MESON Chess Problem Database
Problem Display
PID: 8759 (8/1q1nN1B1/5p2/2P1p3/1p1pk1p1/1p1p1NpP/3Q4/1b4K1 w - - 0 1)
Ricketts, Thomas CD
1st Prize, BCF 102. Ty., 1962-1963
#3
7 + 12
| 3747 | FIDE Album (1962-1964) | 1968 |
| 56 | The Problemist | 1980 |
SOLUTION
- SOUND
- Sets
- 1...Kxf3
- 2.Qg2+
- 2...Ke3
- 3.Bh6#
- 2...Kf4
- 3.Bh6#
- 2...Ke3
- 2.Qg2+
- 1...gxf3
- 2.Qe1+
- 2...Kf4
- 3.Bh6#
- 2...Kf4
- 2.Qe1+
- 1...f5
- 2.Sg5#
- 1...Kxf3
- Tries
- 1.Kg2?
- threat
- 2.Kxg3
- threat
- 3.Qe1#
- threat
- 2.Qe1+
- 2...Kf4
- 3.Bh6#
- 2...Kf4
- 2.Kxg3
- 1...gxh3+
- 2.Kxg3
- threat
- 3.Qe1#
- threat
- 2.Kxg3
- 1...Sxc5
- 2.Qe1+
- 2...Kf4
- 3.Bh6#
- 2...Kf4
- 2.Qe1+
- 1...Qa6
- 2.Qe1+
- 2...Kf4
- 3.Bh6#
- 2...Kf4
- 2.Qe1+
- 1...Qa8
- 2.Qe1+
- 2...Kf4
- 3.Bh6#
- 2...Kf4
- 2.Qe1+
- 1...Qa7
- 2.Qe1+
- 2...Kf4
- 3.Bh6#
- 2...Kf4
- 2.Qe1+
- 1...Bc2
- 2.Qe1+
- 2...Kf4
- 3.Bh6#
- 2...Kf4
- 2.Qe1+
- 1...Sb6
- 2.Qe1+
- 2...Kf4
- 3.Bh6#
- 2...Kf4
- 2.Qe1+
- 1...Sb8
- 2.Qe1+
- 2...Kf4
- 3.Bh6#
- 2...Kf4
- 2.Qe1+
- 1...Sf8
- 2.Qe1+
- 2...Kf4
- 3.Bh6#
- 2...Kf4
- 2.Qe1+
- 1...gxf3+!
- threat
- 1.Sh2?
- threat
- 2.Qe1+
- 2...Kf4
- 3.Bh6#
- 2...Kf4
- 2.Qg2+
- 2...Ke3
- 3.Bh6#
- 2...Kf4
- 3.Bh6#
- 2...Ke3
- 2.Qe1+
- 1...gxh3
- 2.Qe1+
- 2...Kf4
- 3.Bh6#
- 2...Kf4
- 2.Qe1+
- 1...Qd5
- 2.Qe1+
- 2...Kf4
- 3.Bh6#
- 2...Kf4
- 2.Qg2+
- 2...Ke3
- 3.Sxd5#
- 3.Bh6#
- 2...Kf4
- 3.Bh6#
- 2...Ke3
- 2.Qe1+
- 1...Qa6
- 2.Qe1+
- 2...Kf4
- 3.Bh6#
- 2...Kf4
- 2.Qg2+
- 2...Ke3
- 3.Sd5#
- 3.Bh6#
- 2...Kf4
- 3.Bh6#
- 2...Ke3
- 2.Qe1+
- 1...Qc8
- 2.Qe1+
- 2...Kf4
- 3.Bh6#
- 2...Kf4
- 2.Qg2+
- 2...Ke3
- 3.Sd5#
- 3.Bh6#
- 2...Kf4
- 3.Bh6#
- 2...Ke3
- 2.Qe1+
- 1...Qb5
- 2.Qe1+
- 2...Kf4
- 3.Bh6#
- 2...Kf4
- 2.Qg2+
- 2...Ke3
- 3.Sd5#
- 3.Bh6#
- 2...Kf4
- 3.Bh6#
- 2...Ke3
- 2.Qe1+
- 1...Qb6
- 2.Qe1+
- 2...Kf4
- 3.Bh6#
- 2...Kf4
- 2.Qg2+
- 2...Ke3
- 3.Sd5#
- 3.Bh6#
- 2...Kf4
- 3.Bh6#
- 2...Ke3
- 2.Qe1+
- 1...Qa7
- 2.Qe1+
- 2...Kf4
- 3.Bh6#
- 2...Kf4
- 2.Qg2+
- 2...Ke3
- 3.Sd5#
- 3.Bh6#
- 2...Kf4
- 3.Bh6#
- 2...Ke3
- 2.Qe1+
- 1...Qc7
- 2.Qe1+
- 2...Kf4
- 3.Bh6#
- 2...Kf4
- 2.Qg2+
- 2...Ke3
- 3.Sd5#
- 3.Bh6#
- 2...Kf4
- 3.Bh6#
- 2...Ke3
- 2.Qe1+
- 1...Qb8
- 2.Qe1+
- 2...Kf4
- 3.Bh6#
- 2...Kf4
- 2.Qg2+
- 2...Ke3
- 3.Sd5#
- 3.Bh6#
- 2...Kf4
- 3.Bh6#
- 2...Ke3
- 2.Qe1+
- 1...g2
- 2.Bh6
- threat
- 3.Qe1#
- 3.Qxg2#
- threat
- 2.Qe1+
- 2...Kf4
- 3.Bh6#
- 2...Kf4
- 2.Qxg2+
- 2...Ke3
- 3.Bh6#
- 2...Kf4
- 3.Bh6#
- 2...Ke3
- 2.Bh6
- 1...f5
- 2.Qe1+
- 2...Kf4
- 3.Bh6#
- 2...Kf4
- 2.Qe1+
- 1...gxh2+!
- threat
- 1.Sh4?
- threat
- 2.Bh6
- threat
- 3.Qe1#
- 3.Qg2#
- threat
- 2.Qe1+
- 2...Kf4
- 3.Bh6#
- 2...Kf4
- 2.Qg2+
- 2...Ke3
- 3.Bh6#
- 2...Kf4
- 3.Bh6#
- 2...Ke3
- 2.Bh6
- 1...Qd5
- 2.Bh6
- threat
- 3.Qe1#
- 3.Qg2#
- threat
- 2.Qe1+
- 2...Kf4
- 3.Bh6#
- 2...Kf4
- 2.Qg2+
- 2...Ke3
- 3.Sxd5#
- 3.Bh6#
- 2...Kf4
- 3.Bh6#
- 2...Ke3
- 2.Bh6
- 1...Qa6
- 2.Qe1+
- 2...Kf4
- 3.Bh6#
- 2...Kf4
- 2.Qg2+
- 2...Ke3
- 3.Sd5#
- 3.Bh6#
- 2...Kf4
- 3.Bh6#
- 2...Ke3
- 2.Qe1+
- 1...Qa8
- 2.Qe1+
- 2...Kf4
- 3.Bh6#
- 2...Kf4
- 2.Qg2+
- 2...Ke3
- 3.Bh6#
- 2...Kf4
- 3.Bh6#
- 2...Ke3
- 2.Qe1+
- 1...Qc8
- 2.Bh6
- threat
- 3.Qe1#
- 3.Qg2#
- threat
- 2.Qe1+
- 2...Kf4
- 3.Bh6#
- 2...Kf4
- 2.Qg2+
- 2...Ke3
- 3.Sd5#
- 3.Bh6#
- 2...Kf4
- 3.Bh6#
- 2...Ke3
- 2.Bh6
- 1...Qb5
- 2.Bh6
- threat
- 3.Qe1#
- 3.Qg2#
- threat
- 2.Qe1+
- 2...Kf4
- 3.Bh6#
- 2...Kf4
- 2.Qg2+
- 2...Ke3
- 3.Sd5#
- 3.Bh6#
- 2...Kf4
- 3.Bh6#
- 2...Ke3
- 2.Bh6
- 1...Qb6
- 2.Bh6
- threat
- 3.Qe1#
- 3.Qg2#
- threat
- 2.Qe1+
- 2...Kf4
- 3.Bh6#
- 2...Kf4
- 2.Qg2+
- 2...Ke3
- 3.Sd5#
- 3.Bh6#
- 2...Kf4
- 3.Bh6#
- 2...Ke3
- 2.Bh6
- 1...Qa7
- 2.Qe1+
- 2...Kf4
- 3.Bh6#
- 2...Kf4
- 2.Qg2+
- 2...Ke3
- 3.Sd5#
- 3.Bh6#
- 2...Kf4
- 3.Bh6#
- 2...Ke3
- 2.Qe1+
- 1...Qc7
- 2.Bh6
- threat
- 3.Qe1#
- 3.Qg2#
- threat
- 2.Qe1+
- 2...Kf4
- 3.Bh6#
- 2...Kf4
- 2.Qg2+
- 2...Ke3
- 3.Sd5#
- 3.Bh6#
- 2...Kf4
- 3.Bh6#
- 2...Ke3
- 2.Bh6
- 1...Qb8
- 2.Bh6
- threat
- 3.Qe1#
- 3.Qg2#
- threat
- 2.Qe1+
- 2...Kf4
- 3.Bh6#
- 2...Kf4
- 2.Qg2+
- 2...Ke3
- 3.Sd5#
- 3.Bh6#
- 2...Kf4
- 3.Bh6#
- 2...Ke3
- 2.Bh6
- 1...Bc2
- 2.Qe1+
- 2...Kf4
- 3.Bh6#
- 2...Kf4
- 2.Qg2+
- 2...Ke3
- 3.Bh6#
- 2...Kf4
- 3.Bh6#
- 2...Ke3
- 2.Qe1+
- 1...g2
- 2.Bh6
- threat
- 3.Qe1#
- 3.Qxg2#
- threat
- 2.Qe1+
- 2...Kf4
- 3.Bh6#
- 2...Kf4
- 2.Qxg2+
- 2...Ke3
- 3.Bh6#
- 2...Kf4
- 3.Bh6#
- 2...Ke3
- 2.Bh6
- 1...f5
- 2.Bh6
- threat
- 3.Qe1#
- 3.Qg2#
- threat
- 2.Qe1+
- 2...Kf4
- 3.Bh6#
- 2...Kf4
- 2.Bh6
- 1...gxh3!
- threat
- 1.Qd1?
- threat
- 2.Sd2+
- 2...Ke3
- 3.Bh6#
- 2...Kf4
- 3.Bh6#
- 2...Ke3
- 2.Bh6
- threat
- 3.Sd2#
- 2...gxf3
- 3.Qe1#
- 2...d2
- 3.Qe2#
- threat
- 2.Sd2+
- 1...Ke3
- 2.Bh6+
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Sd2#
- 2...Ke4
- 2.Bh6+
- 1...Kf4
- 2.Bh6+
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Sd2#
- 2...Ke4
- 2.Bh6+
- 1...Sxc5
- 2.Sd2+
- 2...Ke3
- 3.Bh6#
- 2...Kf4
- 3.Bh6#
- 2...Ke3
- 2.Sd2+
- 1...gxf3
- 2.Qe1+
- 2...Kf4
- 3.Bh6#
- 2...Kf4
- 2.Qe1+
- 1...gxh3
- 2.Sd2+
- 2...Ke3
- 3.Bh6#
- 2...Kf4
- 3.Bh6#
- 2...Ke3
- 2.Sd2+
- 1...d2
- 2.Qe2+
- 2...Kf4
- 3.Bh6#
- 2...Kf4
- 2.Qe2+
- 1...Qd5
- 2.Sd2+
- 2...Ke3
- 3.Sxd5#
- 3.Bh6#
- 2...Kf4
- 3.Bh6#
- 2...Ke3
- 2.Bh6
- threat
- 3.Sd2#
- 2...gxf3
- 3.Qe1#
- 2...d2
- 3.Qe2#
- threat
- 2.Sd2+
- 1...Qa6
- 2.Sd2+
- 2...Ke3
- 3.Sd5#
- 3.Bh6#
- 2...Kf4
- 3.Bh6#
- 2...Ke3
- 2.Sd2+
- 1...Qa8
- 2.Sd2+
- 2...Ke3
- 3.Bh6#
- 2...Kf4
- 3.Bh6#
- 2...Ke3
- 2.Sd2+
- 1...Qc8
- 2.Sd2+
- 2...Ke3
- 3.Sd5#
- 3.Bh6#
- 2...Kf4
- 3.Bh6#
- 2...Ke3
- 2.Bh6
- threat
- 3.Sd2#
- 2...gxf3
- 3.Qe1#
- 2...d2
- 3.Qe2#
- threat
- 2.Sd2+
- 1...Qb5
- 2.Sd2+
- 2...Ke3
- 3.Sd5#
- 3.Bh6#
- 2...Kf4
- 3.Bh6#
- 2...Ke3
- 2.Sd2+
- 1...Qb6
- 2.Sd2+
- 2...Ke3
- 3.Sd5#
- 3.Bh6#
- 2...Kf4
- 3.Bh6#
- 2...Ke3
- 2.Bh6
- threat
- 3.Sd2#
- 2...gxf3
- 3.Qe1#
- 2...d2
- 3.Qe2#
- threat
- 2.Sd2+
- 1...Qa7
- 2.Sd2+
- 2...Ke3
- 3.Sd5#
- 3.Bh6#
- 2...Kf4
- 3.Bh6#
- 2...Ke3
- 2.Sd2+
- 1...Qc7
- 2.Sd2+
- 2...Ke3
- 3.Sd5#
- 3.Bh6#
- 2...Kf4
- 3.Bh6#
- 2...Ke3
- 2.Bh6
- threat
- 3.Sd2#
- 2...gxf3
- 3.Qe1#
- 2...d2
- 3.Qe2#
- threat
- 2.Sd2+
- 1...Qb8
- 2.Sd2+
- 2...Ke3
- 3.Sd5#
- 3.Bh6#
- 2...Kf4
- 3.Bh6#
- 2...Ke3
- 2.Bh6
- threat
- 3.Sd2#
- 2...gxf3
- 3.Qe1#
- 2...d2
- 3.Qe2#
- threat
- 2.Sd2+
- 1...Sb6
- 2.Sd2+
- 2...Ke3
- 3.Bh6#
- 2...Kf4
- 3.Bh6#
- 2...Ke3
- 2.Sd2+
- 1...Sb8
- 2.Sd2+
- 2...Ke3
- 3.Bh6#
- 2...Kf4
- 3.Bh6#
- 2...Ke3
- 2.Sd2+
- 1...Sf8
- 2.Sd2+
- 2...Ke3
- 3.Bh6#
- 2...Kf4
- 3.Bh6#
- 2...Ke3
- 2.Sd2+
- 1...g2
- 2.Bh6
- threat
- 3.Sd2#
- 2...gxf3
- 3.Qe1#
- 2...d2
- 3.Qe2#
- threat
- 2.Bh6
- 1...f5!
- threat
- 1.Qe2+?
- 1...Kf4
- 2.Bh6#
- 1...dxe2!
- 1...Kf4
- 1.Qf2?
- threat
- 2.Sd2#
- 1...Kf4
- 2.Bh6+
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Sd2#
- 2...Ke4
- 2.Bh6+
- 1...gxf3
- 2.Qe1+
- 2...Kf4
- 3.Bh6#
- 2...Kf4
- 2.Qe1+
- 1...d2
- 2.Qe2+
- 2...Kf4
- 3.Bh6#
- 2...Kf4
- 2.Qe2+
- 1...gxf2+!
- threat
- 1.Kg2?
- Keys
- 1.Bh6!
- threat
- 2.Sh4
- threat
- 3.Qe1#
- 3.Qg2#
- threat
- 2.Qd1
- threat
- 3.Sd2#
- 2...gxf3
- 3.Qe1#
- 2...d2
- 3.Qe2#
- threat
- 2.Sh4
- 1...Sxc5
- 2.Sh4
- threat
- 3.Qe1#
- 3.Qg2#
- threat
- 2.Sh4
- 1...gxh3
- 2.Qg2
- threat
- 3.Sd2#
- 2...h2+
- 3.Sxh2#
- 2...d2
- 3.Qe2#
- threat
- 2.Qg2
- 1...Qa6
- 2.Sxe5
- threat
- 3.Qe1#
- 3.Qf4#
- 2...Kxe5
- 3.Qe1#
- 2...fxe5
- 3.Qg2#
- threat
- 2.Sxe5
- 1...Qa8
- 2.Sxd4
- threat
- 3.Qe3#
- 2...Kxd4
- 3.Qxb4#
- 2...exd4
- 3.Qf4#
- threat
- 2.Sxd4
- 1...Qb5
- 2.Sh4
- threat
- 3.Qe1#
- 3.Qg2#
- threat
- 2.Sxe5
- threat
- 3.Qe1#
- 3.Qf4#
- 2...Kxe5
- 3.Qe1#
- 2...fxe5
- 3.Qg2#
- threat
- 2.Sh4
- 1...Qa7
- 2.Sxd4
- threat
- 3.Qe3#
- 2...Kxd4
- 3.Qxb4#
- 2...exd4
- 3.Qf4#
- threat
- 2.Sxe5
- threat
- 3.Qe1#
- 3.Qf4#
- 2...Kxe5
- 3.Qe1#
- 2...fxe5
- 3.Qg2#
- threat
- 2.Sxd4
- 1...Bc2
- 2.Qd1
- threat
- 3.Sd2#
- 2...gxf3
- 3.Qe1#
- 2...d2
- 3.Qe2#
- threat
- 2.Qd1
- 1...Sb6
- 2.Sh4
- threat
- 3.Qe1#
- 3.Qg2#
- threat
- 2.Sh4
- 1...Sb8
- 2.Sh4
- threat
- 3.Qe1#
- 3.Qg2#
- threat
- 2.Sh4
- 1...Sf8
- 2.Sh4
- threat
- 3.Qe1#
- 3.Qg2#
- threat
- 2.Sh4
- 1...g2
- 2.Sh2
- threat
- 3.Qe1#
- 3.Qxg2#
- threat
- 2.Sh4
- threat
- 3.Qe1#
- 3.Qxg2#
- threat
- 2.Qd1
- threat
- 3.Sd2#
- 2...gxf3
- 3.Qe1#
- 2...d2
- 3.Qe2#
- threat
- 2.Qf2
- threat
- 3.Sd2#
- 2...gxf3
- 3.Qe1#
- 3.Qh4#
- 2...d2
- 3.Qe2#
- threat
- 2.Qxg2
- threat
- 3.Se1#
- 3.Sd2#
- 3.Sh2#
- 3.Sh4#
- 3.Qxg4#
- 2...gxf3
- 3.Qg4#
- threat
- 2.Sh2
- threat
- 1.Bh6!
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