MESON Chess Problem Database
Problem Display
PID: 24303 (3K4/b2Q4/1p6/3RBP2/1r2k3/1P1p1p1p/6bp/3N3n w - - 0 1)
Blake, Percy Francis
The Observer, 1936
(First published on Sun Apr 12 1936)
#3
7 + 10
| 15239 | Valois Notebooks | 2019 |
SOLUTION
- COOKED
- Tries
- 1.Qe6?
- threat
- 2.Bxh2#
- 2.Bg3#
- 2.Bd6#
- 2.Bc7#
- 2.Bb8#
- 1...Bb8
- 2.Bd6#
- 2.Bc7#
- 2.Bxb8#
- 1...Sg3
- 2.Bxg3#
- 2.Bd6#
- 2.Bc7#
- 2.Bb8#
- 1...f2!
- threat
- 1.Qe6?
- Keys
- 1.Bc7!
- threat
- 2.Qe6#
- 1...f2
- 2.Rxd3
- threat
- 3.Sc3#
- 3.Re3#
- 3.Qd5#
- threat
- 2.Rxd3
- threat
- 1.f6!
- threat
- 2.Bc7
- threat
- 3.Qf5#
- 3.Qe6#
- threat
- 2.Bb8
- threat
- 3.Qf5#
- 3.Qe6#
- threat
- 2.Bc7
- 1...Rxb3
- 2.Bc7
- threat
- 3.Rd4#
- 3.Qf5#
- 3.Qe6#
- threat
- 2.Bb8
- threat
- 3.Rd4#
- 3.Qf5#
- 3.Qe6#
- threat
- 2.Bc7
- 1...f2
- 2.Sc3+
- 2...Ke3
- 3.Rxd3#
- 2...Kf3
- 3.Rxd3#
- 2...Ke3
- 2.Sc3+
- 1...Rc4
- 2.Bc7
- threat
- 3.Qf5#
- 3.Qe6#
- threat
- 2.bxc4
- threat
- 3.Qg4#
- 3.Qh7#
- threat
- 2.Bc7
- 1...Rd4
- 2.Bd6
- threat
- 3.Qf5#
- 3.Qe6#
- 2...Kxd5
- 3.Sc3#
- 2...Rxd5
- 3.Qg4#
- threat
- 2.Bd6
- 1...Rb5
- 2.Rxb5
- threat
- 3.Qg4#
- 3.Qh7#
- threat
- 2.Rxb5
- 1...Bb8
- 2.Bxb8
- threat
- 3.Qf5#
- 3.Qe6#
- threat
- 2.Bxb8
- 1...Sg3
- 2.Bxg3
- threat
- 3.Re5#
- 3.Qf5#
- 3.Qe6#
- threat
- 2.Bxg3
- 1...b5
- 2.Bc7
- threat
- 3.Qf5#
- 3.Qe6#
- threat
- 2.Bc7
- threat
- 1.Bc7!
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