MESON Chess Problem Database

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PID: 194199 (8/3Q4/8/8/3p4/2NkN3/8/3K4 w - - 0 1)

Musketier, Thomas

Rhein-Westphalische Zeitung, 1917

8/3Q4/8/8/3p4/2NkN3/8/3K4

#2

4 + 2

5454 Near Snap 2019
6490 yacpdb 2019
  • SOUND
  • Tries
    • 1.Scd5?
      • threat
        • 2.Qf5#
        • 2.Qh7#
      • 1...Ke4
        • 2.Qf5#
      • 1...dxe3!
    • 1.Sed5?
      • threat
        • 2.Qb5#
      • 1...Kc4
        • 2.Qb5#
      • 1...dxc3!
    • 1.Qb5+?
      • 1...Kxc3
        • 2.Sd5#
      • 1...Kxe3!
    • 1.Qf5+?
      • 1...Kxe3
        • 2.Sd5#
      • 1...Kxc3!
  • Keys
    • 1.Qd6!
      • 1...Kxc3
        • 2.Qa3#
      • 1...Kxe3
        • 2.Qg3#

Anticipated by 23002(1881), 222665(1884)

This anticipates 169805(1945), 2154(1964), 109480(1986), 103549(2006)

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