MESON Chess Problem Database

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PID: 249386 (7B/5kP1/6N1/7B/7K/Q7/8/8 w - - 0 1)

Speckmann, Werner

Deutsche Schachzeitung, 1972

7B/5kP1/6N1/7B/7K/Q7/8/8

#2

6 + 1

5454 Near Snap 2021
6490 yacpdb 2021
  • SOUND
  • Sets
    • 1...Ke8
      • 2.Qe7#
  • Tries
    • 1.Se7+?
      • 1...Kf6
        • 2.Qd6#
        • 2.g8Q#
        • 2.g8B#
      • 1...Ke6!
    • 1.Sf8+?
      • 1...Kg8
        • 2.Qa2#
        • 2.Qb3#
      • 1...Kf6!
    • 1.Qd6?
      • threat
        • 2.Se7#
      • 1...Ke8
        • 2.Sf4#
        • 2.Se5#
        • 2.Se7#
        • 2.Sf8#
        • 2.Qe7#
        • 2.g8Q#
      • 1...Kg8!
    • 1.Qh3?
      • 1...Kf6
        • 2.g8Q#
        • 2.g8B#
      • 1...Ke8
        • 2.g8Q#
      • 1...Kg8!
    • 1.g8B+?
      • 1...Ke8
        • 2.Qe7#
      • 1...Kxg8!
  • Keys
    • 1.Qd3!
      • 1...Ke6
        • 2.g8Q#
        • 2.g8B#
      • 1...Kf6
        • 2.g8Q#
        • 2.g8B#
      • 1...Ke8
        • 2.g8Q#
      • 1...Kg8
        • 2.Se7#

Anticipated by 85762(1971), 178328(1971)

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