MESON Chess Problem Database
Problem Display
PID: 28486 (8/2pR4/1NP5/1Nk5/7p/6RK/B7/8 w - - 0 1)
Anonymous
Illustrated London News, 1862
(First published on Sat Sep 27 1862)
#4
7 + 3
| 3978 | 200 Demanding Chess Puzzles | 1996 |
SOLUTION
- SOUND
- Keys
- 1.Rb3!
- threat
- 2.Sd4
- 2...cxb6
- 3.Rb5#
- 2...cxb6
- 2.Sa7
- 2...cxb6
- 3.Rb5#
- 2...cxb6
- 2.Sd4
- 1...Kxb6
- 2.Sd4+
- 2...Ka5
- 3.Rd8
- threat
- 4.Ra8#
- 3...Ka4
- 4.Ra8#
- 3...Ka6
- 4.Ra8#
- threat
- 3.Rd8
- 2...Ka6
- 3.Rxc7
- 3...Ka5
- 4.Ra7#
- 3...Ka5
- 3.Rd5
- 3...Ka7
- 4.Ra5#
- 3...Ka7
- 3.Rxc7
- 2...Ka7
- 3.Rd8
- 3...Ka6
- 4.Ra8#
- 3...Ka6
- 3.Rd8
- 2...Ka5
- 2.Sa7+
- 2...Ka5
- 3.Rd4
- 3...Ka6
- 4.Ra4#
- 3...Ka6
- 3.Rd4
- 2...Ka6
- 3.Rd5
- 3...Kxa7
- 4.Ra5#
- 3...Kxa7
- 3.Rd5
- 2...Kxa7
- 3.Rd4
- threat
- 4.Ra4#
- 3...Ka6
- 4.Ra4#
- 3...Ka8
- 4.Ra4#
- threat
- 3.Rd8
- 3...Ka6
- 4.Ra8#
- 3...Ka6
- 3.Rd4
- 2...Ka5
- 2.Sd4+
- 1...Kxc6
- 2.Sxc7
- 2...Kc5
- 3.Rb5+
- 3...Kc6
- 4.Bd5#
- 3...Kc6
- 3.Se8
- 3...Kc6
- 4.Rc7#
- 3...Kc6
- 3.Rb5+
- 2...Kb7
- 3.Rb5
- 3...Kc6
- 4.Bd5#
- 3...Ka7
- 4.Sc8#
- 3...Kb8
- 4.Sa6#
- 3...Kc6
- 3.Rb5
- 2...Kc5
- 2.Sxc7
- threat
- 1.Rb3!
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