MESON Chess Problem Database
Problem Display
PID: 80255 (k3K1Q1/P3P3/1Bpp4/8/p2p3p/R2P3P/8/8 w - - 0 1)
Templar, James G
The Field, 1944
(First published on Sat Apr 15 1944)
#3
8 + 6
SOLUTION
- SOUND
- Sets
- 1...c5
- 2.Qd5#
- 1...c5
- Tries
- 1.Qb3?
- 1...Kb7
- 2.Bd8+
- 2...Ka6
- 3.Rxa4#
- 3.Qb6#
- 3.a8Q#
- 3.a8R#
- 2...Kxa7
- 3.Rxa4#
- 2...Ka8
- 3.Qb8#
- 2...Kc8
- 3.Qb8#
- 3.a8Q#
- 3.a8R#
- 2...axb3
- 3.a8Q#
- 2...Ka6
- 2.Bd8+
- 1...d5
- 2.Rxa4
- 2...Kb7
- 3.a8Q#
- 2...c5
- 3.Qxd5#
- 2...Kb7
- 2.Rxa4
- 1...axb3!
- 1...Kb7
- 1.Qc4?
- threat
- 2.Qxc6#
- 1...c5
- 2.Qd5#
- 1...Kb7!
- threat
- 1.Qg6?
- 1...c5
- 2.Qe4+
- 2...d5
- 3.Qxd5#
- 2...d5
- 2.Qg2+
- 2...d5
- 3.Qxd5#
- 2...d5
- 2.Qe4+
- 1...Kb7!
- 1...c5
- 1.Qb3?
- Keys
- 1.Bd8!
- 1...Kxa7
- 2.Qb3
- threat
- 3.Rxa4#
- 2...Ka6
- 3.Rxa4#
- 3.Qb6#
- 2...Ka8
- 3.Rxa4#
- threat
- 2.Qb3
- 1...Kb7
- 2.Qb3+
- 2...Ka6
- 3.Rxa4#
- 3.Qb6#
- 3.a8Q#
- 3.a8R#
- 2...Kxa7
- 3.Rxa4#
- 2...Ka8
- 3.Qb8#
- 2...Kc8
- 3.Qb8#
- 3.a8Q#
- 3.a8R#
- 2...axb3
- 3.a8Q#
- 2...Ka6
- 2.Qb3+
- 1...d5
- 2.Rxa4
- 2...Kb7
- 3.a8Q#
- 2...c5
- 3.Qxd5#
- 2...Kb7
- 2.Rxa4
- 1...c5
- 2.Rxa4
- threat
- 3.Qd5#
- 2...Kb7
- 3.a8Q#
- 2...d5
- 3.Qxd5#
- threat
- 2.Rxa4
- 1...Kxa7
- 1.Bd8!
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