MESON Chess Problem Database

Problem Display
PID: 54577 (8/B3R3/2k5/1p1q1N1K/1P3Pp1/1P6/6B1/8 w - - 0 1)

Barrow, John Hugh

Manchester Evening News, 1939

(First published on Sat Nov 11 1939)

8/B3R3/2k5/1p1q1N1K/1P3Pp1/1P6/6B1/8

#3

8 + 4

5257 Chess Problems by J H Barrow 2004
15239 Valois Notebooks 2021

SOLUTION

  • SOUND
  • Sets
    • 1...Qe4
      • 2.Bxe4#
  • Tries
    • 1.Kxg4?
      • 1...Qf3+
        • 2.Bxf3#
      • 1...Qe4
        • 2.Bxe4#
      • 1...Qxg2+!
  • Keys
    • 1.Bc5!
      • 1...Qxg2
        • 2.Sd4+
          • 2...Kd5
            • 3.Re5#
      • 1...Qf3
        • 2.Sd4+
          • 2...Kd5
            • 3.Re5#
      • 1...g3
        • 2.Ra7
          • 2...Qf3+
            • 3.Bxf3#
          • 2...Qxg2
            • 3.Se7#
          • 2...Qe4
            • 3.Se7#
            • 3.Bxe4#

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