MESON Chess Problem Database
Problem Display
PID: 68990 (8/1p1R1N1p/4k3/5p1P/Q3p3/3b3P/2n5/7K w - - 0 1)
Pierce, William Timbrell
The Chess Player's Chronicle (Sampson), 1873
#3
6 + 7
SOLUTION
- SOUND
- Sets
- 1...b6
- 2.Qc6#
- 1...b6
- Tries
- 1.Qd4?
- threat
- 2.Sg5#
- 2.Sd8#
- 2.Qd6#
- 1...f4
- 2.Sg5+
- 2...Kf5
- 3.Rd5#
- 2...Kf5
- 2.Sd8+
- 2...Kf5
- 3.Rd5#
- 2...Kf5
- 2.Qd5+
- 2...Kf6
- 3.Qe5#
- 2...Kf6
- 2.Qd6+
- 2...Kf5
- 3.Qe5#
- 2...Kf5
- 2.Sg5+
- 1...Sxd4!
- threat
- 1.Qa8?
- threat
- 2.Qe8+
- 2...Kf6
- 3.Qe5#
- 2...Kf6
- 2.Qe8+
- 1...Kf6
- 2.Qb8
- threat
- 3.Qe5#
- 2...Ke6
- 3.Qd6#
- 2...Kg7
- 3.Qh8#
- threat
- 2.Qd8+
- 2...Ke6
- 3.Qe7#
- 2...Kg7
- 3.Qh8#
- 2...Ke6
- 2.Qe8
- threat
- 3.Qe5#
- 2...Kg7
- 3.Qh8#
- threat
- 2.Qb8
- 1...f4
- 2.Qe8+
- 2...Kf5
- 3.Qe5#
- 2...Kf6
- 3.Qe5#
- 2...Kf5
- 2.Qe8+
- 1...Kxd7!
- threat
- 1.Qd4?
- Keys
- 1.Rc7!
- threat
- 2.Qe8+
- 2...Kd5
- 3.Qd7#
- 3.Qe5#
- 2...Kf6
- 3.Qe5#
- 2...Kd5
- 2.Qe8+
- 1...Kf6
- 2.Qe8
- threat
- 3.Qe5#
- 2...Kg7
- 3.Qh8#
- threat
- 2.Qe8
- 1...f4
- 2.Qe8+
- 2...Kd5
- 3.Qd7#
- 3.Qe5#
- 2...Kf5
- 3.Qe5#
- 2...Kf6
- 3.Qe5#
- 2...Kd5
- 2.Qe8+
- 1...Bb5
- 2.Qxb5
- threat
- 3.Qe5#
- 2...Kf6
- 3.Qe5#
- threat
- 2.Qxb5
- 1...e3
- 2.Qe8+
- 2...Kd5
- 3.Qe5#
- 2...Kf6
- 3.Qe5#
- 2...Kd5
- 2.Qe8+
- 1...b5
- 2.Qa6+
- 2...Kd5
- 3.Qd6#
- 2...Kd5
- 2.Qa6+
- threat
- 1.Rc7!
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