MESON Chess Problem Database
Problem Display
PID: 52206 (K2NB3/2P1P2P/p2r4/P1k5/1pP5/1P6/8/8 w - - 0 1)
Bettmann, Henry Wald
The Theory of Pawn Promotion, 1912
#4
9 + 4
| 5063 | Spectacular Chess Problems | 1965 |
| 56 | The Problemist | 2004 |
| 56 | The Problemist | 2012 |
SOLUTION
- SOUND
- Keys
- 1.h8B!
- threat
- 2.Sb7#
- 1...Rxd8+
- 2.exd8B
- 2...Kd6
- 3.c8B
- 3...Kc5
- 4.Be7#
- 3...Kc5
- 3.c8B
- 2...Kd6
- 2.exd8B
- 1...Rb6
- 2.c8Q+
- 2...Kd6
- 3.Qe6+
- 3...Kc5
- 4.Qd5#
- 4.Qe5#
- 4.Qxb6#
- 3...Kc7
- 4.Qd7#
- 4.axb6#
- 3...Kc5
- 3.Qd7+
- 3...Kc5
- 4.Bd4#
- 4.Qd4#
- 4.Qd5#
- 3...Kc5
- 3.Qe6+
- 2...Kd6
- 2.axb6
- threat
- 3.c8S
- 3...a5
- 4.Se6#
- 4.Sb7#
- 3...a5
- 3.c8S
- 2...Kxb6
- 3.c8Q
- 3...Ka5
- 4.Qc5#
- 4.Qc7#
- 3...a5
- 4.Bd4#
- 4.Qc6#
- 4.c5#
- 3...Ka5
- 3.c8Q
- 2...Kd6
- 3.c8S+
- 3...Kc5
- 4.Se6#
- 4.Sb7#
- 3...Kc5
- 3.c8S+
- 2...a5
- 3.c8Q+
- 3...Kxb6
- 4.Bd4#
- 4.Qc6#
- 4.c5#
- 3...Kd6
- 4.Qc7#
- 3...Kxb6
- 3.c8S
- 3...a4
- 4.Se6#
- 4.Sb7#
- 3...a4
- 3.c8Q+
- threat
- 2.c8Q+
- 1...Rf6
- 2.Bxf6
- 2...Kd6
- 3.Kb8
- 3...Kc5
- 4.Sb7#
- 3...Kc5
- 3.Kb8
- 2...Kd6
- 2.Bxf6
- threat
- 1.h8B!
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