MESON Chess Problem Database
Problem Display
PID: 44821 (1B6/p3p1p1/2R3P1/N2k2pr/1p2p1Rp/4P1nK/2B5/1Nn5 w - - 0 1)
Matthews, Robin CO
The Observer, 1952
(First published on Sun Aug 31 1952)
#3
9 + 11
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SOLUTION
- SOUND
- Sets
- 1...Sa2
- 2.Bb3#
- 1...Sce2
- 2.Bb3#
- 1...Sb3
- 2.Bxb3#
- 1...Sd3
- 2.Bb3#
- 1...Sf1
- 2.Bxe4#
- 1...Sh1
- 2.Bxe4#
- 1...Sge2
- 2.Bxe4#
- 1...Sf5
- 2.Bxe4#
- 1...b3
- 2.Sc3#
- 1...Sa2
- Tries
- 1.Bd3?
- threat
- 2.Bc4#
- 1...exd3
- 2.Rd4#
- 1...Sxd3!
- threat
- 1.Bxg3?
- threat
- 2.Bxe4#
- 1...Sd3
- 2.Bb3#
- 1...hxg3+!
- threat
- 1.Bd3?
- Keys
- 1.Sd2!
- 1...Rh6
- 2.Rxg5+
- 2...Sf5
- 3.Bxe4#
- 2...e5
- 3.Rxe5#
- 2...Sf5
- 2.Rxg5+
- 1...Rh7
- 2.Rxg5+
- 2...Sf5
- 3.Bxe4#
- 2...e5
- 3.Rxe5#
- 2...Sf5
- 2.Rxg5+
- 1...Rh8
- 2.Rxg5+
- 2...Sf5
- 3.Bxe4#
- 2...e5
- 3.Rxe5#
- 2...Sf5
- 2.Rxg5+
- 1...b3
- 2.Sb1
- threat
- 3.Sc3#
- 2...Sa2
- 3.Bxb3#
- 2...Sce2
- 3.Bxb3#
- 2...Sge2
- 3.Bxe4#
- threat
- 2.Sb1
- 1...a6
- 2.Sdc4
- threat
- 3.Sb6#
- threat
- 2.Sdc4
- 1...e5
- 2.Sdb3
- threat
- 3.Rd6#
- 2...Sxb3
- 3.Bxb3#
- 2...Sf5
- 3.Bxe4#
- threat
- 2.Sdb3
- 1...e6
- 2.Sxe4
- threat
- 3.Rc5#
- 2...Sxe4
- 3.Bxe4#
- 2...Sb3
- 3.Bxb3#
- 2...Sd3
- 3.Bb3#
- 2...e5
- 3.Rd6#
- threat
- 2.Sxe4
- 1...Rh6
- 1.Sd2!
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