MESON Chess Problem Database

Problem Display
PID: 28179 (3B3k/2p3NP/5pK1/3p1Np1/1p6/pr2p3/qnn1P3/bb5Q w - - 0 1)

Littlewood, Norman

British Chess Magazine, 1955

3B3k/2p3NP/5pK1/3p1Np1/1p6/pr2p3/qnn1P3/bb5Q

#3

7 + 14

SOLUTION

  • SOUND
  • Sets
    • 1...Rc3
      • 2.Se6
        • threat
          • 3.Bxf6#
      • 2.Bxf6
        • threat
          • 3.Sh5#
          • 3.Se6#
          • 3.Se8#
    • 1...Sd4
      • 2.Bxf6
        • threat
          • 3.Sh5#
          • 3.Se6#
          • 3.Se8#
        • 2...Bxf5+
          • 3.Sxf5#
        • 2...Sxf5
          • 3.Sxf5#
        • 2...Se6
          • 3.Sxe6#
    • 1...d4
      • 2.Sh5
        • threat
          • 3.Bxf6#
      • 2.Se6
        • threat
          • 3.Bxf6#
      • 2.Se8
        • threat
          • 3.Bxf6#
      • 2.Bxf6
        • threat
          • 3.Sh5#
          • 3.Se6#
          • 3.Se8#
          • 3.Qa8#
  • Tries
    • 1.Qxd5?
      • threat
        • 2.Qg8#
      • 1...Rc3
        • 2.Se6
          • threat
            • 3.Bxf6#
        • 2.Bxf6
          • threat
            • 3.Sh5#
            • 3.Se6#
            • 3.Se8#
      • 1...Rd3!
  • Keys
    • 1.Kh6!
      • threat
        • 2.Qh5
          • threat
            • 3.Qe8#
      • 1...Rc3
        • 2.Se6
          • threat
            • 3.Bxf6#
        • 2.Bxf6
          • threat
            • 3.Sh5#
            • 3.Se6#
            • 3.Se8#
      • 1...Rd3
        • 2.Se7
          • threat
            • 3.Sg6#
      • 1...Sc4
        • 2.Qxd5
          • threat
            • 3.Qg8#
      • 1...Sd4
        • 2.Bxf6
          • threat
            • 3.Sh5#
            • 3.Se6#
            • 3.Se8#
          • 2...Sxf5+
            • 3.Sxf5#
          • 2...Se6
            • 3.Sxe6#
      • 1...d4
        • 2.Sh5
          • threat
            • 3.Bxf6#
        • 2.Se6
          • threat
            • 3.Bxf6#
        • 2.Se8
          • threat
            • 3.Bxf6#
        • 2.Bxf6
          • threat
            • 3.Sh5#
            • 3.Se6#
            • 3.Se8#
            • 3.Qa8#

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