MESON Chess Problem Database
Problem Display
PID: 152752 (3b4/2p5/2N2pN1/2p5/8/4kB2/1PP3P1/4B1K1 w - - 0 1)
Holroyd, GC
The Observer, 1931
(First published on Fri Aug 28 1931)
#3
8 + 5
| 14986 | White-Hume Collection | 2014 |
SOLUTION
- COOKED
- Sets
- 1...c4
- 2.Sd4
- threat
- 3.Sf5#
- 2...Kxd4
- 3.Bf2#
- 2...f5
- 3.Sxf5#
- threat
- 2.Sd4
- 1...c4
- Tries
- 1.Sce7?
- threat
- 2.Sf5#
- 1...Kd4
- 2.Bc3+
- 2...Ke3
- 3.Sd5#
- 3.Sf5#
- 2...Kc4
- 3.Be2#
- 2...Ke3
- 2.Bc3+
- 1...Bxe7!
- threat
- 1.Sge7?
- threat
- 2.Sd5#
- 1...Kf4
- 2.Bd2+
- 2...Kg3
- 3.Sf5#
- 2...Kg3
- 2.Bd2+
- 1...Bxe7!
- threat
- 1.Sce7?
- Keys
- 1.Kh2!
- 1...Be7
- 2.Sgxe7
- threat
- 3.Sd5#
- 2...Kf4
- 3.Bd2#
- threat
- 2.Sgxe7
- 1...c4
- 2.Sd4
- threat
- 3.Sf5#
- 2...Kxd4
- 3.Bf2#
- 2...f5
- 3.Sxf5#
- threat
- 2.Sd4
- 1...f5
- 2.Sf4
- threat
- 3.Sd5#
- 2...Kxf4
- 3.Bd2#
- threat
- 2.Sf4
- 1...Be7
- 1.Sa5!
- threat
- 2.Sb3
- threat
- 3.Bd2#
- 3.Bf2#
- threat
- 2.Bc3
- threat
- 3.Sc4#
- 2...c4
- 3.Sxc4#
- threat
- 2.Sb3
- 1...c4
- 2.Bc3
- threat
- 3.Sxc4#
- threat
- 2.Bc3
- 1...c6
- 2.Sb3
- threat
- 3.Bd2#
- 3.Bf2#
- threat
- 2.Sb3
- threat
- 1.Bc3!
- threat
- 2.Sa5
- threat
- 3.Sc4#
- 2...c4
- 3.Sxc4#
- threat
- 2.Sa5
- 1...c4
- 2.Sd4
- threat
- 3.Sf5#
- 2...f5
- 3.Sxf5#
- threat
- 2.Sa5
- threat
- 3.Sxc4#
- threat
- 2.Sd4
- threat
- 1.Kh2!
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