MESON Chess Problem Database

Problem Display
PID: 80635 (5BBk/6p1/7N/5p2/8/7P/8/b2K3Q w - - 0 1)

Andrade, Barry Jack da Costa

The Field, 1947

(First published on Sat Aug 9 1947)

5BBk/6p1/7N/5p2/8/7P/8/b2K3Q

#3

6 + 4

SOLUTION

  • COOKED
  • Sets
    • 1...g5
      • 2.Qb7
        • threat
          • 3.Qh7#
        • 2...Bg7
          • 3.Bxg7#
          • 3.Qxg7#
    • 1...g6
      • 2.Qb7
        • threat
          • 3.Qh7#
        • 2...Bg7
          • 3.Bxg7#
          • 3.Qxg7#
  • Tries
    • 1.Qc6?
      • threat
        • 2.Qg6
          • threat
            • 3.Qh7#
      • 1...g5
        • 2.Qb7
          • threat
            • 3.Qh7#
          • 2...Bg7
            • 3.Bxg7#
            • 3.Qxg7#
        • 2.Qd7
          • threat
            • 3.Qh7#
          • 2...Bg7
            • 3.Bxg7#
            • 3.Qxg7#
        • 2.Qg6
          • threat
            • 3.Sf7#
            • 3.Qh7#
        • 2.Qc7
          • threat
            • 3.Qh7#
          • 2...Bg7
            • 3.Bxg7#
            • 3.Qxg7#
      • 1...g6
        • 2.Qb7
          • threat
            • 3.Qh7#
          • 2...Bg7
            • 3.Bxg7#
            • 3.Qxg7#
        • 2.Qd7
          • threat
            • 3.Qh7#
          • 2...Bg7
            • 3.Bxg7#
            • 3.Qxg7#
        • 2.Qxg6
          • threat
            • 3.Sf7#
            • 3.Qh7#
        • 2.Qc7
          • threat
            • 3.Qh7#
          • 2...Bg7
            • 3.Bxg7#
            • 3.Qxg7#
      • 1...Bf6!
  • Keys
    • 1.Qg2!
      • threat
        • 2.Qg6
          • threat
            • 3.Qh7#
      • 1...g5
        • 2.Qb7
          • threat
            • 3.Qh7#
          • 2...Bg7
            • 3.Bxg7#
            • 3.Qxg7#
        • 2.Qxg5
          • threat
            • 3.Sf7#
          • 2...Bg7
            • 3.Bxg7#
            • 3.Qxg7#
      • 1...g6
        • 2.Qb7
          • threat
            • 3.Qh7#
          • 2...Bg7
            • 3.Bxg7#
            • 3.Qxg7#
        • 2.Qxg6
          • threat
            • 3.Sf7#
            • 3.Qh7#
    • 1.Qa8!
      • threat
        • 2.Qxa1
          • 2...f4
            • 3.Bxg7#
            • 3.Qxg7#
      • 1...gxh6
        • 2.Qxa1+
          • 2...Kxg8
            • 3.Qg7#
      • 1...Bb2
        • 2.Ba3
          • threat
            • 3.Sf7#
          • 2...gxh6
            • 3.Bxb2#
          • 2...g5
            • 3.Bxb2#
          • 2...g6
            • 3.Bxb2#
      • 1...Bc3
        • 2.Bb4
          • threat
            • 3.Sf7#
          • 2...gxh6
            • 3.Bxc3#
          • 2...g5
            • 3.Bxc3#
          • 2...g6
            • 3.Bxc3#
      • 1...Bd4
        • 2.Bc5
          • threat
            • 3.Sf7#
          • 2...gxh6
            • 3.Bxd4#
          • 2...g5
            • 3.Bxd4#
          • 2...g6
            • 3.Bxd4#
      • 1...Be5
        • 2.Bd6
          • threat
            • 3.Sf7#
          • 2...gxh6
            • 3.Bxe5#
          • 2...g5
            • 3.Bxe5#
          • 2...g6
            • 3.Bxe5#
      • 1...Bf6
        • 2.Be7
          • threat
            • 3.Sf7#
          • 2...gxh6
            • 3.Bxf6#
          • 2...g5
            • 3.Bxf6#
          • 2...g6
            • 3.Bxf6#
      • 1...f4
        • 2.Qxa1
          • 2...f3
            • 3.Bxg7#
            • 3.Qxg7#
    • 1.Qg1!
      • threat
        • 2.Qg6
          • threat
            • 3.Qh7#
      • 1...g5
        • 2.Qa7
          • threat
            • 3.Qxa1#
            • 3.Qh7#
          • 2...Bg7
            • 3.Bxg7#
            • 3.Qxg7#
        • 2.Qxg5
          • threat
            • 3.Sf7#
          • 2...Bg7
            • 3.Bxg7#
            • 3.Qxg7#
      • 1...g6
        • 2.Qa7
          • threat
            • 3.Qxa1#
            • 3.Qh7#
          • 2...Bg7
            • 3.Bxg7#
            • 3.Qxg7#
        • 2.Qxg6
          • threat
            • 3.Sf7#
            • 3.Qh7#

FEATURES

NOT CLASSIFIED
HTML5 logo

Developed and maintained by Brian Stephenson.
Implemented with HTML5, MySQL, Perl (with, inter alia, CGI::Simple, HTML::Template & XML::LibXML) & CSS/Javascript (jQuery, Bootstrap & DataTables).