MESON Chess Problem Database
Problem Display
PID: 43896 (7Q/8/8/P1p1P3/2k5/8/8/R1K1R3 w - - 0 1)
Caine, Walter Edmund
The Problemist, 1929
#3
6 + 2
SOLUTION
- SOUND
- Tries
- 1.Ra4+?
- 1...Kb3
- 2.Qh4
- threat
- 3.Re3#
- 3.Qc4#
- 2...Kc3
- 3.Re3#
- 3.Ra3#
- 3.Qg3#
- 3.Qh3#
- 3.Qc4#
- 2...c4
- 3.Qxc4#
- threat
- 2.Qh4
- 1...Kd5
- 2.Qf6
- 2...c4
- 3.Qd6#
- 2...c4
- 2.Qh6
- 2...c4
- 3.Qd6#
- 2...c4
- 2.Qc8
- 2...c4
- 3.Qxc4#
- 2...c4
- 2.Qf6
- 1...Kb5!
- 1...Kb3
- 1.Re4+?
- 1...Kd3
- 2.Qh1
- threat
- 3.Ra3#
- 3.Qf3#
- 2...Kc3
- 3.Ra3#
- 3.Qf3#
- 3.Qh3#
- threat
- 2.Qh1
- 1...Kb5
- 2.Qf6
- 2...c4
- 3.Qb6#
- 2...c4
- 2.Qh6
- 2...c4
- 3.Qb6#
- 2...c4
- 2.Qc8
- 2...c4
- 3.Qxc4#
- 2...c4
- 2.Qf6
- 1...Kd5!
- 1...Kd3
- 1.Ra4+?
- Keys
- 1.Qc8!
- 1...Kb3
- 2.Re4
- threat
- 3.Qh3#
- 2...Kc3
- 3.Ra3#
- 3.Qh3#
- 2...c4
- 3.Qxc4#
- threat
- 2.Re4
- 1...Kc3
- 2.Qxc5+
- 2...Kb3
- 3.Ra3#
- 3.Re3#
- 2...Kd3
- 3.Ra3#
- 3.Re3#
- 2...Kb3
- 2.Qxc5+
- 1...Kd3
- 2.Ra4
- threat
- 3.Qh3#
- 2...Kc3
- 3.Re3#
- 3.Qh3#
- 2...c4
- 3.Qxc4#
- threat
- 2.Ra4
- 1...Kb4
- 2.Re4+
- 2...Kb3
- 3.Qh3#
- 2...Kc3
- 3.Ra3#
- 3.Qh3#
- 2...Kb5
- 3.Qb7#
- 2...c4
- 3.Qxc4#
- 2...Kb3
- 2.Re4+
- 1...Kd4
- 2.Ra4+
- 2...Kc3
- 3.Re3#
- 3.Qh3#
- 2...Kd3
- 3.Qh3#
- 2...Kd5
- 3.Qd7#
- 2...c4
- 3.Qxc4#
- 2...Kc3
- 2.Ra4+
- 1...Kb5
- 2.Re4
- 2...c4
- 3.Qxc4#
- 2...c4
- 2.Re4
- 1...Kd5
- 2.Ra4
- 2...c4
- 3.Qxc4#
- 2...c4
- 2.Ra4
- 1...Kb3
- 1.Qc8!
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