MESON Chess Problem Database
Problem Display
PID: 250364 (n1B2R2/2pNNpp1/1pP1k3/4P3/1B6/8/8/6K1 w - - 0 1)
Pierce, James
English Mechanic and World of Science, 1884
(First published on Fri May 2 1884)
#3
8 + 6
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SOLUTION
- SOUND
- Sets
- 1...f5
- 2.Rxf5
- threat
- 3.Sxb6#
- 3.Sb8#
- 3.Sf8#
- threat
- 2.Rxf5
- 1...f5
- Tries
- 1.Sc5+?
- 1...Kxe7
- 2.Sb3#
- 2.Sd3#
- 2.Sa4#
- 2.Se4#
- 2.Sa6#
- 2.Se6#
- 2.Sb7#
- 1...Kxe5!
- 1...Kxe7
- 1.Bd6?
- threat
- 2.Sc5#
- 2.Sxb6#
- 2.Sf6#
- 2.Sb8#
- 1...b5
- 2.Sc5#
- 2.Sb6#
- 2.Sf6#
- 2.Sb8#
- 1...f6
- 2.Sc5#
- 2.Sxb6#
- 2.Sxf6#
- 2.Sb8#
- 1...cxd6!
- threat
- 1.Rxf7?
- threat
- 2.Rf5
- threat
- 3.Sxb6#
- 3.Sb8#
- 3.Sf8#
- threat
- 2.Rf5
- 1...b5
- 2.Rf5
- threat
- 3.Sb6#
- 3.Sb8#
- 3.Sf8#
- threat
- 2.Rf5
- 1...Kxf7!
- threat
- 1.Sc5+?
- Keys
- 1.Bc3!
- threat
- 2.Sxb6+
- 2...Kxe7
- 3.Bb4#
- 2...Kxe7
- 2.Sf6+
- 2...Kxe7
- 3.Bb4#
- 3.Re8#
- 2...Kxe7
- 2.Sb8+
- 2...Kxe7
- 3.Bb4#
- 2...Kxe7
- 2.Sxb6+
- 1...Kxe7
- 2.Sf6
- threat
- 3.Bb4#
- 3.Re8#
- 2...Kxf8
- 3.Bb4#
- threat
- 2.Sf6
- 1...b5
- 2.Sb6+
- 2...Kxe7
- 3.Bb4#
- 2...Kxe7
- 2.Sf6+
- 2...Kxe7
- 3.Bb4#
- 3.Re8#
- 2...Kxe7
- 2.Sb8+
- 2...Kxe7
- 3.Bb4#
- 2...Kxe7
- 2.Sb6+
- 1...f5
- 2.Sxb6+
- 2...Kxe7
- 3.Bb4#
- 2...Kxe7
- 2.Sf6+
- 2...Kxe7
- 3.Bb4#
- 2...Kxe7
- 2.Sb8+
- 2...Kxe7
- 3.Bb4#
- 2...Kxe7
- 2.Sxb6+
- 1...f6
- 2.Sxb6+
- 2...Kxe7
- 3.Bb4#
- 2...Kxe7
- 2.Sxf6+
- 2...Kxe7
- 3.Bb4#
- 2...Kxe7
- 2.Sb8+
- 2...Kxe7
- 3.Bb4#
- 2...Kxe7
- 2.Sxb6+
- threat
- 1.Bc3!
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