MESON Chess Problem Database
Problem Display
PID: 258295 (1b2K3/8/4pp2/4kN1P/1B5n/3P4/8/2Q5 w - - 0 1)
MacKay, Donald
English Mechanic and World of Science, 1891
(First published on Fri May 29 1891)
#3
6 + 5
| 15239 | Valois Notebooks | 2022 |
SOLUTION
- SOUND
- Sets
- 1...Kd5
- 2.Qc5#
- 1...Bd6
- 2.Bxd6+
- 2...Kd5
- 3.Qc4#
- 3.Qc5#
- 2...Kxf5
- 3.Qf4#
- 2...Kd5
- 2.Bxd6+
- 1...Ba7
- 2.Bd6+
- 2...Kd5
- 3.Qc4#
- 2...Kxf5
- 3.Qf4#
- 2...Kd5
- 2.Bd6+
- 1...Kd5
- Tries
- 1.Bd6+?
- 1...Kd5
- 2.Qc4#
- 2.Qc5#
- 1...Kxf5
- 2.Qf4#
- 1...Bxd6!
- 1...Kd5
- 1.Qe3+?
- 1...Kd5
- 2.Se7#
- 2.Qc5#
- 2.Qe4#
- 1...Kxf5!
- 1...Kd5
- 1.Qf4+?
- 1...Kd5
- 2.Se7#
- 2.Qe4#
- 1...Kxf4!
- 1...Kd5
- 1.Qc4?
- threat
- 2.Qe4#
- 1...Kxf5
- 2.Bd2
- threat
- 3.Qe4#
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Qc5#
- 2...Bf4
- 3.Qxf4#
- 2...e5
- 3.Qc8#
- threat
- 2.Bd2
- 1...exf5!
- threat
- 1.Bd6+?
- Keys
- 1.Bd2!
- threat
- 2.Qc5#
- 1...Kd5
- 2.Qc4+
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Qb5#
- 3.Qe4#
- 3.Qc5#
- 2...Ke5
- 2.Qc4+
- 1...Kxf5
- 2.Qc4
- threat
- 3.Qe4#
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Qc5#
- 2...Bf4
- 3.Qxf4#
- 2...e5
- 3.Qc8#
- threat
- 2.Qc4
- 1...exf5
- 2.Bf4+
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Qc4#
- 2...Kd5
- 3.Qc4#
- 2...Ke6
- 3.Qc4#
- 2...Kd4
- 2.Bf4+
- 1...Ba7
- 2.Qc7+
- 2...Kd5
- 3.Qd6#
- 2...Kxf5
- 3.Qf4#
- 2...Kd5
- 2.Qc7+
- 1...Bd6
- 2.Qc4
- threat
- 3.Qe4#
- 2...Kxf5
- 3.Qe4#
- 2...exf5
- 3.Bc3#
- 3.Bf4#
- threat
- 2.Qc4
- threat
- 1.Bd2!
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