MESON Chess Problem Database
Problem Display
PID: 42571 (8/2b4q/2NkBPp1/3p2Pp/1P3K1P/n1Qp1P2/1n5B/5b2 w - - 0 1)
MacGregor, Ernest Augustus Murray
Illustrated London News, 1854
#5
10 + 10
| 4760 | 200 Classic Chess Puzzles | 1993 |
| 3977 | 200 Intriguing Chess Puzzles | 1996 |
SOLUTION
- SOUND
- Keys
- 1.Sd4!
- threat
- 2.Ke3#
- 2.Qc5#
- 2.Qc6#
- 1...Sac4
- 2.Kg3
- threat
- 3.Kf2+
- 3...Se5
- 4.Qc5#
- 4.Qc6#
- 3...Se5
- 3.Kf2+
- 2...Sd1
- 3.Qxc4
- threat
- 4.Qxd5#
- 3...dxc4
- 4.Kf4
- threat
- 5.Ke4#
- 4...Sf2
- 5.Ke3#
- 4...Sc3
- 5.Ke3#
- threat
- 4.Kf4
- 3...Ba5
- 4.Qc5+
- 4...Ke5
- 5.Qxd5#
- 4...Ke5
- 4.Qc6+
- 4...Ke5
- 5.Qxd5#
- 4...Ke5
- 4.Kf4
- threat
- 5.Qc5#
- 5.Qc6#
- 4...dxc4
- 5.Ke4#
- 4...Qc7
- 5.Qxd5#
- threat
- 4.Qc5+
- 3...Bb6
- 4.Qc6+
- 4...Ke5
- 5.Qxd5#
- 4...Ke5
- 4.Qc6+
- 3...Bb8
- 4.Qc5+
- 4...Ke5
- 5.Qxd5#
- 4...Ke5
- 4.Qc6+
- 4...Ke5
- 5.Qxd5#
- 4...Ke5
- 4.Kf4
- threat
- 5.Qc5#
- 5.Qc6#
- 4...dxc4
- 5.Ke4#
- 4...Qc7
- 5.Qxd5#
- threat
- 4.Qc5+
- 3...Bd8
- 4.Qc5+
- 4...Ke5
- 5.Qxd5#
- 4...Ke5
- 4.Qc6+
- 4...Ke5
- 5.Qxd5#
- 4...Ke5
- 4.Kf4
- threat
- 5.Qc5#
- 5.Qc6#
- 4...dxc4
- 5.Ke4#
- 4...Qc7
- 5.Qxd5#
- threat
- 4.Qc5+
- threat
- 3.Qxc4
- threat
- 2.Kg3
- threat
- 1.Sd4!
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