MESON Chess Problem Database
Problem Display
PID: 62881 (1Q4B1/5Nb1/4ppPp/2R1rk1P/3pp3/1P4P1/7N/4K3 w - - 0 1)
Slater, George James
1st Prize, Yenowine News, 1888
#3
10 + 8
| 15 | British Chess Magazine | 1888 |
| 499 | Chess Problems (Rayner) | 1890 |
| 15 | British Chess Magazine | 1898 |
SOLUTION
- SOUND
- Sets
- 1...Rxc5
- 2.Qf4#
- 2.g4#
- 1...Rd5
- 2.Qf4#
- 2.g4#
- 1...Bf8
- 2.Rxe5+
- 2...fxe5
- 3.Qxe5#
- 2...fxe5
- 2.g7
- threat
- 3.Bh7#
- threat
- 2.Rxe5+
- 1...Bh8
- 2.g7
- threat
- 3.Bh7#
- threat
- 2.g7
- 1...e3
- 2.Qb5
- threat
- 3.Qd3#
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Sd6#
- 2...d3
- 3.Qxd3#
- threat
- 2.Qb5
- 1...Rxc5
- Tries
- 1.Ke2?
- 1...d3+
- 2.Ke3
- threat
- 3.g4#
- threat
- 2.Ke3
- 1...e3
- 2.Kf3
- threat
- 3.g4#
- threat
- 2.Qb5
- threat
- 3.Qd3#
- 2...d3+
- 3.Qxd3#
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Sd6#
- 3.Qd3#
- threat
- 2.Kf3
- 1...Bf8
- 2.Rxe5+
- 2...fxe5
- 3.Qxe5#
- 2...fxe5
- 2.Rxe5+
- 1...Bh8!
- 1...d3+
- 1.Kf2?
- 1...e3+
- 2.Kf3
- threat
- 3.g4#
- threat
- 2.Kf3
- 1...d3
- 2.Ke3
- threat
- 3.g4#
- threat
- 2.Ke3
- 1...Bf8
- 2.Rxe5+
- 2...fxe5
- 3.Qxe5#
- 2...fxe5
- 2.Rxe5+
- 1...Bh8!
- 1...e3+
- 1.Bh7?
- 1...e3
- 2.Qb5
- threat
- 3.Qd3#
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Sd6#
- 2...d3
- 3.Qxd3#
- threat
- 2.Qb5
- 1...d3!
- 1...e3
- 1.Qd6?
- threat
- 2.Qxd4
- threat
- 3.Qf2#
- 2...e3
- 3.Qd3#
- 3.Qf4#
- 3.Qg4#
- 3.g4#
- threat
- 2.Qxd4
- 1...e3
- 2.Qxd4
- threat
- 3.Qd3#
- 3.Qf4#
- 3.Qg4#
- 3.g4#
- threat
- 2.Qa6
- threat
- 3.Qd3#
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Sd6#
- 2...d3
- 3.Qxd3#
- threat
- 2.Qxd4
- 1...Bf8
- 2.Rxe5+
- 2...fxe5
- 3.Qxe5#
- 2...fxe5
- 2.g7
- threat
- 3.Bh7#
- threat
- 2.Rxe5+
- 1...d3!
- threat
- 1.Qb4?
- threat
- 2.Qd2
- threat
- 3.Sd6#
- 3.Qf4#
- 3.Qf2#
- 3.g4#
- 2...e3
- 3.Qd3#
- threat
- 2.Qxd4
- threat
- 3.Qf2#
- 2...e3
- 3.Qd3#
- 3.Qf4#
- 3.Qg4#
- 3.g4#
- threat
- 2.Qd2
- 1...Rxc5
- 2.Qxc5+
- 2...e5
- 3.Qc8#
- 2...e5
- 2.Qxc5+
- 1...e3
- 2.Qc4
- threat
- 3.Qd3#
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Sd6#
- 2...d3
- 3.Qxd3#
- 3.Qf4#
- 3.Qg4#
- 3.g4#
- threat
- 2.Qxd4
- threat
- 3.Qd3#
- 3.Qf4#
- 3.Qg4#
- 3.g4#
- threat
- 2.Qb5
- threat
- 3.Qd3#
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Sd6#
- 2...d3
- 3.Qxd3#
- threat
- 2.Qc4
- 1...d3
- 2.Qd2
- threat
- 3.Sd6#
- 3.Qf4#
- 3.Qf2#
- 3.g4#
- 2...e3
- 3.Qxd3#
- threat
- 2.Qd2
- 1...Bf8
- 2.Qd2
- threat
- 3.Qf4#
- 3.Qf2#
- 3.g4#
- 2...e3
- 3.Qd3#
- threat
- 2.g7
- threat
- 3.Bh7#
- threat
- 2.Qd2
- 1...Bh8
- 2.Qd2
- threat
- 3.Sd6#
- 3.Sxh6#
- 3.Qf4#
- 3.Qf2#
- 3.g4#
- 2...e3
- 3.Qd3#
- threat
- 2.Qxd4
- threat
- 3.Qf2#
- 2...e3
- 3.Qd3#
- 3.Qf4#
- 3.Qg4#
- 3.g4#
- threat
- 2.g7
- threat
- 3.Bh7#
- threat
- 2.Qd2
- 1...Rd5!
- threat
- 1.Qb5?
- threat
- 2.Qf1#
- 1...e3
- 2.Qd3#
- 1...d3!
- threat
- 1.Qb6?
- 1...Rxc5
- 2.Qxc5+
- 2...e5
- 3.Qc8#
- 2...e5
- 2.Qxc5+
- 1...e3
- 2.Qb5
- threat
- 3.Qd3#
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Sd6#
- 2...d3
- 3.Qxd3#
- threat
- 2.Qa6
- threat
- 3.Qd3#
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Sd6#
- 2...d3
- 3.Qxd3#
- threat
- 2.Qb5
- 1...d3
- 2.Rxe5+
- 2...fxe5
- 3.Qf2#
- 2...fxe5
- 2.Rxe5+
- 1...Bf8
- 2.g7
- threat
- 3.Bh7#
- threat
- 2.g7
- 1...Bh8
- 2.g7
- threat
- 3.Bh7#
- threat
- 2.g7
- 1...Rd5!
- 1...Rxc5
- 1.Qc8?
- 1...Rxc5
- 2.Qxc5+
- 2...e5
- 3.Qc8#
- 2...e5
- 2.Qxc5+
- 1...e3
- 2.Qa6
- threat
- 3.Qd3#
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Sd6#
- 2...d3
- 3.Qxd3#
- threat
- 2.Qa6
- 1...Bf8
- 2.g7
- threat
- 3.Bh7#
- threat
- 2.g7
- 1...Bh8
- 2.g7
- threat
- 3.Bh7#
- threat
- 2.g7
- 1...d3!
- 1...Rxc5
- 1.Qd8?
- threat
- 2.Sd6+
- 2...Kg5
- 3.Rxe5#
- 2...Kg5
- 2.Rxe5+
- 2...fxe5
- 3.Sd6#
- 2...fxe5
- 2.Qxd4
- threat
- 3.Qf2#
- 2...e3
- 3.Qd3#
- 3.Qf4#
- 3.Qg4#
- 3.g4#
- threat
- 2.Sd6+
- 1...e3
- 2.Sd6+
- 2...Kg5
- 3.Rxe5#
- 2...Kg5
- 2.Rxe5+
- 2...fxe5
- 3.Sd6#
- 2...fxe5
- 2.Qxd4
- threat
- 3.Qd3#
- 3.Qf4#
- 3.Qg4#
- 3.g4#
- threat
- 2.Sd6+
- 1...d3
- 2.Sd6+
- 2...Kg5
- 3.Rxe5#
- 2...Kg5
- 2.Rxe5+
- 2...fxe5
- 3.Sd6#
- 2...fxe5
- 2.Sd6+
- 1...Rd5
- 2.Rxd5+
- 2...exd5
- 3.Qxd5#
- 3.Qd7#
- 3.Qc8#
- 2...e5
- 3.Qd7#
- 3.Qc8#
- 2...exd5
- 2.Rxd5+
- 1...Bf8
- 2.g7
- threat
- 3.Bh7#
- threat
- 2.g7
- 1...Bh8
- 2.Sd6+
- 2...Kg5
- 3.Rxe5#
- 2...Kg5
- 2.Rxe5+
- 2...fxe5
- 3.Sd6#
- 3.Sxh6#
- 2...fxe5
- 2.Qxd4
- threat
- 3.Qf2#
- 2...e3
- 3.Qd3#
- 3.Qf4#
- 3.Qg4#
- 3.g4#
- threat
- 2.g7
- threat
- 3.Bh7#
- threat
- 2.Sd6+
- 1...Rxc5!
- threat
- 1.b4?
- 1...e3
- 2.Qb5
- threat
- 3.Qd3#
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Sd6#
- 2...d3
- 3.Qxd3#
- threat
- 2.Qb5
- 1...Bf8
- 2.Rxe5+
- 2...fxe5
- 3.Qxe5#
- 2...fxe5
- 2.g7
- threat
- 3.Bh7#
- threat
- 2.Rxe5+
- 1...Bh8
- 2.g7
- threat
- 3.Bh7#
- threat
- 2.g7
- 1...d3!
- 1...e3
- 1.Ke2?
- Keys
- 1.Qa7!
- 1...Rxc5
- 2.Qxc5+
- 2...e5
- 3.Qc8#
- 2...e5
- 2.Qxc5+
- 1...e3
- 2.Qa6
- threat
- 3.Qd3#
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Sd6#
- 2...d3
- 3.Qxd3#
- threat
- 2.Qa6
- 1...d3
- 2.Rxe5+
- 2...fxe5
- 3.Qf2#
- 2...fxe5
- 2.Rxe5+
- 1...Rd5
- 2.Rxd5+
- 2...exd5
- 3.Qd7#
- 2...e5
- 3.Qd7#
- 2...exd5
- 2.Rxd5+
- 1...Bf8
- 2.g7
- threat
- 3.Bh7#
- threat
- 2.g7
- 1...Bh8
- 2.g7
- threat
- 3.Bh7#
- threat
- 2.g7
- 1...Rxc5
- 1.Qa7!
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