MESON Chess Problem Database
Problem Display
PID: 44546 (6r1/2P5/4N1n1/1Q6/1p1Bk2b/7N/1P4P1/3K4 w - - 0 1)
Meredith, William
Maryland Chess Review, 1875
#3
8 + 5
SOLUTION
- SOUND
- Sets
- 1...Rb8
- 2.cxb8Q
- threat
- 3.Q8b7#
- 3.Qa8#
- 2...Se5
- 3.Q8xe5#
- 2...Sf4
- 3.Qxf4#
- 3.Q8e5#
- 2...Se7
- 3.Qf4#
- 3.Q8e5#
- threat
- 2.cxb8Q
- 1...Be1
- 2.Shg5#
- 1...Bf2
- 2.Sxf2#
- 2.Shg5#
- 1...Bg3
- 2.Shg5#
- 1...Bg5
- 2.Sf2#
- 2.Shxg5#
- 1...Bf6
- 2.Sf2#
- 1...Be7
- 2.Sf2#
- 1...Bd8
- 2.Sf2#
- 1...Sf4
- 2.Shxf4
- threat
- 3.Qd3#
- 3.Qd5#
- 3.Qe5#
- threat
- 2.Shxf4
- 1...Se5
- 2.Qxe5+
- 2...Kd3
- 3.Qe2#
- 2...Kd3
- 2.Qxe5+
- 1...Se7
- 2.Shf4
- threat
- 3.Qd3#
- 3.Qe5#
- threat
- 2.Qe5+
- 2...Kd3
- 3.Qe2#
- 2...Kd3
- 2.Shf4
- 1...Sf8
- 2.Shf4
- threat
- 3.Qd3#
- 3.Qd5#
- 3.Qe5#
- threat
- 2.Qe5+
- 2...Kd3
- 3.Qe2#
- 2...Kd3
- 2.Shf4
- 1...Sh8
- 2.Shf4
- threat
- 3.Qd3#
- 3.Qd5#
- 3.Qe5#
- threat
- 2.Qe5+
- 2...Kd3
- 3.Qe2#
- 2...Kd3
- 2.Shf4
- 1...Rb8
- Tries
- 1.Shf4?
- threat
- 2.Qd3#
- 2.Qd5#
- 1...Se5
- 2.Qxe5#
- 1...Rd8
- 2.Qd3#
- 1...Se7
- 2.Qd3#
- 2.Qe5#
- 1...Sxf4!
- threat
- 1.Sef4?
- threat
- 2.Qd3#
- 2.Qd5#
- 1...Kxd4
- 2.Qd5+
- 2...Ke3
- 3.Qd3#
- 2...Ke3
- 2.Qd5+
- 1...Sxf4!
- threat
- 1.Sc5+?
- 1...Kd5
- 2.Qd7+
- 2...Kc4
- 3.b3#
- 2...Kc4
- 2.Qd7+
- 1...Kxd4!
- 1...Kd5
- 1.Qe2+?
- 1...Kf5
- 2.g4#
- 1...Kd5!
- 1...Kf5
- 1.Qc6+?
- 1...Kd3
- 2.Qc2#
- 1...Kf5!
- 1...Kd3
- 1.Qd5+?
- 1...Kd3
- 2.Sc5#
- 2.Bg1#
- 2.Bf2#
- 2.Bc5#
- 2.Bb6#
- 2.Ba7#
- 1...Kxd5!
- 1...Kd3
- 1.Qe5+?
- 1...Kd3
- 2.Qe2#
- 1...Sxe5!
- 1...Kd3
- 1.Qb7+?
- 1...Kd3
- 2.Qd5
- threat
- 3.Sc5#
- 3.Bg1#
- 3.Bf2#
- 3.Bc5#
- 3.Bb6#
- 3.Ba7#
- threat
- 2.Qd5
- 1...Kf5!
- 1...Kd3
- 1.c8Q?
- threat
- 2.Qcb7#
- 2.Qc2#
- 2.Qcc6#
- 1...Se5
- 2.Qxe5+
- 2...Kd3
- 3.Shf4#
- 3.Sef4#
- 3.Qa6#
- 3.Qe2#
- 3.Qe3#
- 3.Qf5#
- 3.Qc2#
- 2...Kd3
- 2.Qc2+
- 2...Sd3
- 3.Qcxd3#
- 3.Qe2#
- 3.Qcc6#
- 3.Qe5#
- 2...Sd3
- 2.Qxe5+
- 1...Sf4
- 2.Shxf4
- threat
- 3.Qd3#
- 3.Qcb7#
- 3.Qd5#
- 3.Qe5#
- 3.Qc2#
- 3.Qcc6#
- threat
- 2.Qbc6+
- 2...Kd3
- 3.Shxf4#
- 3.Qf3#
- 3.Q8a6#
- 3.Qc2#
- 2...Kf5
- 3.Sg7#
- 2...Sd5
- 3.Qc2#
- 2...Kd3
- 2.Qcb7+
- 2...Sd5
- 3.Q7xd5#
- 2...Sd5
- 2.Qe5+
- 2...Kd3
- 3.Shxf4#
- 3.Sexf4#
- 3.Qa6#
- 3.Qe3#
- 3.Qf5#
- 3.Qc2#
- 2...Kd3
- 2.Qc1
- threat
- 3.Qe3#
- 3.Qxf4#
- 2...Sxg2
- 3.Qcc6#
- 2...Sd5
- 3.Qb1#
- 3.Qc2#
- threat
- 2.Qc2+
- 2...Sd3
- 3.Qcxd3#
- 3.Qe2#
- 3.Qcc6#
- 3.Qe5#
- 2...Sd3
- 2.Qcc6+
- 2...Sd5
- 3.Qcxd5#
- 3.Qc2#
- 2...Sd5
- 2.Qc7
- threat
- 3.Qxf4#
- 3.Qce5#
- 2...Sxg2
- 3.Qcc6#
- 3.Qcb7#
- 2...Sd3
- 3.Qcc6#
- 3.Qcb7#
- 2...Sg6
- 3.Qc2#
- 3.Qcc6#
- 3.Qcb7#
- threat
- 2.Shxf4
- 1...Rxc8!
- threat
- 1.c8B?
- threat
- 2.Bb7#
- 1...Se5
- 2.Qxe5+
- 2...Kd3
- 3.Ba6#
- 3.Qe2#
- 2...Kd3
- 2.Qxe5+
- 1...Rg7
- 2.Qc6+
- 2...Kd3
- 3.Ba6#
- 3.Qc2#
- 2...Kf5
- 3.Sxg7#
- 2...Kd3
- 2.Qc6+
- 1...Rd8
- 2.Qc6+
- 2...Kd3
- 3.Ba6#
- 3.Qc2#
- 2...Kf5
- 3.Sg7#
- 3.Sxd8#
- 2...Rd5
- 3.Qc2#
- 2...Kd3
- 2.Qc6+
- 1...Sf4
- 2.Shxf4
- threat
- 3.Bb7#
- 3.Qd3#
- 3.Qd5#
- 3.Qe5#
- threat
- 2.Qc6+
- 2...Kd3
- 3.Shxf4#
- 3.Ba6#
- 3.Qc2#
- 2...Kf5
- 3.Sg7#
- 2...Sd5
- 3.Qc2#
- 2...Kd3
- 2.Qe5+
- 2...Kd3
- 3.Ba6#
- 2...Kd3
- 2.Shxf4
- 1...Se7
- 2.Shf4
- threat
- 3.Qd3#
- 3.Qe5#
- threat
- 2.Qe5+
- 2...Kd3
- 3.Ba6#
- 3.Qe2#
- 2...Kd3
- 2.Shf4
- 1...Rxc8!
- threat
- 1.Shf4?
- Keys
- 1.Qd7!
- threat
- 2.Sc5#
- 1...Kd3
- 2.Sc5+
- 2...Kc4
- 3.b3#
- 2...Kc4
- 2.Qd5
- threat
- 3.Sc5#
- 3.Bg1#
- 3.Bf2#
- 3.Bc5#
- 3.Bb6#
- 3.Ba7#
- threat
- 2.b3
- threat
- 3.Sc5#
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Sc5#
- 2...Be7
- 3.Sf2#
- threat
- 2.Sc5+
- 1...Be7
- 2.Sf2+
- 2...Kf5
- 3.g4#
- 2...Kf5
- 2.Sf2+
- threat
- 1.Qd7!
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