MESON Chess Problem Database
Problem Display
PID: 59635 (5n1B/5p1p/3N3k/r4p1p/1pb1pP1N/1P4K1/3P4/8 w - - 0 1)
Howard, Kenneth Samuel
The Observer, 1925
(First published on Sun Mar 22 1925)
#3
7 + 10
| 5089 | The Enjoyment of Chess Problems | 1943 |
| 15239 | Valois Notebooks | 2017 |
SOLUTION
- SOUND
- Sets
- 1...Ra1
- 2.Sdxf5#
- 1...Ra2
- 2.Sdxf5#
- 1...Ra3
- 2.Sdxf5#
- 1...Ra4
- 2.Sdxf5#
- 1...Rb5
- 2.bxc4
- threat
- 3.Sxf7#
- 2...Rb7
- 3.Sdxf5#
- 2...f6
- 3.Sf7#
- threat
- 2.bxc4
- 1...Rc5
- 2.bxc4
- threat
- 3.Sxf7#
- 2...Rc7
- 3.Sdxf5#
- 2...f6
- 3.Sf7#
- threat
- 2.bxc4
- 1...Rd5
- 2.Sxf7#
- 1...Re5
- 2.bxc4
- threat
- 3.Sxf7#
- 2...Re7
- 3.Sdxf5#
- 2...f6
- 3.Sf7#
- threat
- 2.bxc4
- 1...Ra6
- 2.Sdxf5#
- 1...Ra7
- 2.Sdxf5#
- 1...Ra8
- 2.Sdxf5#
- 1...Bf1
- 2.Sxf7#
- 1...Be2
- 2.Sxf7#
- 1...Bd3
- 2.Sxf7#
- 1...Bb5
- 2.Sdxf5#
- 2.Sxf7#
- 1...Bd5
- 2.Sdxf5#
- 1...Ba6
- 2.Sxf7#
- 1...Be6
- 2.Se8
- threat
- 3.Bg7#
- threat
- 2.Se8
- 1...Se6
- 2.Sxf7#
- 1...Sg6
- 2.Shxf5+
- 2...Rxf5
- 3.Sxf5#
- 2...Rxf5
- 2.Sdxf5+
- 2...Rxf5
- 3.Sxf5#
- 2...Rxf5
- 2.Shxf5+
- 1...Sd7
- 2.Se8
- threat
- 3.Bg7#
- threat
- 2.Se8
- 1...e3
- 2.bxc4
- threat
- 3.Sxf7#
- 2...Ra7
- 3.Sdxf5#
- 2...f6
- 3.Sf7#
- threat
- 2.bxc4
- 1...Ra1
- Tries
- 1.Kh2?
- threat
- 2.bxc4
- threat
- 3.Sxf7#
- 2...Ra7
- 3.Sdxf5#
- 2...f6
- 3.Sf7#
- threat
- 2.bxc4
- 1...Rb5
- 2.bxc4
- threat
- 3.Sxf7#
- 2...Rb7
- 3.Sdxf5#
- 2...f6
- 3.Sf7#
- threat
- 2.bxc4
- 1...Rc5
- 2.bxc4
- threat
- 3.Sxf7#
- 2...Rc7
- 3.Sdxf5#
- 2...f6
- 3.Sf7#
- threat
- 2.bxc4
- 1...Re5
- 2.bxc4
- threat
- 3.Sxf7#
- 2...Re7
- 3.Sdxf5#
- 2...f6
- 3.Sf7#
- threat
- 2.bxc4
- 1...Be6
- 2.Se8
- threat
- 3.Bg7#
- threat
- 2.Se8
- 1...Sg6
- 2.Shxf5+
- 2...Rxf5
- 3.Sxf5#
- 2...Rxf5
- 2.Sdxf5+
- 2...Rxf5
- 3.Sxf5#
- 2...Rxf5
- 2.Shxf5+
- 1...Sd7
- 2.Se8
- threat
- 3.Bg7#
- threat
- 2.bxc4
- threat
- 3.Sxf7#
- 2...Se5
- 3.Sdxf5#
- 2...f6
- 3.Sf7#
- threat
- 2.Se8
- 1...f6
- 2.bxc4
- threat
- 3.Sf7#
- 2...Ra7
- 3.Sdxf5#
- threat
- 2.bxc4
- 1...Bxb3!
- threat
- 1.d3?
- threat
- 2.bxc4
- threat
- 3.Sxf7#
- 2...Ra7
- 3.Sdxf5#
- 2...f6
- 3.Sf7#
- threat
- 2.dxc4
- threat
- 3.Sxf7#
- 2...Ra7
- 3.Sdxf5#
- 2...f6
- 3.Sf7#
- threat
- 2.bxc4
- 1...exd3
- 2.bxc4
- threat
- 3.Sxf7#
- 2...Ra7
- 3.Sdxf5#
- 2...f6
- 3.Sf7#
- threat
- 2.bxc4
- 1...Rb5
- 2.bxc4
- threat
- 3.Sxf7#
- 2...Rb7
- 3.Sdxf5#
- 2...f6
- 3.Sf7#
- threat
- 2.dxc4
- threat
- 3.Sxf7#
- 2...Rb7
- 3.Sdxf5#
- 2...f6
- 3.Sf7#
- threat
- 2.bxc4
- 1...Rc5
- 2.bxc4
- threat
- 3.Sxf7#
- 2...Rc7
- 3.Sdxf5#
- 2...f6
- 3.Sf7#
- threat
- 2.dxc4
- threat
- 3.Sxf7#
- 2...Rc7
- 3.Sdxf5#
- 2...f6
- 3.Sf7#
- threat
- 2.bxc4
- 1...Re5
- 2.bxc4
- threat
- 3.Sxf7#
- 2...Re7
- 3.Sdxf5#
- 2...f6
- 3.Sf7#
- threat
- 2.dxc4
- threat
- 3.Sxf7#
- 2...Re7
- 3.Sdxf5#
- 2...f6
- 3.Sf7#
- threat
- 2.bxc4
- 1...Be6
- 2.Se8
- threat
- 3.Bg7#
- threat
- 2.Se8
- 1...Sg6
- 2.Shxf5+
- 2...Rxf5
- 3.Sxf5#
- 2...Rxf5
- 2.Sdxf5+
- 2...Rxf5
- 3.Sxf5#
- 2...Rxf5
- 2.Shxf5+
- 1...Sd7
- 2.Se8
- threat
- 3.Bg7#
- threat
- 2.bxc4
- threat
- 3.Sxf7#
- 2...Se5
- 3.Sdxf5#
- 2...f6
- 3.Sf7#
- threat
- 2.dxc4
- threat
- 3.Sxf7#
- 2...Se5
- 3.Sdxf5#
- 2...f6
- 3.Sf7#
- threat
- 2.Se8
- 1...f6
- 2.bxc4
- threat
- 3.Sf7#
- 2...Ra7
- 3.Sdxf5#
- threat
- 2.dxc4
- threat
- 3.Sf7#
- 2...Ra7
- 3.Sdxf5#
- threat
- 2.bxc4
- 1...Bxb3!
- threat
- 1.bxc4?
- threat
- 2.Sxf7#
- 1...Ra7
- 2.Sdxf5#
- 1...f6
- 2.Sf7#
- 1...Ra3+!
- threat
- 1.Kh2?
- Keys
- 1.d4!
- threat
- 2.d5
- threat
- 3.Sdxf5#
- 3.Sxf7#
- threat
- 2.d5
- 1...exd4 ep
- 2.bxc4
- threat
- 3.Sxf7#
- 2...Ra7
- 3.Sdxf5#
- 2...f6
- 3.Sf7#
- threat
- 2.bxc4
- 1...Re5
- 2.bxc4
- threat
- 3.Sxf7#
- 2...Re7
- 3.Sdxf5#
- 2...f6
- 3.Sf7#
- threat
- 2.bxc4
- 1...Be6
- 2.Se8
- threat
- 3.Bg7#
- threat
- 2.Se8
- 1...Sg6
- 2.Shxf5+
- 2...Rxf5
- 3.Sxf5#
- 2...Rxf5
- 2.Sdxf5+
- 2...Rxf5
- 3.Sxf5#
- 2...Rxf5
- 2.Shxf5+
- 1...f6
- 2.d5
- threat
- 3.Sdxf5#
- 3.Sf7#
- threat
- 2.d5
- threat
- 1.d4!
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