MESON Chess Problem Database

Problem Display
PID: 46051 (8/8/8/Q2ppp2/4k3/8/4K3/8 w - - 0 1)

Elson, Jacob

Source?, 0000

8/8/8/Q2ppp2/4k3/8/4K3/8

#3

2 + 4

1679 American Chess Nuts 1868
3757 Schachminiaturen I 1902
5454 Near Snap 2020

SOLUTION

  • SOUND
  • Sets
    • 1...Kd4
      • 2.Qb4#
  • Tries
    • 1.Qd2?
      • threat
        • 2.Qe3#
      • 1...f4
        • 2.Qd3#
      • 1...d4!
    • 1.Qc3?
      • threat
        • 2.Qe3#
      • 1...d4
        • 2.Qf3#
      • 1...f4
        • 2.Qd3#
      • 1...Kf4!
    • 1.Qa1?
      • 1...d4
        • 2.Qh1+
          • 2...Kf4
            • 3.Qh4#
      • 1...f4
        • 2.Qb1+
          • 2...Kd4
            • 3.Qb4#
      • 1...Kf4!
    • 1.Qa3?
      • threat
        • 2.Qe3#
      • 1...Kd4
        • 2.Qb4#
      • 1...d4
        • 2.Qf3#
      • 1...f4
        • 2.Qd3#
      • 1...Kf4!
  • Keys
    • 1.Qe1!
      • 1...d4
        • 2.Qh1+
          • 2...Kf4
            • 3.Qh4#
      • 1...f4
        • 2.Qb1+
          • 2...Kd4
            • 3.Qb4#

This anticipates 205450(1925)

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