MESON Chess Problem Database
Problem Display
PID: 211490 (8/pk2K3/8/2B1N3/2R4p/5p2/8/6nr w - - 0 1)
JB of Bridport (Brown, John)
Chess Strategy, 1865
#4
4 + 6
| 6490 | yacpdb | 2020 |
SOLUTION
- SOUND
- Keys
- 1.Sf7!
- threat
- 2.Sd6+
- 2...Kc6
- 3.Bxg1+
- 3...Kd5
- 4.Rc5#
- 3...Kd5
- 3.Bf2+
- 3...Kd5
- 4.Rc5#
- 3...Kd5
- 3.Be3+
- 3...Kd5
- 4.Rc5#
- 3...Kd5
- 3.Bxg1+
- 2...Ka8
- 3.Bxg1
- threat
- 4.Rc8#
- 3...Kb8
- 4.Rc8#
- threat
- 3.Bf2
- threat
- 4.Rc8#
- 3...Kb8
- 4.Rc8#
- threat
- 3.Be3
- threat
- 4.Rc8#
- 3...Kb8
- 4.Rc8#
- threat
- 3.Bd4
- threat
- 4.Rc8#
- 3...Kb8
- 4.Rc8#
- threat
- 3.Bxg1
- 2...Kb8
- 3.Bxg1
- threat
- 4.Rc8#
- 3...Ka8
- 4.Rc8#
- threat
- 3.Bf2
- threat
- 4.Rc8#
- 3...Ka8
- 4.Rc8#
- threat
- 3.Be3
- threat
- 4.Rc8#
- 3...Ka8
- 4.Rc8#
- threat
- 3.Bd4
- threat
- 4.Rc8#
- 3...Ka8
- 4.Rc8#
- threat
- 3.Bxg1
- 2...Kc6
- 2.Sd6+
- 1...Ka6
- 2.Sd6
- threat
- 3.Ra4#
- 2...Ka5
- 3.Rc3
- threat
- 4.Ra3#
- 3...Ka4
- 4.Ra3#
- 3...Ka6
- 4.Ra3#
- threat
- 3.Rc3
- threat
- 2.Sd6
- 1...Kc6
- 2.Sd6
- threat
- 3.Bxg1+
- 3...Kd5
- 4.Rc5#
- 3...Kd5
- 3.Bf2+
- 3...Kd5
- 4.Rc5#
- 3...Kd5
- 3.Be3+
- 3...Kd5
- 4.Rc5#
- 3...Kd5
- 3.Bxg1+
- 2...Kd5
- 3.Be3
- threat
- 4.Rc5#
- 3...Ke5
- 4.Rc5#
- threat
- 3.Be3
- threat
- 2.Sd6
- 1...Kc7
- 2.Bxg1+
- 2...Kb7
- 3.Sd6+
- 3...Ka6
- 4.Ra4#
- 3...Ka8
- 4.Rc8#
- 3...Kb8
- 4.Rc8#
- 3...Ka6
- 3.Sd6+
- 2...Kb8
- 3.Sd6
- threat
- 4.Rc8#
- 3...Ka8
- 4.Rc8#
- threat
- 3.Sd6
- 2...Kb7
- 2.Bf2+
- 2...Kb7
- 3.Sd6+
- 3...Ka6
- 4.Ra4#
- 3...Ka8
- 4.Rc8#
- 3...Kb8
- 4.Rc8#
- 3...Ka6
- 3.Sd6+
- 2...Kb8
- 3.Sd6
- threat
- 4.Rc8#
- 3...Ka8
- 4.Rc8#
- threat
- 3.Sd6
- 2...Kb7
- 2.Be3+
- 2...Kb7
- 3.Sd6+
- 3...Ka6
- 4.Ra4#
- 3...Ka8
- 4.Rc8#
- 3...Kb8
- 4.Rc8#
- 3...Ka6
- 3.Sd6+
- 2...Kb8
- 3.Sd6
- threat
- 4.Rc8#
- 3...Ka8
- 4.Rc8#
- threat
- 3.Sd6
- 2...Kb7
- 2.Bd4+
- 2...Kb7
- 3.Sd6+
- 3...Ka6
- 4.Ra4#
- 3...Ka8
- 4.Rc8#
- 3...Kb8
- 4.Rc8#
- 3...Ka6
- 3.Sd6+
- 2...Kb8
- 3.Sd6
- threat
- 4.Rc8#
- 3...Ka8
- 4.Rc8#
- threat
- 3.Sd6
- 2...Kb7
- 2.Sd6
- threat
- 3.Bxa7#
- 2...Kc6
- 3.Bxg1+
- 3...Kd5
- 4.Rc5#
- 3...Kd5
- 3.Bf2+
- 3...Kd5
- 4.Rc5#
- 3...Kd5
- 3.Be3+
- 3...Kd5
- 4.Rc5#
- 3...Kd5
- 3.Bxg1+
- 2...Kb8
- 3.Bxg1
- threat
- 4.Rc8#
- 3...Ka8
- 4.Rc8#
- threat
- 3.Bf2
- threat
- 4.Rc8#
- 3...Ka8
- 4.Rc8#
- threat
- 3.Be3
- threat
- 4.Rc8#
- 3...Ka8
- 4.Rc8#
- threat
- 3.Bd4
- threat
- 4.Rc8#
- 3...Ka8
- 4.Rc8#
- threat
- 3.Bxg1
- threat
- 2.Sd8
- threat
- 3.Bxa7#
- 2...Kb8
- 3.Bd6+
- 3...Ka8
- 4.Rc8#
- 3...Ka8
- 3.Bd6+
- threat
- 2.Bxg1+
- 1...Ka8
- 2.Sd6
- threat
- 3.Bxg1
- threat
- 4.Rc8#
- 3...Kb8
- 4.Rc8#
- threat
- 3.Bf2
- threat
- 4.Rc8#
- 3...Kb8
- 4.Rc8#
- threat
- 3.Be3
- threat
- 4.Rc8#
- 3...Kb8
- 4.Rc8#
- threat
- 3.Bd4
- threat
- 4.Rc8#
- 3...Kb8
- 4.Rc8#
- threat
- 3.Bxg1
- 2...Kb8
- 3.Bxg1
- threat
- 4.Rc8#
- 3...Ka8
- 4.Rc8#
- threat
- 3.Bf2
- threat
- 4.Rc8#
- 3...Ka8
- 4.Rc8#
- threat
- 3.Be3
- threat
- 4.Rc8#
- 3...Ka8
- 4.Rc8#
- threat
- 3.Bd4
- threat
- 4.Rc8#
- 3...Ka8
- 4.Rc8#
- threat
- 3.Bxg1
- 2...Se2
- 3.Bg1
- threat
- 4.Rc8#
- 3...Kb8
- 4.Rc8#
- threat
- 3.Bg1
- 2...Sh3
- 3.Bg1
- threat
- 4.Rc8#
- 3...Kb8
- 4.Rc8#
- threat
- 3.Bg1
- threat
- 2.Sd6
- 1...Kb8
- 2.Sd6
- threat
- 3.Bxg1
- threat
- 4.Rc8#
- 3...Ka8
- 4.Rc8#
- threat
- 3.Bf2
- threat
- 4.Rc8#
- 3...Ka8
- 4.Rc8#
- threat
- 3.Be3
- threat
- 4.Rc8#
- 3...Ka8
- 4.Rc8#
- threat
- 3.Bd4
- threat
- 4.Rc8#
- 3...Ka8
- 4.Rc8#
- threat
- 3.Bxg1
- 2...Ka8
- 3.Bxg1
- threat
- 4.Rc8#
- 3...Kb8
- 4.Rc8#
- threat
- 3.Bf2
- threat
- 4.Rc8#
- 3...Kb8
- 4.Rc8#
- threat
- 3.Be3
- threat
- 4.Rc8#
- 3...Kb8
- 4.Rc8#
- threat
- 3.Bd4
- threat
- 4.Rc8#
- 3...Kb8
- 4.Rc8#
- threat
- 3.Bxg1
- 2...Se2
- 3.Bg1
- threat
- 4.Rc8#
- 3...Ka8
- 4.Rc8#
- threat
- 3.Bg1
- 2...Sh3
- 3.Bg1
- threat
- 4.Rc8#
- 3...Ka8
- 4.Rc8#
- threat
- 3.Bg1
- threat
- 2.Sd6
- 1...Kc8
- 2.Sd6+
- 2...Kb8
- 3.Bxg1
- threat
- 4.Rc8#
- 3...Ka8
- 4.Rc8#
- threat
- 3.Bf2
- threat
- 4.Rc8#
- 3...Ka8
- 4.Rc8#
- threat
- 3.Be3
- threat
- 4.Rc8#
- 3...Ka8
- 4.Rc8#
- threat
- 3.Bd4
- threat
- 4.Rc8#
- 3...Ka8
- 4.Rc8#
- threat
- 3.Bxg1
- 2...Kb8
- 2.Bxg1+
- 2...Kb7
- 3.Sd6+
- 3...Ka6
- 4.Ra4#
- 3...Ka8
- 4.Rc8#
- 3...Kb8
- 4.Rc8#
- 3...Ka6
- 3.Sd6+
- 2...Kb8
- 3.Sd6
- threat
- 4.Rc8#
- 3...Ka8
- 4.Rc8#
- threat
- 3.Sd6
- 2...Kb7
- 2.Bf2+
- 2...Kb7
- 3.Sd6+
- 3...Ka6
- 4.Ra4#
- 3...Ka8
- 4.Rc8#
- 3...Kb8
- 4.Rc8#
- 3...Ka6
- 3.Sd6+
- 2...Kb8
- 3.Sd6
- threat
- 4.Rc8#
- 3...Ka8
- 4.Rc8#
- threat
- 3.Sd6
- 2...Kb7
- 2.Be3+
- 2...Kb7
- 3.Sd6+
- 3...Ka6
- 4.Ra4#
- 3...Ka8
- 4.Rc8#
- 3...Kb8
- 4.Rc8#
- 3...Ka6
- 3.Sd6+
- 2...Kb8
- 3.Sd6
- threat
- 4.Rc8#
- 3...Ka8
- 4.Rc8#
- threat
- 3.Sd6
- 2...Kb7
- 2.Bd4+
- 2...Kb7
- 3.Sd6+
- 3...Ka6
- 4.Ra4#
- 3...Ka8
- 4.Rc8#
- 3...Kb8
- 4.Rc8#
- 3...Ka6
- 3.Sd6+
- 2...Kb8
- 3.Sd6
- threat
- 4.Rc8#
- 3...Ka8
- 4.Rc8#
- threat
- 3.Sd6
- 2...Kb7
- 2.Sd8
- threat
- 3.Bd6#
- 3.Bxa7#
- 2...Kb8
- 3.Bd6+
- 3...Ka8
- 4.Rc8#
- 3...Ka8
- 3.Bd6+
- threat
- 2.Sd6+
- 1...Rh2
- 2.Sd6+
- 2...Kc6
- 3.Bxg1+
- 3...Kd5
- 4.Rc5#
- 3...Kd5
- 3.Bf2+
- 3...Kd5
- 4.Rc5#
- 3...Kd5
- 3.Be3+
- 3...Kd5
- 4.Rc5#
- 3...Kd5
- 3.Bxg1+
- 2...Ka8
- 3.Bf2
- threat
- 4.Rc8#
- 3...Kb8
- 4.Rc8#
- threat
- 3.Bf2
- 2...Kb8
- 3.Bf2
- threat
- 4.Rc8#
- 3...Ka8
- 4.Rc8#
- threat
- 3.Bf2
- 2...Kc6
- 2.Sd6+
- 1...Se2
- 2.Sd6+
- 2...Kc6
- 3.Bg1+
- 3...Kd5
- 4.Rc5#
- 3...Kd5
- 3.Bf2+
- 3...Kd5
- 4.Rc5#
- 3...Kd5
- 3.Be3+
- 3...Kd5
- 4.Rc5#
- 3...Kd5
- 3.Bg1+
- 2...Ka8
- 3.Bg1
- threat
- 4.Rc8#
- 3...Kb8
- 4.Rc8#
- threat
- 3.Bg1
- 2...Kb8
- 3.Bg1
- threat
- 4.Rc8#
- 3...Ka8
- 4.Rc8#
- threat
- 3.Bg1
- 2...Kc6
- 2.Sd6+
- 1...Sh3
- 2.Sd6+
- 2...Kc6
- 3.Bg1+
- 3...Kd5
- 4.Rc5#
- 3...Kd5
- 3.Bf2+
- 3...Kd5
- 4.Rc5#
- 3...Kd5
- 3.Be3+
- 3...Kd5
- 4.Rc5#
- 3...Kd5
- 3.Bg1+
- 2...Ka8
- 3.Bg1
- threat
- 4.Rc8#
- 3...Kb8
- 4.Rc8#
- threat
- 3.Bg1
- 2...Kb8
- 3.Bg1
- threat
- 4.Rc8#
- 3...Ka8
- 4.Rc8#
- threat
- 3.Bg1
- 2...Kc6
- 2.Sd6+
- 1...f2
- 2.Sd6+
- 2...Kc6
- 3.Bxf2+
- 3...Kd5
- 4.Rc5#
- 3...Kd5
- 3.Be3+
- 3...Kd5
- 4.Rc5#
- 3...Kd5
- 3.Bxf2+
- 2...Ka8
- 3.Bxf2
- threat
- 4.Rc8#
- 3...Kb8
- 4.Rc8#
- threat
- 3.Be3
- threat
- 4.Rc8#
- 3...Kb8
- 4.Rc8#
- threat
- 3.Bd4
- threat
- 4.Rc8#
- 3...Kb8
- 4.Rc8#
- threat
- 3.Bxf2
- 2...Kb8
- 3.Bxf2
- threat
- 4.Rc8#
- 3...Ka8
- 4.Rc8#
- threat
- 3.Be3
- threat
- 4.Rc8#
- 3...Ka8
- 4.Rc8#
- threat
- 3.Bd4
- threat
- 4.Rc8#
- 3...Ka8
- 4.Rc8#
- threat
- 3.Bxf2
- 2...Kc6
- 2.Sd6+
- 1...a5
- 2.Sd6+
- 2...Ka6
- 3.Bf2
- threat
- 4.Rc6#
- 3...a4
- 4.Rxa4#
- threat
- 3.Be3
- threat
- 4.Rc6#
- 3...a4
- 4.Rxa4#
- threat
- 3.Bd4
- threat
- 4.Rc6#
- 3...a4
- 4.Rxa4#
- threat
- 3.Bf2
- 2...Kc6
- 3.Bxg1+
- 3...Kd5
- 4.Rc5#
- 3...Kd5
- 3.Bf2+
- 3...Kd5
- 4.Rc5#
- 3...Kd5
- 3.Be3+
- 3...Kd5
- 4.Rc5#
- 3...Kd5
- 3.Bxg1+
- 2...Ka8
- 3.Bf2
- threat
- 4.Rc8#
- 3...Kb8
- 4.Rc8#
- threat
- 3.Be3
- threat
- 4.Rc8#
- 3...Kb8
- 4.Rc8#
- threat
- 3.Bd4
- threat
- 4.Rc8#
- 3...Kb8
- 4.Rc8#
- threat
- 3.Bb6
- threat
- 4.Rc8#
- 3...Kb8
- 4.Rc8#
- threat
- 3.Bf2
- 2...Kb8
- 3.Bf2
- threat
- 4.Rc8#
- 3...Ka8
- 4.Rc8#
- threat
- 3.Be3
- threat
- 4.Rc8#
- 3...Ka8
- 4.Rc8#
- threat
- 3.Bd4
- threat
- 4.Rc8#
- 3...Ka8
- 4.Rc8#
- threat
- 3.Bb6
- threat
- 4.Rc8#
- 3...Ka8
- 4.Rc8#
- threat
- 3.Bf2
- 2...Ka6
- 2.Bf2
- threat
- 3.Sd6+
- 3...Ka6
- 4.Rc6#
- 3...Ka8
- 4.Rc8#
- 3...Kb8
- 4.Rc8#
- 3...Ka6
- 3.Sd6+
- 2...Ka6
- 3.Sd6
- threat
- 4.Rc6#
- 3...a4
- 4.Rxa4#
- threat
- 3.Sd6
- 2...Ka8
- 3.Sd6
- threat
- 4.Rc8#
- 3...Kb8
- 4.Rc8#
- threat
- 3.Sd6
- 2...Kb8
- 3.Sd6
- threat
- 4.Rc8#
- 3...Ka8
- 4.Rc8#
- threat
- 3.Sd6
- 2...a4
- 3.Sd6+
- 3...Ka6
- 4.Rxa4#
- 3...Ka8
- 4.Rc8#
- 3...Kb8
- 4.Rc8#
- 3...Ka6
- 3.Sd6+
- threat
- 2.Be3
- threat
- 3.Sd6+
- 3...Ka6
- 4.Rc6#
- 3...Ka8
- 4.Rc8#
- 3...Kb8
- 4.Rc8#
- 3...Ka6
- 3.Sd6+
- 2...Ka6
- 3.Sd6
- threat
- 4.Rc6#
- 3...a4
- 4.Rxa4#
- threat
- 3.Sd6
- 2...Ka8
- 3.Sd6
- threat
- 4.Rc8#
- 3...Kb8
- 4.Rc8#
- threat
- 3.Sd6
- 2...Kb8
- 3.Sd6
- threat
- 4.Rc8#
- 3...Ka8
- 4.Rc8#
- threat
- 3.Sd6
- 2...a4
- 3.Sd6+
- 3...Ka6
- 4.Rxa4#
- 3...Ka8
- 4.Rc8#
- 3...Kb8
- 4.Rc8#
- 3...Ka6
- 3.Sd6+
- threat
- 2.Bd4
- threat
- 3.Sd6+
- 3...Ka6
- 4.Rc6#
- 3...Ka8
- 4.Rc8#
- 3...Kb8
- 4.Rc8#
- 3...Ka6
- 3.Sd6+
- 2...Ka6
- 3.Sd6
- threat
- 4.Rc6#
- 3...a4
- 4.Rxa4#
- threat
- 3.Sd6
- 2...Ka8
- 3.Sd6
- threat
- 4.Rc8#
- 3...Kb8
- 4.Rc8#
- threat
- 3.Sd6
- 2...Kb8
- 3.Sd6
- threat
- 4.Rc8#
- 3...Ka8
- 4.Rc8#
- threat
- 3.Sd6
- 2...a4
- 3.Sd6+
- 3...Ka6
- 4.Rxa4#
- 3...Ka8
- 4.Rc8#
- 3...Kb8
- 4.Rc8#
- 3...Ka6
- 3.Sd6+
- threat
- 2.Sd6+
- 1...a6
- 2.Sd6+
- 2...Kc6
- 3.Bxg1+
- 3...Kd5
- 4.Rc5#
- 3...Kd5
- 3.Bf2+
- 3...Kd5
- 4.Rc5#
- 3...Kd5
- 3.Be3+
- 3...Kd5
- 4.Rc5#
- 3...Kd5
- 3.Bxg1+
- 2...Ka8
- 3.Bf2
- threat
- 4.Rc8#
- 3...Kb8
- 4.Rc8#
- threat
- 3.Be3
- threat
- 4.Rc8#
- 3...Kb8
- 4.Rc8#
- threat
- 3.Bd4
- threat
- 4.Rc8#
- 3...Kb8
- 4.Rc8#
- threat
- 3.Bb6
- threat
- 4.Rc8#
- 3...Kb8
- 4.Rc8#
- threat
- 3.Bf2
- 2...Kb8
- 3.Bf2
- threat
- 4.Rc8#
- 3...Ka8
- 4.Rc8#
- threat
- 3.Be3
- threat
- 4.Rc8#
- 3...Ka8
- 4.Rc8#
- threat
- 3.Bd4
- threat
- 4.Rc8#
- 3...Ka8
- 4.Rc8#
- threat
- 3.Bb6
- threat
- 4.Rc8#
- 3...Ka8
- 4.Rc8#
- threat
- 3.Bf2
- 2...Kc6
- 2.Bf2
- threat
- 3.Sd6+
- 3...Ka8
- 4.Rc8#
- 3...Kb8
- 4.Rc8#
- 3...Ka8
- 3.Sd6+
- 2...Ka8
- 3.Rc8+
- 3...Kb7
- 4.Sd6#
- 3...Kb7
- 3.Sd6
- threat
- 4.Rc8#
- 3...Kb8
- 4.Rc8#
- threat
- 3.Rc8+
- 2...Kb8
- 3.Sd6
- threat
- 4.Rc8#
- 3...Ka8
- 4.Rc8#
- threat
- 3.Sd6
- 2...a5
- 3.Sd6+
- 3...Ka6
- 4.Rc6#
- 3...Ka8
- 4.Rc8#
- 3...Kb8
- 4.Rc8#
- 3...Ka6
- 3.Sd6+
- threat
- 2.Be3
- threat
- 3.Sd6+
- 3...Ka8
- 4.Rc8#
- 3...Kb8
- 4.Rc8#
- 3...Ka8
- 3.Sd6+
- 2...Ka8
- 3.Rc8+
- 3...Kb7
- 4.Sd6#
- 3...Kb7
- 3.Sd6
- threat
- 4.Rc8#
- 3...Kb8
- 4.Rc8#
- threat
- 3.Rc8+
- 2...Kb8
- 3.Sd6
- threat
- 4.Rc8#
- 3...Ka8
- 4.Rc8#
- threat
- 3.Sd6
- 2...a5
- 3.Sd6+
- 3...Ka6
- 4.Rc6#
- 3...Ka8
- 4.Rc8#
- 3...Kb8
- 4.Rc8#
- 3...Ka6
- 3.Sd6+
- threat
- 2.Bd4
- threat
- 3.Sd6+
- 3...Ka8
- 4.Rc8#
- 3...Kb8
- 4.Rc8#
- 3...Ka8
- 3.Sd6+
- 2...Ka8
- 3.Rc8+
- 3...Kb7
- 4.Sd6#
- 3...Kb7
- 3.Sd6
- threat
- 4.Rc8#
- 3...Kb8
- 4.Rc8#
- threat
- 3.Rc8+
- 2...Kb8
- 3.Sd6
- threat
- 4.Rc8#
- 3...Ka8
- 4.Rc8#
- threat
- 3.Sd6
- 2...a5
- 3.Sd6+
- 3...Ka6
- 4.Rc6#
- 3...Ka8
- 4.Rc8#
- 3...Kb8
- 4.Rc8#
- 3...Ka6
- 3.Sd6+
- threat
- 2.Sd6+
- threat
- 1.Sf7!
FEATURES
NOT CLASSIFIED
Developed and maintained by Brian Stephenson.
Implemented with HTML5, MySQL, Perl (with, inter alia, CGI::Simple, HTML::Template & XML::LibXML) &
CSS/Javascript (jQuery, Bootstrap & DataTables).