MESON Chess Problem Database
Problem Display
PID: 16914 (8/3p4/2pQ4/2Rb4/4k2P/1P5P/4PK2/4R3 w - - 0 1)
Wenman, Francis Percival (aka Percy Wenman)
The Field, 1943
(First published on Sat Jul 31 1943)
#2
8 + 4
| 419 | One Hundred Published Problems | 1944 |
| 5454 | Near Snap | 2007 |
- SOUND
- Sets
- 1...Kd4
- 2.Rc4#
- 1...Kf5
- 2.e4#
- 1...Bxb3
- 2.Qe5#
- 1...Bc4
- 2.Qe5#
- 1...Be6
- 2.Qe5#
- 1...Bf7
- 2.Qe5#
- 1...Bg8
- 2.Qe5#
- 1...Kd4
- Tries
- 1.Kg3?
- threat
- 2.Qf4#
- 1...Ke3
- 2.Qf4#
- 1...Kf5
- 2.e4#
- 1...Kd4!
- threat
- 1.Ra1?
- 1...Kd4
- 2.Ra4#
- 2.Rc4#
- 1...Bxb3
- 2.Qe5#
- 1...Bc4
- 2.Qe5#
- 1...Be6
- 2.Qe5#
- 1...Bf7
- 2.Qe5#
- 1...Bg8
- 2.Qe5#
- 1...Kf5!
- 1...Kd4
- 1.Rb1?
- 1...Kd4
- 2.Rc4#
- 1...Bxb3
- 2.Qe5#
- 1...Bc4
- 2.Qe5#
- 1...Be6
- 2.Qe5#
- 1...Bf7
- 2.Qe5#
- 1...Bg8
- 2.Qe5#
- 1...Kf5!
- 1...Kd4
- 1.Rec1?
- 1...Kd4
- 2.R1c4#
- 2.R5c4#
- 1...Bxb3
- 2.Qe5#
- 1...Bc4
- 2.R1xc4#
- 2.Qe5#
- 1...Be6
- 2.Qe5#
- 1...Bf7
- 2.Qe5#
- 1...Bg8
- 2.Qe5#
- 1...Kf5!
- 1...Kd4
- 1.Rd1?
- 1...Bxb3
- 2.Rd4#
- 2.Qe5#
- 2.Qd4#
- 1...Bc4
- 2.Rd4#
- 2.Qe5#
- 2.Qd4#
- 1...Be6
- 2.Rd4#
- 2.Qe5#
- 2.Qd4#
- 1...Bf7
- 2.Rd4#
- 2.Qe5#
- 2.Qd4#
- 1...Bg8
- 2.Rd4#
- 2.Qe5#
- 2.Qd4#
- 1...Kf5!
- 1...Bxb3
- 1.Rg1?
- 1...Kd4
- 2.Rg4#
- 2.Rc4#
- 1...Bxb3
- 2.Rg4#
- 2.Qe5#
- 1...Bc4
- 2.Rg4#
- 2.Qe5#
- 1...Be6
- 2.Qe5#
- 1...Bf7
- 2.Rg4#
- 2.Qe5#
- 1...Bg8
- 2.Rg4#
- 2.Qe5#
- 1...Kf5!
- 1...Kd4
- 1.Rh1?
- 1...Kd4
- 2.Rc4#
- 1...Bxb3
- 2.Qe5#
- 1...Bc4
- 2.Qe5#
- 1...Be6
- 2.Qe5#
- 1...Bf7
- 2.Qe5#
- 1...Bg8
- 2.Qe5#
- 1...Kf5!
- 1...Kd4
- 1.Rc4+?
- 1...Kf5
- 2.Rf4#
- 1...Bxc4!
- 1...Kf5
- 1.Qxd5+?
- 1...Kf4
- 2.Rc4#
- 2.Qf3#
- 2.Qc4#
- 2.Qd4#
- 2.Qe5#
- 2.Qf5#
- 2.e3#
- 1...cxd5!
- 1...Kf4
- 1.Qf6?
- 1...Bxb3
- 2.Qe5#
- 1...Bc4
- 2.Qe5#
- 1...Be6
- 2.Qe5#
- 1...Bf7
- 2.Qe5#
- 1...Bg8
- 2.Qe5#
- 1...d6!
- 1...Bxb3
- 1.e3?
- 1...Kf5
- 2.e4#
- 1...Bxb3
- 2.Re5#
- 2.Qd4#
- 2.Qg6#
- 1...Bc4
- 2.Re5#
- 2.Qd4#
- 2.Qg6#
- 1...Be6
- 2.Re5#
- 2.Qd4#
- 1...Bf7
- 2.Re5#
- 2.Qd4#
- 1...Bg8
- 2.Re5#
- 2.Qd4#
- 2.Qg6#
- 1...Kd3!
- 1...Kf5
- 1.b4?
- 1...Kf5
- 2.e4#
- 1...Ba2
- 2.Qe5#
- 1...Bb3
- 2.Qe5#
- 1...Bc4
- 2.Qe5#
- 1...Be6
- 2.Qe5#
- 1...Bf7
- 2.Qe5#
- 1...Bg8
- 2.Qe5#
- 1...Kd4!
- 1...Kf5
- 1.h5?
- 1...Kd4
- 2.Rc4#
- 1...Bxb3
- 2.Qe5#
- 1...Bc4
- 2.Qe5#
- 1...Be6
- 2.Qe5#
- 1...Bf7
- 2.Qe5#
- 1...Bg8
- 2.Qe5#
- 1...Kf5!
- 1...Kd4
- 1.Kg3?
- Keys
- 1.Rf1!
- 1...Kd4
- 2.Rc4#
- 1...Kf5
- 2.Ke3#
- 1...Bxb3
- 2.Qe5#
- 1...Bc4
- 2.Qe5#
- 1...Be6
- 2.Qe5#
- 1...Bf7
- 2.Qe5#
- 1...Bg8
- 2.Qe5#
- 1...Kd4
- 1.Rf1!
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