MESON Chess Problem Database
Problem Display
PID: 142773 (Qq5k/b7/5N2/rp1P4/4P3/p4PRp/2P2P1K/3R4 w - - 0 1)
Howard, Kenneth Samuel
US Problem Bulletin, 1963
#3
10 + 7
SOLUTION
- SOUND
- Sets
- 1...Qc8
- 2.Qxc8#
- 1...Qd8
- 2.Qxd8#
- 1...Qe8
- 2.Qxe8#
- 1...Qf8
- 2.Qxf8#
- 1...Qg8
- 2.Rxg8#
- 2.Qxg8#
- 1...Bxf2
- 2.Qxb8#
- 1...Be3
- 2.Qxb8#
- 1...Bd4
- 2.Qxb8#
- 1...Bc5
- 2.Qxb8+
- 2...Bf8
- 3.Rg8#
- 3.Qxf8#
- 2...Bf8
- 2.Qxb8+
- 1...Bb6
- 2.Qxb8+
- 2...Bd8
- 3.Rg8#
- 3.Qxd8#
- 2...Bd8
- 2.Qxb8+
- 1...Qc8
- Tries
- 1.Kh1?
- threat
- 2.Rdg1
- threat
- 3.Rxh3#
- 2...Bxf2
- 3.Qxb8#
- 2...Be3
- 3.Qxb8#
- 2...h2
- 3.Rh3#
- threat
- 2.Rg8+
- 2...Qxg8
- 3.Qxg8#
- 2...Qxg8
- 2.Qb7
- threat
- 3.Rxh3#
- 3.Qg7#
- 3.Qh7#
- 2...Qxb7
- 3.Rg8#
- 2...Qc7
- 3.Rg8#
- 2...Qg8
- 3.Rxg8#
- threat
- 2.Qxb8+
- 2...Bxb8
- 3.Rg8#
- 2...Bxb8
- 2.Rdg1
- 1...Ra4
- 2.Rg8+
- 2...Qxg8
- 3.Qxg8#
- 2...Qxg8
- 2.Qb7
- threat
- 3.Rxh3#
- 3.Qg7#
- 3.Qh7#
- 2...Qxb7
- 3.Rg8#
- 2...Qc7
- 3.Rg8#
- 2...Qg8
- 3.Rxg8#
- threat
- 2.Qxb8+
- 2...Bxb8
- 3.Rg8#
- 2...Bxb8
- 2.Rg8+
- 1...Ra6
- 2.Rg8+
- 2...Qxg8
- 3.Qxg8#
- 2...Qxg8
- 2.Qb7
- threat
- 3.Rxh3#
- 3.Qg7#
- 3.Qh7#
- 2...Qxb7
- 3.Rg8#
- 2...Qc7
- 3.Rg8#
- 2...Qg8
- 3.Rxg8#
- threat
- 2.Qxb8+
- 2...Bxb8
- 3.Rg8#
- 2...Bxb8
- 2.Rg8+
- 1...Bc5
- 2.Rg8+
- 2...Qxg8
- 3.Qxg8#
- 2...Qxg8
- 2.Qxb8+
- 2...Bf8
- 3.Rg8#
- 3.Qxf8#
- 2...Bf8
- 2.Rg8+
- 1...Bb6
- 2.Rg8+
- 2...Qxg8
- 3.Qxg8#
- 2...Qxg8
- 2.Qxb8+
- 2...Bd8
- 3.Rg8#
- 3.Qxd8#
- 2...Bd8
- 2.Rg8+
- 1...h2
- 2.Rg8+
- 2...Qxg8
- 3.Qxg8#
- 2...Qxg8
- 2.Qb7
- threat
- 3.Rh3#
- 3.Qg7#
- 3.Qh7#
- 2...Qxb7
- 3.Rg8#
- 2...Qc7
- 3.Rg8#
- 2...Qg8
- 3.Rxg8#
- threat
- 2.Qxb8+
- 2...Bxb8
- 3.Rg8#
- 2...Bxb8
- 2.Rg8+
- 1...b4
- 2.Rg8+
- 2...Qxg8
- 3.Qxg8#
- 2...Qxg8
- 2.Qb7
- threat
- 3.Rxh3#
- 3.Qg7#
- 3.Qh7#
- 2...Qxb7
- 3.Rg8#
- 2...Qc7
- 3.Rg8#
- 2...Qg8
- 3.Rxg8#
- threat
- 2.Qxb8+
- 2...Bxb8
- 3.Rg8#
- 2...Bxb8
- 2.Rg8+
- 1...Qxa8!
- threat
- 1.Kxh3?
- threat
- 2.Kg2
- threat
- 3.Rh1#
- 2...Be3
- 3.Qxb8#
- threat
- 2.Rh1
- threat
- 3.Kg2#
- 2...Be3
- 3.Qxb8#
- threat
- 2.Rg8+
- 2...Qxg8
- 3.Qxg8#
- 2...Qxg8
- 2.Qxb8+
- 2...Bxb8
- 3.Rg8#
- 2...Bxb8
- 2.Kg2
- 1...Ra4
- 2.Rg8+
- 2...Qxg8
- 3.Qxg8#
- 2...Qxg8
- 2.Qxb8+
- 2...Bxb8
- 3.Rg8#
- 2...Bxb8
- 2.Rg8+
- 1...Ra6
- 2.Rg8+
- 2...Qxg8
- 3.Qxg8#
- 2...Qxg8
- 2.Qxb8+
- 2...Bxb8
- 3.Rg8#
- 2...Bxb8
- 2.Rg8+
- 1...Bc5
- 2.Rg8+
- 2...Qxg8
- 3.Qxg8#
- 2...Qxg8
- 2.Qxb8+
- 2...Bf8
- 3.Rg8#
- 3.Qxf8#
- 2...Bf8
- 2.Rg8+
- 1...Bb6
- 2.Rg8+
- 2...Qxg8
- 3.Qxg8#
- 2...Qxg8
- 2.Qxb8+
- 2...Bd8
- 3.Rg8#
- 3.Qxd8#
- 2...Bd8
- 2.Rg8+
- 1...a2
- 2.Rg8+
- 2...Qxg8
- 3.Qxg8#
- 2...Qxg8
- 2.Qxb8+
- 2...Bxb8
- 3.Rg8#
- 2...Bxb8
- 2.Rg8+
- 1...b4
- 2.Rg8+
- 2...Qxg8
- 3.Qxg8#
- 2...Qxg8
- 2.Qxb8+
- 2...Bxb8
- 3.Rg8#
- 2...Bxb8
- 2.Rg8+
- 1...Qxa8!
- threat
- 1.Qb7?
- threat
- 2.Qg7#
- 2.Qh7#
- 1...Qc7
- 2.Qxc7
- threat
- 3.Rxh3#
- 3.Rg8#
- 3.Qd8#
- 3.Qg7#
- 3.Qh7#
- 3.Qc8#
- threat
- 2.Qxc7
- 1...Qxg3+!
- threat
- 1.f4?
- threat
- 2.Rdg1
- threat
- 3.Rxh3#
- 2...Bxf2
- 3.Qxb8#
- threat
- 2.Rg8+
- 2...Qxg8
- 3.Qxg8#
- 2...Qxg8
- 2.Qb7
- threat
- 3.Rxh3#
- 3.Qg7#
- 3.Qh7#
- 2...Qxb7
- 3.Rg8#
- 2...Qc7
- 3.Rg8#
- 2...Qg8
- 3.Rxg8#
- threat
- 2.Qxb8+
- 2...Bxb8
- 3.Rg8#
- 2...Bxb8
- 2.Rdg1
- 1...Ra6
- 2.Rg8+
- 2...Qxg8
- 3.Qxg8#
- 2...Qxg8
- 2.Qb7
- threat
- 3.Rxh3#
- 3.Qg7#
- 3.Qh7#
- 2...Qxb7
- 3.Rg8#
- 2...Qc7
- 3.Rg8#
- 2...Qg8
- 3.Rxg8#
- threat
- 2.Qxb8+
- 2...Bxb8
- 3.Rg8#
- 2...Bxb8
- 2.Rg8+
- 1...Bc5
- 2.Rg8+
- 2...Qxg8
- 3.Qxg8#
- 2...Qxg8
- 2.Qxb8+
- 2...Bf8
- 3.Rg8#
- 3.Qxf8#
- 2...Bf8
- 2.Rg8+
- 1...Bb6
- 2.Rg8+
- 2...Qxg8
- 3.Qxg8#
- 2...Qxg8
- 2.Qxb8+
- 2...Bd8
- 3.Rg8#
- 3.Qxd8#
- 2...Bd8
- 2.Rg8+
- 1...a2
- 2.Rg8+
- 2...Qxg8
- 3.Qxg8#
- 2...Qxg8
- 2.Qb7
- threat
- 3.Rxh3#
- 3.Qg7#
- 3.Qh7#
- 2...Qxb7
- 3.Rg8#
- 2...Qc7
- 3.Rg8#
- 2...Qg8
- 3.Rxg8#
- threat
- 2.Qxb8+
- 2...Bxb8
- 3.Rg8#
- 2...Bxb8
- 2.Rg8+
- 1...b4
- 2.Rg8+
- 2...Qxg8
- 3.Qxg8#
- 2...Qxg8
- 2.Qb7
- threat
- 3.Rxh3#
- 3.Qg7#
- 3.Qh7#
- 2...Qxb7
- 3.Rg8#
- 2...Qc7
- 3.Rg8#
- 2...Qg8
- 3.Rxg8#
- threat
- 2.Qxb8+
- 2...Bxb8
- 3.Rg8#
- 2...Bxb8
- 2.Rg8+
- 1...Qxa8!
- threat
- 1.e5?
- threat
- 2.Rg8+
- 2...Qxg8
- 3.Qxg8#
- 2...Qxg8
- 2.Qb7
- threat
- 3.Rxh3#
- 3.Qg7#
- 3.Qh7#
- 2...Qxb7
- 3.Rg8#
- 2...Qc7
- 3.Rg8#
- 2...Qg8
- 3.Rxg8#
- threat
- 2.Qxb8+
- 2...Bxb8
- 3.Rg8#
- 2...Bxb8
- 2.Rg8+
- 1...Ra4
- 2.Rg8+
- 2...Qxg8
- 3.Qxg8#
- 2...Qxg8
- 2.Qb7
- threat
- 3.Qg7#
- 3.Qh7#
- 2...Qxb7
- 3.Rg8#
- 2...Qc7
- 3.Rg8#
- 2...Qg8
- 3.Rxg8#
- threat
- 2.Qxb8+
- 2...Bxb8
- 3.Rg8#
- 2...Bxb8
- 2.Rg8+
- 1...Bc5
- 2.Rg8+
- 2...Qxg8
- 3.Qxg8#
- 2...Qxg8
- 2.Qxb8+
- 2...Bf8
- 3.Rg8#
- 3.Qxf8#
- 2...Bf8
- 2.Rg8+
- 1...Bb6
- 2.Rg8+
- 2...Qxg8
- 3.Qxg8#
- 2...Qxg8
- 2.Qxb8+
- 2...Bd8
- 3.Rg8#
- 3.Qxd8#
- 2...Bd8
- 2.Rg8+
- 1...Qxa8!
- threat
- 1.d6?
- threat
- 2.Rg8+
- 2...Qxg8
- 3.Qxg8#
- 2...Qxg8
- 2.Qb7
- threat
- 3.Rxh3#
- 3.Qg7#
- 3.Qh7#
- 2...Qxb7
- 3.Rg8#
- 2...Qc7
- 3.Rg8#
- 2...Qg8
- 3.Rxg8#
- threat
- 2.Qxb8+
- 2...Bxb8
- 3.Rg8#
- 2...Bxb8
- 2.Rg8+
- 1...Bb6
- 2.Rg8+
- 2...Qxg8
- 3.Qxg8#
- 2...Qxg8
- 2.Qxb8+
- 2...Bd8
- 3.Rg8#
- 3.Qxd8#
- 2...Bd8
- 2.Rg8+
- 1...b4
- 2.Rg8+
- 2...Qxg8
- 3.Qxg8#
- 2...Qxg8
- 2.Qb7
- threat
- 3.Qg7#
- 3.Qh7#
- 2...Qxb7
- 3.Rg8#
- 2...Qc7
- 3.Rg8#
- 2...Qg8
- 3.Rxg8#
- threat
- 2.Qxb8+
- 2...Bxb8
- 3.Rg8#
- 2...Bxb8
- 2.Rg8+
- 1...Qxa8!
- threat
- 1.Kh1?
- Keys
- 1.Rg1!
- threat
- 2.Kh1
- threat
- 3.Rxh3#
- 2...Bxf2
- 3.Qxb8#
- 2...Be3
- 3.Qxb8#
- 2...h2
- 3.Rh3#
- threat
- 2.f4
- threat
- 3.Rxh3#
- 2...Bxf2
- 3.Qxb8#
- threat
- 2.Kh1
- 1...Ra4
- 2.f4
- threat
- 3.Rxh3#
- 2...Bxf2
- 3.Qxb8#
- threat
- 2.f4
- 1...Ra6
- 2.d6
- threat
- 3.Rxh3#
- 2...Bxf2
- 3.Qxb8#
- 2...Be3
- 3.Qxb8#
- threat
- 2.d6
- 1...Bc5
- 2.Qxb8+
- 2...Bf8
- 3.Rxh3#
- 3.Rg8#
- 3.Qxf8#
- 2...Bf8
- 2.Qxb8+
- 1...Bb6
- 2.Qxb8+
- 2...Bd8
- 3.Rxh3#
- 3.Rg8#
- 3.Qxd8#
- 2...Bd8
- 2.Qxb8+
- 1...a2
- 2.Kh1
- threat
- 3.Rxh3#
- 2...Bxf2
- 3.Qxb8#
- 2...Be3
- 3.Qxb8#
- 2...h2
- 3.Rh3#
- threat
- 2.Kh1
- 1...b4
- 2.e5
- threat
- 3.Rxh3#
- 2...Bxf2
- 3.Qxb8#
- 2...Be3
- 3.Qxb8#
- threat
- 2.e5
- threat
- 1.Rg1!
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