MESON Chess Problem Database

Problem Display
PID: 95545 (n7/3p2p1/1p1P4/1p1Bk1p1/1B2P2p/8/5Q2/6K1 w - - 0 1)

Shoshin, Aleksandr Ivanovich

St. Petersburger Zeitung, 1898

n7/3p2p1/1p1P4/1p1Bk1p1/1B2P2p/8/5Q2/6K1

#3

6 + 8

6490 yacpdb 2009

SOLUTION

  • SOUND
  • Sets
    • 1...Sc7
      • 2.Bc3+
        • 2...Kxd6
          • 3.Qf8#
    • 1...g6
      • 2.Qf6+
        • 2...Kxf6
          • 3.Bc3#
  • Tries
    • 1.Kh2?
      • 1...h3
        • 2.Kg3
          • threat
            • 3.Qb2#
      • 1...Sc7
        • 2.Bc3+
          • 2...Kxd6
            • 3.Qf8#
      • 1...g6
        • 2.Qf6+
          • 2...Kxf6
            • 3.Bc3#
      • 1...g4!
    • 1.Bc5?
      • threat
        • 2.Qf5#
      • 1...g6
        • 2.Qh2+
          • 2...Kf6
            • 3.Bd4#
            • 3.Qb2#
        • 2.Qf6+
          • 2...Kxf6
            • 3.Bd4#
      • 1...bxc5!
  • Keys
    • 1.Kg2!
      • 1...h3+
        • 2.Kg3
          • threat
            • 3.Qb2#
      • 1...Sc7
        • 2.Bc3+
          • 2...Kxd6
            • 3.Qf8#
      • 1...g4
        • 2.Qb2+
          • 2...Kf4
            • 3.Bd2#
      • 1...g6
        • 2.Qf6+
          • 2...Kxf6
            • 3.Bc3#

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