MESON Chess Problem Database
Problem Display
PID: 53508 (8/8/5K2/8/4PN2/4Q1p1/7k/7b w - - 0 1)
McCarthy, EM
The Chess Review, 1934
#3
4 + 3
SOLUTION
- SOUND
- Sets
- 1...Bg2
- 2.Qd2
- threat
- 3.Qxg2#
- 2...Kg1
- 3.Qxg2#
- 2...Kh1
- 3.Qxg2#
- threat
- 2.Qe2
- threat
- 3.Qxg2#
- 2...Kg1
- 3.Qxg2#
- 2...Kh1
- 3.Qxg2#
- threat
- 2.Qd2
- 1...Bf3
- 2.Qxf3
- threat
- 3.Qg2#
- 2...Kg1
- 3.Qg2#
- 2...g2
- 3.Qxg2#
- threat
- 2.Qxf3
- 1...Bxe4
- 2.Qxe4
- threat
- 3.Qg2#
- 2...Kg1
- 3.Qg2#
- 2...g2
- 3.Qxg2#
- threat
- 2.Qxe4
- 1...Bg2
- Tries
- 1.Ke5?
- 1...Bxe4
- 2.Qxe4
- threat
- 3.Qg2#
- 2...Kg1
- 3.Qg2#
- 2...g2
- 3.Qxg2#
- threat
- 2.Qxe4
- 1...Bg2
- 2.Qd2
- threat
- 3.Qxg2#
- 2...Kg1
- 3.Qxg2#
- 2...Kh1
- 3.Qxg2#
- threat
- 2.Qe2
- threat
- 3.Qxg2#
- 2...Kg1
- 3.Qxg2#
- 2...Kh1
- 3.Qxg2#
- threat
- 2.Qd2
- 1...Bf3
- 2.Qxf3
- threat
- 3.Qg2#
- 2...Kg1
- 3.Qg2#
- 2...g2
- 3.Qxg2#
- threat
- 2.Qxf3
- 1...g2!
- 1...Bxe4
- 1.Kf5?
- 1...Bxe4+
- 2.Qxe4
- threat
- 3.Qg2#
- 2...Kg1
- 3.Qg2#
- 2...g2
- 3.Qxg2#
- threat
- 2.Qxe4
- 1...Bg2
- 2.Qd2
- threat
- 3.Qxg2#
- 2...Kg1
- 3.Qxg2#
- 2...Kh1
- 3.Qxg2#
- threat
- 2.Qe2
- threat
- 3.Qxg2#
- 2...Kg1
- 3.Qxg2#
- 2...Kh1
- 3.Qxg2#
- threat
- 2.Qd2
- 1...Bf3
- 2.Qxf3
- threat
- 3.Qg2#
- 2...Kg1
- 3.Qg2#
- 2...g2
- 3.Qxg2#
- threat
- 2.Qxf3
- 1...g2!
- 1...Bxe4+
- 1.Ke6?
- 1...Bxe4
- 2.Qxe4
- threat
- 3.Qg2#
- 2...Kg1
- 3.Qg2#
- 2...g2
- 3.Qxg2#
- threat
- 2.Qxe4
- 1...Bg2
- 2.Qd2
- threat
- 3.Qxg2#
- 2...Kg1
- 3.Qxg2#
- 2...Kh1
- 3.Qxg2#
- threat
- 2.Qe2
- threat
- 3.Qxg2#
- 2...Kg1
- 3.Qxg2#
- 2...Kh1
- 3.Qxg2#
- threat
- 2.Qd2
- 1...Bf3
- 2.Qxf3
- threat
- 3.Qg2#
- 2...Kg1
- 3.Qg2#
- 2...g2
- 3.Qxg2#
- threat
- 2.Qxf3
- 1...g2!
- 1...Bxe4
- 1.Kg6?
- 1...Bxe4+
- 2.Qxe4
- threat
- 3.Qg2#
- 2...Kg1
- 3.Qg2#
- 2...g2
- 3.Qxg2#
- threat
- 2.Qxe4
- 1...Bg2
- 2.Qd2
- threat
- 3.Qxg2#
- 2...Kg1
- 3.Qxg2#
- 2...Kh1
- 3.Qxg2#
- threat
- 2.Qe2
- threat
- 3.Qxg2#
- 2...Kg1
- 3.Qxg2#
- 2...Kh1
- 3.Qxg2#
- threat
- 2.Qd2
- 1...Bf3
- 2.Qxf3
- threat
- 3.Qg2#
- 2...Kg1
- 3.Qg2#
- 2...g2
- 3.Qxg2#
- threat
- 2.Qxf3
- 1...g2!
- 1...Bxe4+
- 1.Ke7?
- 1...Bxe4
- 2.Qxe4
- threat
- 3.Qg2#
- 2...Kg1
- 3.Qg2#
- 2...g2
- 3.Qxg2#
- threat
- 2.Qxe4
- 1...Bg2
- 2.Qd2
- threat
- 3.Qxg2#
- 2...Kg1
- 3.Qxg2#
- 2...Kh1
- 3.Qxg2#
- threat
- 2.Qe2
- threat
- 3.Qxg2#
- 2...Kg1
- 3.Qxg2#
- 2...Kh1
- 3.Qxg2#
- threat
- 2.Qd2
- 1...Bf3
- 2.Qxf3
- threat
- 3.Qg2#
- 2...Kg1
- 3.Qg2#
- 2...g2
- 3.Qxg2#
- threat
- 2.Qxf3
- 1...g2!
- 1...Bxe4
- 1.Kf7?
- 1...Bxe4
- 2.Qxe4
- threat
- 3.Qg2#
- 2...Kg1
- 3.Qg2#
- 2...g2
- 3.Qxg2#
- threat
- 2.Qxe4
- 1...Bg2
- 2.Qd2
- threat
- 3.Qxg2#
- 2...Kg1
- 3.Qxg2#
- 2...Kh1
- 3.Qxg2#
- threat
- 2.Qe2
- threat
- 3.Qxg2#
- 2...Kg1
- 3.Qxg2#
- 2...Kh1
- 3.Qxg2#
- threat
- 2.Qd2
- 1...Bf3
- 2.Qxf3
- threat
- 3.Qg2#
- 2...Kg1
- 3.Qg2#
- 2...g2
- 3.Qxg2#
- threat
- 2.Qxf3
- 1...g2!
- 1...Bxe4
- 1.Kg7?
- 1...Bxe4
- 2.Qxe4
- threat
- 3.Qg2#
- 2...Kg1
- 3.Qg2#
- 2...g2
- 3.Qxg2#
- threat
- 2.Qxe4
- 1...Bg2
- 2.Qd2
- threat
- 3.Qxg2#
- 2...Kg1
- 3.Qxg2#
- 2...Kh1
- 3.Qxg2#
- threat
- 2.Qe2
- threat
- 3.Qxg2#
- 2...Kg1
- 3.Qxg2#
- 2...Kh1
- 3.Qxg2#
- threat
- 2.Qd2
- 1...Bf3
- 2.Qxf3
- threat
- 3.Qg2#
- 2...Kg1
- 3.Qg2#
- 2...g2
- 3.Qxg2#
- threat
- 2.Qxf3
- 1...g2!
- 1...Bxe4
- 1.Se2?
- threat
- 2.Qxg3#
- 1...Kg2
- 2.Qf4
- 2...Kh2
- 3.Qxg3#
- 2...Kh3
- 3.Qxg3#
- 2...Kh2
- 2.Qf4
- 1...Bxe4
- 2.Qg1+
- 2...Kh3
- 3.Qxg3#
- 2...Kh3
- 2.Qxg3+
- 2...Kh1
- 3.Qg1#
- 3.Qh3#
- 2...Kh1
- 2.Qg1+
- 1...Bf3
- 2.Qg1+
- 2...Kh3
- 3.Qxg3#
- 2...Kh3
- 2.Qxf3
- 2...Kh3
- 3.Qxg3#
- 2...g2
- 3.Qh5#
- 2...Kh3
- 2.Qg1+
- 1...Bg2!
- threat
- 1.Qf2+?
- 1...g2
- 2.Se2
- 2...Kh3
- 3.Qg3#
- 2...Kh3
- 2.Sh5
- 2...Kh3
- 3.Qg3#
- 2...Kh3
- 2.Sg6
- 2...Kh3
- 3.Qh4#
- 2...Kh3
- 2.Se2
- 1...gxf2!
- 1...g2
- 1.Qe2+?
- 1...Kg1
- 2.Sh3#
- 1...Bg2
- 2.Qxg2#
- 1...g2!
- 1...Kg1
- 1.Ke5?
- Keys
- 1.Kg5!
- 1...Bxe4
- 2.Qxe4
- threat
- 3.Qg2#
- 2...Kg1
- 3.Qg2#
- 2...g2
- 3.Qxg2#
- threat
- 2.Qxe4
- 1...Bg2
- 2.Qd2
- threat
- 3.Qxg2#
- 2...Kg1
- 3.Qxg2#
- 2...Kh1
- 3.Qxg2#
- threat
- 2.Qe2
- threat
- 3.Qxg2#
- 2...Kg1
- 3.Qxg2#
- 2...Kh1
- 3.Qxg2#
- threat
- 2.Qd2
- 1...Bf3
- 2.Qxf3
- threat
- 3.Qg2#
- 2...Kg1
- 3.Qg2#
- 2...g2
- 3.Qxg2#
- threat
- 2.Qxf3
- 1...g2
- 2.Kh4
- 2...g1Q
- 3.Qh3#
- 2...g1S
- 3.Qg3#
- 2...g1B
- 3.Qg3#
- 3.Qh3#
- 2...g1R
- 3.Qh3#
- 2...g1Q
- 2.Kh4
- 1...Bxe4
- 1.Kg5!
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