MESON Chess Problem Database
Problem Display
PID: 58547 (2R2N2/8/3k2K1/1ppN3p/2ppPP2/r5p1/2Q3P1/8 w - - 0 1)
Jacobs, Walter William
The Chess Review, 1936
#3
8 + 8
SOLUTION
- COOKED
- Sets
- 1...Ra2
- 2.Qxa2
- threat
- 3.Qa6#
- threat
- 2.Qxa2
- 1...Rb3
- 2.Rb8
- threat
- 3.Rb6#
- 2...Kc6
- 3.Rb6#
- threat
- 2.Rb8
- 1...Rc3
- 2.Rb8
- threat
- 3.Rb6#
- 2...Kc6
- 3.Rb6#
- threat
- 2.Rb8
- 1...Rd3
- 2.Rb8
- threat
- 3.Rb6#
- 2...Kc6
- 3.Rb6#
- threat
- 2.Rb8
- 1...d3
- 2.Se3
- threat
- 3.Sf5#
- 2...Ke7
- 3.Sf5#
- threat
- 2.Se3
- 1...b4
- 2.Qxc4
- threat
- 3.Qxc5#
- 3.e5#
- threat
- 2.Qxc4
- 1...Ra2
- Tries
- 1.Sf6?
- threat
- 2.e5+
- 2...Ke7
- 3.Sd5#
- 3.Sg8#
- 3.Re8#
- 2...Ke7
- 2.e5+
- 1...Ke7
- 2.Rc7+
- 2...Kd6
- 3.Se8#
- 2...Kd8
- 3.Se6#
- 2...Kxf8
- 3.Rf7#
- 2...Kd6
- 2.e5
- threat
- 3.Sd5#
- 3.Sg8#
- 3.Re8#
- threat
- 2.Rc7+
- 1...Ra6
- 2.e5+
- 2...Ke7
- 3.Re8#
- 2...Ke7
- 2.e5+
- 1...Ra8
- 2.e5+
- 2...Ke7
- 3.Sd5#
- 3.Sg8#
- 2...Ke7
- 2.e5+
- 1...Re3!
- threat
- 1.Qb3?
- threat
- 2.Qxa3
- threat
- 3.Qxc5#
- 3.Qa6#
- threat
- 2.Qxb5
- threat
- 3.Rc6#
- 3.Rd8#
- 3.Qc6#
- 3.Qd7#
- 3.Qxc5#
- 3.Qb6#
- 3.Qb8#
- threat
- 2.Qxa3
- 1...Rxb3
- 2.Rb8
- threat
- 3.Rb6#
- 2...Kc6
- 3.Rb6#
- threat
- 2.Rb8
- 1...Ra1
- 2.Qxb5
- threat
- 3.Rc6#
- 3.Rd8#
- 3.Qc6#
- 3.Qd7#
- 3.Qxc5#
- 3.Qb6#
- 3.Qb8#
- threat
- 2.e5+
- 2...Kxd5
- 3.Qf3#
- 2...Kxd5
- 2.Qxb5
- 1...Ra2
- 2.Qxa2
- threat
- 3.Qa6#
- threat
- 2.Qxb5
- threat
- 3.Rc6#
- 3.Rd8#
- 3.Qc6#
- 3.Qd7#
- 3.Qxc5#
- 3.Qb6#
- 3.Qb8#
- threat
- 2.e5+
- 2...Kxd5
- 3.Qf3#
- 2...Kxd5
- 2.Qxa2
- 1...Ra4
- 2.Qf3
- threat
- 3.e5#
- threat
- 2.Qxb5
- threat
- 3.Rc6#
- 3.Rd8#
- 3.Qc6#
- 3.Qd7#
- 3.Qxc5#
- 3.Qb6#
- 3.Qb8#
- threat
- 2.e5+
- 2...Kxd5
- 3.Qf3#
- 2...Kxd5
- 2.Qf3
- 1...Ra5
- 2.Qf3
- threat
- 3.e5#
- threat
- 2.e5+
- 2...Kxd5
- 3.Qf3#
- 2...Kxd5
- 2.Qf3
- 1...Ra6
- 2.Qf3
- threat
- 3.e5#
- threat
- 2.Qxb5
- threat
- 3.Rd8#
- 3.Qxa6#
- 3.Qd7#
- 3.Qxc5#
- 3.Qb8#
- threat
- 2.Qf3
- 1...Ra7
- 2.e5+
- 2...Kxd5
- 3.Qf3#
- 2...Kxd5
- 2.e5+
- 1...Ra8
- 2.Qxb5
- threat
- 3.Rc6#
- 3.Qc6#
- 3.Qd7#
- 3.Qxc5#
- 3.Qb6#
- threat
- 2.e5+
- 2...Kxd5
- 3.Qf3#
- 2...Kxd5
- 2.Qxb5
- 1...b4
- 2.Qxc4
- threat
- 3.Qxc5#
- 3.e5#
- threat
- 2.Qxc4
- 1...cxb3!
- threat
- 1.Qd3?
- threat
- 2.Se3
- threat
- 3.Sf5#
- 2...Ke7
- 3.Sf5#
- threat
- 2.Qxa3
- threat
- 3.Qxc5#
- 3.Qa6#
- threat
- 2.Se3
- 1...Rxd3
- 2.Rb8
- threat
- 3.Rb6#
- 2...Kc6
- 3.Rb6#
- threat
- 2.Rb8
- 1...Ra1
- 2.Se3
- threat
- 3.Sf5#
- 2...Ke7
- 3.Sf5#
- threat
- 2.e5+
- 2...Kxd5
- 3.Qf3#
- 2...Kxd5
- 2.Se3
- 1...Ra2
- 2.Se3
- threat
- 3.Sf5#
- 2...Ke7
- 3.Sf5#
- threat
- 2.e5+
- 2...Kxd5
- 3.Qf3#
- 2...Kxd5
- 2.Se3
- 1...Rb3
- 2.Se3
- threat
- 3.Sf5#
- 2...Ke7
- 3.Sf5#
- threat
- 2.Rb8
- threat
- 3.Rb6#
- 2...Kc6
- 3.Rb6#
- threat
- 2.Se3
- 1...Rc3
- 2.Se3
- threat
- 3.Sf5#
- 2...Ke7
- 3.Sf5#
- threat
- 2.Rb8
- threat
- 3.Rb6#
- 2...Kc6
- 3.Rb6#
- threat
- 2.Se3
- 1...Ra4
- 2.Se3
- threat
- 3.Sf5#
- 2...Ke7
- 3.Sf5#
- threat
- 2.Qf3
- threat
- 3.e5#
- threat
- 2.e5+
- 2...Kxd5
- 3.Qf3#
- 2...Kxd5
- 2.Se3
- 1...Ra5
- 2.Se3
- threat
- 3.Sf5#
- 2...Ke7
- 3.Sf5#
- threat
- 2.Qf3
- threat
- 3.e5#
- threat
- 2.e5+
- 2...Kxd5
- 3.Qf3#
- 2...Kxd5
- 2.Se3
- 1...Ra6
- 2.Qf3
- threat
- 3.e5#
- threat
- 2.Qf3
- 1...Ra7
- 2.e5+
- 2...Kxd5
- 3.Qf3#
- 2...Kxd5
- 2.e5+
- 1...Ra8
- 2.e5+
- 2...Kxd5
- 3.Qf3#
- 2...Kxd5
- 2.e5+
- 1...c3
- 2.Se3
- threat
- 3.Sf5#
- 2...Ke7
- 3.Sf5#
- threat
- 2.Qxb5
- threat
- 3.Rc6#
- 3.Rd8#
- 3.Qc6#
- 3.Qd7#
- 3.Qxc5#
- 3.Qb6#
- 3.Qb8#
- threat
- 2.Qf3
- threat
- 3.e5#
- threat
- 2.Se3
- 1...b4
- 2.Se3
- threat
- 3.Sf5#
- 2...Ke7
- 3.Sf5#
- threat
- 2.Qxc4
- threat
- 3.Qxc5#
- 3.e5#
- threat
- 2.Se3
- 1...cxd3!
- threat
- 1.Qa2?
- threat
- 2.Rb8
- threat
- 3.Rb6#
- 2...Kc6
- 3.Rb6#
- 2...Ra6
- 3.Qxa6#
- threat
- 2.Qxa3
- threat
- 3.Qxc5#
- 3.Qa6#
- threat
- 2.Rb8
- 1...Ra4
- 2.Rb8
- threat
- 3.Rb6#
- 2...Kc6
- 3.Rb6#
- 2...Ra6
- 3.Qxa6#
- threat
- 2.Rb8
- 1...Ra5
- 2.Rb8
- threat
- 3.Rb6#
- 2...Kc6
- 3.Rb6#
- 2...Ra6
- 3.Qxa6#
- threat
- 2.Qxa5
- threat
- 3.Qb6#
- 3.Qc7#
- 3.Qd8#
- 3.Qa6#
- threat
- 2.Rb8
- 1...Ra7
- 2.Qxa7
- threat
- 3.Qxc5#
- 3.Qb6#
- 3.Qb8#
- 3.Qa6#
- 3.Qc7#
- 3.Qd7#
- 3.Qe7#
- threat
- 2.Qxa7
- 1...Ra8
- 2.Rxa8
- threat
- 3.Ra6#
- 3.Qa6#
- 2...Kc6
- 3.Qa6#
- threat
- 2.Rd8+
- 2...Kc6
- 3.Qxa8#
- 2...Rxd8
- 3.Qa6#
- 2...Kc6
- 2.Qxa8
- threat
- 3.Rc6#
- 3.Rd8#
- 3.Qc6#
- 3.Qa6#
- 3.Qb8#
- 3.e5#
- threat
- 2.e5+
- 2...Kxd5
- 3.Qxa8#
- 2...Kxd5
- 2.Rxa8
- 1...b4
- 2.Rb8
- threat
- 3.Rb6#
- 2...Kc6
- 3.Rb6#
- 2...Ra6
- 3.Qxa6#
- threat
- 2.Qxc4
- threat
- 3.Qxc5#
- 3.e5#
- threat
- 2.Rb8
- 1...Rxa2!
- threat
- 1.Qe2?
- threat
- 2.Qxh5
- threat
- 3.Qe5#
- threat
- 2.Qxh5
- 1...Rf3
- 2.Qxf3
- threat
- 3.e5#
- threat
- 2.e5+
- 2...Kxd5
- 3.Qxf3#
- 2...Kxd5
- 2.Qxf3
- 1...Ra7
- 2.e5+
- 2...Kxd5
- 3.Qf3#
- 2...Kxd5
- 2.e5+
- 1...Ra8
- 2.e5+
- 2...Kxd5
- 3.Qf3#
- 2...Kxd5
- 2.e5+
- 1...h4
- 2.Qg4
- threat
- 3.Qe6#
- 3.Qd7#
- threat
- 2.Qh5
- threat
- 3.Qe5#
- threat
- 2.Qg4
- 1...Re3!
- threat
- 1.Qxc4?
- threat
- 2.Qxc5#
- 2.e5#
- 1...Re3
- 2.Qxc5#
- 1...Rc3
- 2.e5#
- 1...bxc4!
- threat
- 1.Sf6?
- Keys
- 1.Rb8!
- threat
- 2.Rb6#
- 1...Ra6
- 2.Qa2
- threat
- 3.Qxa6#
- 2...Kc6
- 3.Qxa6#
- 2...Rxa2
- 3.Rb6#
- 2...Ra3
- 3.Rb6#
- 2...Ra4
- 3.Rb6#
- 2...Ra5
- 3.Rb6#
- 2...Rb6
- 3.Rxb6#
- 2...Rc6
- 3.Rd8#
- 2...Ra7
- 3.Rb6#
- 2...Ra8
- 3.Rb6#
- threat
- 2.Qa2
- threat
- 1.Qd1!
- threat
- 2.Qxh5
- threat
- 3.Qe5#
- threat
- 2.Qxh5
- 1...Re3
- 2.Sxe3
- threat
- 3.Sf5#
- 2...Ke7
- 3.Sf5#
- threat
- 2.Sxe3
- 1...Rf3
- 2.Qxf3
- threat
- 3.e5#
- threat
- 2.e5+
- 2...Kxd5
- 3.Qxf3#
- 2...Kxd5
- 2.Qxf3
- 1...Ra7
- 2.e5+
- 2...Kxd5
- 3.Qf3#
- 2...Kxd5
- 2.e5+
- 1...Ra8
- 2.e5+
- 2...Kxd5
- 3.Qf3#
- 2...Kxd5
- 2.e5+
- 1...h4
- 2.Qg4
- threat
- 3.Qe6#
- 3.Qd7#
- threat
- 2.Qh5
- threat
- 3.Qe5#
- threat
- 2.Qg4
- threat
- 1.Qc3!
- threat
- 2.Se3
- threat
- 3.Sf5#
- 2...Ke7
- 3.Sf5#
- 2...dxe3
- 3.Qe5#
- 3.Qf6#
- threat
- 2.Qxa3
- threat
- 3.Qxc5#
- 3.Qa6#
- threat
- 2.Se3
- 1...Rxc3
- 2.Rb8
- threat
- 3.Rb6#
- 2...Kc6
- 3.Rb6#
- threat
- 2.Rb8
- 1...dxc3
- 2.Se3
- threat
- 3.Sf5#
- 2...Ke7
- 3.Sf5#
- threat
- 2.Se3
- 1...Ra1
- 2.Se3
- threat
- 3.Sf5#
- 2...Ke7
- 3.Sf5#
- 2...dxe3
- 3.Qe5#
- 3.Qf6#
- threat
- 2.Qxa1
- threat
- 3.Qa6#
- threat
- 2.e5+
- 2...Kxd5
- 3.Qf3#
- 2...Kxd5
- 2.Se3
- 1...Ra2
- 2.Se3
- threat
- 3.Sf5#
- 2...Ke7
- 3.Sf5#
- 2...dxe3
- 3.Qe5#
- 3.Qf6#
- threat
- 2.e5+
- 2...Kxd5
- 3.Qf3#
- 2...Kxd5
- 2.Se3
- 1...Rb3
- 2.Se3
- threat
- 3.Sf5#
- 2...Ke7
- 3.Sf5#
- 2...dxe3
- 3.Qe5#
- 3.Qf6#
- threat
- 2.Rb8
- threat
- 3.Rb6#
- 2...Kc6
- 3.Rb6#
- threat
- 2.Qa5
- threat
- 3.Qb6#
- 3.Qc7#
- 3.Qd8#
- 3.Qa6#
- threat
- 2.Se3
- 1...Ra4
- 2.Se3
- threat
- 3.Sf5#
- 2...Ke7
- 3.Sf5#
- 2...dxe3
- 3.Qe5#
- 3.Qf6#
- threat
- 2.Qf3
- threat
- 3.e5#
- threat
- 2.e5+
- 2...Kxd5
- 3.Qf3#
- 2...Kxd5
- 2.Se3
- 1...Ra5
- 2.Se3
- threat
- 3.Sf5#
- 2...Ke7
- 3.Sf5#
- 2...dxe3
- 3.Qe5#
- 3.Qf6#
- threat
- 2.Qxa5
- threat
- 3.Qb6#
- 3.Qc7#
- 3.Qd8#
- 3.Qa6#
- threat
- 2.Qf3
- threat
- 3.e5#
- threat
- 2.e5+
- 2...Kxd5
- 3.Qf3#
- 2...Kxd5
- 2.Se3
- 1...Ra6
- 2.Qf3
- threat
- 3.e5#
- threat
- 2.Qf3
- 1...Ra7
- 2.e5+
- 2...Kxd5
- 3.Qf3#
- 2...Kxd5
- 2.e5+
- 1...Ra8
- 2.e5+
- 2...Kxd5
- 3.Qf3#
- 2...Kxd5
- 2.e5+
- 1...b4
- 2.Se3
- threat
- 3.Sf5#
- 2...Ke7
- 3.Sf5#
- 2...dxe3
- 3.Qe5#
- 3.Qf6#
- threat
- 2.Qxc4
- threat
- 3.Qxc5#
- 3.e5#
- threat
- 2.Se3
- threat
- 1.Rb8!
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