MESON Chess Problem Database
Problem Display
PID: 247066 (8/2p2Np1/3pRp2/3knP1N/3BRpP1/8/7p/Q6K w - - 0 1)
Monroe, Will D
Chicago Tribune, 1879
#3
9 + 8
| 6490 | yacpdb | 2021 |
SOLUTION
- SOUND
- Sets
- 1...Sc4
- 2.Qa8+
- 2...c6
- 3.Sxf4#
- 2...c6
- 2.Qa8+
- 1...Sc6
- 2.Qa2#
- 1...Sc4
- Tries
- 1.Sxd6?
- threat
- 2.Sxf4+
- 2...Kc6
- 3.Qa4#
- 2...Kc6
- 2.Qa5+
- 2...Kc6
- 3.Qb5#
- 2...c5
- 3.Qxc5#
- 2...Kc6
- 2.Qa8+
- 2...Sc6
- 3.Sxf4#
- 3.Qa2#
- 2...c6
- 3.Sxf4#
- 2...Sc6
- 2.Sxf4+
- 1...Kc6
- 2.Qa4+
- 2...Kd5
- 3.Sxf4#
- 2...Kd5
- 2.Qa8+
- 2...Kd7
- 3.Qe8#
- 2...Kd7
- 2.Qa4+
- 1...Sxg4
- 2.Sxf4+
- 2...Kc6
- 3.Qa4#
- 2...Kc6
- 2.Qa5+
- 2...Kc6
- 3.Qb5#
- 2...c5
- 3.Qxc5#
- 3.Qa8#
- 2...Kc6
- 2.Qa8+
- 2...c6
- 3.Sxf4#
- 3.Qa2#
- 2...c6
- 2.Sxf4+
- 1...Sd3
- 2.Qa5+
- 2...Kc6
- 3.Qb5#
- 2...Sc5
- 3.Qxc5#
- 2...c5
- 3.Qa8#
- 2...Kc6
- 2.Qa8+
- 2...c6
- 3.Qa2#
- 2...c6
- 2.Qa5+
- 1...Sf3
- 2.Sxf4+
- 2...Kc6
- 3.Qa4#
- 2...Kc6
- 2.Qc3
- threat
- 3.Sxf4#
- 3.Qc4#
- 3.Qc5#
- 2...c5
- 3.Qxc5#
- threat
- 2.Qc1
- threat
- 3.Sxf4#
- 3.Qc4#
- 3.Qc5#
- 2...c5
- 3.Qxc5#
- threat
- 2.Qa4
- threat
- 3.Sxf4#
- 3.Qc4#
- threat
- 2.Qa5+
- 2...Kc6
- 3.Qb5#
- 2...c5
- 3.Qxc5#
- 3.Qa8#
- 2...Kc6
- 2.Qa6
- threat
- 3.Sxf4#
- 3.Qc4#
- threat
- 2.Qa8+
- 2...c6
- 3.Sxf4#
- 3.Qa2#
- 2...c6
- 2.Sxf4+
- 1...Sc4
- 2.Sxf4+
- 2...Kc6
- 3.Qa4#
- 2...Kc6
- 2.Qa4
- threat
- 3.Sxf4#
- 3.Qxc4#
- threat
- 2.Qa8+
- 2...c6
- 3.Sxf4#
- 2...c6
- 2.Sxf4+
- 1...Sg6
- 2.Qa4
- threat
- 3.Qc4#
- 2...cxd6
- 3.Qb5#
- 2...Se5
- 3.Sxf4#
- 2...c5
- 3.Qa8#
- threat
- 2.Qa5+
- 2...Kc6
- 3.Qb5#
- 2...c5
- 3.Qxc5#
- 3.Qa8#
- 2...Kc6
- 2.Qa6
- threat
- 3.Qc4#
- 2...cxd6
- 3.Qb5#
- 2...Se5
- 3.Sxf4#
- 2...c5
- 3.Qb7#
- 3.Qa8#
- threat
- 2.Qa8+
- 2...c6
- 3.Qa2#
- 2...c6
- 2.Qa4
- 1...Sd7
- 2.Sxf4+
- 2...Kc6
- 3.Qa4#
- 3.Qa8#
- 2...Kc6
- 2.Qa2+
- 2...Kc6
- 3.Qa8#
- 2...Kc6
- 2.Qa4
- threat
- 3.Sxf4#
- 3.Qc4#
- threat
- 2.Qa5+
- 2...Kc6
- 3.Qb5#
- 3.Qa8#
- 2...Sc5
- 3.Qxc5#
- 2...c5
- 3.Qa8#
- 2...Kc6
- 2.Qa8+
- 2...c6
- 3.Sxf4#
- 3.Qa2#
- 2...c6
- 2.Sxf4+
- 1...Sf7
- 2.Sxf4+
- 2...Kc6
- 3.Qa4#
- 2...Kc6
- 2.Qc3
- threat
- 3.Sxf4#
- 3.Qc4#
- 3.Qc5#
- 2...c5
- 3.Qxc5#
- threat
- 2.Qc1
- threat
- 3.Sxf4#
- 3.Qc4#
- 3.Qc5#
- 2...c5
- 3.Qxc5#
- threat
- 2.Qa4
- threat
- 3.Sxf4#
- 3.Qc4#
- threat
- 2.Qa5+
- 2...Kc6
- 3.Qb5#
- 2...c5
- 3.Qxc5#
- 3.Qa8#
- 2...Kc6
- 2.Qa6
- threat
- 3.Sxf4#
- 3.Qc4#
- threat
- 2.Qa8+
- 2...c6
- 3.Sxf4#
- 3.Qa2#
- 2...c6
- 2.Sxf4+
- 1...f3
- 2.Sf4+
- 2...Kc6
- 3.Qa4#
- 2...Kc6
- 2.Qa5+
- 2...Kc6
- 3.Qb5#
- 2...c5
- 3.Qxc5#
- 2...Kc6
- 2.Qa8+
- 2...Sc6
- 3.Sf4#
- 3.Qa2#
- 2...c6
- 3.Sf4#
- 2...Sc6
- 2.Sf4+
- 1...c5
- 2.Qa4
- threat
- 3.Sxf4#
- 2...cxd4
- 3.Qb5#
- 2...Sd3
- 3.Qa8#
- 2...Sg6
- 3.Qa8#
- 2...f3
- 3.Sf4#
- 2...g5
- 3.Sxf6#
- threat
- 2.Qa6
- threat
- 3.Sxf4#
- 2...cxd4
- 3.Qb5#
- 2...Sd3
- 3.Qb7#
- 3.Qa8#
- 2...Sg6
- 3.Qb7#
- 3.Qa8#
- 2...f3
- 3.Sf4#
- 2...g5
- 3.Sxf6#
- threat
- 2.Qa8+
- 2...Sc6
- 3.Sxf4#
- 2...Sc6
- 2.Qa4
- 1...g5
- 2.Sxf6+
- 2...Kc6
- 3.Qa4#
- 3.Qa6#
- 3.Qa8#
- 2...Kc6
- 2.Qc3
- threat
- 3.Sxf6#
- 3.Qc5#
- 2...Sc4
- 3.Qxc4#
- 2...c5
- 3.Qxc5#
- 2...Sd7
- 3.Qc4#
- threat
- 2.Qc1
- threat
- 3.Sxf6#
- 3.Qc5#
- 2...Sc4
- 3.Qxc4#
- 2...c5
- 3.Qxc5#
- 2...Sd7
- 3.Qc4#
- threat
- 2.Qa4
- threat
- 3.Sxf6#
- 2...Sxg4
- 3.Qc4#
- 2...Sd7
- 3.Qc4#
- threat
- 2.Qa5+
- 2...Kc6
- 3.Qb5#
- 2...c5
- 3.Qxc5#
- 2...Kc6
- 2.Qa6
- threat
- 3.Sxf6#
- 2...Sxg4
- 3.Qc4#
- 2...Sd7
- 3.Qc4#
- threat
- 2.Qa8+
- 2...Sc6
- 3.Sxf6#
- 3.Qa2#
- 2...c6
- 3.Sxf6#
- 2...Sc6
- 2.Sxf6+
- 1...g6
- 2.Sxf4+
- 2...Kc6
- 3.Qa4#
- 2...Kc6
- 2.Sxf6+
- 2...Kc6
- 3.Qa4#
- 3.Qa6#
- 3.Qa8#
- 2...Kc6
- 2.Qc3
- threat
- 3.Sxf4#
- 3.Sxf6#
- 3.Qc5#
- 2...Sc4
- 3.Qxc4#
- 2...c5
- 3.Qxc5#
- threat
- 2.Qc1
- threat
- 3.Sxf4#
- 3.Sxf6#
- 3.Qc5#
- 2...Sc4
- 3.Qxc4#
- 2...c5
- 3.Qxc5#
- threat
- 2.Qa5+
- 2...Kc6
- 3.Qb5#
- 2...c5
- 3.Qxc5#
- 2...Kc6
- 2.Qa8+
- 2...Sc6
- 3.Sxf4#
- 3.Sxf6#
- 3.Qa2#
- 2...c6
- 3.Sxf4#
- 3.Sxf6#
- 2...Sc6
- 2.Sxf4+
- 1...cxd6!
- threat
- 1.Qa8+?
- 1...c6
- 2.Sxd6
- threat
- 3.Sxf4#
- 2...Sd3
- 3.Qa2#
- 2...Sg6
- 3.Qa2#
- 2...f3
- 3.Sf4#
- 2...g5
- 3.Sxf6#
- threat
- 2.Sxd6
- 1...Kc4!
- 1...c6
- 1.Sxd6?
- Keys
- 1.Bf2!
- threat
- 2.Qa4
- threat
- 3.Sxf4#
- 2...Sd3
- 3.Qc4#
- 2...Sg6
- 3.Qc4#
- 2...f3
- 3.Sf4#
- 2...g5
- 3.Sxf6#
- threat
- 2.Qa4
- 1...Kxe4
- 2.Qd1
- 2...f3
- 3.Qd4#
- 2...d5
- 3.Qe2#
- 2...c5
- 3.Sxd6#
- 2...c6
- 3.Sxd6#
- 2...g5
- 3.Sxf6#
- 2...g6
- 3.Sxf6#
- 2...f3
- 2.Qd1
- 1...Kc6
- 2.Qa8+
- 2...Kb5
- 3.Qa4#
- 2...Kd7
- 3.Qe8#
- 2...Kb5
- 2.Qa8+
- 1...Sxg4
- 2.Qa8+
- 2...c6
- 3.Sxf4#
- 3.Qa2#
- 2...c6
- 2.Qa8+
- 1...Sxf7
- 2.Qa4
- threat
- 3.Sxf4#
- 3.Qc4#
- threat
- 2.Qa8+
- 2...c6
- 3.Sxf4#
- 3.Qa2#
- 2...c6
- 2.Qa4
- 1...Sd3
- 2.Qa8+
- 2...c6
- 3.Qa2#
- 2...c6
- 2.Qa8+
- 1...Sf3
- 2.Sd8
- threat
- 3.Sxf4#
- 3.Qa2#
- 2...Sd4
- 3.Qxd4#
- 2...Se5
- 3.Qd4#
- threat
- 2.Rxd6+
- 2...Kxe4
- 3.Qb1#
- 2...cxd6
- 3.Qa8#
- 2...Kxe4
- 2.Qa8+
- 2...c6
- 3.Sxf4#
- 3.Qa2#
- 2...c6
- 2.Sd8
- 1...Sc4
- 2.Sd8
- threat
- 3.Sxf4#
- 3.Qd4#
- threat
- 2.Qa8+
- 2...c6
- 3.Sxf4#
- 2...c6
- 2.Sd8
- 1...Sg6
- 2.Sd8
- threat
- 3.Qd4#
- 3.Qd1#
- 3.Qa2#
- threat
- 2.Qa4
- threat
- 3.Qc4#
- 2...Se5
- 3.Sxf4#
- 2...c5
- 3.Rxd6#
- 3.Qa8#
- threat
- 2.Qa8+
- 2...c6
- 3.Qa2#
- 2...c6
- 2.Sd8
- 1...Sd7
- 2.Sd8
- threat
- 3.Sxf4#
- 3.Qd4#
- 3.Qd1#
- 3.Qa2#
- threat
- 2.Qa4
- threat
- 3.Sxf4#
- 3.Qc4#
- threat
- 2.Qa8+
- 2...c6
- 3.Sxf4#
- 3.Qa2#
- 2...c6
- 2.Sd8
- 1...f3
- 2.Qa4
- threat
- 3.Sf4#
- 2...Sd3
- 3.Qc4#
- 2...Sg6
- 3.Qc4#
- 2...g5
- 3.Sxf6#
- threat
- 2.Qa4
- 1...c5
- 2.Qa8+
- 2...Sc6
- 3.Sxf4#
- 2...Sc6
- 2.Qa8+
- 1...g5
- 2.Sxf6+
- 2...Kc6
- 3.Qa6#
- 2...Kc6
- 2.Qa4
- threat
- 3.Sxf6#
- 2...Sxg4
- 3.Qc4#
- 2...Sd7
- 3.Qc4#
- threat
- 2.Qa8+
- 2...Sc6
- 3.Sxf6#
- 3.Qa2#
- 2...c6
- 3.Sxf6#
- 2...Sc6
- 2.Sxf6+
- 1...g6
- 2.Sxf6+
- 2...Kc6
- 3.Qa6#
- 2...Kc6
- 2.Qa8+
- 2...Sc6
- 3.Sxf4#
- 3.Sxf6#
- 3.Qa2#
- 2...c6
- 3.Sxf6#
- 2...Sc6
- 2.Sxf6+
- threat
- 1.Bf2!
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