MESON Chess Problem Database

Problem Display
PID: 239413 (1N1R4/1B3Nn1/3Pp1Pp/p1P4P/1b1k2KQ/p4p1p/P2P4/2B3n1 w - - 0 1)

Koerper, Rudolph

St. Louis Globe Democrat, 1876

1N1R4/1B3Nn1/3Pp1Pp/p1P4P/1b1k2KQ/p4p1p/P2P4/2B3n1

#3

13 + 10

6490 yacpdb 2021

SOLUTION

  • SOUND
  • Sets
    • 1...Bxc5
      • 2.Kg3+
        • 2...Kd3
          • 3.Qe4#
  • Tries
    • 1.Kg3+?
      • 1...Kd3
        • 2.Qe4#
      • 1...Kxc5!
    • 1.Qf2+?
      • 1...Kc4
        • 2.Se5+
          • 2...Kb5
            • 3.Bc6#
      • 1...Kd3!
  • Keys
    • 1.Se5!
      • threat
        • 2.Qf2+
          • 2...Kxe5
            • 3.Sd7#
      • 1...Kxc5
        • 2.Qf2+
          • 2...Kb5
            • 3.Bc6#
      • 1...Kxe5
        • 2.Qf6+
          • 2...Kxf6
            • 3.Sd7#
      • 1...Bxd2
        • 2.Qf2+
          • 2...Kc3
            • 3.Qxd2#
          • 2...Kxe5
            • 3.Sd7#
          • 2...Be3
            • 3.Qxe3#
      • 1...Bxc5
        • 2.Kg3+
          • 2...Kxe5
            • 3.Qf4#
      • 1...Sf5
        • 2.Qf2+
          • 2...Kxe5
            • 3.Sd7#
          • 2...Se3+
            • 3.Qxe3#
      • 1...f2
        • 2.Qxf2+
          • 2...Kxe5
            • 3.Sd7#
            • 3.Qf4#
            • 3.d4#

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