MESON Chess Problem Database
Problem Display
PID: 59644 (r3k3/pRp2Rp1/P1p3K1/8/3p4/8/6B1/8 w q - 0 1)
Howard, Kenneth Samuel
L'Echiquier, 1929
#3
5 + 7
| 5089 | The Enjoyment of Chess Problems | 1943 |
| 14986 | White-Hume Collection | 2016 |
SOLUTION
- SOUND
- Sets
- 1...Rb8
- 2.Rxb8#
- 1...Rd8
- 2.Bxc6+
- 2...Rd7
- 3.Rb8#
- 2...Rd7
- 2.Bxc6+
- 1...0-0-0
- 2.Rfxc7#
- 1...Rb8
- Tries
- 1.Rb1?
- 1...Kd8
- 2.Rh1
- threat
- 3.Rh8#
- 2...Kc8
- 3.Rh8#
- 2...Ke8
- 3.Rh8#
- threat
- 2.Rh1
- 1...0-0-0
- 2.Bh3+
- 2...Rd7
- 3.Rf8#
- 2...Rd7
- 2.Bh3+
- 1...Rc8
- 2.Rh1
- threat
- 3.Rh8#
- 2...Kd8
- 3.Rh8#
- threat
- 2.Rh1
- 1...c5
- 2.Bxa8
- threat
- 3.Rb8#
- 2...Kd8
- 3.Rb8#
- threat
- 2.Bxa8
- 1...d3!
- 1...Kd8
- 1.Rb4?
- threat
- 2.Rxd4
- threat
- 3.Bxc6#
- 2...Rd8
- 3.Re4#
- 2...c5
- 3.Bc6#
- threat
- 2.Rxd4
- 1...Kd8
- 2.Rxd4+
- 2...Kc8
- 3.Rf8#
- 2...Ke8
- 3.Bxc6#
- 2...Kc8
- 2.Rxd4+
- 1...0-0-0
- 2.Bh3+
- 2...Rd7
- 3.Rf8#
- 2...Rd7
- 2.Bh3+
- 1...Rc8
- 2.Bxc6+
- 2...Kd8
- 3.Rxd4#
- 2...Kd8
- 2.Rxd4
- threat
- 3.Bxc6#
- 2...Rd8
- 3.Re4#
- 2...c5
- 3.Bc6#
- threat
- 2.Bxc6+
- 1...Rd8
- 2.Bxc6+
- 2...Rd7
- 3.Rb8#
- 2...Rd7
- 2.Bxc6+
- 1...d3
- 2.Rd4
- threat
- 3.Bxc6#
- 2...Rd8
- 3.Re4#
- 2...c5
- 3.Bc6#
- threat
- 2.Rd4
- 1...c5!
- threat
- 1.Rb1?
- Keys
- 1.Rb3!
- 1...Kd8
- 2.Rh3
- threat
- 3.Rh8#
- 2...Kc8
- 3.Rh8#
- 2...Ke8
- 3.Rh8#
- threat
- 2.Rh3
- 1...0-0-0
- 2.Bh3+
- 2...Rd7
- 3.Rf8#
- 2...Rd7
- 2.Bh3+
- 1...Rc8
- 2.Rh3
- threat
- 3.Rh8#
- 2...Kd8
- 3.Rh8#
- threat
- 2.Rh3
- 1...Rd8
- 2.Bxc6+
- 2...Rd7
- 3.Rb8#
- 2...Rd7
- 2.Bxc6+
- 1...d3
- 2.Rxd3
- threat
- 3.Bxc6#
- 2...Rd8
- 3.Re3#
- 2...c5
- 3.Bc6#
- threat
- 2.Rxd3
- 1...c5
- 2.Bxa8
- threat
- 3.Rb8#
- 2...Kd8
- 3.Rb8#
- threat
- 2.Bxa8
- 1...Kd8
- 1.Rb3!
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