MESON Chess Problem Database
Problem Display
PID: 69185 (1Q6/2N2p1B/P2RpP2/3Pk3/2P5/6K1/8/8 w - - 0 1)
Pierce, William Timbrell
The Chess Player's Chronicle (Sampson), 1874
#3
9 + 3
SOLUTION
- SOUND
- Sets
- 1...Kd4
- 2.Qb2+
- 2...Ke3
- 3.Qf2#
- 2...Kxc4
- 3.Rc6#
- 2...Kc5
- 3.Rc6#
- 2...Ke3
- 2.Qb2+
- 1...Kxd6
- 2.Sxe6+
- 2...Kd7
- 3.Sc5#
- 3.Sf8#
- 3.Qd8#
- 2...Kd7
- 2.Sxe6+
- 1...exd5
- 2.Sb5
- threat
- 3.Rb6#
- 3.Rc6#
- 3.Qe8#
- threat
- 2.Qb6
- threat
- 3.Rxd5#
- 2...dxc4
- 3.Rd5#
- 3.Qd4#
- 3.Qc5#
- 2...d4
- 3.Rd5#
- 3.Qxd4#
- 3.Qc5#
- threat
- 2.Sb5
- 1...Kd4
- Tries
- 1.Kf3?
- 1...Kd4
- 2.Qb2+
- 2...Kxc4
- 3.Rc6#
- 2...Kc5
- 3.Rc6#
- 2...Kxc4
- 2.Qb2+
- 1...Kxd6
- 2.Sxe6+
- 2...Kd7
- 3.Sc5#
- 3.Sf8#
- 3.Qd8#
- 2...Kd7
- 2.Sxe6+
- 1...exd5
- 2.Sb5
- threat
- 3.Rb6#
- 3.Rc6#
- 3.Qe8#
- threat
- 2.Qb4
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Rxd5#
- 2...dxc4
- 3.Qc5#
- 2...d4
- 3.Qc5#
- 2...Kd4
- 2.Qb6
- threat
- 3.Rxd5#
- 2...dxc4
- 3.Rd5#
- 3.Qd4#
- 3.Qc5#
- 2...d4
- 3.Rd5#
- 3.Qxd4#
- 3.Qc5#
- threat
- 2.Sb5
- 1...Kxf6!
- 1...Kd4
- 1.Kg4?
- 1...Kxd6
- 2.Sxe6+
- 2...Kd7
- 3.Sc5#
- 3.Sf8#
- 3.Qd8#
- 2...Kd7
- 2.Sxe6+
- 1...Kxf6
- 2.Qh8+
- 2...Ke7
- 3.Qd8#
- 2...Ke7
- 2.Qh8+
- 1...exd5
- 2.Sb5
- threat
- 3.Rb6#
- 3.Rc6#
- 3.Qe8#
- threat
- 2.Qb6
- threat
- 3.Rxd5#
- 2...dxc4
- 3.Rd5#
- 3.Qd4#
- 3.Qc5#
- 2...d4
- 3.Rd5#
- 3.Qxd4#
- 3.Qc5#
- threat
- 2.Sb5
- 1...Kd4!
- 1...Kxd6
- 1.Sb5?
- threat
- 2.Rxe6#
- 1...exd5
- 2.Rb6#
- 2.Rc6#
- 2.Qe8#
- 1...Kxf6!
- threat
- 1.Sxe6?
- threat
- 2.Rd7+
- 2...Kxf6
- 3.Qf4#
- 3.Qb2#
- 3.Qh8#
- 2...Kxf6
- 2.Rd7+
- 1...Kxf6
- 2.Kf4
- threat
- 3.Qd8#
- 2...Ke7
- 3.Qd8#
- 2...fxe6
- 3.Qf8#
- threat
- 2.Rd7
- 2...fxe6
- 3.Qf4#
- 2...fxe6
- 2.Qh8+
- 2...Ke7
- 3.Qd8#
- 2...Ke7
- 2.Kf4
- 1...fxe6!
- threat
- 1.Se8?
- threat
- 2.Qb2#
- 1...exd5
- 2.Rxd5+
- 2...Ke6
- 3.Bf5#
- 3.Qe5#
- 3.Qd6#
- 3.Qb6#
- 3.Qc8#
- 2...Ke6
- 2.Qa7
- threat
- 3.Qe3#
- 2...d4
- 3.Qxd4#
- 3.Qc5#
- 3.Qe7#
- threat
- 2.Qb2+
- 2...d4
- 3.Qxd4#
- 3.Qe2#
- 3.Qb5#
- 2...d4
- 2.Qb3
- threat
- 3.Qe3#
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Rxd5#
- 2...d4
- 3.Qb5#
- threat
- 2.Qb6
- threat
- 3.Rxd5#
- 3.Qe3#
- 2...d4
- 3.Rd5#
- 3.Qxd4#
- 3.Qa5#
- 3.Qc5#
- 3.Qb5#
- threat
- 2.Rxd5+
- 1...Kd4!
- threat
- 1.Bc2?
- 1...Kxd6
- 2.Sxe6+
- 2...Kd7
- 3.Sc5#
- 3.Sf8#
- 3.Ba4#
- 3.Qd8#
- 2...Kd7
- 2.Sxe6+
- 1...Kxf6
- 2.Qh8+
- 2...Kg5
- 3.Qh4#
- 2...Ke7
- 3.Qd8#
- 2...Kg5
- 2.Qh8+
- 1...exd5
- 2.Sb5
- threat
- 3.Rb6#
- 3.Rc6#
- 3.Qe8#
- threat
- 2.Qb6
- threat
- 3.Rxd5#
- 2...dxc4
- 3.Rd5#
- 3.Qd4#
- 3.Qc5#
- 2...d4
- 3.Rd5#
- 3.Qxd4#
- 3.Qc5#
- threat
- 2.Sb5
- 1...Kd4!
- 1...Kxd6
- 1.Bd3?
- 1...Kxd6
- 2.Sxe6+
- 2...Kd7
- 3.Sc5#
- 3.Sf8#
- 3.Qd8#
- 2...Kd7
- 2.Sa8+
- 2...Kc5
- 3.Qb6#
- 2...Kd7
- 3.Sb6#
- 2...Kc5
- 2.Sxe6+
- 1...Kxf6
- 2.Qh8+
- 2...Kg5
- 3.Qh4#
- 2...Ke7
- 3.Qd8#
- 2...Kg5
- 2.Qh8+
- 1...exd5
- 2.Sb5
- threat
- 3.Rb6#
- 3.Rc6#
- 3.Qe8#
- threat
- 2.Qb6
- threat
- 3.Rxd5#
- 2...dxc4
- 3.Rd5#
- 3.Qd4#
- 3.Qc5#
- 2...d4
- 3.Rd5#
- 3.Qxd4#
- 3.Qc5#
- threat
- 2.Sb5
- 1...Kd4!
- 1...Kxd6
- 1.Rc6?
- threat
- 2.Qb2#
- 1...Kd4
- 2.Qb2+
- 2...Ke3
- 3.Qf2#
- 2...Ke3
- 2.Qb2+
- 1...Kxf6!
- threat
- 1.Rxe6+?
- 1...Kd4
- 2.Qb2+
- 2...Kxc4
- 3.Rc6#
- 2...Kc5
- 3.Rc6#
- 2...Kxc4
- 2.Qb2+
- 1...fxe6!
- 1...Kd4
- 1.Rd7?
- threat
- 2.Qb2#
- 1...Kxf6
- 2.Sxe6
- 2...fxe6
- 3.Qf4#
- 2...fxe6
- 2.Sxe6
- 1...exd5
- 2.Qb2+
- 2...d4
- 3.Qxd4#
- 2...d4
- 2.Qb6
- threat
- 3.Rxd5#
- 3.Re7#
- threat
- 2.Qb2+
- 1...Kd4!
- threat
- 1.Qa7?
- threat
- 2.Se8
- 2...exd5
- 3.Qe3#
- 2...exd5
- 2.Se8
- 1...Kxd6
- 2.Sb5+
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Qd4#
- 2...Ke5
- 2.Se8+
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Qe3#
- 2...Ke5
- 2.Sb5+
- 1...exd5
- 2.Sb5
- threat
- 3.Qe3#
- 3.Qd4#
- 3.Qe7#
- threat
- 2.Se8
- threat
- 3.Qe3#
- 2...d4
- 3.Qxd4#
- 3.Qc5#
- 3.Qe7#
- threat
- 2.Rc6
- threat
- 3.Qe3#
- 2...d4
- 3.Qc5#
- threat
- 2.Qb6
- threat
- 3.Rxd5#
- 2...dxc4
- 3.Rd5#
- 3.Qd4#
- 3.Qc5#
- 2...d4
- 3.Rd5#
- 3.Qxd4#
- 3.Qc5#
- threat
- 2.Sb5
- 1...Kxf6!
- threat
- 1.Qb4?
- 1...Kd4
- 2.Sb5+
- 2...Ke3
- 3.Qe1#
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Qc3#
- 3.Qb2#
- 2...Ke3
- 2.Qb2+
- 2...Ke3
- 3.Qf2#
- 2...Kxc4
- 3.Rc6#
- 2...Kc5
- 3.Rc6#
- 2...Ke3
- 2.Sb5+
- 1...exd5
- 2.Kf3
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Rxd5#
- 2...dxc4
- 3.Qc5#
- 2...d4
- 3.Qc5#
- 2...Kd4
- 2.Sb5
- threat
- 3.Qe1#
- threat
- 2.Qb6
- threat
- 3.Rxd5#
- 2...dxc4
- 3.Rd5#
- 3.Qd4#
- 3.Qc5#
- 2...d4
- 3.Rd5#
- 3.Qxd4#
- 3.Qc5#
- threat
- 2.c5
- 2...d4
- 3.Qe1#
- 3.Qxd4#
- 2...d4
- 2.Kf3
- 1...Kxf6!
- 1...Kd4
- 1.Qb5?
- 1...Kd4
- 2.Qb2+
- 2...Ke3
- 3.Qf2#
- 2...Kxc4
- 3.Rc6#
- 2...Kc5
- 3.Rc6#
- 2...Ke3
- 2.Qb2+
- 1...Kxd6
- 2.Se8+
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Qb2#
- 2...Ke5
- 2.Se8+
- 1...Kxf6!
- 1...Kd4
- 1.Qb6?
- threat
- 2.Se8
- 2...exd5
- 3.Rxd5#
- 3.Qe3#
- 2...exd5
- 2.Se8
- 1...exd5
- 2.Rxd5#
- 1...Kxf6!
- threat
- 1.Qd8?
- threat
- 2.Sb5
- 2...exd5
- 3.Qe7#
- 3.Qe8#
- 2...exd5
- 2.dxe6
- 2...fxe6
- 3.Rxe6#
- 2...fxe6
- 2.Sb5
- 1...exd5
- 2.Rxd5#
- 1...Kd4!
- threat
- 1.Qf8?
- 1...Kxf6
- 2.Rxe6+
- 2...Kg5
- 3.Qh6#
- 2...Kg5
- 2.Rxe6+
- 1...exd5
- 2.Sb5
- threat
- 3.Qe7#
- 3.Qe8#
- threat
- 2.Rxd5+
- 2...Kxf6
- 3.Rf5#
- 2...Kxf6
- 2.Sb5
- 1...Kd4!
- 1...Kxf6
- 1.a7?
- 1...Kd4
- 2.Qb2+
- 2...Ke3
- 3.Qf2#
- 2...Kxc4
- 3.Rc6#
- 2...Kc5
- 3.Rc6#
- 2...Ke3
- 2.Qb2+
- 1...Kxd6
- 2.Sa6+
- 2...Kd7
- 3.Sc5#
- 2...Kd7
- 2.Sxe6+
- 2...Kd7
- 3.Sc5#
- 3.Sf8#
- 3.Qd8#
- 2...Kd7
- 2.Sa6+
- 1...exd5
- 2.Sb5
- threat
- 3.Ra6#
- 3.Rb6#
- 3.Rc6#
- 3.Qe8#
- threat
- 2.Qb6
- threat
- 3.Rxd5#
- 2...dxc4
- 3.Rd5#
- 3.Qd4#
- 3.Qc5#
- 2...d4
- 3.Rd5#
- 3.Qxd4#
- 3.Qc5#
- threat
- 2.Sb5
- 1...Kxf6!
- 1...Kd4
- 1.Kf3?
- Keys
- 1.Bb1!
- 1...Kd4
- 2.Qb2+
- 2...Ke3
- 3.Qf2#
- 2...Kxc4
- 3.Rc6#
- 2...Kc5
- 3.Rc6#
- 2...Ke3
- 2.Qb2+
- 1...Kxd6
- 2.Sxe6+
- 2...Kd7
- 3.Sc5#
- 3.Sf8#
- 3.Qd8#
- 2...Kd7
- 2.Sxe6+
- 1...Kxf6
- 2.Qh8+
- 2...Kg5
- 3.Qh4#
- 2...Ke7
- 3.Qd8#
- 2...Kg5
- 2.Qh8+
- 1...exd5
- 2.Sb5
- threat
- 3.Rb6#
- 3.Rc6#
- 3.Qe8#
- threat
- 2.Qb6
- threat
- 3.Rxd5#
- 2...dxc4
- 3.Rd5#
- 3.Qd4#
- 3.Qc5#
- 2...d4
- 3.Rd5#
- 3.Qxd4#
- 3.Qc5#
- threat
- 2.Sb5
- 1...Kd4
- 1.Bb1!
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