MESON Chess Problem Database
Problem Display
PID: 8612 (3b4/3Q1p2/5Nq1/1Np1r3/K1k5/1p2p2B/4P3/8 w - - 0 1)
Raby, GC
The Referee, 1925
(First published on Sun Apr 19 1925)
#3
6 + 8
| 3978 | 200 Demanding Chess Puzzles | 1996 |
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SOLUTION
- SOUND
- Sets
- 1...Qb1
- 2.Qxf7+
- 2...Rd5
- 3.Qxd5#
- 2...Re6
- 3.Bxe6#
- 3.Qxe6#
- 2...Rd5
- 2.Qxf7+
- 1...Qc2
- 2.Qxf7+
- 2...Rd5
- 3.Qxd5#
- 2...Re6
- 3.Bxe6#
- 3.Qxe6#
- 2...Rd5
- 2.Qxf7+
- 1...Qd3
- 2.Qxd3#
- 2.exd3#
- 1...Qf5
- 2.Bxf5
- threat
- 3.Bd3#
- 3.Qd3#
- 2...Rd5
- 3.Qxd5#
- threat
- 2.Bxf5
- 1...Qh5
- 2.Qd3#
- 1...Qg1
- 2.Qd3#
- 1...Qg2
- 2.Qd3#
- 1...Qg3
- 2.Qd3#
- 1...Qg4
- 2.Qd3#
- 1...Qg5
- 2.Qd3#
- 1...Qxf6
- 2.Qd3#
- 1...Qh6
- 2.Qd3#
- 1...Qg7
- 2.Qd3#
- 1...Qg8
- 2.Qd3#
- 1...Re4
- 2.Qd3#
- 2.Qd5#
- 1...Rd5
- 2.Qxd5#
- 1...Rf5
- 2.Qd3#
- 1...Re6
- 2.Qd5#
- 1...Re7
- 2.Qd5#
- 1...Re8
- 2.Qd5#
- 1...Qb1
- Tries
- 1.Sd6+?
- 1...Kd4
- 2.Sde4+
- 2...Kc4
- 3.Qd3#
- 2...Rd5
- 3.Qxd5#
- 2...Kc4
- 2.Sde4+
- 1...Kc3!
- 1...Kd4
- 1.Bf5?
- threat
- 2.Qd3#
- 1...Rd5
- 2.Qxd5#
- 1...Qxf5!
- threat
- 1.Be6+?
- 1...Rd5
- 2.Bxd5#
- 2.Qxd5#
- 1...Rxe6
- 2.Qd5#
- 1...fxe6!
- 1...Rd5
- 1.Qd1?
- threat
- 2.Qxb3#
- 1...Qb1
- 2.Qxb1
- threat
- 3.Qd3#
- 3.Qc1#
- 3.Qxb3#
- threat
- 2.Qxb1
- 1...Qc2!
- threat
- 1.Qd2?
- threat
- 2.Sa3#
- 2.Sd6#
- 2.Qc3#
- 1...Qxf6
- 2.Sa3#
- 2.Qd3#
- 1...Bxf6
- 2.Sa3#
- 2.Sd6#
- 1...Qc2
- 2.Sa3#
- 2.Sd6#
- 1...Qd3
- 2.Qxd3#
- 2.exd3#
- 1...Rd5
- 2.Sa3#
- 2.Qc3#
- 2.Qxd5#
- 1...Re6
- 2.Sa3#
- 2.Qc3#
- 2.Qd5#
- 1...Ba5
- 2.Sa3#
- 2.Sd6#
- 1...Bc7
- 2.Sa3#
- 2.Qc3#
- 1...Be7
- 2.Sa3#
- 2.Qc3#
- 1...exd2!
- threat
- 1.Qxf7+?
- 1...Rd5
- 2.Qxd5#
- 1...Re6
- 2.Bxe6#
- 2.Qxe6#
- 1...Qxf7!
- 1...Rd5
- 1.Sd6+?
- Keys
- 1.Bf1!
- threat
- 2.Qd2
- threat
- 3.Sa3#
- 3.Sd6#
- 3.Qc3#
- 2...exd2
- 3.e4#
- 2...Qd3
- 3.Qxd3#
- 3.exd3#
- threat
- 2.Qd3+
- 2...Qxd3
- 3.exd3#
- 2...Qxd3
- 2.Qd2
- 1...Bxf6
- 2.Qd2
- threat
- 3.Sa3#
- 3.Sd6#
- 2...exd2
- 3.e4#
- 2...Qd3
- 3.Qxd3#
- threat
- 2.Qd2
- 1...Qb1
- 2.Qd3+
- 2...Qxd3
- 3.exd3#
- 2...Qxd3
- 2.Qxf7+
- 2...Rd5
- 3.Qxd5#
- 2...Re6
- 3.Qxe6#
- 2...Rd5
- 2.Qd3+
- 1...Qc2
- 2.Qd3+
- 2...Qxd3
- 3.exd3#
- 2...Qxd3
- 2.Qxf7+
- 2...Rd5
- 3.Qxd5#
- 2...Re6
- 3.Qxe6#
- 2...Rd5
- 2.Qd3+
- 1...Qe4
- 2.Qd3+
- 2...Qxd3
- 3.exd3#
- 2...Qxd3
- 2.Qd3+
- 1...Qf5
- 2.Qd3+
- 2...Qxd3
- 3.exd3#
- 2...Qxd3
- 2.Qd3+
- 1...Qh7
- 2.Qd2
- threat
- 3.Sa3#
- 3.Sd6#
- 3.Qc3#
- 2...exd2
- 3.e4#
- 2...Qd3
- 3.Qxd3#
- 3.exd3#
- threat
- 2.Qd3+
- 2...Qxd3
- 3.exd3#
- 2...Qxd3
- 2.Qd2
- 1...Ba5
- 2.Qd3+
- 2...Qxd3
- 3.exd3#
- 2...Qxd3
- 2.Qd3+
- 1...Bc7
- 2.Qd2
- threat
- 3.Sa3#
- 3.Qc3#
- 2...exd2
- 3.e4#
- 2...Qd3
- 3.Qxd3#
- 3.exd3#
- threat
- 2.Qd3+
- 2...Qxd3
- 3.exd3#
- 2...Qxd3
- 2.Qd2
- 1...Be7
- 2.Qd2
- threat
- 3.Sa3#
- 3.Qc3#
- 2...exd2
- 3.e4#
- 2...Qd3
- 3.Qxd3#
- 3.exd3#
- threat
- 2.Qd3+
- 2...Qxd3
- 3.exd3#
- 2...Qxd3
- 2.Qd2
- 1...b2
- 2.Qd2
- threat
- 3.Sa3#
- 3.Sd6#
- 3.Qc3#
- 2...Qc2+
- 3.Qxc2#
- 2...exd2
- 3.e4#
- 2...Qd3
- 3.Qxd3#
- 3.exd3#
- threat
- 2.Qd3+
- 2...Qxd3
- 3.exd3#
- 2...Qxd3
- 2.Qd2
- threat
- 1.Bf1!
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