MESON Chess Problem Database
Problem Display
PID: 69179 (3K4/3p4/3P4/B1N1P3/p2k3P/4NB2/3p4/5Q2 w - - 0 1)
Pierce, William Timbrell
The Chess Player's Chronicle (Sampson), 1874
#3
9 + 4
SOLUTION
- COOKED
- Sets
- 1...Kxc5
- 2.Qc4#
- 1...Kxc5
- Tries
- 1.Sd1?
- threat
- 2.Sxd7
- 2...a3
- 3.Bc3#
- 3.Bb6#
- 2...a3
- 2.Sxd7
- 1...Kxc5
- 2.Qd3
- 2...a3
- 3.Qd5#
- 2...a3
- 2.Qd3
- 1...a3
- 2.Sxd7
- 2...a2
- 3.Bc3#
- 3.Bb6#
- 2...a2
- 2.Sxd7
- 1...Kxe5!
- threat
- 1.Sc2+?
- 1...Kxc5
- 2.Kc7
- threat
- 3.Bb4#
- 3.Bb6#
- threat
- 2.Qa6
- threat
- 3.Bb4#
- 3.Bb6#
- threat
- 2.Kc7
- 1...Kxe5!
- 1...Kxc5
- 1.Sf5+?
- 1...Kxe5
- 2.Bc3+
- 2...Kf4
- 3.Bd1#
- 3.Be2#
- 3.Bh5#
- 2...Kxf5
- 3.Bh5#
- 2...Kf4
- 2.Bc3+
- 1...Kxc5!
- 1...Kxe5
- 1.Sxd7?
- threat
- 2.Sc2#
- 2.Sf5#
- 1...d1Q
- 2.Sf5#
- 1...d1B
- 2.Sf5#
- 1...Kxe3!
- threat
- 1.Bd1?
- threat
- 2.Qf4+
- 2...Kxc5
- 3.Qc4#
- 2...Kxc5
- 2.Qf4+
- 1...Kxe3
- 2.Bc3
- 2...a3
- 3.Qf3#
- 2...a3
- 2.Qg1+
- 2...Kf4
- 3.Qg5#
- 2...Kf4
- 2.Bc3
- 1...Kxe5!
- threat
- 1.Be2?
- threat
- 2.Qf4+
- 2...Kxc5
- 3.Qc4#
- 2...Kxc5
- 2.Qf4+
- 1...Kxe3
- 2.Bc3
- threat
- 3.Qf3#
- threat
- 2.Bc3
- 1...Kxe5
- 2.Qf5+
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Sc2#
- 2...Kxd6
- 3.Qd5#
- 2...Kd4
- 2.Qf5+
- 1...Kxc5!
- threat
- 1.Bd5?
- threat
- 2.Qf4+
- 2...Kxc5
- 3.Qb4#
- 3.Qc4#
- 2...Kxc5
- 2.Qf4+
- 1...Kxe5
- 2.Bc3+
- 2...Kxd6
- 3.Se4#
- 3.Sb7#
- 3.Qf8#
- 2...Kxd6
- 2.Bc3+
- 1...Kxe3!
- threat
- 1.Bc3+?
- 1...Kxe3
- 2.Bd1
- 2...a3
- 3.Qf3#
- 2...a3
- 2.Be2
- threat
- 3.Qf3#
- threat
- 2.Bd1
- 1...Kxc5
- 2.Kc7
- threat
- 3.Qc4#
- threat
- 2.Qa6
- threat
- 3.Qa5#
- threat
- 2.Qb1
- threat
- 3.Qb4#
- threat
- 2.Kc7
- 1...Kxc3!
- 1...Kxe3
- 1.Qd3+?
- 1...Kxc5
- 2.Qc4#
- 2.Qd5#
- 1...Kxe5!
- 1...Kxc5
- 1.Qc4+?
- 1...Kxe5
- 2.Ke7
- threat
- 3.Sd3#
- 3.Sxd7#
- 3.Bc3#
- 3.Qe4#
- threat
- 2.Sg4+
- 2...Kf5
- 3.Qf7#
- 3.Qe4#
- 2...Kxd6
- 3.Se4#
- 3.Sb7#
- 3.Bc7#
- 3.Qd5#
- 3.Qd4#
- 2...Kf5
- 2.Sxd7+
- 2...Kxd6
- 3.Sf5#
- 3.Bb4#
- 3.Bc7#
- 3.Qd5#
- 3.Qa6#
- 3.Qc6#
- 2...Kxd6
- 2.Bc3+
- 2...Kxd6
- 3.Sf5#
- 3.Se4#
- 3.Sb7#
- 3.Qd5#
- 3.Qd4#
- 2...Kxd6
- 2.Ke7
- 1...Kxe3!
- 1...Kxe5
- 1.Qa1+?
- 1...Kxc5
- 2.Qb2
- threat
- 3.Bb6#
- 3.Qb4#
- 3.Qb6#
- threat
- 2.Qc3+
- 2...Kb5
- 3.Be2#
- 2...Kb5
- 2.Qxa4
- threat
- 3.Qb4#
- 3.Qc4#
- threat
- 2.Qb2
- 1...Kxe3!
- 1...Kxc5
- 1.Sd1?
- Keys
- 1.Bh1!
- threat
- 2.Sxd7
- threat
- 3.Sc2#
- 3.Sf5#
- 2...Kxe3
- 3.Bb6#
- threat
- 2.Qf4+
- 2...Kxc5
- 3.Qb4#
- 3.Qc4#
- 2...Kxc5
- 2.Sxd7
- 1...Kxe3
- 2.Qf3+
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Qc3#
- 2...Kd4
- 2.Qf3+
- 1...Kxe5
- 2.Sxd7+
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Sc2#
- 3.Sf5#
- 2...Kxd6
- 3.Qa6#
- 3.Qf6#
- 2...Ke6
- 3.Qf6#
- 2...Kd4
- 2.Bc3+
- 2...Kxd6
- 3.Qf8#
- 2...Kxd6
- 2.Sxd7+
- 1...d1Q
- 2.Qf4+
- 2...Kxc5
- 3.Qb4#
- 3.Qc4#
- 2...Kxc5
- 2.Qf4+
- 1...d1S
- 2.Qf4+
- 2...Kxc5
- 3.Qb4#
- 3.Qc4#
- 2...Kxc5
- 2.Qf4+
- 1...d1B
- 2.Qf4+
- 2...Kxc5
- 3.Qb4#
- 3.Qc4#
- 2...Kxc5
- 2.Qf4+
- 1...d1R
- 2.Qf4+
- 2...Kxc5
- 3.Qb4#
- 3.Qc4#
- 2...Kxc5
- 2.Qf4+
- threat
- 1.Bg2!
- threat
- 2.Sxd7
- threat
- 3.Sc2#
- 3.Sf5#
- 2...Kxe3
- 3.Bb6#
- threat
- 2.Qf4+
- 2...Kxc5
- 3.Qb4#
- 3.Qc4#
- 2...Kxc5
- 2.Sxd7
- 1...Kxe3
- 2.Qf3+
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Qc3#
- 2...Kd4
- 2.Qf3+
- 1...Kxe5
- 2.Sxd7+
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Sc2#
- 3.Sf5#
- 2...Kxd6
- 3.Qa6#
- 3.Qf6#
- 2...Ke6
- 3.Qf6#
- 2...Kd4
- 2.Bc3+
- 2...Kxd6
- 3.Qf8#
- 2...Kxd6
- 2.Sxd7+
- 1...d1Q
- 2.Qf4+
- 2...Kxc5
- 3.Qb4#
- 3.Qc4#
- 2...Kxc5
- 2.Qf4+
- 1...d1S
- 2.Qf4+
- 2...Kxc5
- 3.Qb4#
- 3.Qc4#
- 2...Kxc5
- 2.Qf4+
- 1...d1B
- 2.Qf4+
- 2...Kxc5
- 3.Qb4#
- 3.Qc4#
- 2...Kxc5
- 2.Qf4+
- 1...d1R
- 2.Qf4+
- 2...Kxc5
- 3.Qb4#
- 3.Qc4#
- 2...Kxc5
- 2.Qf4+
- threat
- 1.Bh5!
- threat
- 2.Qf4+
- 2...Kxc5
- 3.Qc4#
- 2...Kxc5
- 2.Qf4+
- 1...Kxe3
- 2.Qg1+
- 2...Kf4
- 3.Qg5#
- 2...Kf4
- 2.Qg1+
- 1...Kxe5
- 2.Qf6+
- 2...Kxf6
- 3.Bc3#
- 2...Kxf6
- 2.Qf6+
- threat
- 1.Bc6!
- threat
- 2.Sf5+
- 2...Kxc5
- 3.Qb5#
- 2...Kxe5
- 3.Bc3#
- 2...Kxc5
- 2.Sxd7
- threat
- 3.Sc2#
- 3.Sf5#
- 2...Kxe3
- 3.Bb6#
- threat
- 2.Qf4+
- 2...Kxc5
- 3.Qc4#
- 2...Kxc5
- 2.Sf5+
- 1...Kxe3
- 2.Qf3+
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Qc3#
- 2...Kd4
- 2.Qf3+
- 1...Kxe5
- 2.Sxd7+
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Sc2#
- 3.Sf5#
- 2...Kxd6
- 3.Qf6#
- 2...Ke6
- 3.Qf6#
- 2...Kd4
- 2.Sxd7+
- 1...dxc6
- 2.Qf4+
- 2...Kxc5
- 3.Qb4#
- 3.Qc4#
- 2...Kxc5
- 2.Qf4+
- 1...d1Q
- 2.Qf4+
- 2...Kxc5
- 3.Qc4#
- 2...Kxc5
- 2.Qf4+
- 1...d1S
- 2.Qf4+
- 2...Kxc5
- 3.Qc4#
- 2...Kxc5
- 2.Qf4+
- 1...d1B
- 2.Sf5+
- 2...Kxc5
- 3.Qb5#
- 2...Kxe5
- 3.Bc3#
- 2...Kxc5
- 2.Qf4+
- 2...Kxc5
- 3.Qc4#
- 2...Kxc5
- 2.Sf5+
- 1...d1R
- 2.Qf4+
- 2...Kxc5
- 3.Qc4#
- 2...Kxc5
- 2.Qf4+
- threat
- 1.Bb7!
- threat
- 2.Sxd7
- threat
- 3.Sc2#
- 3.Sf5#
- 2...Kxe3
- 3.Bb6#
- threat
- 2.Qf4+
- 2...Kxc5
- 3.Qb4#
- 3.Qc4#
- 2...Kxc5
- 2.Sxd7
- 1...Kxe3
- 2.Qf3+
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Qc3#
- 2...Kd4
- 2.Qf3+
- 1...Kxe5
- 2.Sxd7+
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Sc2#
- 3.Sf5#
- 2...Kxd6
- 3.Qa6#
- 3.Qf6#
- 2...Ke6
- 3.Qf6#
- 2...Kd4
- 2.Bc3+
- 2...Kxd6
- 3.Qf8#
- 2...Kxd6
- 2.Sxd7+
- 1...d1Q
- 2.Qf4+
- 2...Kxc5
- 3.Qb4#
- 3.Qc4#
- 2...Kxc5
- 2.Qf4+
- 1...d1S
- 2.Qf4+
- 2...Kxc5
- 3.Qb4#
- 3.Qc4#
- 2...Kxc5
- 2.Qf4+
- 1...d1B
- 2.Qf4+
- 2...Kxc5
- 3.Qb4#
- 3.Qc4#
- 2...Kxc5
- 2.Qf4+
- 1...d1R
- 2.Qf4+
- 2...Kxc5
- 3.Qb4#
- 3.Qc4#
- 2...Kxc5
- 2.Qf4+
- threat
- 1.Ba8!
- threat
- 2.Sxd7
- threat
- 3.Sc2#
- 3.Sf5#
- 2...Kxe3
- 3.Bb6#
- threat
- 2.Qf4+
- 2...Kxc5
- 3.Qb4#
- 3.Qc4#
- 2...Kxc5
- 2.Sxd7
- 1...Kxe3
- 2.Qf3+
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Qc3#
- 2...Kd4
- 2.Qf3+
- 1...Kxe5
- 2.Sxd7+
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Sc2#
- 3.Sf5#
- 2...Kxd6
- 3.Qa6#
- 3.Qf6#
- 2...Ke6
- 3.Qf6#
- 2...Kd4
- 2.Bc3+
- 2...Kxd6
- 3.Qf8#
- 2...Kxd6
- 2.Sxd7+
- 1...d1Q
- 2.Qf4+
- 2...Kxc5
- 3.Qb4#
- 3.Qc4#
- 2...Kxc5
- 2.Qf4+
- 1...d1S
- 2.Qf4+
- 2...Kxc5
- 3.Qb4#
- 3.Qc4#
- 2...Kxc5
- 2.Qf4+
- 1...d1B
- 2.Qf4+
- 2...Kxc5
- 3.Qb4#
- 3.Qc4#
- 2...Kxc5
- 2.Qf4+
- 1...d1R
- 2.Qf4+
- 2...Kxc5
- 3.Qb4#
- 3.Qc4#
- 2...Kxc5
- 2.Qf4+
- threat
- 1.Bh1!
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