MESON Chess Problem Database

Problem Display
PID: 44924 (8/pp6/8/1k6/1B2K3/PQ6/8/8 w - - 0 1)

Cheney, George Nelson

Source?, 0000

8/pp6/8/1k6/1B2K3/PQ6/8/8

#3

4 + 3

1679 American Chess Nuts 1868
14986 White-Hume Collection 2018

SOLUTION

  • SOUND
  • Sets
    • 1...a6
      • 2.Ba5+
        • 2...Kxa5
          • 3.Qb4#
        • 2...Kc5
          • 3.Qd5#
        • 2...Kc6
          • 3.Qd5#
  • Tries
    • 1.Qc4+?
      • 1...Ka4
        • 2.Bd2+
          • 2...Kxa3
            • 3.Bc1#
      • 1...Kb6
        • 2.Qc5+
          • 2...Ka6
            • 3.Qa5#
      • 1...Kxc4!
    • 1.Qd5+?
      • 1...Kb6
        • 2.Qc5+
          • 2...Ka6
            • 3.Qa5#
      • 1...Ka4!
    • 1.a4+?
      • 1...Ka6
        • 2.Qc4+
          • 2...Kb6
            • 3.a5#
          • 2...b5
            • 3.Qxb5#
            • 3.Qc6#
        • 2.Qe6+
          • 2...b6
            • 3.Qc8#
        • 2.Qd3+
          • 2...Kb6
            • 3.Qd6#
          • 2...b5
            • 3.Qxb5#
      • 1...Kb6
        • 2.Ba5+
          • 2...Kxa5
            • 3.Qb5#
          • 2...Kc5
            • 3.Qd5#
          • 2...Ka6
            • 3.Qb5#
          • 2...Kc6
            • 3.Qd5#
      • 1...Kc6!
  • Keys
    • 1.Ba5+!
      • 1...Kxa5
        • 2.Qxb7
          • 2...Ka4
            • 3.Qb4#
          • 2...a6
            • 3.Qb4#
      • 1...Ka6
        • 2.Bb6
          • 2...axb6
            • 3.Qa4#

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