MESON Chess Problem Database

Problem Display
PID: 45194 (3Qbk1K/4p2P/4P3/1p4p1/1P6/6p1/8/8 w - - 0 1)

Cook, Eugene Beauharnais

Wilke's Spirit of the Times, 1867

3Qbk1K/4p2P/4P3/1p4p1/1P6/6p1/8/8

#3

5 + 6

1679 American Chess Nuts 1868
14907 Good Companion Chess Problem Club 1915
5078 The Chess Compositions of E B Cook (Keidanz) 1927

SOLUTION

  • SOUND
  • Tries
    • 1.Qd3?
      • threat
        • 2.Qf1+
          • 2...Bf7
            • 3.Qxf7#
        • 2.Qf5+
          • 2...Bf7
            • 3.Qxf7#
        • 2.Qf3+
          • 2...Bf7
            • 3.Qxf7#
      • 1...Bc6
        • 2.Qg6
          • threat
            • 3.Qf7#
            • 3.Qg8#
      • 1...Bg6
        • 2.Qxg6
          • threat
            • 3.Qf7#
            • 3.Qg8#
        • 2.Qf3+
          • 2...Ke8
            • 3.Qa8#
          • 2...Bf5
            • 3.Qa8#
          • 2...Bf7
            • 3.Qxf7#
      • 1...Bd7
        • 2.Qxd7
          • threat
            • 3.Qc8#
            • 3.Qd8#
      • 1...Bf7
        • 2.Qf3
          • threat
            • 3.Qxf7#
          • 2...Ke8
            • 3.Qa8#
      • 1...g2
        • 2.Qf5+
          • 2...Bf7
            • 3.Qxf7#
        • 2.Qf3+
          • 2...Bf7
            • 3.Qxf7#
      • 1...g4
        • 2.Qf1+
          • 2...Bf7
            • 3.Qxf7#
        • 2.Qf5+
          • 2...Bf7
            • 3.Qxf7#
      • 1...Bh5!
    • 1.Qd4?
      • threat
        • 2.Qg7#
      • 1...Bh5
        • 2.Qg7+
          • 2...Ke8
            • 3.Qg8#
      • 1...Bc6
        • 2.Qg7+
          • 2...Ke8
            • 3.Qg8#
      • 1...Bg6
        • 2.Qg7+
          • 2...Ke8
            • 3.Qg8#
      • 1...Bd7
        • 2.Qg7+
          • 2...Ke8
            • 3.Qg8#
        • 2.Qxd7
          • threat
            • 3.Qc8#
            • 3.Qd8#
      • 1...Bf7!
    • 1.Qd5?
      • threat
        • 2.Qf3+
          • 2...Bf7
            • 3.Qxf7#
        • 2.Qf5+
          • 2...Bf7
            • 3.Qxf7#
      • 1...Bc6
        • 2.Qxc6
          • threat
            • 3.Qa8#
            • 3.Qc8#
        • 2.Qxg5
          • threat
            • 3.Qg8#
          • 2...Ke8
            • 3.Qg8#
      • 1...Bg6
        • 2.Qf3+
          • 2...Ke8
            • 3.Qa8#
          • 2...Bf5
            • 3.Qa8#
          • 2...Bf7
            • 3.Qxf7#
      • 1...Bd7
        • 2.Qxd7
          • threat
            • 3.Qc8#
            • 3.Qd8#
      • 1...Bf7
        • 2.Qf3
          • threat
            • 3.Qxf7#
          • 2...Ke8
            • 3.Qa8#
      • 1...g4
        • 2.Qf5+
          • 2...Bf7
            • 3.Qxf7#
      • 1...Bh5!
    • 1.Qb8?
      • 1...g4
        • 2.Qf4+
          • 2...Bf7
            • 3.Qxf7#
      • 1...g2!
  • Keys
    • 1.Qd1!
      • threat
        • 2.Qf3+
          • 2...Bf7
            • 3.Qxf7#
        • 2.Qf1+
          • 2...Bf7
            • 3.Qxf7#
      • 1...Bh5
        • 2.Qxh5
          • threat
            • 3.Qf7#
      • 1...Bc6
        • 2.Qh5
          • threat
            • 3.Qf7#
          • 2...Be8
            • 3.Qh6#
      • 1...Bg6
        • 2.Qf3+
          • 2...Ke8
            • 3.Qa8#
          • 2...Bf5
            • 3.Qa8#
          • 2...Bf7
            • 3.Qxf7#
      • 1...Bd7
        • 2.Qxd7
          • threat
            • 3.Qc8#
            • 3.Qd8#
      • 1...Bf7
        • 2.Qf3
          • threat
            • 3.Qxf7#
          • 2...Ke8
            • 3.Qa8#
      • 1...g2
        • 2.Qf3+
          • 2...Bf7
            • 3.Qxf7#
      • 1...g4
        • 2.Qf1+
          • 2...Bf7
            • 3.Qxf7#

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