MESON Chess Problem Database
Problem Display
PID: 28502 (8/1pp5/2b5/4N3/2Q2B2/k1p4r/p5rp/K1R5 w - - 0 1)
Densmore, Darso James
Pittsburgh Gazette-Times, 1916
#4
5 + 9
| 5066 | Classic Chess Problems by Pioneer Composers | 1970 |
| 5065 | Chess Problem Gems by Eight Eminent American Composers | 1972 |
| 145 | StrateGems | 2002 |
SOLUTION
- SOUND
- Keys
- 1.Bh6!
- threat
- 2.Bf8#
- 1...Rd2
- 2.Sd3
- threat
- 3.Bf8#
- 3.Rxc3#
- 3.Qb4#
- 2...Rdxd3
- 3.Rxc3+
- 3...Rxc3
- 4.Bf8#
- 3...Rxc3
- 3.Rxc3+
- 2...Rhxd3
- 3.Bf8+
- 3...Rd6
- 4.Rxc3#
- 3...Rd6
- 3.Bf8+
- 2...Rb2
- 3.Bf8+
- 3...Rb4
- 4.Qxa2#
- 4.Qxb4#
- 3...Rb4
- 3.Rxc3+
- 3...Rb3
- 4.Bc1#
- 4.Bf8#
- 4.Rxb3#
- 4.Qxb3#
- 4.Qb4#
- 3...Rb3
- 3.Bf8+
- threat
- 2.Sd3
- 1...Rf2
- 2.Sf3
- threat
- 3.Bf8#
- 3.Rxc3#
- 2...Rfxf3
- 3.Rxc3+
- 3...Rxc3
- 4.Bf8#
- 3...Rxc3
- 3.Rxc3+
- 2...Rhxf3
- 3.Bf8+
- 3...Rxf8
- 4.Rxc3#
- 3...Rxf8
- 3.Bf8+
- 2...Rb2
- 3.Bf8+
- 3...Rb4
- 4.Qxa2#
- 4.Qxb4#
- 3...Rb4
- 3.Rxc3+
- 3...Rb3
- 4.Bc1#
- 4.Bf8#
- 4.Rxb3#
- 4.Qxb3#
- 3...Rb3
- 3.Bf8+
- 2...Ba4
- 3.Bf8+
- 3...c5
- 4.Bxc5#
- 3...c5
- 3.Rxc3+
- 3...Bb3
- 4.Rxb3#
- 4.Qxb3#
- 3...Bb3
- 3.Qc5+
- 3...Kb3
- 4.Sd4#
- 4.Rxc3#
- 4.Qxc3#
- 3...Kb3
- 3.Bf8+
- threat
- 2.Sf3
- 1...Rg6
- 2.Sxg6
- threat
- 3.Bf8#
- 2...Rd3
- 3.Bf8+
- 3...Rd6
- 4.Rxc3#
- 3...Rd6
- 3.Rxc3+
- 3...Rxc3
- 4.Bf8#
- 3...Rxc3
- 3.Bf8+
- 2...Re3
- 3.Bf8+
- 3...Re7
- 4.Bxe7#
- 4.Rxc3#
- 3...Re7
- 3.Rxc3+
- 3...Rxc3
- 4.Bf8#
- 3...Rxc3
- 3.Bxe3
- threat
- 4.Bc5#
- 4.Rxc3#
- threat
- 3.Bf8+
- 2...Rf3
- 3.Bf8+
- 3...Rxf8
- 4.Rxc3#
- 3...Rxf8
- 3.Rxc3+
- 3...Rxc3
- 4.Bf8#
- 3...Rxc3
- 3.Bf8+
- 2...Bh1
- 3.Bf8+
- 3...c5
- 4.Bxc5#
- 3...c5
- 3.Rc2
- threat
- 4.Bc1#
- 4.Rxa2#
- threat
- 3.Bf8+
- 2...Bg2
- 3.Bf8+
- 3...c5
- 4.Bxc5#
- 3...c5
- 3.Bf8+
- 2...Ba4
- 3.Bf8+
- 3...c5
- 4.Bxc5#
- 3...c5
- 3.Bf8+
- 2...Be4
- 3.Bf8+
- 3...c5
- 4.Bxc5#
- 3...c5
- 3.Bf8+
- 2...Bb5
- 3.Bf8+
- 3...c5
- 4.Bxc5#
- 3...c5
- 3.Bf8+
- 2...Bd5
- 3.Bf8+
- 3...c5
- 4.Bxc5#
- 3...c5
- 3.Bf8+
- 2...Bd7
- 3.Bf8+
- 3...c5
- 4.Bxc5#
- 3...c5
- 3.Bf8+
- 2...Be8
- 3.Bf8+
- 3...c5
- 4.Bxc5#
- 3...c5
- 3.Bf8+
- 2...b5
- 3.Bf8+
- 3...b4
- 4.Qxa2#
- 4.Qxb4#
- 3...b4
- 3.Qxa2+
- 3...Kb4
- 4.Bf8#
- 3...Kb4
- 3.Bf8+
- threat
- 2.Sxg6
- 1...Rg7
- 2.Bxg7
- threat
- 3.Bf8#
- 2...Rd3
- 3.Bf8+
- 3...Rd6
- 4.Rxc3#
- 3...Rd6
- 3.Rxc3+
- 3...Rxc3
- 4.Bf8#
- 3...Rxc3
- 3.Sxd3
- threat
- 4.Bf8#
- 4.Rxc3#
- 4.Qxa2#
- 4.Qb4#
- threat
- 3.Bf8+
- 2...Rf3
- 3.Bf8+
- 3...Rxf8
- 4.Rxc3#
- 3...Rxf8
- 3.Rxc3+
- 3...Rxc3
- 4.Bf8#
- 3...Rxc3
- 3.Bf8+
- 2...Bh1
- 3.Bf8+
- 3...c5
- 4.Bxc5#
- 3...c5
- 3.Rc2
- threat
- 4.Rxa2#
- threat
- 3.Bf8+
- 2...Bg2
- 3.Bf8+
- 3...c5
- 4.Bxc5#
- 3...c5
- 3.Bf8+
- 2...Ba4
- 3.Bf8+
- 3...c5
- 4.Bxc5#
- 3...c5
- 3.Bf8+
- 2...Be4
- 3.Bf8+
- 3...c5
- 4.Bxc5#
- 3...c5
- 3.Bf8+
- 2...Bb5
- 3.Bf8+
- 3...c5
- 4.Bxc5#
- 3...c5
- 3.Qxb5
- threat
- 4.Sc4#
- 3...Rh4
- 4.Rxc3#
- threat
- 3.Bf8+
- 2...Bd5
- 3.Bf8+
- 3...c5
- 4.Bxc5#
- 3...c5
- 3.Bf8+
- 2...Bd7
- 3.Bf8+
- 3...c5
- 4.Bxc5#
- 3...c5
- 3.Bf8+
- 2...Be8
- 3.Bf8+
- 3...c5
- 4.Bxc5#
- 3...c5
- 3.Bf8+
- 2...b5
- 3.Bf8+
- 3...b4
- 4.Qxa2#
- 4.Qxb4#
- 3...b4
- 3.Qxa2+
- 3...Kb4
- 4.Bf8#
- 3...Kb4
- 3.Bf8+
- threat
- 2.Rd1
- threat
- 3.Bc1#
- 2...Rxh6
- 3.Sd3
- threat
- 4.Qxa2#
- 4.Qb4#
- threat
- 3.Sd3
- 2...Re3
- 3.Bxe3
- threat
- 4.Bc1#
- 4.Bc5#
- threat
- 3.Sd3
- threat
- 4.Qxa2#
- 4.Qb4#
- 3...Rxd3
- 4.Bc1#
- threat
- 3.Bxe3
- threat
- 2.Re1
- threat
- 3.Bc1#
- 2...Rxh6
- 3.Sd3
- threat
- 4.Qxa2#
- 4.Qb4#
- threat
- 3.Sd3
- 2...Re3
- 3.Bxe3
- threat
- 4.Bc1#
- 4.Bc5#
- threat
- 3.Bxe3
- threat
- 2.Rf1
- threat
- 3.Bc1#
- 2...Rxh6
- 3.Sd3
- threat
- 4.Qxa2#
- 4.Qb4#
- threat
- 3.Sd3
- 2...Re3
- 3.Bxe3
- threat
- 4.Bc1#
- 4.Bc5#
- threat
- 3.Bxe3
- threat
- 2.Bxg7
- 1...Rg8
- 2.Rd1
- threat
- 3.Bc1#
- 2...Rxh6
- 3.Sd3
- threat
- 4.Qxa2#
- 4.Qb4#
- threat
- 3.Sd3
- 2...Re3
- 3.Bxe3
- threat
- 4.Bc1#
- 4.Bc5#
- threat
- 3.Sd3
- threat
- 4.Qxa2#
- 4.Qb4#
- 3...Rxd3
- 4.Bc1#
- threat
- 3.Bxe3
- threat
- 2.Re1
- threat
- 3.Bc1#
- 2...Rxh6
- 3.Sd3
- threat
- 4.Qxa2#
- 4.Qb4#
- threat
- 3.Sd3
- 2...Re3
- 3.Bxe3
- threat
- 4.Bc1#
- 4.Bc5#
- threat
- 3.Bxe3
- threat
- 2.Rf1
- threat
- 3.Bc1#
- 2...Rxh6
- 3.Sd3
- threat
- 4.Qxa2#
- 4.Qb4#
- threat
- 3.Sd3
- 2...Re3
- 3.Bxe3
- threat
- 4.Bc1#
- 4.Bc5#
- threat
- 3.Bxe3
- threat
- 2.Rd1
- threat
- 1.Bh6!
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