MESON Chess Problem Database
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PID: 72369 (b2K4/p1pBN3/qp1kp3/r4p2/2RPpP1P/2N1P3/8/R6Q w - - 0 1)
Clough, AH
Chess, 1953
#3
11 + 10
SOLUTION
- SOUND
- Sets
- 1...Qxc4
- 2.Sc8#
- 1...Qb5
- 2.Sc8#
- 1...Qb7
- 2.Rc6+
- 2...Qxc6
- 3.Sc8#
- 2...Qxc6
- 2.Rc6+
- 1...Qc8+
- 2.Sxc8#
- 1...Rb5
- 2.Rxa6
- threat
- 3.Sxb5#
- 3.Sc8#
- threat
- 2.Rxa6
- 1...Rc5
- 2.Rxa6
- threat
- 3.Sc8#
- 3.dxc5#
- threat
- 2.Rxa6
- 1...Rd5
- 2.Qxe4
- threat
- 3.Qxe6#
- 2...Qc8+
- 3.Sxc8#
- 2...fxe4
- 3.Sxe4#
- 2...Re5
- 3.Qxe5#
- 3.dxe5#
- 3.fxe5#
- 2...e5
- 3.Sxf5#
- threat
- 2.Qxe4
- 1...Re5
- 2.dxe5#
- 2.fxe5#
- 1...Bc6
- 2.Rxc6#
- 1...Bb7
- 2.Sc8+
- 2...Bxc8
- 3.Rc6#
- 2...Bxc8
- 2.Sc8+
- 1...e5
- 2.Sxf5#
- 1...c6
- 2.Qxe4
- threat
- 3.Qxe6#
- 2...Qc8+
- 3.Sxc8#
- 2...Qxc4
- 3.Sc8#
- 2...fxe4
- 3.Sxe4#
- 2...Re5
- 3.Qxe5#
- 3.dxe5#
- 3.fxe5#
- 2...e5
- 3.Sxf5#
- threat
- 2.Qxe4
- 1...Qxc4
- Tries
- 1.Sxe4+?
- 1...Bxe4
- 2.Rc6+
- 2...Bxc6
- 3.Qxc6#
- 2...Bxc6
- 2.Qxe4
- threat
- 3.Rc6#
- 3.Qc6#
- 3.Qxe6#
- 2...Qc8+
- 3.Sxc8#
- 2...Qxc4
- 3.Sc8#
- threat
- 2.Rc6+
- 1...fxe4!
- 1...Bxe4
- 1.Rg1?
- threat
- 2.Rg6
- threat
- 3.Rxe6#
- 2...Qc8+
- 3.Sxc8#
- 2...Qxc4
- 3.Sc8#
- 2...Re5
- 3.dxe5#
- 3.fxe5#
- 2...Bd5
- 3.Sxf5#
- threat
- 2.Rg6
- 1...Ra1
- 2.Sxf5+
- 2...exf5
- 3.Rg6#
- 2...exf5
- 2.Rg6
- threat
- 3.Sxf5#
- 3.Rxe6#
- 2...Qc8+
- 3.Sxc8#
- threat
- 2.Sxf5+
- 1...Qb7
- 2.Rc6+
- 2...Qxc6
- 3.Sc8#
- 2...Qxc6
- 2.Rc6+
- 1...Ra2
- 2.Sxf5+
- 2...exf5
- 3.Rg6#
- 2...exf5
- 2.Rg6
- threat
- 3.Sxf5#
- 3.Rxe6#
- 2...Qc8+
- 3.Sxc8#
- threat
- 2.Sxf5+
- 1...Ra3
- 2.Sxf5+
- 2...exf5
- 3.Rg6#
- 2...exf5
- 2.Rg6
- threat
- 3.Sxf5#
- 3.Rxe6#
- 2...Qc8+
- 3.Sxc8#
- threat
- 2.Sxf5+
- 1...Ra4
- 2.Sxf5+
- 2...exf5
- 3.Rg6#
- 2...exf5
- 2.Rg6
- threat
- 3.Sxf5#
- 3.Rxe6#
- 2...Qc8+
- 3.Sxc8#
- threat
- 2.Sxf5+
- 1...Rb5
- 2.Rg6
- threat
- 3.Rxe6#
- 2...Qc8+
- 3.Sxc8#
- 2...Re5
- 3.dxe5#
- 3.fxe5#
- 2...Bd5
- 3.Sxf5#
- threat
- 2.Rg6
- 1...Rc5
- 2.Rg6
- threat
- 3.Rxe6#
- 2...Qc8+
- 3.Sxc8#
- 2...Qxc4
- 3.Sc8#
- 2...Re5
- 3.dxe5#
- 3.fxe5#
- 2...Bd5
- 3.Sxf5#
- threat
- 2.Rg6
- 1...Rd5
- 2.Rg6
- threat
- 3.Rxe6#
- 2...Qc8+
- 3.Sxc8#
- 2...Re5
- 3.dxe5#
- 3.fxe5#
- threat
- 2.Qxe4
- threat
- 3.Qxe6#
- 2...Qc8+
- 3.Sxc8#
- 2...fxe4
- 3.Sxe4#
- 2...Re5
- 3.Qxe5#
- 3.dxe5#
- 3.fxe5#
- 2...e5
- 3.Sxf5#
- 3.Rg6#
- threat
- 2.Rg6
- 1...Bb7
- 2.Sc8+
- 2...Bxc8
- 3.Rc6#
- 2...Bxc8
- 2.Sc8+
- 1...b5
- 2.Sxf5+
- 2...exf5
- 3.Rg6#
- 2...exf5
- 2.Rg6
- threat
- 3.Sxf5#
- 3.Rxe6#
- 2...Qc8+
- 3.Sxc8#
- threat
- 2.Sxf5+
- 1...c5
- 2.Sxf5+
- 2...exf5
- 3.Rg6#
- 2...exf5
- 2.Rg6
- threat
- 3.Sxf5#
- 3.Rxe6#
- 2...Qc8+
- 3.Sxc8#
- threat
- 2.Sxf5+
- 1...c6
- 2.Rg6
- threat
- 3.Rxe6#
- 2...Qc8+
- 3.Sxc8#
- 2...Qxc4
- 3.Sc8#
- 2...Re5
- 3.dxe5#
- 3.fxe5#
- threat
- 2.Qxe4
- threat
- 3.Qxe6#
- 2...Qc8+
- 3.Sxc8#
- 2...Qxc4
- 3.Sc8#
- 2...fxe4
- 3.Sxe4#
- 2...Re5
- 3.Qxe5#
- 3.dxe5#
- 3.fxe5#
- 2...e5
- 3.Sxf5#
- 3.Rg6#
- threat
- 2.Rg6
- 1...Bd5!
- threat
- 1.Rxa5?
- threat
- 2.Rxa6
- threat
- 3.Sb5#
- 3.Sc8#
- threat
- 2.Rxa6
- 1...Bb7
- 2.Sc8+
- 2...Bxc8
- 3.Rc6#
- 2...Bxc8
- 2.Sc8+
- 1...b5
- 2.Rxa6+
- 2...Bc6
- 3.Sxb5#
- 3.Sc8#
- 3.Rcxc6#
- 3.Raxc6#
- 2...c6
- 3.Sxb5#
- 3.Sc8#
- 2...Bc6
- 2.Rxa6+
- 1...c5
- 2.Rxa6
- threat
- 3.Sb5#
- 3.Sc8#
- 3.dxc5#
- threat
- 2.Rxa6
- 1...c6
- 2.Re5
- threat
- 3.Rxe6#
- 2...Qc8+
- 3.Sxc8#
- 2...Qxc4
- 3.Sc8#
- threat
- 2.Qxe4
- threat
- 3.Qe5#
- 3.Qxe6#
- 2...Qc8+
- 3.Sxc8#
- 2...fxe4
- 3.Sxe4#
- 2...e5
- 3.Sxf5#
- 3.Qxe5#
- 3.dxe5#
- 3.fxe5#
- threat
- 2.Re5
- 1...bxa5!
- threat
- 1.Qg2?
- threat
- 2.Qg6
- threat
- 3.Qxe6#
- 2...Qc8+
- 3.Sxc8#
- 2...Qxc4
- 3.Sc8#
- 2...Re5
- 3.dxe5#
- 3.fxe5#
- 2...Bd5
- 3.Sxf5#
- threat
- 2.Qg6
- 1...Rxa1
- 2.Sxf5+
- 2...exf5
- 3.Qg6#
- 2...exf5
- 2.Qg6
- threat
- 3.Sxf5#
- 3.Qxe6#
- 2...Qc8+
- 3.Sxc8#
- threat
- 2.Sxf5+
- 1...Qb7
- 2.Rc6+
- 2...Qxc6
- 3.Sc8#
- 2...Qxc6
- 2.Rc6+
- 1...Ra2
- 2.Sxf5+
- 2...exf5
- 3.Qg6#
- 2...exf5
- 2.Qg6
- threat
- 3.Sxf5#
- 3.Qxe6#
- 2...Qc8+
- 3.Sxc8#
- threat
- 2.Sxf5+
- 1...Ra3
- 2.Sxf5+
- 2...exf5
- 3.Qg6#
- 2...exf5
- 2.Qg6
- threat
- 3.Sxf5#
- 3.Qxe6#
- 2...Qc8+
- 3.Sxc8#
- threat
- 2.Sxf5+
- 1...Ra4
- 2.Sxf5+
- 2...exf5
- 3.Qg6#
- 2...exf5
- 2.Qg6
- threat
- 3.Sxf5#
- 3.Qxe6#
- 2...Qc8+
- 3.Sxc8#
- threat
- 2.Sxf5+
- 1...Rb5
- 2.Rxa6
- threat
- 3.Sxb5#
- 3.Sc8#
- threat
- 2.Qg6
- threat
- 3.Qxe6#
- 2...Qc8+
- 3.Sxc8#
- 2...Re5
- 3.dxe5#
- 3.fxe5#
- 2...Bd5
- 3.Sxf5#
- threat
- 2.Rxa6
- 1...Rc5
- 2.Rxa6
- threat
- 3.Sc8#
- 3.dxc5#
- threat
- 2.Qg6
- threat
- 3.Qxe6#
- 2...Qc8+
- 3.Sxc8#
- 2...Qxc4
- 3.Sc8#
- 2...Re5
- 3.dxe5#
- 3.fxe5#
- 2...Bd5
- 3.Sxf5#
- threat
- 2.Rxa6
- 1...Rd5
- 2.Qxe4
- threat
- 3.Qxe6#
- 2...Qc8+
- 3.Sxc8#
- 2...fxe4
- 3.Sxe4#
- 2...Re5
- 3.Qxe5#
- 3.dxe5#
- 3.fxe5#
- 2...e5
- 3.Sxf5#
- threat
- 2.Qg6
- threat
- 3.Qxe6#
- 2...Qc8+
- 3.Sxc8#
- 2...Re5
- 3.dxe5#
- 3.fxe5#
- threat
- 2.Qg8
- threat
- 3.Qxe6#
- 2...Qc8+
- 3.Sxc8#
- 2...Re5
- 3.dxe5#
- 3.fxe5#
- 2...e5
- 3.Sxf5#
- 3.Qe6#
- 3.Qg6#
- threat
- 2.Qxe4
- 1...Bb7
- 2.Sc8+
- 2...Bxc8
- 3.Rc6#
- 2...Bxc8
- 2.Sc8+
- 1...b5
- 2.Sxf5+
- 2...exf5
- 3.Qg6#
- 2...exf5
- 2.Qg6
- threat
- 3.Sxf5#
- 3.Qxe6#
- 2...Qc8+
- 3.Sxc8#
- threat
- 2.Sxf5+
- 1...c5
- 2.Sxf5+
- 2...exf5
- 3.Qg6#
- 2...exf5
- 2.Qg6
- threat
- 3.Sxf5#
- 3.Qxe6#
- 2...Qc8+
- 3.Sxc8#
- threat
- 2.Sxf5+
- 1...c6
- 2.Qxe4
- threat
- 3.Qxe6#
- 2...Qc8+
- 3.Sxc8#
- 2...Qxc4
- 3.Sc8#
- 2...fxe4
- 3.Sxe4#
- 2...Re5
- 3.Qxe5#
- 3.dxe5#
- 3.fxe5#
- 2...e5
- 3.Sxf5#
- threat
- 2.Qg6
- threat
- 3.Qxe6#
- 2...Qc8+
- 3.Sxc8#
- 2...Qxc4
- 3.Sc8#
- 2...Re5
- 3.dxe5#
- 3.fxe5#
- threat
- 2.Qg8
- threat
- 3.Qxe6#
- 2...Qc8+
- 3.Sxc8#
- 2...Qxc4
- 3.Sc8#
- 2...Re5
- 3.dxe5#
- 3.fxe5#
- 2...e5
- 3.Sxf5#
- 3.Qe6#
- 3.Qg6#
- threat
- 2.Qxe4
- 1...Bd5!
- threat
- 1.Qxe4?
- threat
- 2.Qxe6#
- 1...Bxe4
- 2.Sxe4+
- 2...fxe4
- 3.Rc6#
- 2...fxe4
- 2.Sxe4+
- 1...fxe4!
- threat
- 1.Qg1?
- threat
- 2.Qg6
- threat
- 3.Qxe6#
- 2...Qc8+
- 3.Sxc8#
- 2...Qxc4
- 3.Sc8#
- 2...Re5
- 3.dxe5#
- 3.fxe5#
- 2...Bd5
- 3.Sxf5#
- threat
- 2.Qg6
- 1...Rxa1
- 2.Sxf5+
- 2...exf5
- 3.Qg6#
- 2...exf5
- 2.Qg6
- threat
- 3.Sxf5#
- 3.Qxe6#
- 2...Qc8+
- 3.Sxc8#
- threat
- 2.Sxf5+
- 1...Ra2
- 2.Sxf5+
- 2...exf5
- 3.Qg6#
- 2...exf5
- 2.Qg6
- threat
- 3.Sxf5#
- 3.Qxe6#
- 2...Qc8+
- 3.Sxc8#
- threat
- 2.Sxf5+
- 1...Qb7
- 2.Rc6+
- 2...Qxc6
- 3.Sc8#
- 2...Qxc6
- 2.Rc6+
- 1...Ra3
- 2.Sxf5+
- 2...exf5
- 3.Qg6#
- 2...exf5
- 2.Qg6
- threat
- 3.Sxf5#
- 3.Qxe6#
- 2...Qc8+
- 3.Sxc8#
- threat
- 2.Sxf5+
- 1...Ra4
- 2.Sxf5+
- 2...exf5
- 3.Qg6#
- 2...exf5
- 2.Qg6
- threat
- 3.Sxf5#
- 3.Qxe6#
- 2...Qc8+
- 3.Sxc8#
- threat
- 2.Sxf5+
- 1...Rb5
- 2.Rxa6
- threat
- 3.Sxb5#
- 3.Sc8#
- threat
- 2.Qg6
- threat
- 3.Qxe6#
- 2...Qc8+
- 3.Sxc8#
- 2...Re5
- 3.dxe5#
- 3.fxe5#
- 2...Bd5
- 3.Sxf5#
- threat
- 2.Rxa6
- 1...Rc5
- 2.Rxa6
- threat
- 3.Sc8#
- 3.dxc5#
- threat
- 2.Qg6
- threat
- 3.Qxe6#
- 2...Qc8+
- 3.Sxc8#
- 2...Qxc4
- 3.Sc8#
- 2...Re5
- 3.dxe5#
- 3.fxe5#
- 2...Bd5
- 3.Sxf5#
- threat
- 2.Rxa6
- 1...Rd5
- 2.Qg6
- threat
- 3.Qxe6#
- 2...Qc8+
- 3.Sxc8#
- 2...Re5
- 3.dxe5#
- 3.fxe5#
- threat
- 2.Qg8
- threat
- 3.Qxe6#
- 2...Qc8+
- 3.Sxc8#
- 2...Re5
- 3.dxe5#
- 3.fxe5#
- 2...e5
- 3.Sxf5#
- 3.Qe6#
- 3.Qg6#
- threat
- 2.Qg6
- 1...Bb7
- 2.Sc8+
- 2...Bxc8
- 3.Rc6#
- 2...Bxc8
- 2.Sc8+
- 1...b5
- 2.Sxf5+
- 2...exf5
- 3.Qg6#
- 2...exf5
- 2.Qg6
- threat
- 3.Sxf5#
- 3.Qxe6#
- 2...Qc8+
- 3.Sxc8#
- threat
- 2.Sxf5+
- 1...c5
- 2.Sxf5+
- 2...exf5
- 3.Qg6#
- 2...exf5
- 2.Qg6
- threat
- 3.Sxf5#
- 3.Qxe6#
- 2...Qc8+
- 3.Sxc8#
- threat
- 2.Sxf5+
- 1...c6
- 2.Qg6
- threat
- 3.Qxe6#
- 2...Qc8+
- 3.Sxc8#
- 2...Qxc4
- 3.Sc8#
- 2...Re5
- 3.dxe5#
- 3.fxe5#
- threat
- 2.Qg8
- threat
- 3.Qxe6#
- 2...Qc8+
- 3.Sxc8#
- 2...Qxc4
- 3.Sc8#
- 2...Re5
- 3.dxe5#
- 3.fxe5#
- 2...e5
- 3.Sxf5#
- 3.Qe6#
- 3.Qg6#
- threat
- 2.Qg6
- 1...Bd5!
- threat
- 1.Sxe4+?
- Keys
- 1.Qh3!
- 1...Rxa1
- 2.Qxf5
- threat
- 3.Qxe6#
- 3.Qe5#
- 2...Qc8+
- 3.Sxc8#
- 2...exf5
- 3.Sxf5#
- 2...e5
- 3.Qe6#
- 3.Qg6#
- 3.Qxe5#
- 3.Qf6#
- 3.dxe5#
- 3.fxe5#
- threat
- 2.Qxf5
- 1...Ra2
- 2.Qxf5
- threat
- 3.Qxe6#
- 3.Qe5#
- 2...Qc8+
- 3.Sxc8#
- 2...exf5
- 3.Sxf5#
- 2...e5
- 3.Qe6#
- 3.Qg6#
- 3.Qxe5#
- 3.Qf6#
- 3.dxe5#
- 3.fxe5#
- threat
- 2.Qxf5
- 1...Qb7
- 2.Rc6+
- 2...Qxc6
- 3.Sc8#
- 2...Qxc6
- 2.Rc6+
- 1...Ra3
- 2.Qxf5
- threat
- 3.Qxe6#
- 3.Qe5#
- 2...Qc8+
- 3.Sxc8#
- 2...exf5
- 3.Sxf5#
- 2...e5
- 3.Qe6#
- 3.Qg6#
- 3.Qxe5#
- 3.Qf6#
- 3.dxe5#
- 3.fxe5#
- threat
- 2.Qxf5
- 1...Ra4
- 2.Qxf5
- threat
- 3.Qxe6#
- 3.Qe5#
- 2...Qc8+
- 3.Sxc8#
- 2...exf5
- 3.Sxf5#
- 2...e5
- 3.Qe6#
- 3.Qg6#
- 3.Qxe5#
- 3.Qf6#
- 3.dxe5#
- 3.fxe5#
- threat
- 2.Qxf5
- 1...Rb5
- 2.Rxa6
- threat
- 3.Sxb5#
- 3.Sc8#
- threat
- 2.Rxa6
- 1...Rc5
- 2.Rxa6
- threat
- 3.Sc8#
- 3.dxc5#
- threat
- 2.Rxa6
- 1...Rd5
- 2.Sxe4+
- 2...fxe4
- 3.Qxe6#
- 2...fxe4
- 2.Sxe4+
- 1...Bd5
- 2.Qxf5
- threat
- 3.Qe5#
- 2...Qc8+
- 3.Sxc8#
- 2...Bxc4
- 3.Sxe4#
- 2...exf5
- 3.Sxf5#
- 2...Bc6
- 3.Rxc6#
- 3.Qxe6#
- 2...Bb7
- 3.Qxe6#
- 2...Ba8
- 3.Qxe6#
- 2...e5
- 3.Qxe5#
- 3.dxe5#
- 3.fxe5#
- threat
- 2.Qxf5
- 1...Bb7
- 2.Sc8+
- 2...Bxc8
- 3.Rc6#
- 2...Bxc8
- 2.Sc8+
- 1...b5
- 2.Qxf5
- threat
- 3.Qxe6#
- 3.Qc5#
- 3.Qe5#
- 2...Qc8+
- 3.Sxc8#
- 2...exf5
- 3.Sxf5#
- 2...e5
- 3.Qe6#
- 3.Qg6#
- 3.Qxe5#
- 3.Qf6#
- 3.dxe5#
- 3.fxe5#
- threat
- 2.Qxf5
- 1...c5
- 2.Qxf5
- threat
- 3.Qxe6#
- 3.Qe5#
- 2...Qc8+
- 3.Sxc8#
- 2...exf5
- 3.Sxf5#
- 2...e5
- 3.Qe6#
- 3.Qg6#
- 3.Qxe5#
- 3.Qf6#
- 3.dxe5#
- 3.fxe5#
- threat
- 2.Qxf5
- 1...c6
- 2.Sxe4+
- 2...fxe4
- 3.Qxe6#
- 2...fxe4
- 2.Sxe4+
- 1...Rxa1
- 1.Qh3!
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