MESON Chess Problem Database
Problem Display
PID: 41644 (4K2Q/b7/1p3Rp1/rN2k1P1/1Bppq3/1bPp4/1rN5/6R1 w - - 0 1)
Loyd, Sam
1st Prize, Charleston Courier, 1859
#3
9 + 11
| 1679 | American Chess Nuts | 1868 |
| 5206 | Sam Loyd and His Chess Problems | 1913 |
| 14986 | White-Hume Collection | 2020 |
SOLUTION
- SOUND
- Sets
- 1...Qh1
- 2.Bd6+
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Qxh1#
- 2...Kd5
- 3.Qxh1#
- 2...Ke4
- 2.Qxh1
- threat
- 3.Bd6#
- 3.Re1#
- 3.cxd4#
- threat
- 2.cxd4+
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Sc3#
- 3.Qxh1#
- 2...Kd5
- 3.Sc3#
- 3.Qxh1#
- 2...Ke4
- 2.Bd6+
- 1...Qg2
- 2.cxd4+
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Sc3#
- 2...Kd5
- 3.Sc3#
- 2...Ke4
- 2.cxd4+
- 1...Qf3
- 2.cxd4+
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Sc3#
- 2...Kd5
- 3.Sc3#
- 2...Ke4
- 2.cxd4+
- 1...Qd5
- 2.Rff1+
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Rg4#
- 2...Ke6
- 3.Sc7#
- 3.Qf6#
- 2...Ke4
- 2.Rf2+
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Re1#
- 3.Rg4#
- 2...Ke6
- 3.Sc7#
- 3.Qf6#
- 2...Ke4
- 2.Rf7+
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Re1#
- 3.Rg4#
- 2...Ke6
- 3.Sc7#
- 3.Qf6#
- 2...Ke4
- 2.Rf8+
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Re1#
- 3.Rg4#
- 2...Ke6
- 3.Sc7#
- 3.Qf6#
- 2...Ke4
- 2.Qh2+
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Re1#
- 3.Rg4#
- 3.Qf4#
- 2...Ke4
- 2.Rff1+
- 1...Qb7
- 2.Bd6+
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Qh1#
- 2...Kd5
- 3.Qh1#
- 2...Ke4
- 2.cxd4+
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Sc3#
- 3.Qh1#
- 2...Kd5
- 3.Sc3#
- 3.Qh1#
- 2...Ke4
- 2.Bd6+
- 1...Qe1
- 2.Rxe1+
- 2...Kd5
- 3.Sc7#
- 3.Rd6#
- 3.Qh1#
- 3.Qg8#
- 2...Kd5
- 2.Qg8
- threat
- 3.Rxe1#
- 3.Qe6#
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Rxe1#
- 3.Qe6#
- threat
- 2.Rxe1+
- 1...Qh4
- 2.Qxh4
- threat
- 3.Qxd4#
- 2...Kd5
- 3.Qxd4#
- 2...dxc3
- 3.Qd4#
- threat
- 2.Qxh4
- 1...Qh1
- Tries
- 1.Rff1+?
- 1...Ke6
- 2.Sc7#
- 1...Kd5+!
- 1...Ke6
- 1.Rf2+?
- 1...Ke6
- 2.Sc7#
- 1...Kd5+!
- 1...Ke6
- 1.Rf3+?
- 1...Ke6
- 2.Sc7#
- 1...Kd5+!
- 1...Ke6
- 1.Rf5+?
- 1...Ke6
- 2.Qf6#
- 1...Kxf5+!
- 1...Ke6
- 1.Rf7+?
- 1...Ke6
- 2.Sc7#
- 1...Kd5+!
- 1...Ke6
- 1.Rf8+?
- 1...Ke6
- 2.Sc7#
- 1...Kd5+!
- 1...Ke6
- 1.Qh2+?
- 1...Qf4
- 2.Qxf4+
- 2...Kd5
- 3.Sc7#
- 3.Rd6#
- 3.Qxd4#
- 2...Kd5
- 2.Qxf4+
- 1...Kd5+!
- 1...Qf4
- 1.Rff1+?
- Keys
- 1.Qh1!
- threat
- 2.Re1
- threat
- 3.Qxe4#
- 2...Kd5+
- 3.Qxe4#
- 2...Qxe1
- 3.Bd6#
- 3.cxd4#
- 2...Qe2
- 3.Bd6#
- 3.cxd4#
- 2...Qe3
- 3.Bd6#
- 3.cxd4#
- threat
- 2.Re6+
- 2...Kf4
- 3.Qxe4#
- 2...Kd5
- 3.Sc7#
- 3.Qxe4#
- 2...Kf5
- 3.Qxe4#
- 2...Kxe6
- 3.Qxe4#
- 2...Kf4
- 2.Re1
- 1...Kd5+
- 2.Re6
- threat
- 3.Sc7#
- 3.Qxe4#
- 2...Kxe6
- 3.Qxe4#
- threat
- 2.Re6
- 1...Qc6+
- 2.Qxc6
- threat
- 3.Bd6#
- 3.Re1#
- 3.Qe6#
- 3.cxd4#
- threat
- 2.Qxc6
- 1...Qa8+
- 2.Qxa8
- threat
- 3.Bd6#
- 3.Re1#
- 3.cxd4#
- threat
- 2.Qxa8
- 1...Qxh1
- 2.cxd4+
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Sc3#
- 2...Kd5
- 3.Sc3#
- 2...Ke4
- 2.cxd4+
- 1...Rxc2
- 2.Re6+
- 2...Kf4
- 3.Qxe4#
- 2...Kd5
- 3.Sc7#
- 3.Qxe4#
- 2...Kf5
- 3.Qxe4#
- 2...Kxe6
- 3.Qxe4#
- 2...Kf4
- 2.Re6+
- 1...Rxb5
- 2.Re1
- threat
- 3.Qxe4#
- 2...Kd5+
- 3.Qxe4#
- 2...Qxe1
- 3.Bd6#
- 3.cxd4#
- 2...Qe2
- 3.Bd6#
- 3.cxd4#
- 2...Qe3
- 3.Bd6#
- 3.cxd4#
- threat
- 2.Re1
- 1...Bxc2
- 2.Re6+
- 2...Kf4
- 3.Qxe4#
- 2...Kd5
- 3.Sc7#
- 3.Qxe4#
- 2...Kf5
- 3.Qxe4#
- 2...Kxe6
- 3.Qxe4#
- 2...Kf4
- 2.Re6+
- 1...dxc2
- 2.Re1
- threat
- 3.Qxe4#
- 2...Kd5+
- 3.Qxe4#
- 2...Qxe1
- 3.Bd6#
- 3.cxd4#
- 2...Qe2
- 3.Bd6#
- 3.Rxe2#
- 3.cxd4#
- 2...Qe3
- 3.Bd6#
- 3.cxd4#
- threat
- 2.Re6+
- 2...Kf4
- 3.Qxe4#
- 2...Kd5
- 3.Sc7#
- 3.Qxe4#
- 2...Kf5
- 3.Qxe4#
- 2...Kxe6
- 3.Qxe4#
- 2...Kf4
- 2.Re1
- 1...dxc3
- 2.Re1
- threat
- 3.Qxe4#
- 2...Kd5+
- 3.Qxe4#
- 2...Qxe1
- 3.Bd6#
- 2...Qe2
- 3.Bxc3#
- 3.Bd6#
- 2...Qe3
- 3.Bxc3#
- 3.Bd6#
- 3.Rxe3#
- threat
- 2.Re6+
- 2...Kf4
- 3.Qxe4#
- 2...Kd5
- 3.Sc7#
- 3.Qxe4#
- 2...Kf5
- 3.Qxe4#
- 2...Kxe6
- 3.Qxe4#
- 2...Kf4
- 2.Re1
- 1...Qg2
- 2.Bd6+
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Qxg2#
- 2...Kd5
- 3.Qxg2#
- 2...Ke4
- 2.Re1+
- 2...Kd5
- 3.Sc7#
- 3.Rd6#
- 3.Qxg2#
- 2...Qe4
- 3.Qxe4#
- 2...Qe2
- 3.Bd6#
- 3.cxd4#
- 2...Kd5
- 2.Qxg2
- threat
- 3.Bd6#
- 3.Re1#
- 3.cxd4#
- threat
- 2.cxd4+
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Sc3#
- 3.Qxg2#
- 2...Kd5
- 3.Sc3#
- 3.Qxg2#
- 2...Ke4
- 2.Bd6+
- 1...Qf3
- 2.Bd6+
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Qxf3#
- 2...Kd5
- 3.Qxf3#
- 2...Ke4
- 2.Re1+
- 2...Kd5
- 3.Sc7#
- 3.Rd6#
- 3.Qxf3#
- 2...Qe2
- 3.Bd6#
- 3.cxd4#
- 2...Qe4
- 3.Qxe4#
- 2...Qe3
- 3.Bd6#
- 3.cxd4#
- 2...Kd5
- 2.Qxf3
- threat
- 3.Bd6#
- 3.Re1#
- 3.cxd4#
- threat
- 2.cxd4+
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Sc3#
- 3.Qxf3#
- 2...Kd5
- 3.Sc3#
- 3.Qxf3#
- 2...Ke4
- 2.Bd6+
- 1...Qd5
- 2.Bd6+
- 2...Qxd6
- 3.Re1#
- 2...Qxd6
- 2.Re1+
- 2...Qe4
- 3.Qxe4#
- 2...Qe4
- 2.Qh2+
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Re1#
- 3.Rg4#
- 3.Qf4#
- 2...Ke4
- 2.Bd6+
- 1...Rb1
- 2.Re6+
- 2...Kf4
- 3.Qxe4#
- 2...Kd5
- 3.Sc7#
- 3.Qxe4#
- 2...Kf5
- 3.Qxe4#
- 2...Kxe6
- 3.Qxe4#
- 2...Kf4
- 2.Re6+
- 1...Ra1
- 2.Re6+
- 2...Kf4
- 3.Qxe4#
- 2...Kd5
- 3.Sc7#
- 3.Qxe4#
- 2...Kf5
- 3.Qxe4#
- 2...Kxe6
- 3.Qxe4#
- 2...Kf4
- 2.Re6+
- 1...Ba4
- 2.Re6+
- 2...Kf4
- 3.Qxe4#
- 2...Kd5
- 3.Qxe4#
- 2...Kf5
- 3.Qxe4#
- 2...Kxe6
- 3.Qxe4#
- 2...Kf4
- 2.Re6+
- 1...Bb8
- 2.Re1
- threat
- 3.Qxe4#
- 2...Kd5+
- 3.Qxe4#
- 2...Qxe1
- 3.cxd4#
- 2...Qe2
- 3.cxd4#
- 2...Qe3
- 3.cxd4#
- threat
- 2.Re1
- 1...d2
- 2.Re6+
- 2...Kf4
- 3.Qxe4#
- 2...Kd5
- 3.Sc7#
- 3.Qxe4#
- 2...Kf5
- 3.Qxe4#
- 2...Kxe6
- 3.Qxe4#
- 2...Kf4
- 2.Re6+
- threat
- 1.Qh1!
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