MESON Chess Problem Database
Problem Display
PID: 66102 (K7/8/2Pk4/8/6N1/1pNP3Q/1B1P2P1/8 w - - 0 1)
Blanchard, H
3rd Prize, Preston Guardian, 1880-1881
(First published on Wed Dec 22 1880)
#3
9 + 2
| 1253 | Leeds Mercury Weekly Supplement | 1881 |
| 5689 | The Chess Monthly (Hoffer) | 1881 |
| 15239 | Valois Notebooks | 2020 |
SOLUTION
- SOUND
- Tries
- 1.Qh6+?
- 1...Kc5
- 2.c7
- 2...Kb4
- 3.Qb6#
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Qe3#
- 3.Qd6#
- 2...Kb4
- 2.c7
- 1...Kc7
- 2.Sd5+
- 2...Kc8
- 3.Qf8#
- 3.Qh8#
- 2...Kd8
- 3.Qf8#
- 3.Qh8#
- 2...Kc8
- 2.Sd5+
- 1...Ke7!
- 1...Kc5
- 1.Qh7?
- threat
- 2.Se4+
- 2...Kd5
- 3.Qd7#
- 2...Kxc6
- 3.Qb7#
- 2...Ke6
- 3.Qd7#
- 2...Kd5
- 2.Ba3+
- 2...Kxc6
- 3.Qb7#
- 2...Ke6
- 3.Qg6#
- 3.Qd7#
- 2...Kxc6
- 2.Se4+
- 1...Kc5
- 2.Qc7
- 2...Kb4
- 3.Qb6#
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Qd6#
- 2...Kb4
- 2.Qc7
- 1...Kxc6!
- threat
- 1.Qh6+?
- Keys
- 1.Se5!
- 1...Kc5
- 2.Sc4
- 2...Kb4
- 3.Ba3#
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Qe3#
- 2...Kxc6
- 3.Qc8#
- 2...Kb4
- 2.Sc4
- 1...Kxe5
- 2.Se4+
- 2...Kf4
- 3.Qf3#
- 2...Kd5
- 3.Qd7#
- 2...Kf4
- 2.Se4+
- 1...Kc7
- 2.Sa4
- threat
- 3.Qd7#
- 2...Kd6
- 3.Qd7#
- 2...Kd8
- 3.Qd7#
- threat
- 2.Sc4
- threat
- 3.Qd7#
- 2...Kxc6
- 3.Qc8#
- 2...Kd8
- 3.Qd7#
- threat
- 2.Qd7+
- 2...Kb6
- 3.Qa7#
- 2...Kb6
- 2.Sa4
- 1...Ke7
- 2.Qd7+
- 2...Kf6
- 3.Se4#
- 2...Kf8
- 3.Qf7#
- 2...Kf6
- 2.Qd7+
- 1...Kc5
- 1.Se5!
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