MESON Chess Problem Database

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PID: 92396 (8/8/2ppp3/3k4/8/3K4/8/3Q4 w - - 0 1)

Beuthner, Richard

Deutsche Schachzeitung, 1864

8/8/2ppp3/3k4/8/3K4/8/3Q4

#3

2 + 4

6490 yacpdb 2009
5454 Near Snap 2020

SOLUTION

  • SOUND
  • Tries
    • 1.Qc2?
      • 1...c5
        • 2.Qg2+
          • 2...Ke5
            • 3.Qg5#
      • 1...Ke5!
    • 1.Qe2?
      • 1...e5
        • 2.Qa2+
          • 2...Kc5
            • 3.Qa5#
      • 1...Kc5!
    • 1.Qa4?
      • threat
        • 2.Qd4#
      • 1...Kc5
        • 2.Qa5#
      • 1...c5
        • 2.Qe4#
      • 1...e5
        • 2.Qc4#
      • 1...Ke5!
    • 1.Qg4?
      • threat
        • 2.Qd4#
      • 1...Ke5
        • 2.Qg5#
      • 1...c5
        • 2.Qe4#
      • 1...e5
        • 2.Qc4#
      • 1...Kc5!
    • 1.Qa1?
      • threat
        • 2.Qd4#
      • 1...e5
        • 2.Qa2+
          • 2...Kc5
            • 3.Qa5#
      • 1...c5!
    • 1.Qc1?
      • 1...Ke5
        • 2.Qg5#
      • 1...e5
        • 2.Qc4#
      • 1...c5!
    • 1.Qe1?
      • 1...Kc5
        • 2.Qa5#
      • 1...c5
        • 2.Qe4#
      • 1...e5!
    • 1.Qg1?
      • threat
        • 2.Qd4#
      • 1...c5
        • 2.Qg2+
          • 2...Ke5
            • 3.Qg5#
      • 1...e5!
  • Keys
    • 1.Qd2!
      • 1...e5
        • 2.Qa2+
          • 2...Kc5
            • 3.Qa5#
      • 1...c5
        • 2.Qg2+
          • 2...Ke5
            • 3.Qg5#

This anticipates 226500(1881)

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