...Kxc6
- 3.Sxa5#
- 2...Kxc6
- 2.Qd4+
- 1...Kxc6!
- threat
- 1.Qe8?
- threat
- 2.Rxc5+
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Qc6#
- 3.Qxe6#
- 2...Kxc5
- 3.Qb5#
- 2...Ke4
- 2.Rxc5+
- 1...Ke4
- 2.Rxc5
- threat
- 3.Qc6#
- 3.Qxe6#
- threat
- 2.Rxc5
- 1...Se2
- 2.Rxc5+
- 2...Kxc5
- 3.Qb5#
- 2...Kxc5
- 2.Rxc5+
- 1...e5
- 2.Bf3+
- 2...Kxc4
- 3.Qf7#
- 3.Qe6#
- 3.Qg8#
- 2...Se4
- 3.Se3#
- 3.Sb6#
- 2...e4
- 3.Se3#
- 3.Sb6#
- 2...Kxc4
- 2.Rxc5+
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Qc6#
- 2...Kxc5
- 3.Qb5#
- 2...Ke4
- 2.Bf3+
- 1...Se4!
- threat
- 1.Se3+?
- Keys
- 1.Sxa5!
- 1...Ke4
- 2.Qg2+
- 2...Ke3
- 3.Sc4#
- 3.Qf3#
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Sc4#
- 2...Ke3
- 2.Qg2+
- 1...Ke5
- 2.Rxc5+
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Qxe6#
- 2...Kxd6
- 3.Qf8#
- 2...Sd5
- 3.Sc4#
- 2...Ke4
- 2.Rxc5+
- 1...Sxa4
- 2.Bf3+
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Sc4#
- 2...Ke5
- 2.Bf3+
- 1...Se2
- 2.Sb4+
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Sc4#
- 2...Ke5
- 2.Sb4+
- 1...Sg2
- 2.Sb4+
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Sc4#
- 2...Ke5
- 2.Rd4+
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Sc4#
- 3.Rxc5#
- 2...Ke5
- 2.Sb4+
- 1...Sh3
- 2.Sb4+
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Sc4#
- 2...Ke5
- 2.Rd4+
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Sc4#
- 3.Rxc5#
- 2...Ke5
- 2.Sb4+
- 1...Sh5
- 2.Sb4+
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Sc4#
- 2...Ke5
- 2.Rd4+
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Sc4#
- 3.Rxc5#
- 2...Ke5
- 2.Sb4+
- 1...Sg6
- 2.Sb4+
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Sc4#
- 2...Ke5
- 2.Rd4+
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Sc4#
- 3.Rxc5#
- 2...Ke5
- 2.Sb4+
- 1...Sb3
- 2.Bf3+
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Sc4#
- 2...Ke5
- 2.Bf3+
- 1...Se4
- 2.Sb4+
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Sc4#
- 2...Ke5
- 2.Sb4+
- 1...Sa6
- 2.Bf3+
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Sc4#
- 2...Ke5
- 2.Bf3+
- 1...Sb7
- 2.Bf3+
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Sc4#
- 2...Ke5
- 2.Bf3+
- 1...Sd7
- 2.Bf3+
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Sc4#
- 2...Ke5
- 2.Bf3+
- 1...h5
- 2.Sc4
- 2...Kxc4
- 3.Qxe6#
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Qg2#
- 2...Kxc6
- 3.Sb4#
- 2...Sxa4
- 3.Bf3#
- 2...Se2
- 3.Sb4#
- 2...Sg2
- 3.Sb4#
- 2...Sh3
- 3.Sb4#
- 2...Sg6
- 3.Sb4#
- 2...Sb3
- 3.Bf3#
- 2...Se4
- 3.Sb4#
- 2...Sa6
- 3.Bf3#
- 2...Sb7
- 3.Bf3#
- 2...Sd7
- 3.Bf3#
- 2...Kxc4
- 2.Sc4
- 1...Ke4
- 1.Sxa5!
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