MESON Chess Problem Database
Problem Display
PID: 66478 (1n3N2/4pP2/2p1Bk1p/2p1N2p/Q6P/3p1p2/p1P3P1/Kb6 w - - 0 1)
Anonymous
The Chess Monthly (Hoffer), 1882
#3
9 + 11
SOLUTION
- COOKED
- Tries
- 1.Qb3?
- threat
- 2.Qb2
- threat
- 3.Sxd3#
- 3.Sxf3#
- 3.Sc4#
- 3.Sg4#
- 3.Sxc6#
- 3.Seg6#
- 3.Sed7#
- 2...Kg7
- 3.Seg6#
- 3.Sed7#
- threat
- 2.Qc3
- threat
- 3.Sxd3#
- 3.Sxf3#
- 3.Sc4#
- 3.Sg4#
- 3.Sxc6#
- 3.Seg6#
- 3.Sed7#
- 2...Kg7
- 3.Seg6#
- 3.Sed7#
- threat
- 2.Qb2
- 1...Kg7
- 2.Qc3
- threat
- 3.Seg6#
- 3.Sed7#
- 2...Kf6
- 3.Sxd3#
- 3.Sxf3#
- 3.Sc4#
- 3.Sg4#
- 3.Sxc6#
- 3.Seg6#
- 3.Sed7#
- 2...Kxf8
- 3.Sg6#
- 2...Kh8
- 3.Sxd3#
- 3.Sxf3#
- 3.Sc4#
- 3.Sg4#
- 3.Sxc6#
- 3.Seg6#
- 3.Sed7#
- 2...Sd7
- 3.Sexd7#
- threat
- 2.Qc3
- 1...dxc2
- 2.Qb2
- threat
- 3.Sd3#
- 3.Sxf3#
- 3.Sc4#
- 3.Sg4#
- 3.Sxc6#
- 3.Seg6#
- 3.Sed7#
- 2...Kg7
- 3.Seg6#
- 3.Sed7#
- threat
- 2.Qc3
- threat
- 3.Sd3#
- 3.Sxf3#
- 3.Sc4#
- 3.Sg4#
- 3.Sxc6#
- 3.Seg6#
- 3.Sed7#
- 2...Kg7
- 3.Seg6#
- 3.Sed7#
- threat
- 2.Qb2
- 1...fxg2
- 2.Qb2
- threat
- 3.Sxd3#
- 3.Sf3#
- 3.Sc4#
- 3.Sg4#
- 3.Sxc6#
- 3.Seg6#
- 3.Sed7#
- 2...Kg7
- 3.Seg6#
- 3.Sed7#
- threat
- 2.Qc3
- threat
- 3.Sxd3#
- 3.Sf3#
- 3.Sc4#
- 3.Sg4#
- 3.Sxc6#
- 3.Seg6#
- 3.Sed7#
- 2...Kg7
- 3.Seg6#
- 3.Sed7#
- threat
- 2.Qb2
- 1...Sd7
- 2.Sexd7+
- 2...Kg7
- 3.Qb2#
- 3.Qc3#
- 2...Kg7
- 2.Sexd7+
- 1...d2
- 2.Qb2
- threat
- 3.Sd3#
- 3.Sxf3#
- 3.Sc4#
- 3.Sg4#
- 3.Sxc6#
- 3.Seg6#
- 3.Sed7#
- 2...Kg7
- 3.Seg6#
- 3.Sed7#
- threat
- 2.Qc3
- threat
- 3.Sd3#
- 3.Sxf3#
- 3.Sc4#
- 3.Sg4#
- 3.Sxc6#
- 3.Seg6#
- 3.Sed7#
- 2...Kg7
- 3.Seg6#
- 3.Sed7#
- threat
- 2.Qb2
- 1...f2
- 2.Qb2
- threat
- 3.Sxd3#
- 3.Sf3#
- 3.Sc4#
- 3.Sg4#
- 3.Sxc6#
- 3.Seg6#
- 3.Sed7#
- 2...Kg7
- 3.Seg6#
- 3.Sed7#
- threat
- 2.Qc3
- threat
- 3.Sxd3#
- 3.Sf3#
- 3.Sc4#
- 3.Sg4#
- 3.Sxc6#
- 3.Seg6#
- 3.Sed7#
- 2...Kg7
- 3.Seg6#
- 3.Sed7#
- threat
- 2.Qb2
- 1...c4
- 2.Qc3
- threat
- 3.Sxd3#
- 3.Sxf3#
- 3.Sxc4#
- 3.Sg4#
- 3.Sxc6#
- 3.Seg6#
- 3.Sed7#
- 2...Kg7
- 3.Seg6#
- 3.Sed7#
- threat
- 2.Qc3
- 1...Kxe5!
- threat
- 1.Qa3?
- threat
- 2.Qb2
- threat
- 3.Sxd3#
- 3.Sxf3#
- 3.Sc4#
- 3.Sg4#
- 3.Sxc6#
- 3.Seg6#
- 3.Sed7#
- 2...Kg7
- 3.Seg6#
- 3.Sed7#
- threat
- 2.Qc3
- threat
- 3.Sxd3#
- 3.Sxf3#
- 3.Sc4#
- 3.Sg4#
- 3.Sxc6#
- 3.Seg6#
- 3.Sed7#
- 2...Kg7
- 3.Seg6#
- 3.Sed7#
- threat
- 2.Qb2
- 1...Kg7
- 2.Qc3
- threat
- 3.Seg6#
- 3.Sed7#
- 2...Kf6
- 3.Sxd3#
- 3.Sxf3#
- 3.Sc4#
- 3.Sg4#
- 3.Sxc6#
- 3.Seg6#
- 3.Sed7#
- 2...Kxf8
- 3.Sg6#
- 2...Kh8
- 3.Sxd3#
- 3.Sxf3#
- 3.Sc4#
- 3.Sg4#
- 3.Sxc6#
- 3.Seg6#
- 3.Sed7#
- 2...Sd7
- 3.Sexd7#
- threat
- 2.Qc3
- 1...dxc2
- 2.Qb2
- threat
- 3.Sd3#
- 3.Sxf3#
- 3.Sc4#
- 3.Sg4#
- 3.Sxc6#
- 3.Seg6#
- 3.Sed7#
- 2...Kg7
- 3.Seg6#
- 3.Sed7#
- threat
- 2.Qc3
- threat
- 3.Sd3#
- 3.Sxf3#
- 3.Sc4#
- 3.Sg4#
- 3.Sxc6#
- 3.Seg6#
- 3.Sed7#
- 2...Kg7
- 3.Seg6#
- 3.Sed7#
- threat
- 2.Qb2
- 1...fxg2
- 2.Qb2
- threat
- 3.Sxd3#
- 3.Sf3#
- 3.Sc4#
- 3.Sg4#
- 3.Sxc6#
- 3.Seg6#
- 3.Sed7#
- 2...Kg7
- 3.Seg6#
- 3.Sed7#
- threat
- 2.Qc3
- threat
- 3.Sxd3#
- 3.Sf3#
- 3.Sc4#
- 3.Sg4#
- 3.Sxc6#
- 3.Seg6#
- 3.Sed7#
- 2...Kg7
- 3.Seg6#
- 3.Sed7#
- threat
- 2.Qb2
- 1...Sd7
- 2.Sexd7+
- 2...Kg7
- 3.Qb2#
- 3.Qc3#
- 2...Kg7
- 2.Sexd7+
- 1...d2
- 2.Qb2
- threat
- 3.Sd3#
- 3.Sxf3#
- 3.Sc4#
- 3.Sg4#
- 3.Sxc6#
- 3.Seg6#
- 3.Sed7#
- 2...Kg7
- 3.Seg6#
- 3.Sed7#
- threat
- 2.Qc3
- threat
- 3.Sd3#
- 3.Sxf3#
- 3.Sc4#
- 3.Sg4#
- 3.Sxc6#
- 3.Seg6#
- 3.Sed7#
- 2...Kg7
- 3.Seg6#
- 3.Sed7#
- threat
- 2.Qb2
- 1...f2
- 2.Qb2
- threat
- 3.Sxd3#
- 3.Sf3#
- 3.Sc4#
- 3.Sg4#
- 3.Sxc6#
- 3.Seg6#
- 3.Sed7#
- 2...Kg7
- 3.Seg6#
- 3.Sed7#
- threat
- 2.Qc3
- threat
- 3.Sxd3#
- 3.Sf3#
- 3.Sc4#
- 3.Sg4#
- 3.Sxc6#
- 3.Seg6#
- 3.Sed7#
- 2...Kg7
- 3.Seg6#
- 3.Sed7#
- threat
- 2.Qb2
- 1...c4
- 2.Qc3
- threat
- 3.Sxd3#
- 3.Sxf3#
- 3.Sxc4#
- 3.Sg4#
- 3.Sxc6#
- 3.Seg6#
- 3.Sed7#
- 2...Kg7
- 3.Seg6#
- 3.Sed7#
- threat
- 2.Qc3
- 1...Kxe5!
- threat
- 1.Qb4?
- threat
- 2.Qc3
- threat
- 3.Sxd3#
- 3.Sxf3#
- 3.Sc4#
- 3.Sg4#
- 3.Sxc6#
- 3.Seg6#
- 3.Sed7#
- 2...Kg7
- 3.Seg6#
- 3.Sed7#
- threat
- 2.Qb2
- threat
- 3.Sxd3#
- 3.Sxf3#
- 3.Sc4#
- 3.Sg4#
- 3.Sxc6#
- 3.Seg6#
- 3.Sed7#
- 2...Kg7
- 3.Seg6#
- 3.Sed7#
- threat
- 2.Qc3
- 1...Kxe5
- 2.Qe1+
- 2...Kd4
- 3.c3#
- 2...Kf4
- 3.Sg6#
- 3.g3#
- 2...Kd6
- 3.Qg3#
- 2...Kf6
- 3.Qc3#
- 2...Kd4
- 2.Qe1+
- 1...Kg7
- 2.Qc3
- threat
- 3.Seg6#
- 3.Sed7#
- 2...Kf6
- 3.Sxd3#
- 3.Sxf3#
- 3.Sc4#
- 3.Sg4#
- 3.Sxc6#
- 3.Seg6#
- 3.Sed7#
- 2...Kxf8
- 3.Sg6#
- 2...Kh8
- 3.Sxd3#
- 3.Sxf3#
- 3.Sc4#
- 3.Sg4#
- 3.Sxc6#
- 3.Seg6#
- 3.Sed7#
- 2...Sd7
- 3.Sexd7#
- threat
- 2.Qc3
- 1...dxc2
- 2.Qc3
- threat
- 3.Sd3#
- 3.Sxf3#
- 3.Sc4#
- 3.Sg4#
- 3.Sxc6#
- 3.Seg6#
- 3.Sed7#
- 2...Kg7
- 3.Seg6#
- 3.Sed7#
- threat
- 2.Qb2
- threat
- 3.Sd3#
- 3.Sxf3#
- 3.Sc4#
- 3.Sg4#
- 3.Sxc6#
- 3.Seg6#
- 3.Sed7#
- 2...Kg7
- 3.Seg6#
- 3.Sed7#
- threat
- 2.Qc3
- 1...fxg2
- 2.Qc3
- threat
- 3.Sxd3#
- 3.Sf3#
- 3.Sc4#
- 3.Sg4#
- 3.Sxc6#
- 3.Seg6#
- 3.Sed7#
- 2...Kg7
- 3.Seg6#
- 3.Sed7#
- threat
- 2.Qb2
- threat
- 3.Sxd3#
- 3.Sf3#
- 3.Sc4#
- 3.Sg4#
- 3.Sxc6#
- 3.Seg6#
- 3.Sed7#
- 2...Kg7
- 3.Seg6#
- 3.Sed7#
- threat
- 2.Qc3
- 1...Sd7
- 2.Sexd7+
- 2...Kg7
- 3.Qc3#
- 3.Qb2#
- 2...Kg7
- 2.Sexd7+
- 1...d2
- 2.Qc3
- threat
- 3.Sd3#
- 3.Sxf3#
- 3.Sc4#
- 3.Sg4#
- 3.Sxc6#
- 3.Seg6#
- 3.Sed7#
- 2...Kg7
- 3.Seg6#
- 3.Sed7#
- threat
- 2.Qb2
- threat
- 3.Sd3#
- 3.Sxf3#
- 3.Sc4#
- 3.Sg4#
- 3.Sxc6#
- 3.Seg6#
- 3.Sed7#
- 2...Kg7
- 3.Seg6#
- 3.Sed7#
- threat
- 2.Qc3
- 1...f2
- 2.Qc3
- threat
- 3.Sxd3#
- 3.Sf3#
- 3.Sc4#
- 3.Sg4#
- 3.Sxc6#
- 3.Seg6#
- 3.Sed7#
- 2...Kg7
- 3.Seg6#
- 3.Sed7#
- threat
- 2.Qb2
- threat
- 3.Sxd3#
- 3.Sf3#
- 3.Sc4#
- 3.Sg4#
- 3.Sxc6#
- 3.Seg6#
- 3.Sed7#
- 2...Kg7
- 3.Seg6#
- 3.Sed7#
- threat
- 2.Qc3
- 1...c4
- 2.Qc3
- threat
- 3.Sxd3#
- 3.Sxf3#
- 3.Sxc4#
- 3.Sg4#
- 3.Sxc6#
- 3.Seg6#
- 3.Sed7#
- 2...Kg7
- 3.Seg6#
- 3.Sed7#
- threat
- 2.Qc3
- 1...cxb4!
- threat
- 1.Qd4?
- threat
- 2.Sg4#
- 2.Sed7#
- 1...Kg7
- 2.Qc3
- threat
- 3.Seg6#
- 3.Sed7#
- 2...Kf6
- 3.Sxd3#
- 3.Sxf3#
- 3.Sc4#
- 3.Sg4#
- 3.Sxc6#
- 3.Seg6#
- 3.Sed7#
- 2...Kxf8
- 3.Sg6#
- 2...Kh8
- 3.Sxd3#
- 3.Sxf3#
- 3.Sc4#
- 3.Sg4#
- 3.Sxc6#
- 3.Seg6#
- 3.Sed7#
- 2...Sd7
- 3.Sexd7#
- threat
- 2.Qc3
- 1...cxd4!
- threat
- 1.Qb3?
- Keys
- 1.Qc4!
- threat
- 2.Qc3
- threat
- 3.Sxd3#
- 3.Sxf3#
- 3.Sc4#
- 3.Sg4#
- 3.Sxc6#
- 3.Seg6#
- 3.Sed7#
- 2...Kg7
- 3.Seg6#
- 3.Sed7#
- threat
- 2.Qc3
- 1...Kxe5
- 2.g3
- threat
- 3.Qf4#
- 2...Kd6
- 3.Qf4#
- 2...Kf6
- 3.Qc3#
- threat
- 2.g3
- 1...Kg7
- 2.Qc3
- threat
- 3.Seg6#
- 3.Sed7#
- 2...Kf6
- 3.Sxd3#
- 3.Sxf3#
- 3.Sc4#
- 3.Sg4#
- 3.Sxc6#
- 3.Seg6#
- 3.Sed7#
- 2...Kxf8
- 3.Sg6#
- 2...Kh8
- 3.Sxd3#
- 3.Sxf3#
- 3.Sc4#
- 3.Sg4#
- 3.Sxc6#
- 3.Seg6#
- 3.Sed7#
- 2...Sd7
- 3.Sexd7#
- threat
- 2.Qc3
- 1...dxc2
- 2.Qc3
- threat
- 3.Sd3#
- 3.Sxf3#
- 3.Sc4#
- 3.Sg4#
- 3.Sxc6#
- 3.Seg6#
- 3.Sed7#
- 2...Kg7
- 3.Seg6#
- 3.Sed7#
- threat
- 2.Qc3
- 1...fxg2
- 2.Qc3
- threat
- 3.Sxd3#
- 3.Sf3#
- 3.Sc4#
- 3.Sg4#
- 3.Sxc6#
- 3.Seg6#
- 3.Sed7#
- 2...Kg7
- 3.Seg6#
- 3.Sed7#
- threat
- 2.Qc3
- 1...Sd7
- 2.Sexd7+
- 2...Kg7
- 3.Qc3#
- 2...Kg7
- 2.Sexd7+
- 1...d2
- 2.Qc3
- threat
- 3.Sd3#
- 3.Sxf3#
- 3.Sc4#
- 3.Sg4#
- 3.Sxc6#
- 3.Seg6#
- 3.Sed7#
- 2...Kg7
- 3.Seg6#
- 3.Sed7#
- threat
- 2.Qc3
- 1...f2
- 2.Qc3
- threat
- 3.Sxd3#
- 3.Sf3#
- 3.Sc4#
- 3.Sg4#
- 3.Sxc6#
- 3.Seg6#
- 3.Sed7#
- 2...Kg7
- 3.Seg6#
- 3.Sed7#
- threat
- 2.Qc3
- threat
- 1.Qa5!
- threat
- 2.Qc3
- threat
- 3.Sxd3#
- 3.Sxf3#
- 3.Sc4#
- 3.Sg4#
- 3.Sxc6#
- 3.Seg6#
- 3.Sed7#
- 2...Kg7
- 3.Seg6#
- 3.Sed7#
- threat
- 2.Qc3
- 1...Kxe5
- 2.Qe1+
- 2...Kd4
- 3.c3#
- 2...Kf4
- 3.Sg6#
- 3.g3#
- 2...Kd6
- 3.Qg3#
- 2...Kf6
- 3.Qc3#
- 2...Kd4
- 2.Qe1+
- 1...Kg7
- 2.Qc3
- threat
- 3.Seg6#
- 3.Sed7#
- 2...Kf6
- 3.Sxd3#
- 3.Sxf3#
- 3.Sc4#
- 3.Sg4#
- 3.Sxc6#
- 3.Seg6#
- 3.Sed7#
- 2...Kxf8
- 3.Sg6#
- 2...Kh8
- 3.Sxd3#
- 3.Sxf3#
- 3.Sc4#
- 3.Sg4#
- 3.Sxc6#
- 3.Seg6#
- 3.Sed7#
- 2...Sd7
- 3.Sexd7#
- threat
- 2.Qc3
- 1...dxc2
- 2.Qc3
- threat
- 3.Sd3#
- 3.Sxf3#
- 3.Sc4#
- 3.Sg4#
- 3.Sxc6#
- 3.Seg6#
- 3.Sed7#
- 2...Kg7
- 3.Seg6#
- 3.Sed7#
- threat
- 2.Qc3
- 1...fxg2
- 2.Qc3
- threat
- 3.Sxd3#
- 3.Sf3#
- 3.Sc4#
- 3.Sg4#
- 3.Sxc6#
- 3.Seg6#
- 3.Sed7#
- 2...Kg7
- 3.Seg6#
- 3.Sed7#
- threat
- 2.Qc3
- 1...Sd7
- 2.Sexd7+
- 2...Kg7
- 3.Qc3#
- 2...Kg7
- 2.Sexd7+
- 1...d2
- 2.Qc3
- threat
- 3.Sd3#
- 3.Sxf3#
- 3.Sc4#
- 3.Sg4#
- 3.Sxc6#
- 3.Seg6#
- 3.Sed7#
- 2...Kg7
- 3.Seg6#
- 3.Sed7#
- threat
- 2.Qc3
- 1...f2
- 2.Qc3
- threat
- 3.Sxd3#
- 3.Sf3#
- 3.Sc4#
- 3.Sg4#
- 3.Sxc6#
- 3.Seg6#
- 3.Sed7#
- 2...Kg7
- 3.Seg6#
- 3.Sed7#
- threat
- 2.Qc3
- 1...c4
- 2.Qc3
- threat
- 3.Sxd3#
- 3.Sxf3#
- 3.Sxc4#
- 3.Sg4#
- 3.Sxc6#
- 3.Seg6#
- 3.Sed7#
- 2...Kg7
- 3.Seg6#
- 3.Sed7#
- threat
- 2.Qc3
- threat
- 1.Qc4!
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