MESON Chess Problem Database
Problem Display
PID: 231675 (8/8/3p4/Qn1Nk3/5N2/5p2/B4P2/7K w - - 0 1)
Pierce, James
English Mechanic and World of Science, 1879
(First published on Fri Dec 26 1879)
#3
6 + 4
| 15239 | Valois Notebooks | 2021 |
SOLUTION
- SOUND
- Tries
- 1.Bb1?
- threat
- 2.Qd2
- threat
- 3.Qe3#
- 2...Sc3
- 3.Qxc3#
- threat
- 2.Qd2
- 1...Kd4
- 2.Qb4+
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Qe4#
- 2...Ke5
- 2.Qb6+
- 2...Kc4
- 3.Ba2#
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Qe3#
- 2...Kc4
- 2.Qxb5
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Qb2#
- 2...Ke5
- 2.Qb4+
- 1...Sd4!
- threat
- 1.Qe1+?
- 1...Kd4
- 2.Qe3#
- 1...Kf5!
- 1...Kd4
- 1.Qxb5?
- 1...Kd4
- 2.Bb1
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Qb2#
- 2...Ke5
- 2.Qe8
- 2...Kc5
- 3.Se6#
- 2...Kc5
- 2.Qb2+
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Bb1#
- 2...Kc5
- 3.Qb6#
- 2...Ke4
- 2.Bb1
- 1...Kf5
- 2.Qe8
- 2...Kg4
- 3.Qh5#
- 2...Kg5
- 3.Qh5#
- 2...Kg4
- 2.Qe8
- 1...Ke4!
- 1...Kd4
- 1.Bb1?
- Keys
- 1.Qd8!
- threat
- 2.Qf6+
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Bb1#
- 2...Ke4
- 2.Qf6+
- 1...Kd4
- 2.Qe8
- threat
- 3.Qe3#
- 2...Kc5
- 3.Se6#
- threat
- 2.Qe8
- 1...Ke4
- 2.Qf6
- threat
- 3.Bb1#
- 2...Sa3
- 3.Sc3#
- 2...Sc3
- 3.Sxc3#
- 2...Sd4
- 3.Sc3#
- threat
- 2.Qf6
- 1...Kf5
- 2.Qf6+
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Bb1#
- 2...Kg4
- 3.Se3#
- 2...Ke4
- 2.Qf6+
- 1...Sd4
- 2.Qf6+
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Sc3#
- 2...Ke4
- 2.Qf6+
- 1...Sa3
- 2.Qf6+
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Sc3#
- 2...Ke4
- 2.Qf6+
- 1...Sc3
- 2.Qf6+
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Sxc3#
- 2...Ke4
- 2.Qf6+
- 1...Sa7
- 2.Qf6+
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Sc3#
- 3.Bb1#
- 2...Ke4
- 2.Qf6+
- 1...Sc7
- 2.Qf6+
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Sc3#
- 3.Bb1#
- 2...Ke4
- 2.Qf6+
- threat
- 1.Qd8!
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