MESON Chess Problem Database
Problem Display
PID: 4391 (8/3R4/1p1pP3/1k6/6N1/P4P2/1P6/3K2BQ w - - 0 1)
Thursby, John Ormerod Scarlett
The Field, 1882
(First published on Sat Jan 28 1882)
#3
9 + 3
| 3357 | 75 Chess Problems | 1883 |
| 15239 | Valois Notebooks | 2014 |
SOLUTION
- SOUND
- Tries
- 1.Qh5+?
- 1...Ka4
- 2.Qd5
- 2...b5
- 3.Ra7#
- 2...b5
- 2.Qd5
- 1...Kc4
- 2.Kc2
- threat
- 3.Rc7#
- 3.b3#
- 2...d5
- 3.Qxd5#
- threat
- 2.Kc2
- 1...Ka6
- 2.Qd5
- 2...b5
- 3.Ra7#
- 3.Qa8#
- 2...b5
- 2.Qd5
- 1...Kc6
- 2.Sf6
- threat
- 3.Qd5#
- 2...d5
- 3.Qxd5#
- threat
- 2.a4
- threat
- 3.Qb5#
- 2...b5
- 3.Qxb5#
- 3.axb5#
- 2...d5
- 3.Se5#
- 3.Qxd5#
- threat
- 2.Sf6
- 1...d5!
- 1...Ka4
- 1.Qh5+?
- Keys
- 1.Qh7!
- threat
- 2.Qd3+
- 2...Ka4
- 3.Ra7#
- 2...Ka5
- 3.Ra7#
- 2...Kc6
- 3.Qc4#
- 2...Ka4
- 2.Qd3+
- 1...Ka4
- 2.Qd3
- threat
- 3.Ra7#
- 2...Ka5
- 3.Ra7#
- threat
- 2.Qd3
- 1...Kc4
- 2.Qd3+
- 2...Kxd3
- 3.Se5#
- 2...Kxd3
- 2.Qd3+
- 1...Ka5
- 2.Qd3
- threat
- 3.Ra7#
- 2...Ka4
- 3.Ra7#
- threat
- 2.Qd3
- 1...Ka6
- 2.Qd3+
- 2...Ka5
- 3.Ra7#
- 2...b5
- 3.Ra7#
- 2...Ka5
- 2.Qd3+
- 1...Kc6
- 2.Qd3
- threat
- 3.Qc4#
- 2...b5
- 3.Qxd6#
- 2...d5
- 3.Se5#
- 3.Qxd5#
- threat
- 2.Qd3
- 1...d5
- 2.Qd3+
- 2...Ka4
- 3.Ra7#
- 2...Ka5
- 3.Ra7#
- 2...Kc6
- 3.Se5#
- 3.Qxd5#
- 2...Ka4
- 2.Qd3+
- threat
- 1.Qh7!
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