MESON Chess Problem Database
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PID: 43166 (2R5/8/N7/p1Bk4/P5B1/4p1P1/p3P3/K7 w - - 0 1)
Grimshaw, Walter
Illustrated London News, 1853
(First published on Thu Jul 28 1853)
#4
8 + 4
| 3977 | 200 Intriguing Chess Puzzles | 1996 |
| 15351 | SCPF/BCPS Black Books | 2017 |
SOLUTION
- COOKED
- Keys
- 1.Be7!
- threat
- 2.Rc5+
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Bf6+
- 3...Ke4
- 4.Bf3#
- 4.Bf5#
- 3...Ke4
- 3.Bf6+
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Bf3+
- 3...Kd4
- 4.Bf6#
- 3...Kd4
- 3.Bf5+
- 3...Kd4
- 4.Bf6#
- 3...Kd4
- 3.Bf3+
- 2...Kd4
- 2.Rc5+
- 1...Kd4
- 2.Bf5
- 2...Kd5
- 3.Rc5+
- 3...Kd4
- 4.Bf6#
- 3...Kd4
- 3.Rc5+
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Rc5+
- 3...Kd4
- 4.Bf6#
- 3...Kd4
- 3.Rc5+
- 2...Kd5
- 2.Be6
- threat
- 3.Bf6+
- 3...Ke4
- 4.Sc5#
- 4.Rc4#
- 3...Ke4
- 3.Bd6
- 3...Ke4
- 4.Rc4#
- 3...Ke4
- 3.Bf6+
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Bd6
- 3...Kd4
- 4.Rc4#
- 3...Kd4
- 3.Bd6
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Sc5
- 3...Kd4
- 4.Bf6#
- 3...Kd4
- 3.Sc5
- threat
- 2.Rc5
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Bf3+
- 3...Kd4
- 4.Bf6#
- 3...Kd4
- 3.Bf5+
- 3...Kd4
- 4.Bf6#
- 3...Kd4
- 3.Bf3+
- 2...Ke4
- 2.Bf5
- 1...Ke4
- 2.Be6
- threat
- 3.Bd6
- 3...Kd4
- 4.Rc4#
- 3...Kd4
- 3.Bd6
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Bf6+
- 3...Ke4
- 4.Sc5#
- 4.Rc4#
- 3...Ke4
- 3.Bd6
- 3...Ke4
- 4.Rc4#
- 3...Ke4
- 3.Bf6+
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Sc5
- 3...Kd4
- 4.Bf6#
- 3...Kd4
- 3.Sc5
- threat
- 2.Rc5
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Bf6+
- 3...Ke4
- 4.Bf3#
- 4.Bf5#
- 3...Ke4
- 3.Bf6+
- 2...Kd4
- 2.Be6
- 1...Ke5
- 2.Rc5+
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Bf6+
- 3...Ke4
- 4.Bf3#
- 4.Bf5#
- 3...Ke4
- 3.Bf6+
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Bf3+
- 3...Kd4
- 4.Bf6#
- 3...Kd4
- 3.Bf5+
- 3...Kd4
- 4.Bf6#
- 3...Kd4
- 3.Bf3+
- 2...Kd4
- 2.Rc5+
- threat
- 1.Rc6!
- 1...Kxc6
- 2.Be6
- 2...Kb7
- 3.Bd7
- 3...Kxa6
- 4.Bc8#
- 3...Ka8
- 4.Bc6#
- 3...Kxa6
- 3.Bd7
- 2...Kb7
- 2.Be6
- 1...Kxc6
- 1.Re8!
- 1...Kc4
- 2.Rxe3
- 2...Kd5
- 3.Bd7
- 3...Kc4
- 4.Be6#
- 3...Kc4
- 3.Bd7
- 2...Kd5
- 2.Rxe3
- 1...Kc6
- 2.Rxe3
- 2...Kd5
- 3.Bd7
- 3...Kc4
- 4.Be6#
- 3...Kc4
- 3.Bd7
- 2...Kb7
- 3.Re7+
- 3...Kxa6
- 4.Bc8#
- 4.Ra7#
- 3...Kc6
- 4.Bf3#
- 3...Ka8
- 4.Bf3#
- 4.Ra7#
- 3...Kxa6
- 3.Bd7
- 3...Kxa6
- 4.Bc8#
- 3...Ka8
- 4.Bc6#
- 3...Kxa6
- 3.Rd3
- 3...Kxa6
- 4.Bc8#
- 3...Kc6
- 4.Bf3#
- 3...Ka8
- 4.Bf3#
- 3...Kxa6
- 3.Re7+
- 2...Kd5
- 2.Be6
- 2...Kb7
- 3.Bd5+
- 3...Kxa6
- 4.Re6#
- 4.Ra8#
- 3...Kxa6
- 3.Re7+
- 3...Kxa6
- 4.Bc4#
- 4.Bc8#
- 4.Ra7#
- 3...Kc6
- 4.Rc7#
- 3...Ka8
- 4.Bd5#
- 4.Ra7#
- 3...Kxa6
- 3.Rb8+
- 3...Kxa6
- 4.Bc4#
- 4.Bc8#
- 3...Kc6
- 4.Rb6#
- 3...Kxa6
- 3.Bd7
- 3...Kxa6
- 4.Bc8#
- 3...Kxa6
- 3.Rd8
- 3...Kxa6
- 4.Bc8#
- 3...Kc6
- 4.Bd5#
- 3...Kxa6
- 3.Bd5+
- 2...Kb7
- 2.Re4
- threat
- 3.Bc8
- 3...Kd5
- 4.Bb7#
- 3...Kd5
- 3.Bc8
- 2...Kd5
- 3.Bf3
- 3...Kc6
- 4.Rd4#
- 4.Re7#
- 3...Kc6
- 3.Bf3
- 2...Kb7
- 3.Re7+
- 3...Kxa6
- 4.Bc8#
- 4.Ra7#
- 3...Kc6
- 4.Bf3#
- 3...Ka8
- 4.Bf3#
- 4.Ra7#
- 3...Kxa6
- 3.Bd7
- 3...Kxa6
- 4.Bc8#
- 3...Ka8
- 4.Bc6#
- 3...Kxa6
- 3.Rd4
- 3...Kxa6
- 4.Bc8#
- 3...Kc6
- 4.Bf3#
- 3...Ka8
- 4.Bf3#
- 3...Kxa6
- 3.Re7+
- threat
- 2.Re5
- 2...Kb7
- 3.Re7+
- 3...Kxa6
- 4.Bc8#
- 4.Ra7#
- 3...Kc6
- 4.Bf3#
- 3...Ka8
- 4.Bf3#
- 4.Ra7#
- 3...Kxa6
- 3.Bd7
- 3...Kxa6
- 4.Bc8#
- 3...Ka8
- 4.Bc6#
- 3...Kxa6
- 3.Re7+
- 2...Kb7
- 2.Rd8
- 2...Kb7
- 3.Bf3+
- 3...Kxa6
- 4.Rd6#
- 4.Ra8#
- 3...Kxa6
- 3.Kxa2
- 3...Kxa6
- 4.Bc8#
- 3...Kc6
- 4.Bf3#
- 3...Kxa6
- 3.Bxe3
- 3...Kxa6
- 4.Bc8#
- 3...Kc6
- 4.Bf3#
- 3...Kxa6
- 3.Bh3
- 3...Kxa6
- 4.Bc8#
- 3...Kc6
- 4.Bg2#
- 3...Kxa6
- 3.Bf5
- 3...Kxa6
- 4.Bc8#
- 3...Kc6
- 4.Be4#
- 3...Kxa6
- 3.Be6
- 3...Kxa6
- 4.Bc8#
- 3...Kc6
- 4.Bd5#
- 3...Kxa6
- 3.Bd7
- 3...Kxa6
- 4.Bc8#
- 3...Kxa6
- 3.Bd4
- 3...Kxa6
- 4.Bc8#
- 3...Kc6
- 4.Bf3#
- 3...Kxa6
- 3.Rd1
- 3...Kxa6
- 4.Bc8#
- 3...Kc6
- 4.Bf3#
- 3...Ka8
- 4.Bf3#
- 3...Kxa6
- 3.Rd3
- 3...Kxa6
- 4.Bc8#
- 3...Kc6
- 4.Bf3#
- 3...Ka8
- 4.Bf3#
- 3...Kxa6
- 3.Rd4
- 3...Kxa6
- 4.Bc8#
- 3...Kc6
- 4.Bf3#
- 3...Ka8
- 4.Bf3#
- 3...Kxa6
- 3.Rd6
- 3...Ka8
- 4.Bf3#
- 3...Ka8
- 3.Bf3+
- 2...Kb7
- 2.Rxe3
- 1...Kc4
- 1.Be7!
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