MESON Chess Problem Database

Problem Display
PID: 4508 (8/8/3K4/8/3k4/5Q2/2R5/8 w - - 0 1)

Carpenter, George Edward

Dubuque Chess Journal, 1873

8/8/3K4/8/3k4/5Q2/2R5/8

#2

3 + 1

3757 Schachminiaturen I 1902
119 Tidskrift for Schack 1909
14907 Good Companion Chess Problem Club 1916
785 Het Belgisch Schaakbord (L'Echiquier Belge) 1947
70 American Chess Problemist 1949
785 Het Belgisch Schaakbord (L'Echiquier Belge) 1953
4349 Kleinste Schachaufgaben Drei- und Viersteiner 1970
274 diagrammes 1973
3295 Einfuhrung in die Welt des Schachproblem 1984
3310 2345 Chess Problems 1997
5454 Near Snap 2013
133 The Problemist Supplement 2013

SOLUTION

  • SOUND
  • Keys
    • 1.Qh3!
      • 1...Ke4
        • 2.Rc4#

This anticipates 224223(1888), 56686(1923), 76735(1944)

FEATURES

  • Static
    • TYPE = INCOMPLETE_BLOCK
    • CHANGED MATES = 0
    • ADDED MATES = 1
    • REMOVED MATES = 0
  • Sets
  • Actual
    • Q(B);
    • Vars
      • K(a);P-FLIGHT::R(A)
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