MESON Chess Problem Database
Problem Display
PID: 31857 (8/3QB3/6rP/2Npk1p1/1Pp3p1/4p1P1/4P3/4K3 w - - 0 1)
Abbott, Joseph William
English Mechanic and World of Science, 1880
(First published on Fri Dec 17 1880)
#3
8 + 7
| 3479 | 121 Chess Problems | 1887 |
| 15239 | Valois Notebooks | 2021 |
SOLUTION
- SOUND
- Sets
- 1...Rc6
- 2.Qxc6
- threat
- 3.Qf6#
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Bf6#
- 3.Qf6#
- 2...Kf5
- 3.Qe6#
- 3.Qf6#
- 2...d4
- 3.Qe4#
- 3.Qe6#
- threat
- 2.Qxc6
- 1...Rd6
- 2.Bxd6+
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Qg7#
- 2...Kf6
- 3.Qe6#
- 2...Kd4
- 2.Qxd6+
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Bf6#
- 3.Qf6#
- 2...Kf5
- 3.Qe6#
- 3.Qf6#
- 2...Kd4
- 2.Bxd6+
- 1...Re6
- 2.Qxe6+
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Bf6#
- 3.Qf6#
- 2...Kd4
- 2.Qxe6+
- 1...Rf6
- 2.Bxf6+
- 2...Kxf6
- 3.Qe6#
- 2...Kxf6
- 2.Bxf6+
- 1...Rg7
- 2.Bd6+
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Qxg7#
- 2...Kf6
- 3.Qe6#
- 2...Kd4
- 2.Bf6+
- 2...Kxf6
- 3.Qe6#
- 2...Kxf6
- 2.Qe6+
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Bf6#
- 3.Qf6#
- 2...Kd4
- 2.Qd6+
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Bf6#
- 3.Qf6#
- 2...Kf5
- 3.Qe6#
- 3.Qf6#
- 2...Kd4
- 2.Bd6+
- 1...Rg8
- 2.Bf6+
- 2...Kxf6
- 3.Qe6#
- 2...Kxf6
- 2.Qe6+
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Bf6#
- 3.Qf6#
- 2...Kd4
- 2.Qd6+
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Bf6#
- 3.Qf6#
- 2...Kf5
- 3.Qe6#
- 3.Qf6#
- 2...Kd4
- 2.Bf6+
- 1...c3
- 2.Sd3+
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Qxg4#
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Qxg4#
- 2...Kd4
- 2.Qxg4
- threat
- 3.Sd3#
- 3.Sd7#
- 2...d4
- 3.Qe4#
- threat
- 2.Sd3+
- 1...d4
- 2.Qxg4
- threat
- 3.Qe4#
- 2...Kd5
- 3.Qe4#
- threat
- 2.Qxg4
- 1...Rc6
- Tries
- 1.Bf6+?
- 1...Kxf6
- 2.Qe6#
- 1...Rxf6!
- 1...Kxf6
- 1.Qxg4?
- threat
- 2.Sd7#
- 1...d4
- 2.Qe4#
- 1...Rd6!
- threat
- 1.Qf5+?
- 1...Kd4
- 2.Bf6+
- 2...Rxf6
- 3.Qxf6#
- 2...Rxf6
- 2.Qf6+
- 2...Rxf6
- 3.Bxf6#
- 2...Rxf6
- 2.Bf6+
- 1...Kxf5!
- 1...Kd4
- 1.Qe6+?
- 1...Kd4
- 2.Bf6+
- 2...Rxf6
- 3.Qxf6#
- 2...Rxf6
- 2.Qf6+
- 2...Rxf6
- 3.Bxf6#
- 2...Rxf6
- 2.Bf6+
- 1...Rxe6!
- 1...Kd4
- 1.Qd6+?
- 1...Kd4
- 2.Bf6+
- 2...Rxf6
- 3.Qxf6#
- 2...Rxf6
- 2.Qf6+
- 2...Rxf6
- 3.Bxf6#
- 2...Rxf6
- 2.Bf6+
- 1...Rxd6!
- 1...Kd4
- 1.h7?
- threat
- 2.h8Q+
- 2...Rf6
- 3.Bxf6#
- 3.Qxf6#
- 2...Rg7
- 3.Qxg7#
- 2...Rf6
- 2.h8B+
- 2...Rf6
- 3.Bexf6#
- 3.Bhxf6#
- 2...Rg7
- 3.Bxg7#
- 2...Rf6
- 2.h8Q+
- 1...Kd4
- 2.h8Q+
- 2...Rf6
- 3.Bxf6#
- 3.Qxf6#
- 2...Rg7
- 3.Bf6#
- 3.Qxg7#
- 2...Rf6
- 2.h8B+
- 2...Rf6
- 3.Bexf6#
- 3.Bhxf6#
- 2...Rg7
- 3.Bf6#
- 3.Bxg7#
- 2...Rf6
- 2.h8Q+
- 1...Re6
- 2.Qxe6+
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Bf6#
- 3.Qf6#
- 3.h8Q#
- 3.h8B#
- 2...Kd4
- 2.h8Q+
- 2...Kf5
- 3.Qxe6#
- 3.Qf6#
- 2...Rf6
- 3.Bxf6#
- 3.Qxf6#
- 2...Kf5
- 2.h8B+
- 2...Kf5
- 3.Qxe6#
- 2...Rf6
- 3.Bexf6#
- 3.Bhxf6#
- 2...Kf5
- 2.Qxe6+
- 1...Ra6
- 2.h8Q+
- 2...Rf6
- 3.Bxf6#
- 3.Qxf6#
- 2...Rf6
- 2.h8B+
- 2...Rf6
- 3.Bexf6#
- 3.Bhxf6#
- 2...Rf6
- 2.h8Q+
- 1...Rb6
- 2.h8Q+
- 2...Rf6
- 3.Bxf6#
- 3.Qxf6#
- 2...Rf6
- 2.h8B+
- 2...Rf6
- 3.Bexf6#
- 3.Bhxf6#
- 2...Rf6
- 2.h8Q+
- 1...Rc6
- 2.Qxc6
- threat
- 3.Qf6#
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Bf6#
- 3.Qf6#
- 3.h8Q#
- 3.h8B#
- 2...Kf5
- 3.Qe6#
- 3.Qf6#
- 2...d4
- 3.Qe4#
- 3.Qe6#
- threat
- 2.h8Q+
- 2...Rf6
- 3.Bxf6#
- 3.Qxf6#
- 2...Rf6
- 2.h8B+
- 2...Rf6
- 3.Bexf6#
- 3.Bhxf6#
- 2...Rf6
- 2.Qxc6
- 1...Rd6
- 2.Qxd6+
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Bf6#
- 3.Qf6#
- 3.h8Q#
- 3.h8B#
- 2...Kf5
- 3.Qe6#
- 3.Qf6#
- 2...Kd4
- 2.h8Q+
- 2...Rf6
- 3.Bxf6#
- 3.Qxf6#
- 2...Rf6
- 2.h8B+
- 2...Rf6
- 3.Bexf6#
- 3.Bhxf6#
- 2...Rf6
- 2.Qxd6+
- 1...Rf6
- 2.h8Q
- threat
- 3.Bxf6#
- 3.Qxf6#
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Bxf6#
- 3.Qxf6#
- threat
- 2.h8B
- threat
- 3.Bexf6#
- 3.Bhxf6#
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Bexf6#
- 3.Bhxf6#
- threat
- 2.h8Q
- 1...Rg7
- 2.Bd6+
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Qxg7#
- 2...Kf6
- 3.Qe6#
- 2...Kd4
- 2.Bf6+
- 2...Kxf6
- 3.Qe6#
- 2...Kxf6
- 2.Qe6+
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Bf6#
- 3.Qf6#
- 2...Kd4
- 2.Qd6+
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Bf6#
- 3.Qf6#
- 2...Kf5
- 3.Qe6#
- 3.Qf6#
- 2...Kd4
- 2.h8Q
- threat
- 3.Qxg7#
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Bf6#
- 3.Qxg7#
- threat
- 2.h8B
- threat
- 3.Bxg7#
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Bf6#
- 3.Bxg7#
- threat
- 2.Bd6+
- 1...Rg8
- 2.Qe6+
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Bf6#
- 3.Qf6#
- 2...Kd4
- 2.Qd6+
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Bf6#
- 3.Qf6#
- 2...Kf5
- 3.Qe6#
- 3.Qf6#
- 2...Kd4
- 2.hxg8Q
- threat
- 3.Qgxd5#
- 3.Qdxd5#
- 3.Qg7#
- 3.Qh8#
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Bf6#
- 3.Qg7#
- 3.Qh8#
- threat
- 2.hxg8S
- threat
- 3.Bf6#
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Bf6#
- threat
- 2.hxg8B
- threat
- 3.Qxd5#
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Bf6#
- 2...d4
- 3.Qe6#
- 3.Qd5#
- threat
- 2.Qe6+
- 1...d4
- 2.Qxg4
- threat
- 3.Qe4#
- 2...Kd5
- 3.Qe4#
- threat
- 2.h8Q+
- 2...Rf6
- 3.Bxf6#
- 3.Qe6#
- 3.Qxf6#
- 2...Rg7
- 3.Qe6#
- 3.Qxg7#
- 3.Qb8#
- 2...Rf6
- 2.h8B+
- 2...Rf6
- 3.Bexf6#
- 3.Bhxf6#
- 3.Qe6#
- 2...Rg7
- 3.Bxg7#
- 3.Qe6#
- 2...Rf6
- 2.Qxg4
- 1...Rh6!
- threat
- 1.Bf6+?
- Keys
- 1.Bd8!
- 1...Kd4
- 2.Qg7+
- 2...Rf6
- 3.Bxf6#
- 3.Qxf6#
- 2...Rxg7
- 3.Bf6#
- 2...Rf6
- 2.Qg7+
- 1...Rxh6
- 2.Qg7+
- 2...Kf5
- 3.Qxg5#
- 2...Kd6
- 3.Qc7#
- 2...Rf6
- 3.Qxf6#
- 2...Kf5
- 2.Qg7+
- 1...Re6
- 2.Qxe6+
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Bf6#
- 3.Qf6#
- 2...Kd4
- 2.Qg7+
- 2...Kf5
- 3.Qxg5#
- 2...Kd6
- 3.Qc7#
- 2...Rf6
- 3.Qxf6#
- 2...Kf5
- 2.Qxe6+
- 1...Ra6
- 2.Qg7+
- 2...Kf5
- 3.Qxg5#
- 2...Kd6
- 3.Qf6#
- 3.Qc7#
- 2...Rf6
- 3.Qxf6#
- 2...Kf5
- 2.Qg7+
- 1...Rb6
- 2.Qg7+
- 2...Kf5
- 3.Qxg5#
- 2...Kd6
- 3.Qf6#
- 3.Qc7#
- 2...Rf6
- 3.Qxf6#
- 2...Kf5
- 2.Qg7+
- 1...Rc6
- 2.Qxc6
- threat
- 3.Qf6#
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Bf6#
- 3.Qf6#
- 2...Kf5
- 3.Qe6#
- 3.Qf6#
- 2...d4
- 3.Qe6#
- threat
- 2.Qg7+
- 2...Kf5
- 3.Qxg5#
- 2...Kd6
- 3.Qf6#
- 3.Qe7#
- 2...Rf6
- 3.Qxf6#
- 2...Kf5
- 2.Qxc6
- 1...Rd6
- 2.Qg7+
- 2...Kf5
- 3.Qxg5#
- 2...Rf6
- 3.Qxf6#
- 2...Kf5
- 2.Qg7+
- 1...Rf6
- 2.Bxf6+
- 2...Kxf6
- 3.Qe6#
- 2...Kxf6
- 2.Bxf6+
- 1...Rg7
- 2.Bf6+
- 2...Kxf6
- 3.Qe6#
- 2...Kxf6
- 2.Bc7+
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Qxg7#
- 2...Kf6
- 3.Qe6#
- 2...Kd4
- 2.Qe6+
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Bf6#
- 3.Qf6#
- 2...Kd4
- 2.Qxg7+
- 2...Kf5
- 3.Qf6#
- 3.Qxg5#
- 2...Kd6
- 3.Qf6#
- 3.Qc7#
- 2...Kf5
- 2.Bf6+
- 1...Rg8
- 2.Bf6+
- 2...Kxf6
- 3.Qe6#
- 2...Kxf6
- 2.Qe6+
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Bf6#
- 3.Qf6#
- 2...Kd4
- 2.Qe7+
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Qf6#
- 2...Kf5
- 3.Qf6#
- 3.Qe6#
- 2...Kd4
- 2.Bf6+
- 1...c3
- 2.Sd3+
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Qxg4#
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Qxg4#
- 2...Kd4
- 2.Sd3+
- 1...d4
- 2.Bc7+
- 2...Kf6
- 3.Se4#
- 3.Qe6#
- 2...Rd6
- 3.Qe6#
- 2...Kf6
- 2.Bc7+
- 1...Kd4
- 1.Bd8!
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