MESON Chess Problem Database

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PID: 226500 (8/8/2ppp2Q/3k4/8/3K4/8/8 w - - 0 1)

Jordan, Michael

Preston Guardian, 1881

(First published on Wed Apr 13 1881)

8/8/2ppp2Q/3k4/8/3K4/8/8

#3

2 + 4

5454 Near Snap 2020
3713 Snap 2020
15239 Valois Notebooks 2020

SOLUTION

  • SOUND
  • Sets
    • 1...Ke5
      • 2.Qg5#
  • Tries
    • 1.Qc1?
      • 1...Ke5
        • 2.Qg5#
      • 1...e5
        • 2.Qc4#
      • 1...c5!
    • 1.Qe3?
      • threat
        • 2.Qd4#
      • 1...c5
        • 2.Qe4#
      • 1...e5!
    • 1.Qf4?
      • threat
        • 2.Qd4#
      • 1...e5
        • 2.Qc4#
      • 1...c5
        • 2.Qe4#
      • 1...Kc5!
    • 1.Qh2?
      • 1...e5
        • 2.Qa2+
          • 2...Kc5
            • 3.Qa5#
      • 1...c5
        • 2.Qg2+
          • 2...Ke5
            • 3.Qg5#
      • 1...Kc5!
    • 1.Qh4?
      • threat
        • 2.Qd4#
      • 1...Ke5
        • 2.Qg5#
      • 1...c5
        • 2.Qe4#
      • 1...e5
        • 2.Qc4#
      • 1...Kc5!
  • Keys
    • 1.Qd2!
      • 1...c5
        • 2.Qg2+
          • 2...Ke5
            • 3.Qg5#
      • 1...e5
        • 2.Qa2+
          • 2...Kc5
            • 3.Qa5#

Anticipated by 92396(1864)

This anticipates 188269(1910)

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