MESON Chess Problem Database
Problem Display
PID: 28544 (b7/5Q2/r5R1/2p2N2/1p3K2/3P4/4NP1p/7k w - - 0 1)
Andrade, Barry Jack da Costa
Chess Amateur (The), 1925
#3
7 + 6
SOLUTION
- SOUND
- Sets
- 1...Ra2
- 2.Qxa2
- threat
- 3.Qb1#
- 3.Qa1#
- 3.Qxa8#
- 2...Bg2
- 3.Sfg3#
- threat
- 2.Qxa2
- 1...Rc6
- 2.Qd5#
- 1...Rf6
- 2.Qxf6
- threat
- 3.Qa1#
- 2...Bg2
- 3.Sfg3#
- threat
- 2.Qxf6
- 1...Ra7
- 2.Qxa7
- threat
- 3.Qa1#
- 3.Qxa8#
- 2...Bg2
- 3.Sfg3#
- threat
- 2.Qxa7
- 1...Bg2
- 2.Sfg3#
- 1...Bd5
- 2.Qxd5#
- 1...Bb7
- 2.Qxb7+
- 2...Rc6
- 3.Qxc6#
- 2...Rc6
- 2.Qxb7+
- 1...Ra2
- Tries
- 1.Qa2?
- threat
- 2.Qb1#
- 1...Rxg6
- 2.Qxa8+
- 2...Rg2
- 3.Sfg3#
- 2...Rc6
- 3.Qxc6#
- 2...Rg2
- 2.Qxa8+
- 1...Rxa2!
- threat
- 1.Qb7+?
- 1...Rc6
- 2.Qxa8
- threat
- 3.Qxc6#
- 3.Qa1#
- threat
- 2.Qxa8
- 1...Bxb7!
- 1...Rc6
- 1.Qg7?
- threat
- 2.Rg1+
- 2...hxg1Q
- 3.Qxg1#
- 2...hxg1S
- 3.Qxg1#
- 2...hxg1B
- 3.Qxg1#
- 2...hxg1R
- 3.Qxg1#
- 2...hxg1Q
- 2.Rxa6
- threat
- 3.Ra1#
- 2...Bg2
- 3.Sfg3#
- threat
- 2.Rg1+
- 1...Ra2
- 2.Rg1+
- 2...hxg1Q
- 3.Qxg1#
- 2...hxg1S
- 3.Qxg1#
- 2...hxg1B
- 3.Qxg1#
- 2...hxg1R
- 3.Qxg1#
- 2...hxg1Q
- 2.Rg1+
- 1...Ra3
- 2.Rg1+
- 2...hxg1Q
- 3.Qxg1#
- 2...hxg1S
- 3.Qxg1#
- 2...hxg1B
- 3.Qxg1#
- 2...hxg1R
- 3.Qxg1#
- 2...hxg1Q
- 2.Qh8
- threat
- 3.Rg1#
- 2...Ra1
- 3.Qxa1#
- 2...Bg2
- 3.Sfg3#
- threat
- 2.Rg1+
- 1...Ra4
- 2.Rg1+
- 2...hxg1Q
- 3.Qxg1#
- 2...hxg1S
- 3.Qxg1#
- 2...hxg1B
- 3.Qxg1#
- 2...hxg1R
- 3.Qxg1#
- 2...hxg1Q
- 2.Rg1+
- 1...Ra5
- 2.Rg1+
- 2...hxg1Q
- 3.Qxg1#
- 2...hxg1S
- 3.Qxg1#
- 2...hxg1B
- 3.Qxg1#
- 2...hxg1R
- 3.Qxg1#
- 2...hxg1Q
- 2.Qb2
- threat
- 3.Qc1#
- 3.Qb1#
- 2...Ra1
- 3.Qxa1#
- 2...Bg2
- 3.Sfg3#
- threat
- 2.Qh8
- threat
- 3.Rg1#
- 2...Ra1
- 3.Qxa1#
- 2...Bg2
- 3.Sfg3#
- threat
- 2.Rg1+
- 1...Rf6
- 2.Rg1+
- 2...hxg1Q
- 3.Qxg1#
- 2...hxg1S
- 3.Qxg1#
- 2...hxg1B
- 3.Qxg1#
- 2...hxg1R
- 3.Qxg1#
- 2...hxg1Q
- 2.Qxf6
- threat
- 3.Qa1#
- 2...Bg2
- 3.Sfg3#
- threat
- 2.Rg1+
- 1...Ra7
- 2.Rg1+
- 2...hxg1Q
- 3.Qxg1#
- 2...hxg1S
- 3.Qxg1#
- 2...hxg1B
- 3.Qxg1#
- 2...hxg1R
- 3.Qxg1#
- 2...hxg1Q
- 2.Qb2
- threat
- 3.Qc1#
- 3.Qb1#
- 2...Ra1
- 3.Qxa1#
- 2...Bg2
- 3.Sfg3#
- threat
- 2.Qxa7
- threat
- 3.Qa1#
- 3.Qxa8#
- 2...Bg2
- 3.Sfg3#
- threat
- 2.Rg1+
- 1...Bf3
- 2.Rg1+
- 2...hxg1Q
- 3.Qxg1#
- 2...hxg1S
- 3.Qxg1#
- 2...hxg1B
- 3.Qxg1#
- 2...hxg1R
- 3.Qxg1#
- 2...hxg1Q
- 2.Rg1+
- 1...Be4
- 2.Rg1+
- 2...hxg1Q
- 3.Qxg1#
- 2...hxg1S
- 3.Qxg1#
- 2...hxg1B
- 3.Qxg1#
- 2...hxg1R
- 3.Qxg1#
- 2...hxg1Q
- 2.Rg1+
- 1...Bd5
- 2.Rg1+
- 2...hxg1Q
- 3.Qxg1#
- 2...hxg1S
- 3.Qxg1#
- 2...hxg1B
- 3.Qxg1#
- 2...hxg1R
- 3.Qxg1#
- 2...hxg1Q
- 2.Rg1+
- 1...Bc6
- 2.Rg1+
- 2...hxg1Q
- 3.Qxg1#
- 2...hxg1S
- 3.Qxg1#
- 2...hxg1B
- 3.Qxg1#
- 2...hxg1R
- 3.Qxg1#
- 2...hxg1Q
- 2.Qh8
- threat
- 3.Rg1#
- 2...Ra1
- 3.Qxa1#
- 2...Bg2
- 3.Sfg3#
- threat
- 2.Rg1+
- 1...Bb7
- 2.Rg1+
- 2...hxg1Q
- 3.Qxg1#
- 2...hxg1S
- 3.Qxg1#
- 2...hxg1B
- 3.Qxg1#
- 2...hxg1R
- 3.Qxg1#
- 2...hxg1Q
- 2.Qxb7+
- 2...Rc6
- 3.Qxc6#
- 2...Rc6
- 2.Rg1+
- 1...b3
- 2.Rg1+
- 2...hxg1Q
- 3.Qxg1#
- 2...hxg1S
- 3.Qxg1#
- 2...hxg1B
- 3.Qxg1#
- 2...hxg1R
- 3.Qxg1#
- 2...hxg1Q
- 2.Rg1+
- 1...Rxg6!
- threat
- 1.Qh7?
- threat
- 2.Rg1#
- 1...Ra1
- 2.Qh3
- threat
- 3.Sfg3#
- 2...Rg1
- 3.Rxg1#
- threat
- 2.Qh8
- threat
- 3.Qxa1#
- 2...Rb1
- 3.Qxa8#
- 2...Rc1
- 3.Qxa8#
- 2...Rd1
- 3.Qxa8#
- 2...Re1
- 3.Qxa8#
- 2...Rf1
- 3.Qxa8#
- 2...Rg1
- 3.Rxg1#
- 2...Ra2
- 3.Rg1#
- 2...Ra3
- 3.Rg1#
- 2...Ra4
- 3.Rg1#
- 2...Ra5
- 3.Rg1#
- 2...Ra6
- 3.Rg1#
- 2...Ra7
- 3.Rg1#
- 2...Bg2
- 3.Sfg3#
- threat
- 2.Qh3
- 1...Rxg6!
- threat
- 1.Qa2?
- Keys
- 1.Qg8!
- threat
- 2.Rg1+
- 2...hxg1Q
- 3.Qxg1#
- 2...hxg1S
- 3.Qxg1#
- 2...hxg1B
- 3.Qxg1#
- 2...hxg1R
- 3.Qxg1#
- 2...hxg1Q
- 2.Rxa6
- threat
- 3.Ra1#
- 3.Qxa8#
- 2...Bg2
- 3.Sfg3#
- threat
- 2.Rg1+
- 1...Rxg6
- 2.Qxa8+
- 2...Rg2
- 3.Sfg3#
- 2...Rc6
- 3.Qxc6#
- 2...Rg2
- 2.Qxa8+
- 1...Ra1
- 2.Qh8
- threat
- 3.Qxa1#
- 2...Rb1
- 3.Qxa8#
- 2...Rc1
- 3.Qxa8#
- 2...Rd1
- 3.Qxa8#
- 2...Re1
- 3.Qxa8#
- 2...Rf1
- 3.Qxa8#
- 2...Rg1
- 3.Rxg1#
- 2...Ra2
- 3.Rg1#
- 2...Ra3
- 3.Rg1#
- 2...Ra4
- 3.Rg1#
- 2...Ra5
- 3.Rg1#
- 2...Ra6
- 3.Rg1#
- 2...Ra7
- 3.Rg1#
- 2...Bg2
- 3.Sfg3#
- threat
- 2.Qh8
- 1...Ra2
- 2.Rg1+
- 2...hxg1Q
- 3.Qxg1#
- 2...hxg1S
- 3.Qxg1#
- 2...hxg1B
- 3.Qxg1#
- 2...hxg1R
- 3.Qxg1#
- 2...hxg1Q
- 2.Qxa2
- threat
- 3.Qb1#
- 3.Qa1#
- 3.Qxa8#
- 2...Bg2
- 3.Sfg3#
- threat
- 2.Rg1+
- 1...Ra3
- 2.Rg1+
- 2...hxg1Q
- 3.Qxg1#
- 2...hxg1S
- 3.Qxg1#
- 2...hxg1B
- 3.Qxg1#
- 2...hxg1R
- 3.Qxg1#
- 2...hxg1Q
- 2.Qh8
- threat
- 3.Rg1#
- 2...Ra1
- 3.Qxa1#
- 2...Bg2
- 3.Sfg3#
- threat
- 2.Rg1+
- 1...Ra4
- 2.Rg1+
- 2...hxg1Q
- 3.Qxg1#
- 2...hxg1S
- 3.Qxg1#
- 2...hxg1B
- 3.Qxg1#
- 2...hxg1R
- 3.Qxg1#
- 2...hxg1Q
- 2.Rg1+
- 1...Ra5
- 2.Rg1+
- 2...hxg1Q
- 3.Qxg1#
- 2...hxg1S
- 3.Qxg1#
- 2...hxg1B
- 3.Qxg1#
- 2...hxg1R
- 3.Qxg1#
- 2...hxg1Q
- 2.Qh8
- threat
- 3.Rg1#
- 2...Ra1
- 3.Qxa1#
- 2...Bg2
- 3.Sfg3#
- threat
- 2.Rg1+
- 1...Rb6
- 2.Rg1+
- 2...hxg1Q
- 3.Qxg1#
- 2...hxg1S
- 3.Qxg1#
- 2...hxg1B
- 3.Qxg1#
- 2...hxg1R
- 3.Qxg1#
- 2...hxg1Q
- 2.Qxa8+
- 2...Rc6
- 3.Qxc6#
- 3.Qa1#
- 2...Rb7
- 3.Qxb7#
- 3.Qa1#
- 2...Rc6
- 2.Rg1+
- 1...Rd6
- 2.Rg1+
- 2...hxg1Q
- 3.Qxg1#
- 2...hxg1S
- 3.Qxg1#
- 2...hxg1B
- 3.Qxg1#
- 2...hxg1R
- 3.Qxg1#
- 2...hxg1Q
- 2.Qxa8+
- 2...Rd5
- 3.Qxd5#
- 3.Qa1#
- 2...Rc6
- 3.Qxc6#
- 3.Qa1#
- 2...Rd5
- 2.Rg1+
- 1...Re6
- 2.Rg1+
- 2...hxg1Q
- 3.Qxg1#
- 2...hxg1S
- 3.Qxg1#
- 2...hxg1B
- 3.Qxg1#
- 2...hxg1R
- 3.Qxg1#
- 2...hxg1Q
- 2.Qxa8+
- 2...Re4+
- 3.Qxe4#
- 2...Rc6
- 3.Qxc6#
- 3.Qa1#
- 2...Re4+
- 2.Rg1+
- 1...Rf6
- 2.Rg1+
- 2...hxg1Q
- 3.Qxg1#
- 2...hxg1S
- 3.Qxg1#
- 2...hxg1B
- 3.Qxg1#
- 2...hxg1R
- 3.Qxg1#
- 2...hxg1Q
- 2.Qxa8+
- 2...Rc6
- 3.Qxc6#
- 3.Qa1#
- 2...Rc6
- 2.Rg1+
- 1...Ra7
- 2.Rg1+
- 2...hxg1Q
- 3.Qxg1#
- 2...hxg1S
- 3.Qxg1#
- 2...hxg1B
- 3.Qxg1#
- 2...hxg1R
- 3.Qxg1#
- 2...hxg1Q
- 2.Rg1+
- 1...Bf3
- 2.Rg1+
- 2...hxg1Q
- 3.Qxg1#
- 2...hxg1S
- 3.Qxg1#
- 2...hxg1B
- 3.Qxg1#
- 2...hxg1R
- 3.Qxg1#
- 2...hxg1Q
- 2.Rg1+
- 1...Be4
- 2.Rg1+
- 2...hxg1Q
- 3.Qxg1#
- 2...hxg1S
- 3.Qxg1#
- 2...hxg1B
- 3.Qxg1#
- 2...hxg1R
- 3.Qxg1#
- 2...hxg1Q
- 2.Rg1+
- 1...Bc6
- 2.Rg1+
- 2...hxg1Q
- 3.Qxg1#
- 2...hxg1S
- 3.Qxg1#
- 2...hxg1B
- 3.Qxg1#
- 2...hxg1R
- 3.Qxg1#
- 2...hxg1Q
- 2.Rxc6
- threat
- 3.Qd5#
- threat
- 2.Qh8
- threat
- 3.Rg1#
- 2...Ra1
- 3.Qxa1#
- 2...Bg2
- 3.Sfg3#
- threat
- 2.Rg1+
- 1...Bb7
- 2.Rg1+
- 2...hxg1Q
- 3.Qxg1#
- 2...hxg1S
- 3.Qxg1#
- 2...hxg1B
- 3.Qxg1#
- 2...hxg1R
- 3.Qxg1#
- 2...hxg1Q
- 2.Rxa6
- threat
- 3.Ra1#
- 2...Bxa6
- 3.Qd5#
- 2...Bg2
- 3.Sfg3#
- threat
- 2.Rg1+
- threat
- 1.Qg8!
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