MESON Chess Problem Database
Problem Display
PID: 42867 (8/p3K3/1pP1Pp2/1BBk2p1/1p4N1/r4PPQ/2R1N3/b7 w - - 0 1)
Zappas, Byron
The Problemist, 1978
#3
11 + 8
| 3750 | FIDE Album (1977-1979) | 1984 |
| 273 | Mat Plus | 1994 |
| 230 | Sachove umeni (Ceskoslovensky sach) | 2016 |
SOLUTION
- SOUND
- Sets
- 1...Ra2
- 2.Se3+
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Bd6#
- 3.Qf5#
- 2...Ke5
- 2.Se3+
- 1...Rc3
- 2.Sxf6+
- 2...Kxc5
- 3.Qf5#
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Bd4#
- 3.Bd6#
- 2...Kxc5
- 2.Sxf6+
- 1...Re3
- 2.Sxe3+
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Bd6#
- 3.Qf5#
- 2...Ke5
- 2.Sxe3+
- 1...Ra4
- 2.Se3+
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Bd6#
- 3.Qf5#
- 2...Ke5
- 2.Se3+
- 1...Ra5
- 2.Se3+
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Bd6#
- 3.Qf5#
- 2...Ke5
- 2.Se3+
- 1...Ra6
- 2.Se3+
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Bd6#
- 3.Qf5#
- 2...Ke5
- 2.Se3+
- 1...Bc3
- 2.Se3+
- 2...Kxc5
- 3.Qf5#
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Bd6#
- 3.Qf5#
- 2...Kxc5
- 2.Se3+
- 1...b3
- 2.Se3+
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Bd6#
- 3.Qf5#
- 2...Ke5
- 2.Se3+
- 1...Ra2
- Tries
- 1.Se3+?
- 1...Ke5
- 2.Bd6#
- 2.Qf5#
- 1...Rxe3!
- 1...Ke5
- 1.Sxf6+?
- 1...Ke5
- 2.Bd6#
- 1...Bxf6+!
- 1...Ke5
- 1.Rc3?
- threat
- 2.Se3+
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Bd4#
- 3.Bd6#
- 3.Qf5#
- 2...Ke5
- 2.Sxf6+
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Bd4#
- 3.Bd6#
- 2...Ke5
- 2.Bd4
- threat
- 3.Se3#
- 3.Sxf6#
- threat
- 2.Bd6
- threat
- 3.Se3#
- 3.Sxf6#
- threat
- 2.Se3+
- 1...Rxc3
- 2.Sxf6+
- 2...Kxc5
- 3.Qf5#
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Bd4#
- 3.Bd6#
- 2...Kxc5
- 2.Sxf6+
- 1...bxc3
- 2.Bd4
- threat
- 3.Se3#
- 3.Sxf6#
- threat
- 2.Bd4
- 1...bxc5
- 2.Se3+
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Rxc5#
- 3.Qf5#
- 2...Ke5
- 2.Sxf6+
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Rxc5#
- 2...Ke5
- 2.Qh7
- threat
- 3.Qd3#
- 3.Qe4#
- 3.Qf5#
- 2...f5
- 3.Qxf5#
- threat
- 2.Se3+
- 1...Ra2
- 2.Se3+
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Bd4#
- 3.Bd6#
- 3.Qf5#
- 2...Ke5
- 2.Sxf6+
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Bd4#
- 3.Bd6#
- 3.Re3#
- 2...Ke5
- 2.Se3+
- 1...Ra4
- 2.Se3+
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Bd4#
- 3.Bd6#
- 3.Qf5#
- 2...Ke5
- 2.Sxf6+
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Bd4#
- 3.Bd6#
- 3.Re3#
- 2...Ke5
- 2.Bd4
- threat
- 3.Se3#
- 3.Sxf6#
- threat
- 2.Bd6
- threat
- 3.Se3#
- 3.Sxf6#
- threat
- 2.Se3+
- 1...Ra5
- 2.Se3+
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Bd4#
- 3.Bd6#
- 3.Qf5#
- 2...Ke5
- 2.Sxf6+
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Bd4#
- 3.Bd6#
- 3.Re3#
- 2...Ke5
- 2.Bd4
- threat
- 3.Se3#
- 3.Sxf6#
- threat
- 2.Bd6
- threat
- 3.Se3#
- 3.Sxf6#
- threat
- 2.Se3+
- 1...Ra6
- 2.Se3+
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Bd4#
- 3.Bd6#
- 3.Qf5#
- 2...Ke5
- 2.Sxf6+
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Bd4#
- 3.Bd6#
- 3.Re3#
- 2...Ke5
- 2.Bd4
- threat
- 3.Se3#
- 3.Sxf6#
- threat
- 2.Bd6
- threat
- 3.Se3#
- 3.Sxf6#
- threat
- 2.Se3+
- 1...b3
- 2.Se3+
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Bd4#
- 3.Bd6#
- 3.Qf5#
- 2...Ke5
- 2.Sxf6+
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Bd4#
- 3.Bd6#
- 3.Re3#
- 2...Ke5
- 2.Bd4
- threat
- 3.Se3#
- 3.Sxf6#
- threat
- 2.Bd6
- threat
- 3.Se3#
- 3.Sxf6#
- threat
- 2.Se3+
- 1...f5
- 2.Se3+
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Bd4#
- 3.Bd6#
- 3.Qxf5#
- 3.Qh8#
- 2...Ke5
- 2.Sf6+
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Bd4#
- 3.Bd6#
- 2...Ke5
- 2.Se3+
- 1...Bxc3!
- threat
- 1.Qf1?
- threat
- 2.Sf4+
- 2...gxf4
- 3.Qc4#
- 2...gxf4
- 2.Sf4+
- 1...bxc5
- 2.Sf4+
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Rc4#
- 3.Qc4#
- 2...gxf4
- 3.Qc4#
- 2...Kd4
- 2.Sf4+
- 1...Rc3
- 2.Sxc3+
- 2...Kxc5
- 3.Qc4#
- 3.Qg1#
- 3.Qf2#
- 2...Bxc3
- 3.Qc4#
- 2...bxc3
- 3.Qc4#
- 2...Kxc5
- 2.Bd4
- threat
- 3.Sxf6#
- 2...Rxf3
- 3.Qxf3#
- 2...f5
- 3.Sf6#
- threat
- 2.Sxc3+
- 1...Bc3
- 2.Sc1
- threat
- 3.Qc4#
- 2...Kxc5
- 3.Qc4#
- threat
- 2.Sg1
- threat
- 3.Qc4#
- 2...Kxc5
- 3.Qc4#
- threat
- 2.Sd4
- threat
- 3.Qc4#
- 2...Kxc5
- 3.Qc4#
- threat
- 2.Sf4+
- 2...Kxc5
- 3.Qc4#
- 2...gxf4
- 3.Qc4#
- 2...Kxc5
- 2.Sc1
- 1...Be5
- 2.Sf4+
- 2...Bxf4
- 3.Qc4#
- 2...gxf4
- 3.Qc4#
- 2...Bxf4
- 2.Qd1+
- 2...Rd3
- 3.Se3#
- 2...Bd4
- 3.Qxd4#
- 2...Rd3
- 2.Sf4+
- 1...Rd3!
- threat
- 1.Qh1?
- threat
- 2.f4+
- 2...Rf3
- 3.Qxf3#
- 2...Rf3
- 2.f4+
- 1...Rc3
- 2.Bd4
- threat
- 3.Sxf6#
- 2...f5
- 3.Sf6#
- threat
- 2.Bd4
- 1...Rb3
- 2.f4+
- 2...Rf3
- 3.Qxf3#
- 2...Rf3
- 2.f4+
- 1...Rd3
- 2.f4+
- 2...Rf3
- 3.Qxf3#
- 2...Rf3
- 2.f4+
- 1...Re3
- 2.Sxe3+
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Bd6#
- 3.Qxa1#
- 2...Ke5
- 2.Bxe3
- threat
- 3.f4#
- threat
- 2.f4+
- 2...Rf3
- 3.Qxf3#
- 2...Re4
- 3.Se3#
- 2...Rf3
- 2.Sxe3+
- 1...Bc3!
- threat
- 1.Qh7?
- threat
- 2.Qe4#
- 1...Bc3
- 2.Se3+
- 2...Kxc5
- 3.Qf5#
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Bd6#
- 3.Qe4#
- 3.Qf5#
- 2...Kxc5
- 2.Bd4
- threat
- 3.Se3#
- 3.Sxf6#
- 3.Qe4#
- 3.Qf5#
- threat
- 2.Bd6
- threat
- 3.Se3#
- 3.Qe4#
- threat
- 2.Rxc3
- threat
- 3.Qd3#
- 3.Qe4#
- 3.Qf5#
- 2...f5
- 3.Qxf5#
- threat
- 2.Qd3+
- 2...Kxc5
- 3.Qc4#
- 3.Qf5#
- 2...Bd4
- 3.Qc4#
- 3.Qe4#
- 3.Qxd4#
- 2...Kxc5
- 2.Qe4+
- 2...Kxc5
- 3.Qf5#
- 3.Qc4#
- 2...Kxc5
- 2.Qf5+
- 2...Be5
- 3.Sxf6#
- 3.Qe4#
- 2...Be5
- 2.Se3+
- 1...Re3
- 2.Sxe3+
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Bd6#
- 3.Qe4#
- 3.Qf5#
- 2...Ke5
- 2.Qf5+
- 2...Re5
- 3.Se3#
- 3.Sxf6#
- 2...Be5
- 3.Sxe3#
- 3.Sxf6#
- 2...Re5
- 2.Sxe3+
- 1...f5
- 2.Qxf5+
- 2...Be5
- 3.Sf6#
- 3.Qe4#
- 3.Qxe5#
- 2...Be5
- 2.Qxf5+
- 1...Rxf3!
- threat
- 1.Qh8?
- threat
- 2.Qd8#
- 1...Rc3
- 2.Be3
- threat
- 3.Qd8#
- 2...Rxc6
- 3.Bxc6#
- threat
- 2.Be3
- 1...Bc3
- 2.Bd4
- threat
- 3.Se3#
- 3.Sxf6#
- 3.Qd8#
- threat
- 2.Bd4
- 1...Be5
- 2.Qd8+
- 2...Bd6+
- 3.Qxd6#
- 2...Bd6+
- 2.Qd8+
- 1...Rxf3!
- threat
- 1.Se3+?
- Keys
- 1.Qg2!
- threat
- 2.f4+
- 2...Rf3
- 3.Qxf3#
- 2...Rf3
- 2.f4+
- 1...Rc3
- 2.Bd4
- threat
- 3.Sxf6#
- 2...f5
- 3.Sf6#
- threat
- 2.Bd4
- 1...Bc3
- 2.Be3
- threat
- 3.f4#
- threat
- 2.Be3
- 1...Rb3
- 2.f4+
- 2...Rf3
- 3.Qxf3#
- 2...Rf3
- 2.f4+
- 1...Rd3
- 2.f4+
- 2...Rf3
- 3.Qxf3#
- 2...Rf3
- 2.f4+
- 1...Re3
- 2.Sxe3+
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Bd6#
- 2...Ke5
- 2.Bxe3
- threat
- 3.f4#
- threat
- 2.f4+
- 2...Rf3
- 3.Qxf3#
- 2...Re4
- 3.Se3#
- 2...Rf3
- 2.Sxe3+
- threat
- 1.Qg2!
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