MESON Chess Problem Database
Problem Display
PID: 44916 (nbb3K1/3pN3/pB2P3/1pNpk3/B6Q/2p5/8/8 w - - 0 1)
McArthur, William Johnstone
Illustrated London News, 1880
#3
7 + 9
| 4760 | 200 Classic Chess Puzzles | 1993 |
SOLUTION
- SOUND
- Sets
- 1...Kd6
- 2.Qf4+
- 2...Kxe7
- 3.Qf8#
- 2...Kxe7
- 2.Qf4+
- 1...Bd6
- 2.Sg6+
- 2...Kf5
- 3.Bc2#
- 2...Kf5
- 2.Sg6+
- 1...Ba7
- 2.Qg3+
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Qf4#
- 2...Kf6
- 3.Qg7#
- 2...Kd4
- 2.Qg3+
- 1...Sc7
- 2.Qg3+
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Qf4#
- 2...Kf6
- 3.Qg7#
- 2...Kd4
- 2.Qg3+
- 1...b4
- 2.Sg6+
- 2...Kf5
- 3.Bc2#
- 2...Kd6
- 3.Qg3#
- 3.Qe7#
- 3.Qh2#
- 3.Qf4#
- 2...Kf5
- 2.Sg6+
- 1...d4
- 2.Qg3+
- 2...Kf6
- 3.Qg7#
- 2...Kf6
- 2.Qg3+
- 1...d6
- 2.Sc6+
- 2...Kf5
- 3.Bc2#
- 2...Kf5
- 2.Sg6+
- 2...Kf5
- 3.Bc2#
- 2...Kf5
- 2.Qg3+
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Qf4#
- 2...Kf6
- 3.Qg7#
- 2...Kd4
- 2.Qg5+
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Qf4#
- 2...Kd4
- 2.Sc6+
- 1...Kd6
- Tries
- 1.Kf7?
- threat
- 2.Sd3+
- 2...Kd6
- 3.Qg3#
- 3.Qh2#
- 3.Qb4#
- 3.Qf4#
- 2...Kd6
- 2.Qf6+
- 2...Kd6
- 3.Qf4#
- 3.exd7#
- 2...Kd6
- 2.exd7
- threat
- 3.Qf6#
- 2...Kd6
- 3.Qg3#
- 3.Qf6#
- 3.Qh2#
- 3.Qf4#
- threat
- 2.Sd3+
- 1...Sxb6
- 2.Sd3+
- 2...Kd6
- 3.Qg3#
- 3.Qh2#
- 3.Qf4#
- 2...Kd6
- 2.Sd3+
- 1...Bc7
- 2.Sd3+
- 2...Kd6
- 3.Bc5#
- 3.Qg3#
- 3.Qh2#
- 3.Qb4#
- 3.Qf4#
- 2...Kd6
- 2.Qf6+
- 2...Kd6
- 3.Qf4#
- 3.exd7#
- 2...Kd6
- 2.exd7
- threat
- 3.Qf6#
- 2...Kd6
- 3.Qg3#
- 3.Qf6#
- 3.Qh2#
- 3.Qf4#
- threat
- 2.Sd3+
- 1...Bb7
- 2.Sd3+
- 2...Kd6
- 3.Qg3#
- 3.Qh2#
- 3.Qb4#
- 3.Qf4#
- 2...Kd6
- 2.Sxd7+
- 2...Kd6
- 3.Qg3#
- 3.Qh2#
- 3.Qb4#
- 3.Qf4#
- 2...Kd6
- 2.Qf6+
- 2...Kd6
- 3.Sxb7#
- 3.Qf4#
- 3.exd7#
- 2...Kd6
- 2.exd7
- threat
- 3.Qf6#
- 2...Kd6
- 3.Qg3#
- 3.Qf6#
- 3.Qh2#
- 3.Qf4#
- threat
- 2.Sd3+
- 1...Sc7
- 2.Sd3+
- 2...Kd6
- 3.Bc5#
- 3.Qg3#
- 3.Qh2#
- 3.Qb4#
- 3.Qf4#
- 2...Kd6
- 2.Qg3+
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Qf4#
- 2...Kd4
- 2.Qg5+
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Qf4#
- 2...Kd6
- 3.Qf4#
- 3.Qg3#
- 2...Kd4
- 2.Qf6+
- 2...Kd6
- 3.Qf4#
- 2...Kd6
- 2.Qh2+
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Qf4#
- 2...Kd4
- 2.Sd3+
- 1...b4
- 2.Sd3+
- 2...Kd6
- 3.Sf5#
- 3.Sxc8#
- 3.Qg3#
- 3.Qh2#
- 3.Qxb4#
- 3.Qf4#
- 2...Kd6
- 2.Sg6+
- 2...Kf5
- 3.Bc2#
- 3.Qh5#
- 2...Kd6
- 3.Qg3#
- 3.Qe7#
- 3.Qh2#
- 3.Qf4#
- 2...Kf5
- 2.Qf6+
- 2...Kd6
- 3.Sf5#
- 3.Sxc8#
- 3.Qf4#
- 3.exd7#
- 2...Kd6
- 2.exd7
- threat
- 3.Qf6#
- 2...Kd6
- 3.Qg3#
- 3.Qf6#
- 3.Qh2#
- 3.Qf4#
- threat
- 2.Sd3+
- 1...a5
- 2.Sd3+
- 2...Kd6
- 3.Qg3#
- 3.Qh2#
- 3.Qf4#
- 2...Kd6
- 2.Qf6+
- 2...Kd6
- 3.Qf4#
- 3.exd7#
- 2...Kd6
- 2.exd7
- threat
- 3.Qf6#
- 2...Kd6
- 3.Qg3#
- 3.Qf6#
- 3.Qh2#
- 3.Qf4#
- threat
- 2.Sd3+
- 1...dxe6!
- threat
- 1.Sg6+?
- 1...Kf5
- 2.Bc2#
- 1...Kd6!
- 1...Kf5
- 1.Bc2?
- threat
- 2.Sf5
- threat
- 3.Qd4#
- 2...d4
- 3.Qxd4#
- threat
- 2.Sf5
- 1...Kd6
- 2.Qf4+
- 2...Kxe7
- 3.Qf8#
- 2...Kxe7
- 2.Qf4+
- 1...Sc7
- 2.Qg3+
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Qf4#
- 2...Kf6
- 3.Qg7#
- 2...Kd4
- 2.Qg3+
- 1...d4
- 2.Qg3+
- 2...Kf6
- 3.Sd5#
- 3.Qg7#
- 2...Kf6
- 2.Qg3+
- 1...dxe6!
- threat
- 1.Bb3?
- threat
- 2.Qg3+
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Sf5#
- 2...Kf6
- 3.Qg7#
- 2...Kd4
- 2.Qg3+
- 1...Kd6
- 2.Qf4+
- 2...Kxe7
- 3.Qf8#
- 2...Kxe7
- 2.Qf4+
- 1...dxe6
- 2.Qg3+
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Sc6#
- 2...Kf6
- 3.Qg7#
- 2...Kd4
- 2.Qg3+
- 1...Ba7
- 2.Qg3+
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Sf5#
- 3.Qf4#
- 2...Kf6
- 3.Qg7#
- 2...Kd4
- 2.Qg3+
- 1...Sc7
- 2.Qg3+
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Sf5#
- 3.Qf4#
- 2...Kf6
- 3.Qg7#
- 2...Kd4
- 2.Qg3+
- 1...d4
- 2.Qg3+
- 2...Kf6
- 3.Qg7#
- 2...Kf6
- 2.Qg5+
- 2...Kd6
- 3.Se4#
- 2...Kd6
- 2.Qg3+
- 1...d6
- 2.Sc6+
- 2...Kf5
- 3.Bc2#
- 2...Kf5
- 2.Sg6+
- 2...Kf5
- 3.Bc2#
- 2...Kf5
- 2.Qg3+
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Sf5#
- 3.Sc6#
- 3.Qf4#
- 2...Kf6
- 3.Qg7#
- 2...Kd4
- 2.Qg5+
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Sc6#
- 3.Qf4#
- 2...Kd4
- 2.Sc6+
- 1...Sxb6!
- threat
- 1.Qg3+?
- 1...Kf6
- 2.Qg7#
- 1...Kd4!
- 1...Kf6
- 1.Qg5+?
- 1...Kd6
- 2.Qf4+
- 2...Kxe7
- 3.Qf8#
- 2...Kxe7
- 2.Qf4+
- 1...Kd4!
- 1...Kd6
- 1.Qf6+?
- 1...Kd6
- 2.exd7#
- 1...Kxf6!
- 1...Kd6
- 1.Qd4+?
- 1...Kd6
- 2.Qf4+
- 2...Kxe7
- 3.Qf8#
- 2...Kxe7
- 2.Qf4+
- 1...Kxd4!
- 1...Kd6
- 1.Qe4+?
- 1...Kd6
- 2.Qf4+
- 2...Kxe7
- 3.Qf8#
- 2...Kxe7
- 2.Qf4+
- 1...Kf6
- 2.Qf5+
- 2...Kxe7
- 3.Qf8#
- 2...Kxe7
- 2.Qf5+
- 1...dxe4!
- 1...Kd6
- 1.Kf7?
- Keys
- 1.Ba5!
- threat
- 2.Qg3+
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Qxc3#
- 2...Kf6
- 3.Qg7#
- 2...Kd4
- 2.Qg3+
- 1...Kd6
- 2.Qf4+
- 2...Kxc5
- 3.Qb4#
- 2...Kxe7
- 3.Qf8#
- 2...Kxc5
- 2.Qf4+
- 1...c2
- 2.Qg3+
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Qc3#
- 2...Kf6
- 3.Qg7#
- 2...Kd4
- 2.Qg3+
- 1...b4
- 2.Sg6+
- 2...Kf5
- 3.Bc2#
- 2...Kd6
- 3.Qe7#
- 2...Kf5
- 2.Sg6+
- 1...d4
- 2.Qg3+
- 2...Kf6
- 3.Qg7#
- 2...Kf6
- 2.Qg3+
- threat
- 1.Ba5!
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