MESON Chess Problem Database

Problem Display
PID: 54432 (1k5r/1P5p/1K5p/3B2p1/8/4B3/p5R1/N1n5 w - - 0 1)

Vitale, Luigi

3rd Comm., L'Italia Scacchistica, 1977

1k5r/1P5p/1K5p/3B2p1/8/4B3/p5R1/N1n5

#3

6 + 7

56 The Problemist 1991
14744 Nuova Antologia dei Problemisti Italiani 1992
102 Probleemblad 2003
3713 Snap 2021

SOLUTION

  • SOUND
  • Sets
    • 1...Rg8
      • 2.Bf4+
        • 2...gxf4
          • 3.Rxg8#
    • 1...Sd3
      • 2.Rxa2
        • threat
          • 3.Ra8#
    • 1...g4
      • 2.Bf4#
  • Tries
    • 1.Bd4?
      • threat
        • 2.Be5#
      • 1...Rc8
        • 2.Be5+
          • 2...Rc7
            • 3.Bxc7#
      • 1...Rd8
        • 2.Be5+
          • 2...Rd6+
            • 3.Bxd6#
      • 1...Sd3
        • 2.Rxa2
          • threat
            • 3.Ra8#
      • 1...Re8!
    • 1.Bc5?
      • threat
        • 2.Bd6#
      • 1...Rc8
        • 2.Bd6+
          • 2...Rc7
            • 3.Bxc7#
      • 1...Rd8!
  • Keys
    • 1.Bg8!
      • threat
        • 2.Bc5
          • threat
            • 3.Bd6#
      • 1...Rxg8
        • 2.Bf4+
          • 2...gxf4
            • 3.Rxg8#
      • 1...Sb3
        • 2.Bf2
          • threat
            • 3.Bg3#
      • 1...Sd3
        • 2.Rxa2
          • threat
            • 3.Ra8#

This anticipates 253052(1991)

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