MESON Chess Problem Database
Problem Display
PID: 148546 (7n/2B2p2/BPk3bR/2N5/P1pp1N2/np1R2K1/r4PP1/2Q5 w - - 0 1)
Chicco, Adriano
L'Italia Scacchistica, 1930
#3
12 + 9
SOLUTION
- SOUND
- Sets
- 1...Rc2
- 2.Bb7+
- 2...Kxc5
- 3.Qxa3#
- 2...Kxc5
- 2.Qxa3
- threat
- 3.Bb5#
- 3.Bb7#
- threat
- 2.Bb7+
- 1...Rd2
- 2.Bb7+
- 2...Kxc5
- 3.Qxa3#
- 2...Kxc5
- 2.Bb7+
- 1...Re2
- 2.Bb7+
- 2...Kxc5
- 3.Qxa3#
- 2...Kxc5
- 2.Bb7+
- 1...Rxf2
- 2.Bb7+
- 2...Kxc5
- 3.Qxa3#
- 2...Kxc5
- 2.Bb7+
- 1...Sb1
- 2.Bb5+
- 2...Kxc5
- 3.Qxc4#
- 2...Kxc5
- 2.Qxc4
- threat
- 3.Bb5#
- 3.Bb7#
- 3.Qb5#
- 3.Qd5#
- threat
- 2.Bb5+
- 1...Sb5
- 2.Bxb5+
- 2...Kxc5
- 3.Qxc4#
- 2...Kxc5
- 2.Bxb5+
- 1...cxd3
- 2.Bb7#
- 1...f6
- 2.Sfe6
- threat
- 3.Bb7#
- 2...Kd5
- 3.Bb7#
- threat
- 2.Sfe6
- 1...Rc2
- Tries
- 1.Sfe6?
- threat
- 2.Bb7#
- 1...Kd5
- 2.Bb7#
- 1...fxe6!
- threat
- 1.Rxd4?
- threat
- 2.Sfd3
- threat
- 3.Bb7#
- 3.Rd6#
- threat
- 2.Scd3
- threat
- 3.Rd6#
- 2...Sb5
- 3.Qxc4#
- 3.axb5#
- threat
- 2.Rd5
- threat
- 3.Bb7#
- threat
- 2.Sfd3
- 1...Kxc5
- 2.Rxc4+
- 2...Sxc4
- 3.Qxc4#
- 2...Sxc4
- 2.Qxc4+
- 2...Sxc4
- 3.Rxc4#
- 2...Sxc4
- 2.Rxc4+
- 1...Rxf2
- 2.Rd6+
- 2...Kxc5
- 3.Qxa3#
- 2...Kxc5
- 2.Rd6+
- 1...Rc2
- 2.Rd6+
- 2...Kxc5
- 3.Qxa3#
- 2...Kxc5
- 2.Rd6+
- 1...Re2
- 2.Rd6+
- 2...Kxc5
- 3.Qxa3#
- 2...Kxc5
- 2.Rd6+
- 1...Sb1
- 2.Sfd3
- threat
- 3.Bb5#
- 3.Bb7#
- 3.Rd6#
- threat
- 2.Sxb3
- threat
- 3.Rd6#
- 3.Qxc4#
- threat
- 2.Scd3
- threat
- 3.Rd6#
- 3.Qxc4#
- threat
- 2.Se4
- threat
- 3.Rd6#
- 3.Qxc4#
- threat
- 2.Sce6
- threat
- 3.Rd6#
- 3.Qxc4#
- threat
- 2.Sb7
- threat
- 3.Rd6#
- 3.Qxc4#
- threat
- 2.Sd7
- threat
- 3.Rd6#
- 3.Qxc4#
- threat
- 2.Bb5+
- 2...Kxc5
- 3.Rxc4#
- 3.Qxc4#
- 2...Kxc5
- 2.Bb7+
- 2...Kxc5
- 3.Rxc4#
- 3.Qxc4#
- 2...Kxc5
- 2.Rd6+
- 2...Kxc5
- 3.Qxc4#
- 2...Kxc5
- 2.Qxc4
- threat
- 3.Sxb3#
- 3.Scd3#
- 3.Se4#
- 3.Sce6#
- 3.Sb7#
- 3.Sd7#
- 3.Bb5#
- 3.Bb7#
- 3.Rd6#
- 3.Qb5#
- 3.Qd5#
- threat
- 2.Sfd3
- 1...Sc2
- 2.Bb5+
- 2...Kxc5
- 3.Rxc4#
- 2...Kxc5
- 2.Bb5+
- 1...Sb5
- 2.Bxb5+
- 2...Kxc5
- 3.Rxc4#
- 3.Qxc4#
- 2...Kxc5
- 2.Bb7+
- 2...Kxc5
- 3.Rxc4#
- 3.Qxc4#
- 2...Kxc5
- 2.Qxc4
- threat
- 3.Sxb3#
- 3.Scd3#
- 3.Se4#
- 3.Sce6#
- 3.Sb7#
- 3.Sd7#
- 3.Bxb5#
- 3.Bb7#
- 3.Qxb5#
- 3.Qd5#
- 3.axb5#
- threat
- 2.axb5+
- 2...Kxc5
- 3.Rxc4#
- 3.Qxc4#
- 2...Kxc5
- 2.Bxb5+
- 1...c3
- 2.Sfd3
- threat
- 3.Bb7#
- 3.Rd6#
- threat
- 2.Rd5
- threat
- 3.Bb7#
- threat
- 2.Sfd3
- 1...f5
- 2.Rd5
- threat
- 3.Bb7#
- threat
- 2.Rd6+
- 2...Kxc5
- 3.Sd3#
- 2...Kxc5
- 2.Rd5
- 1...f6
- 2.Sfe6
- threat
- 3.Bb7#
- 3.Rd6#
- threat
- 2.Rd5
- threat
- 3.Bb7#
- threat
- 2.Sfe6
- 1...Rd2!
- threat
- 1.Qe3?
- threat
- 2.Bb7+
- 2...Kxc5
- 3.Qe7#
- 2...Kxc5
- 2.Qxd4
- threat
- 3.Bb7#
- 3.Qd5#
- 3.Qd6#
- threat
- 2.Qe5
- threat
- 3.Bb7#
- 3.Qd6#
- 3.Qd5#
- threat
- 2.Qe7
- threat
- 3.Bb7#
- 3.Qd6#
- threat
- 2.Bb7+
- 1...Kxc5
- 2.Qe7+
- 2...Kc6
- 3.Qd6#
- 2...Kc6
- 2.Qe7+
- 1...Rxf2
- 2.Bb7+
- 2...Kxc5
- 3.Qe7#
- 2...Kxc5
- 2.Bb7+
- 1...cxd3
- 2.Qxd4
- threat
- 3.Bb7#
- 3.Qd5#
- 3.Qd6#
- threat
- 2.Qe4+
- 2...Kxc5
- 3.Sxd3#
- 2...Kxc5
- 2.Qe5
- threat
- 3.Bb7#
- 3.Qd6#
- 3.Qd5#
- threat
- 2.Qe7
- threat
- 3.Bb7#
- 3.Qd6#
- threat
- 2.Qxd4
- 1...dxe3
- 2.Rd5
- threat
- 3.Bb7#
- threat
- 2.Rd5
- 1...Rd2
- 2.Bb7+
- 2...Kxc5
- 3.Qe7#
- 2...Kxc5
- 2.Bb7+
- 1...Sb1
- 2.Bb5+
- 2...Kxc5
- 3.Qe7#
- 2...Kxc5
- 2.Bb7+
- 2...Kxc5
- 3.Qe7#
- 2...Kxc5
- 2.Qxd4
- threat
- 3.Bb5#
- 3.Bb7#
- 3.Qd5#
- 3.Qd6#
- threat
- 2.Qe5
- threat
- 3.Bb5#
- 3.Bb7#
- 3.Qd6#
- 3.Qd5#
- threat
- 2.Qe7
- threat
- 3.Bb5#
- 3.Bb7#
- 3.Qd6#
- threat
- 2.Qe8+
- 2...Kxc5
- 3.Qb5#
- 2...Kxc5
- 2.Bb5+
- 1...Sc2
- 2.Bb5+
- 2...Kxc5
- 3.Qe7#
- 2...Kxc5
- 2.Bb7+
- 2...Kxc5
- 3.Qe7#
- 2...Kxc5
- 2.Qe5
- threat
- 3.Bb5#
- 3.Bb7#
- 3.Qd6#
- 3.Qd5#
- threat
- 2.Qe7
- threat
- 3.Bb5#
- 3.Bb7#
- 3.Qd6#
- threat
- 2.Qe8+
- 2...Kxc5
- 3.Qb5#
- 2...Kxc5
- 2.Bb5+
- 1...Sb5
- 2.Bxb5+
- 2...Kxc5
- 3.Qe7#
- 2...Kxc5
- 2.Qe5
- threat
- 3.Bxb5#
- 3.Bb7#
- 3.Qd5#
- 3.axb5#
- 2...Sxc7
- 3.Qxc7#
- threat
- 2.Qe7
- threat
- 3.Bxb5#
- 3.Bb7#
- 3.axb5#
- 2...Sxc7
- 3.Qxc7#
- 2...Sd6
- 3.Qxd6#
- threat
- 2.Qe8+
- 2...Kxc5
- 3.Qxb5#
- 2...Kxc5
- 2.axb5+
- 2...Kxc5
- 3.Qe7#
- 2...Kxc5
- 2.Bxb5+
- 1...c3
- 2.Bb7+
- 2...Kxc5
- 3.Qxd4#
- 2...Kxc5
- 2.Qxd4
- threat
- 3.Bb7#
- 3.Qd5#
- 3.Qd6#
- threat
- 2.Qe5
- threat
- 3.Bb7#
- 3.Qd6#
- 3.Qd5#
- threat
- 2.Qe7
- threat
- 3.Bb7#
- 3.Qd6#
- threat
- 2.Bb7+
- 1...f6
- 2.Sfe6
- threat
- 3.Bb7#
- 2...Kd5
- 3.Bb7#
- threat
- 2.Bb7+
- 2...Kxc5
- 3.Qe7#
- 2...Kxc5
- 2.Qxd4
- threat
- 3.Bb7#
- 3.Qd5#
- 3.Qd6#
- threat
- 2.Qe6+
- 2...Kxc5
- 3.Qd6#
- 2...Kxc5
- 2.Qe7
- threat
- 3.Bb7#
- 3.Qd6#
- threat
- 2.Sfe6
- 1...Re2!
- threat
- 1.Qe1?
- threat
- 2.Bb7+
- 2...Kxc5
- 3.Qe7#
- 2...Kxc5
- 2.Qb4
- threat
- 3.Bb7#
- threat
- 2.Qa5
- threat
- 3.Bb7#
- 2...Sb5
- 3.Qxb5#
- threat
- 2.Qe5
- threat
- 3.Bb7#
- 3.Qd6#
- 3.Qd5#
- threat
- 2.Qe7
- threat
- 3.Bb7#
- 3.Qd6#
- threat
- 2.Bb7+
- 1...Kxc5
- 2.Qa5+
- 2...Kc6
- 3.Qd5#
- 2...Sb5
- 3.Qxb5#
- 2...Kc6
- 2.Qe7+
- 2...Kc6
- 3.Qd6#
- 2...Kc6
- 2.Qa5+
- 1...Rxf2
- 2.Bb7+
- 2...Kxc5
- 3.Qe7#
- 2...Kxc5
- 2.Bb7+
- 1...cxd3
- 2.Qb4
- threat
- 3.Bb7#
- threat
- 2.Qa5
- threat
- 3.Bb7#
- 2...Sb5
- 3.Qxb5#
- threat
- 2.Qe4+
- 2...Kxc5
- 3.Sxd3#
- 2...Kxc5
- 2.Qe5
- threat
- 3.Bb7#
- 3.Qd6#
- 3.Qd5#
- threat
- 2.Qe7
- threat
- 3.Bb7#
- 3.Qd6#
- threat
- 2.Qb4
- 1...Rd2
- 2.Bb7+
- 2...Kxc5
- 3.Qe7#
- 2...Kxc5
- 2.Bb7+
- 1...Sb1
- 2.Bb5+
- 2...Kxc5
- 3.Qe7#
- 2...Kxc5
- 2.Bb7+
- 2...Kxc5
- 3.Qa5#
- 3.Qe7#
- 2...Kxc5
- 2.Qb4
- threat
- 3.Bb5#
- 3.Bb7#
- 3.Qb5#
- threat
- 2.Qa5
- threat
- 3.Bb7#
- 3.Qb5#
- threat
- 2.Qe5
- threat
- 3.Bb5#
- 3.Bb7#
- 3.Qd6#
- 3.Qd5#
- threat
- 2.Qe7
- threat
- 3.Bb5#
- 3.Bb7#
- 3.Qd6#
- threat
- 2.Qe8+
- 2...Kxc5
- 3.Qb5#
- 2...Kxc5
- 2.Bb5+
- 1...Sc2
- 2.Bb5+
- 2...Kxc5
- 3.Qe7#
- 2...Kxc5
- 2.Bb7+
- 2...Kxc5
- 3.Qa5#
- 3.Qe7#
- 2...Kxc5
- 2.Qa5
- threat
- 3.Bb7#
- 3.Qb5#
- threat
- 2.Qe5
- threat
- 3.Bb5#
- 3.Bb7#
- 3.Qd6#
- 3.Qd5#
- threat
- 2.Qe7
- threat
- 3.Bb5#
- 3.Bb7#
- 3.Qd6#
- threat
- 2.Qe8+
- 2...Kxc5
- 3.Qb5#
- 2...Kxc5
- 2.Bb5+
- 1...Sb5
- 2.Bxb5+
- 2...Kxc5
- 3.Qe7#
- 2...Kxc5
- 2.Qe5
- threat
- 3.Bxb5#
- 3.Bb7#
- 3.Qd5#
- 3.axb5#
- 2...Sxc7
- 3.Qxc7#
- threat
- 2.Qe7
- threat
- 3.Bxb5#
- 3.Bb7#
- 3.axb5#
- 2...Sxc7
- 3.Qxc7#
- 2...Sd6
- 3.Qxd6#
- threat
- 2.Qe8+
- 2...Kxc5
- 3.Qxb5#
- 2...Kxc5
- 2.axb5+
- 2...Kxc5
- 3.Qe7#
- 2...Kxc5
- 2.Bxb5+
- 1...c3
- 2.Qe5
- threat
- 3.Bb7#
- 3.Qd6#
- 3.Qd5#
- threat
- 2.Qe7
- threat
- 3.Bb7#
- 3.Qd6#
- threat
- 2.Qe5
- 1...f5
- 2.Bb7+
- 2...Kxc5
- 3.Se6#
- 3.Qe7#
- 2...Kxc5
- 2.Qb4
- threat
- 3.Bb7#
- threat
- 2.Qa5
- threat
- 3.Bb7#
- 2...Sb5
- 3.Qxb5#
- threat
- 2.Qe5
- threat
- 3.Bb7#
- 3.Qd6#
- 3.Qd5#
- threat
- 2.Qe6+
- 2...Kxc5
- 3.Qd6#
- 2...Kxc5
- 2.Qe7
- threat
- 3.Bb7#
- 3.Qd6#
- threat
- 2.Bb7+
- 1...f6
- 2.Sfe6
- threat
- 3.Bb7#
- 2...Kd5
- 3.Bb7#
- threat
- 2.Bb7+
- 2...Kxc5
- 3.Se6#
- 3.Qe7#
- 2...Kxc5
- 2.Qb4
- threat
- 3.Bb7#
- threat
- 2.Qa5
- threat
- 3.Bb7#
- 2...Sb5
- 3.Qxb5#
- threat
- 2.Qe6+
- 2...Kxc5
- 3.Qd6#
- 2...Kxc5
- 2.Qe7
- threat
- 3.Bb7#
- 3.Qd6#
- threat
- 2.Sfe6
- 1...Re2!
- threat
- 1.Sfe6?
- Keys
- 1.Rc3!
- threat
- 2.Sfd3
- threat
- 3.Bb7#
- 2...Kd5
- 3.Bb7#
- threat
- 2.Sfd3
- 1...Kxc5
- 2.Rxc4+
- 2...Sxc4
- 3.Qxc4#
- 2...Sxc4
- 2.Qxa3+
- 2...Kc6
- 3.Qd6#
- 2...Rxa3
- 3.Rxc4#
- 2...Kc6
- 2.Rxc4+
- 1...Rxf2
- 2.Bb7+
- 2...Kxc5
- 3.Qxa3#
- 2...Kxc5
- 2.Bb7+
- 1...dxc3
- 2.Qe3
- threat
- 3.Bb7#
- threat
- 2.Qe3
- 1...Rd2
- 2.Bb7+
- 2...Kxc5
- 3.Qxa3#
- 2...Kxc5
- 2.Bb7+
- 1...Re2
- 2.Bb7+
- 2...Kxc5
- 3.Qxa3#
- 2...Kxc5
- 2.Bb7+
- 1...Sb1
- 2.Bb5+
- 2...Kxc5
- 3.Rxc4#
- 2...Kxc5
- 2.Bb7+
- 2...Kxc5
- 3.Rxc4#
- 2...Kxc5
- 2.Bb5+
- 1...Sc2
- 2.Bb5+
- 2...Kxc5
- 3.Rxc4#
- 2...Kxc5
- 2.Bb5+
- 1...Sb5
- 2.Bxb5+
- 2...Kxc5
- 3.Rxc4#
- 2...Kxc5
- 2.Bb7+
- 2...Kxc5
- 3.Rxc4#
- 2...Kxc5
- 2.axb5+
- 2...Kxc5
- 3.Rxc4#
- 2...Kxc5
- 2.Bxb5+
- 1...d3
- 2.Qe3
- threat
- 3.Bb7#
- threat
- 2.Qe3
- 1...f5
- 2.Bb7+
- 2...Kxc5
- 3.Sd3#
- 2...Kxc5
- 2.Bb7+
- 1...f6
- 2.Sfe6
- threat
- 3.Bb7#
- 2...Kd5
- 3.Bb7#
- threat
- 2.Sfe6
- threat
- 1.Rc3!
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