MESON Chess Problem Database
Problem Display
PID: 45976 (8/3p4/2NpN3/1p1k4/P5K1/3B2p1/3P4/Q7 w - - 0 1)
Courtenay, Edward H
New York Clipper, 1865
(First published on Sat Mar 4 1865)
#3
7 + 5
| 1679 | American Chess Nuts | 1868 |
| 14986 | White-Hume Collection | 2023 |
SOLUTION
- SOUND
- Sets
- 1...dxc6
- 2.Qe1
- threat
- 3.Qe4#
- threat
- 2.Qe1
- 1...dxe6
- 2.Be4+
- 2...Kc4
- 3.Qc3#
- 2...Kxe4
- 3.Qd4#
- 2...Kc5
- 3.Qd4#
- 2...Kc4
- 2.Be4+
- 1...dxc6
- Tries
- 1.Sed8?
- threat
- 2.Qd4#
- 1...Kc5
- 2.Qd4#
- 1...dxc6!
- threat
- 1.Be4+?
- 1...Kc4
- 2.Qc3#
- 2.Qa2#
- 1...Kxe4
- 2.Qd4#
- 1...Kxe6!
- 1...Kc4
- 1.Bf5?
- threat
- 2.Sb4+
- 2...Kc4
- 3.Qc3#
- 2...Kc4
- 2.Se7+
- 2...Kc4
- 3.Qc3#
- 2...Kc4
- 2.Qc3
- threat
- 3.Sb4#
- 3.Se7#
- 3.Sf4#
- 3.Sc7#
- threat
- 2.Qb1
- threat
- 3.Qe4#
- 3.Qxb5#
- 2...Kc4
- 3.Qa2#
- 3.Qd3#
- 3.Qxb5#
- 2...Kxc6
- 3.Qxb5#
- threat
- 2.Sb4+
- 1...bxa4
- 2.Se7+
- 2...Kc4
- 3.Qxa4#
- 2...Kc4
- 2.Qc3
- threat
- 3.Sb4#
- 3.Se7#
- 3.Sf4#
- 3.Sc7#
- threat
- 2.Qxa4
- threat
- 3.Qb5#
- 3.Qe4#
- threat
- 2.Se7+
- 1...dxe6
- 2.Be4+
- 2...Kc4
- 3.Qc3#
- 2...Kxe4
- 3.Qd4#
- 2...Kc5
- 3.Qd4#
- 2...Kc4
- 2.Be4+
- 1...g2
- 2.Sb4+
- 2...Kc4
- 3.Qc3#
- 2...Kc4
- 2.Se7+
- 2...Kc4
- 3.Qc3#
- 2...Kc4
- 2.Sb4+
- 1...b4
- 2.Sxb4+
- 2...Kc4
- 3.Qc3#
- 2...Kc4
- 2.Sxb4+
- 1...Kxc6!
- threat
- 1.Qc3?
- threat
- 2.Sf4#
- 2.Sc7#
- 1...dxe6
- 2.Sb4#
- 2.Se7#
- 1...Kxe6!
- threat
- 1.Qe5+?
- 1...Kxc6
- 2.Qxb5#
- 1...dxe5!
- 1...Kxc6
- 1.Qf6?
- threat
- 2.Sb4#
- 2.Se7#
- 1...dxe6
- 2.Be4+
- 2...Kc4
- 3.Qc3#
- 2...Kxe4
- 3.Qd4#
- 3.Qf3#
- 2...Kc5
- 3.Qd4#
- 2...Kc4
- 2.Be4+
- 1...Kxc6!
- threat
- 1.Qg7?
- threat
- 2.Sb4+
- 2...Kxe6
- 3.Bf5#
- 2...Kxe6
- 2.Se7+
- 2...Kxe6
- 3.Bf5#
- 2...Kxe6
- 2.Be4+
- 2...Kc4
- 3.Qc3#
- 2...Kxe4
- 3.Qd4#
- 2...Kxe6
- 3.Sd4#
- 3.Sd8#
- 3.Qg6#
- 3.Qe7#
- 2...Kc4
- 2.Qg5+
- 2...Kxc6
- 3.Qxb5#
- 2...Kxe6
- 3.Sd8#
- 3.Qf5#
- 2...Kxc6
- 2.Sb4+
- 1...Kxe6
- 2.Qg8+
- 2...Kf6
- 3.Qg6#
- 2...Kf6
- 2.Qg8+
- 1...bxa4
- 2.Sb4+
- 2...Kxe6
- 3.Bf5#
- 2...Kxe6
- 2.Se7+
- 2...Kxe6
- 3.Bf5#
- 2...Kxe6
- 2.Qg5+
- 2...Kxc6
- 3.Qb5#
- 2...Kxe6
- 3.Sd8#
- 3.Qf5#
- 2...Kxc6
- 2.Sb4+
- 1...dxc6
- 2.Kf5
- threat
- 3.Qd4#
- 2...c5
- 3.Qb7#
- threat
- 2.Qg6
- threat
- 3.Qe4#
- 3.Qf5#
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Qf5#
- threat
- 2.Kf5
- 1...dxe6
- 2.Be4+
- 2...Kc4
- 3.Qc3#
- 2...Kxe4
- 3.Qd4#
- 2...Kc5
- 3.Qd4#
- 2...Kc4
- 2.Be4+
- 1...b4
- 2.Sxb4+
- 2...Kxe6
- 3.Bf5#
- 2...Kxe6
- 2.Se7+
- 2...Kxe6
- 3.Bf5#
- 2...Kxe6
- 2.Be4+
- 2...Kc4
- 3.Sa5#
- 2...Kxe4
- 3.Qd4#
- 2...Kxe6
- 3.Sd4#
- 3.Sd8#
- 3.Qg6#
- 3.Qe7#
- 2...Kc4
- 2.Qg5+
- 2...Kxc6
- 3.Qb5#
- 2...Kxe6
- 3.Sd8#
- 3.Qf5#
- 2...Kxc6
- 2.Sxb4+
- 1...Kxc6!
- threat
- 1.Qc1?
- threat
- 2.Sf4#
- 2.Sc7#
- 1...dxc6
- 2.Kf5
- threat
- 3.Be4#
- threat
- 2.Sf4+
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Qc3#
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Qb2#
- 3.Qa1#
- 3.Qc3#
- 2...Kd4
- 2.Sc7+
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Qc3#
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Qb2#
- 3.Qa1#
- 3.Qc3#
- 2...Kd4
- 2.Qe1
- threat
- 3.Qe4#
- threat
- 2.Kf5
- 1...dxe6
- 2.Sb4+
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Qc3#
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Qb2#
- 3.Qa1#
- 3.Qc3#
- 2...Kd4
- 2.Se7+
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Qc3#
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Qb2#
- 3.Qa1#
- 3.Qc3#
- 2...Kd4
- 2.Bxb5
- threat
- 3.Qc4#
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Qc4#
- threat
- 2.axb5
- threat
- 3.Qc4#
- threat
- 2.Sb4+
- 1...Kxe6!
- threat
- 1.Qf1?
- threat
- 2.Be4+
- 2...Kxe4
- 3.Qf3#
- 3.Qf5#
- 2...Kxe6
- 3.Qf5#
- 2...Kxe4
- 2.Bxb5
- threat
- 3.Qc4#
- 3.Qf5#
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Qg2#
- 3.Qd3#
- 3.Qc4#
- 3.Qf3#
- 3.Qf5#
- 2...Kxe6
- 3.Qf5#
- threat
- 2.Qf3+
- 2...Kxe6
- 3.Qf5#
- 2...Kxe6
- 2.Qf5+
- 2...Kxc6
- 3.Qxb5#
- 2...Kxc6
- 2.Be4+
- 1...bxa4
- 2.Be4+
- 2...Kxe4
- 3.Qc4#
- 3.Qf3#
- 3.Qf5#
- 2...Kxe6
- 3.Qf5#
- 2...Kxe4
- 2.Bb5
- threat
- 3.Qc4#
- 3.Qf5#
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Qg2#
- 3.Qd3#
- 3.Qc4#
- 3.Qf3#
- 3.Qf5#
- 2...Kxe6
- 3.Qf5#
- threat
- 2.Ba6
- threat
- 3.Qc4#
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Qg2#
- 3.Qd3#
- 3.Qc4#
- 3.Qf3#
- 3.Qf5#
- 2...Kxc6
- 3.Qb5#
- 2...Kxe6
- 3.Qf5#
- 2...dxc6
- 3.Qf5#
- threat
- 2.Qf3+
- 2...Kxe6
- 3.Qf5#
- 2...Kxe6
- 2.Qf5+
- 2...Kxc6
- 3.Qb5#
- 2...Kxc6
- 2.Be4+
- 1...dxe6
- 2.Be4+
- 2...Kxe4
- 3.Qf3#
- 2...Kc5
- 3.Qxb5#
- 2...Kxe4
- 2.Be4+
- 1...g2
- 2.Be4+
- 2...Kxe4
- 3.Qf3#
- 3.Qf5#
- 2...Kxe6
- 3.Qf5#
- 2...Kxe4
- 2.Qf3+
- 2...Kxe6
- 3.Qf5#
- 2...Kxe6
- 2.Qf5+
- 2...Kxc6
- 3.Qxb5#
- 2...Kxc6
- 2.Be4+
- 1...b4
- 2.Be4+
- 2...Kxe4
- 3.Qc4#
- 3.Qf3#
- 3.Qf5#
- 2...Kxe6
- 3.Qf5#
- 2...Kxe4
- 2.Bb5
- threat
- 3.Qc4#
- 3.Qf5#
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Qg2#
- 3.Qd3#
- 3.Qc4#
- 3.Qf3#
- 3.Qf5#
- 2...Kxe6
- 3.Qf5#
- threat
- 2.Ba6
- threat
- 3.Qc4#
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Qg2#
- 3.Qd3#
- 3.Qc4#
- 3.Qf3#
- 3.Qf5#
- 2...Kxc6
- 3.Qb5#
- 2...Kxe6
- 3.Qf5#
- 2...dxc6
- 3.Qf5#
- threat
- 2.Qf3+
- 2...Kxe6
- 3.Qf5#
- 2...Kxe6
- 2.Qf5+
- 2...Kxc6
- 3.Qb5#
- 2...Kxc6
- 2.Be4+
- 1...Kxc6!
- threat
- 1.Qh1+?
- 1...g2
- 2.Qh5+
- 2...Kxc6
- 3.Qxb5#
- 2...Kxe6
- 3.Qf5#
- 2...Kxc6
- 2.Qh5+
- 1...Kxe6!
- 1...g2
- 1.axb5?
- threat
- 2.Qa2#
- 1...dxc6
- 2.Kf5
- threat
- 3.Qd4#
- 3.Qa2#
- 2...cxb5
- 3.Qa8#
- 2...c5
- 3.Sf4#
- 3.Sc7#
- 3.Qa8#
- threat
- 2.Qe1
- threat
- 3.Qe4#
- threat
- 2.Kf5
- 1...Kxe6!
- threat
- 1.Sed8?
- Keys
- 1.Qh8!
- threat
- 2.Qh5+
- 2...Kxc6
- 3.Qxb5#
- 2...Kxe6
- 3.Qf5#
- 2...Kxc6
- 2.Qh5+
- 1...Kxc6
- 2.Qa8+
- 2...Kb6
- 3.a5#
- 2...Kb6
- 2.Qa8+
- 1...Kxe6
- 2.Qg8+
- 2...Kf6
- 3.Qg6#
- 2...Kf6
- 2.Qg8+
- 1...bxa4
- 2.Qh5+
- 2...Kxc6
- 3.Qb5#
- 2...Kxe6
- 3.Qf5#
- 2...Kxc6
- 2.Qh5+
- 1...dxc6
- 2.Kf5
- threat
- 3.Qd4#
- 2...c5
- 3.Qa8#
- threat
- 2.Kf5
- 1...dxe6
- 2.Be4+
- 2...Kc4
- 3.Qc3#
- 2...Kxe4
- 3.Qd4#
- 2...Kc5
- 3.Qd4#
- 2...Kc4
- 2.Be4+
- 1...b4
- 2.Qh5+
- 2...Kxc6
- 3.Qb5#
- 2...Kxe6
- 3.Qf5#
- 2...Kxc6
- 2.Qh5+
- threat
- 1.Qh8!
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