MESON Chess Problem Database
Problem Display
PID: 48576 (r3k3/5R2/4p1K1/4P3/8/1R6/8/8 w q - 0 1)
Howard, Kenneth Samuel
The Problemist, 1929
#3
4 + 3
SOLUTION
- SOUND
- Sets
- 1...Kd8
- 2.Rh3
- threat
- 3.Rh8#
- 2...Kc8
- 3.Rh8#
- 2...Ke8
- 3.Rh8#
- threat
- 2.Rh3
- 1...Ra1
- 2.Rb8#
- 1...Ra2
- 2.Rb8#
- 1...Ra3
- 2.Rb8#
- 1...Ra4
- 2.Rb8#
- 1...Ra5
- 2.Rb8#
- 1...Ra6
- 2.Rb8#
- 1...Ra7
- 2.Rb8#
- 1...Rb8
- 2.Rxb8#
- 1...Rc8
- 2.Rh3
- threat
- 3.Rh8#
- 2...Kd8
- 3.Rh8#
- threat
- 2.Rh3
- 1...Rd8
- 2.Rh3
- threat
- 3.Rh8#
- threat
- 2.Rh3
- 1...Kd8
- Tries
- 1.Kf6?
- 1...Kd8
- 2.Rg3
- threat
- 3.Rg8#
- 2...Kc8
- 3.Rg8#
- 2...Ke8
- 3.Rg8#
- threat
- 2.Rh3
- threat
- 3.Rh8#
- 2...Kc8
- 3.Rh8#
- 2...Ke8
- 3.Rh8#
- threat
- 2.Rg3
- 1...Rc8
- 2.Rg3
- threat
- 3.Rg8#
- 2...Kd8
- 3.Rg8#
- threat
- 2.Rh3
- threat
- 3.Rh8#
- 2...Kd8
- 3.Rh8#
- threat
- 2.Rg3
- 1...Rd8
- 2.Rg3
- threat
- 3.Rg8#
- threat
- 2.Rh3
- threat
- 3.Rh8#
- threat
- 2.Rg3
- 1...0-0-0!
- 1...Kd8
- 1.Kg7?
- threat
- 2.Rbb7
- threat
- 3.Rf8#
- 2...Kd8
- 3.Rf8#
- 2...0-0-0
- 3.Rfc7#
- threat
- 2.Rbb7
- 1...Kd8
- 2.Rh3
- threat
- 3.Rh8#
- 2...Kc8
- 3.Rh8#
- 2...Ke8
- 3.Rh8#
- threat
- 2.Rh3
- 1...Rc8
- 2.Rh3
- threat
- 3.Rh8#
- 2...Kd8
- 3.Rh8#
- threat
- 2.Rh3
- 1...Rd8
- 2.Rh3
- threat
- 3.Rh8#
- threat
- 2.Rh3
- 1...0-0-0!
- threat
- 1.Rb1?
- 1...Kd8
- 2.Rh1
- threat
- 3.Rh8#
- 2...Kc8
- 3.Rh8#
- 2...Ke8
- 3.Rh8#
- threat
- 2.Rh1
- 1...Rc8
- 2.Rh1
- threat
- 3.Rh8#
- 2...Kd8
- 3.Rh8#
- threat
- 2.Rh1
- 1...Rd8
- 2.Rh1
- threat
- 3.Rh8#
- threat
- 2.Rh1
- 1...0-0-0!
- 1...Kd8
- 1.Rb2?
- 1...Kd8
- 2.Rh2
- threat
- 3.Rh8#
- 2...Kc8
- 3.Rh8#
- 2...Ke8
- 3.Rh8#
- threat
- 2.Rh2
- 1...Rc8
- 2.Rh2
- threat
- 3.Rh8#
- 2...Kd8
- 3.Rh8#
- threat
- 2.Rh2
- 1...Rd8
- 2.Rh2
- threat
- 3.Rh8#
- threat
- 2.Rh2
- 1...0-0-0!
- 1...Kd8
- 1.Ra3?
- threat
- 2.Rxa8#
- 1...Ra4
- 2.Rxa4
- 2...Kd8
- 3.Ra8#
- 2...Kd8
- 2.Rxa4
- 1...Ra5
- 2.Rh3
- threat
- 3.Rh8#
- 2...Kd8
- 3.Rh8#
- threat
- 2.Rxa5
- 2...Kd8
- 3.Ra8#
- 2...Kd8
- 2.Rh3
- 1...Ra6
- 2.Rh3
- threat
- 3.Rh8#
- 2...Kd8
- 3.Rh8#
- threat
- 2.Rxa6
- 2...Kd8
- 3.Ra8#
- 2...Kd8
- 2.Rh3
- 1...Ra7
- 2.Raxa7
- 2...Kd8
- 3.Ra8#
- 3.Rf8#
- 2...Kd8
- 2.Raxa7
- 1...Rb8
- 2.Rh3
- threat
- 3.Rh8#
- 2...Kd8
- 3.Rh8#
- threat
- 2.Rh3
- 1...Rc8
- 2.Rh3
- threat
- 3.Rh8#
- 2...Kd8
- 3.Rh8#
- threat
- 2.Rh3
- 1...Rd8
- 2.Rh3
- threat
- 3.Rh8#
- threat
- 2.Rh3
- 1...Rxa3!
- threat
- 1.Rh3?
- threat
- 2.Rh8#
- 1...Kd8
- 2.Rh8#
- 1...0-0-0!
- threat
- 1.Rb4?
- 1...Kd8
- 2.Rh4
- threat
- 3.Rh8#
- 2...Kc8
- 3.Rh8#
- 2...Ke8
- 3.Rh8#
- threat
- 2.Rh4
- 1...Rc8
- 2.Rh4
- threat
- 3.Rh8#
- 2...Kd8
- 3.Rh8#
- threat
- 2.Rh4
- 1...Rd8
- 2.Rh4
- threat
- 3.Rh8#
- threat
- 2.Rh4
- 1...0-0-0!
- 1...Kd8
- 1.Rbb7?
- threat
- 2.Kg7
- threat
- 3.Rf8#
- 2...Kd8
- 3.Rf8#
- 2...0-0-0
- 3.Rfc7#
- threat
- 2.Rh7
- threat
- 3.Rh8#
- 2...Kd8
- 3.Rh8#
- 2...Kf8
- 3.Rh8#
- 2...0-0-0
- 3.Rhc7#
- threat
- 2.Kg7
- 1...Kd8
- 2.Rf8#
- 1...0-0-0
- 2.Rfc7#
- 1...Ra1
- 2.Rb8#
- 1...Ra2
- 2.Rb8#
- 1...Ra3
- 2.Rb8#
- 1...Ra4
- 2.Rb8#
- 1...Ra5
- 2.Rb8#
- 1...Ra6
- 2.Rb8#
- 1...Ra7
- 2.Rb8#
- 1...Rb8
- 2.Rxb8#
- 1...Rd8
- 2.Rbe7#
- 1...Rc8!
- threat
- 1.Rg7?
- 1...Kd8
- 2.Rh3
- threat
- 3.Rh8#
- 2...Kc8
- 3.Rh8#
- 2...Ke8
- 3.Rh8#
- threat
- 2.Rh3
- 1...Kf8
- 2.Rh3
- threat
- 3.Rh8#
- 2...Ke8
- 3.Rh8#
- threat
- 2.Rh3
- 1...Rc8
- 2.Rh3
- threat
- 3.Rh8#
- 2...Kd8
- 3.Rh8#
- 2...Kf8
- 3.Rh8#
- threat
- 2.Rh3
- 1...Rd8
- 2.Rh3
- threat
- 3.Rh8#
- 2...Kf8
- 3.Rh8#
- threat
- 2.Rh3
- 1...0-0-0!
- 1...Kd8
- 1.Kf6?
- Keys
- 1.Rc3!
- 1...Kd8
- 2.Rh3
- threat
- 3.Rh8#
- 2...Kc8
- 3.Rh8#
- 2...Ke8
- 3.Rh8#
- threat
- 2.Rh3
- 1...Rb8
- 2.Rh3
- threat
- 3.Rh8#
- 2...Kd8
- 3.Rh8#
- threat
- 2.Rh3
- 1...Rd8
- 2.Rh3
- threat
- 3.Rh8#
- threat
- 2.Rh3
- 1...Kd8
- 1.Rc3!
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