MESON Chess Problem Database

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PID: 9050 (k7/Pb2N3/8/3Np3/8/5Q1p/8/7K w - - 0 1)

Melnichenko, Viktor Oleksandrovich

2nd Prize, 64 Shakhmatnoe obozrenie, 1968

k7/Pb2N3/8/3Np3/8/5Q1p/8/7K

#3

5 + 4

3751 FIDE Album (1968-1970) 1977

SOLUTION

  • SOUND
  • Tries
    • 1.Sc6?
      • threat
        • 2.Sb6#
        • 2.Sc7#
      • 1...Ba6
        • 2.Qf7
          • threat
            • 3.Sb6#
        • 2.Qf8+
          • 2...Kb7
            • 3.a8Q#
            • 3.a8B#
          • 2...Bc8
            • 3.Qxc8#
      • 1...Bc8
        • 2.Qb3
          • threat
            • 3.Sc7#
            • 3.Qb8#
      • 1...Bxc6!
    • 1.Qf8+?
      • 1...Bc8
        • 2.Qxc8+
          • 2...Kxa7
            • 3.Sc6#
      • 1...Kxa7!
  • Keys
    • 1.Qf7!
      • 1...Bxd5+
        • 2.Sxd5
          • threat
            • 3.Sb6#
      • 1...Kxa7
        • 2.Sc6+
          • 2...Ka6
            • 3.Qf1#
          • 2...Ka8
            • 3.Sb6#
            • 3.Sc7#
      • 1...Ba6
        • 2.Sc6
          • threat
            • 3.Sb6#
      • 1...Bc6
        • 2.Sxc6
          • threat
            • 3.Sb6#
      • 1...Bc8
        • 2.Sxc8
          • threat
            • 3.Sdb6#
            • 3.Scb6#
      • 1...h2
        • 2.Sc8
          • 2...Bxd5+
            • 3.Qxd5#
          • 2...Bxc8
            • 3.Sb6#
          • 2...Ba6
            • 3.Sdb6#
            • 3.Scb6#
          • 2...Bc6
            • 3.Sb6#
          • 2...e4
            • 3.Sdb6#
            • 3.Sc7#
      • 1...e4
        • 2.Sc6
          • threat
            • 3.Sb6#
            • 3.Sc7#

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