MESON Chess Problem Database
Problem Display
PID: 273131 (1N6/2r2p1K/N2k1P2/1p2p2R/3p4/2p5/Q7/4R3 w - - 0 1)
Easter, Norris
The Problemist, 1931
#3
7 + 7
SOLUTION
- SOUND
- Sets
- 1...Rb7
- 2.Rexe5
- threat
- 3.Qd5#
- threat
- 2.Rhxe5
- threat
- 3.Rd5#
- 3.Qd5#
- threat
- 2.Rexe5
- 1...Rd7
- 2.Rexe5
- threat
- 3.Qd5#
- threat
- 2.Rhxe5
- threat
- 3.Rd5#
- 3.Qd5#
- threat
- 2.Rexe5
- 1...e4
- 2.Qd5#
- 1...Rb7
- Tries
- 1.Rexe5?
- threat
- 2.Qd5#
- 1...Rc5
- 2.Rxc5
- threat
- 3.Rc6#
- 3.Qd5#
- threat
- 2.Qxf7
- threat
- 3.Re6#
- 3.Qe6#
- 3.Qd7#
- 3.Qe7#
- 3.Qf8#
- threat
- 2.Rxc5
- 1...Rc4!
- threat
- 1.Rhxe5?
- threat
- 2.Rd5#
- 2.Qd5#
- 1...Rc5
- 2.Rxc5
- threat
- 3.Rd5#
- 3.Rc6#
- 3.Qd5#
- 3.Qh2#
- threat
- 2.Re6+
- 2...fxe6
- 3.Rxe6#
- 3.Qxe6#
- 2...fxe6
- 2.Qxf7
- threat
- 3.Qe6#
- 3.Qd7#
- 3.Qe7#
- 3.Qf8#
- 2...Rc7
- 3.Rd5#
- 3.Qxc7#
- threat
- 2.Qh2
- threat
- 3.Rxc5#
- 2...Rxe5
- 3.Qxe5#
- 2...Rc4
- 3.Rxb5#
- 3.Rc5#
- 3.Rf5#
- 3.Rg5#
- 3.Rh5#
- 2...Rd5
- 3.Re6#
- 2...Rc6
- 3.Rxb5#
- 3.Rc5#
- 3.Rf5#
- 3.Rg5#
- 3.Rh5#
- 2...Rc7
- 3.Rxb5#
- 3.Rc5#
- 3.Rf5#
- 3.Rg5#
- 3.Rh5#
- 2...Rc8
- 3.Rxb5#
- 3.Rc5#
- 3.Rf5#
- 3.Rg5#
- 3.Rh5#
- threat
- 2.Rxc5
- 1...Rc4!
- threat
- 1.Qe2?
- threat
- 2.Qxe5#
- 1...Kd5
- 2.Qxe5+
- 2...Kc4
- 3.Qxb5#
- 2...Kc4
- 2.Qxe5+
- 1...Re7
- 2.Qxb5
- threat
- 3.Qc6#
- 2...Ke6
- 3.Qc6#
- 3.Qxe5#
- 2...Rc7
- 3.Qxe5#
- threat
- 2.Qe4
- threat
- 3.Qc6#
- 2...Ke6
- 3.Qc6#
- 3.Qxe5#
- 2...Rc7
- 3.Qxe5#
- threat
- 2.Qxb5
- 1...e4
- 2.Qxb5
- threat
- 3.Qd5#
- 3.Qe5#
- 2...Ke6
- 3.Qe5#
- 2...Rc5
- 3.Qd7#
- threat
- 2.Qh2+
- 2...Ke6
- 3.Qe5#
- 2...Ke6
- 2.Qxe4
- threat
- 3.Rd5#
- 3.Qd5#
- 3.Qxd4#
- 3.Qf4#
- 3.Qe5#
- 2...Rc5
- 3.Qe7#
- threat
- 2.Qxb5
- 1...Rc5!
- threat
- 1.Qa5?
- threat
- 2.Qxc7+
- 2...Kd5
- 3.Rexe5#
- 3.Rhxe5#
- 3.Qc6#
- 2...Ke6
- 3.Qxe5#
- 3.Qc6#
- 2...Kd5
- 2.Qxb5
- threat
- 3.Qxe5#
- 2...Ke6
- 3.Qxe5#
- 2...Rc5
- 3.Qd7#
- 2...Re7
- 3.Qc6#
- 2...e4
- 3.Qd5#
- 3.Qe5#
- threat
- 2.Qxc7+
- 1...Kd5
- 2.Rexe5+
- 2...Kc4
- 3.Qxb5#
- 2...Kd6
- 3.Qxc7#
- 2...Kc4
- 2.Rhxe5+
- 2...Kc4
- 3.Qxb5#
- 2...Kd6
- 3.Qxc7#
- 2...Kc4
- 2.Rexe5+
- 1...Ke6
- 2.Rexe5+
- 2...Kd6
- 3.Qxc7#
- 2...Kxf6
- 3.Rhf5#
- 2...Kd6
- 2.Qxc7
- threat
- 3.Qxe5#
- 3.Qc6#
- 2...Kd5
- 3.Rexe5#
- 3.Rhxe5#
- 3.Qc6#
- 2...Kxf6
- 3.Qxe5#
- 3.Qd6#
- threat
- 2.Rexe5+
- 1...Rc5
- 2.Qd8+
- 2...Ke6
- 3.Sxc5#
- 2...Ke6
- 2.Qd8+
- 1...Rc4
- 2.Qb6+
- 2...Kd5
- 3.Rexe5#
- 3.Rhxe5#
- 2...Rc6
- 3.Qxc6#
- 2...Kd5
- 2.Qd8+
- 2...Ke6
- 3.Rexe5#
- 3.Rhxe5#
- 2...Ke6
- 2.Qxb5
- threat
- 3.Qd7#
- 3.Qxe5#
- 2...Ke6
- 3.Qxe5#
- threat
- 2.Qb6+
- 1...Rc6
- 2.Qd8+
- 2...Ke6
- 3.Rexe5#
- 3.Rhxe5#
- 2...Ke6
- 2.Qxb5
- threat
- 3.Qxc6#
- 3.Qxe5#
- 2...Ke6
- 3.Qxc6#
- 3.Qxe5#
- 2...Rc5
- 3.Qd7#
- threat
- 2.Qd8+
- 1...Ra7
- 2.Rexe5
- threat
- 3.Qb4#
- 3.Qb6#
- 2...Rxa6
- 3.Qd8#
- 2...Rc7
- 3.Qxc7#
- threat
- 2.Rhxe5
- threat
- 3.Qb4#
- 3.Qb6#
- 2...Rxa6
- 3.Qd8#
- 2...Rc7
- 3.Qxc7#
- threat
- 2.Qb6+
- 2...Kd5
- 3.Qc6#
- 2...Kd5
- 2.Qd8+
- 2...Ke6
- 3.Sc5#
- 3.Rexe5#
- 3.Rhxe5#
- 2...Rd7
- 3.Qxd7#
- 2...Ke6
- 2.Qxb5
- threat
- 3.Qc6#
- 3.Qxe5#
- 2...Ke6
- 3.Qc6#
- 3.Qxe5#
- threat
- 2.Rexe5
- 1...Rb7
- 2.Rexe5
- threat
- 3.Qb4#
- 2...Rxb8
- 3.Qc7#
- 2...Rc7
- 3.Qxc7#
- 2...b4
- 3.Qc5#
- 3.Qd5#
- threat
- 2.Rhxe5
- threat
- 3.Qb4#
- 2...Rxb8
- 3.Qc7#
- 2...Rc7
- 3.Qxc7#
- 2...b4
- 3.Rd5#
- 3.Qc5#
- 3.Qd5#
- threat
- 2.Qd8+
- 2...Ke6
- 3.Sc5#
- 3.Rexe5#
- 3.Rhxe5#
- 2...Rd7
- 3.Qxd7#
- 2...Ke6
- 2.Rexe5
- 1...Rd7
- 2.Rexe5
- threat
- 3.Qb4#
- 3.Qb6#
- 2...Rc7
- 3.Qxc7#
- threat
- 2.Rhxe5
- threat
- 3.Qb4#
- 3.Qb6#
- 2...Rc7
- 3.Qxc7#
- threat
- 2.Qb6+
- 2...Kd5
- 3.Qc6#
- 2...Kd5
- 2.Qxb5
- threat
- 3.Qc6#
- 3.Qxd7#
- 3.Qxe5#
- 2...Ke6
- 3.Qxe5#
- threat
- 2.Rexe5
- 1...Re7
- 2.Qb6+
- 2...Kd5
- 3.Qc6#
- 2...Kd5
- 2.Qxb5
- threat
- 3.Qc6#
- 2...Ke6
- 3.Qc6#
- 3.Qxe5#
- 2...Rc7
- 3.Qxe5#
- threat
- 2.Qb6+
- 1...d3
- 2.Qxb5
- threat
- 3.Qxe5#
- 2...Ke6
- 3.Qxe5#
- 2...Rc5
- 3.Qd7#
- 2...Re7
- 3.Qc6#
- 2...e4
- 3.Qd5#
- 3.Qe5#
- threat
- 2.Qxb5
- 1...e4
- 2.Sxc7
- threat
- 3.Rd5#
- 3.Qb6#
- threat
- 2.Qb6+
- 2...Rc6
- 3.Qxc6#
- 2...Rc6
- 2.Qxc7+
- 2...Ke6
- 3.Qe5#
- 3.Qb6#
- 3.Qc6#
- 3.Qe7#
- 2...Ke6
- 2.Qxb5
- threat
- 3.Qd5#
- 3.Qe5#
- 2...Ke6
- 3.Qe5#
- 2...Rc5
- 3.Qd7#
- threat
- 2.Sxc7
- 1...Rc8!
- threat
- 1.Rexe5?
- Keys
- 1.Qh2!
- threat
- 2.Qxe5#
- 1...Kd5
- 2.Qxe5+
- 2...Kc4
- 3.Qxb5#
- 2...Kc4
- 2.Qxe5+
- 1...Rc5
- 2.Rhxe5
- threat
- 3.Rxc5#
- 2...Rxe5
- 3.Qxe5#
- 2...Rc4
- 3.Rxb5#
- 3.Rc5#
- 3.Rf5#
- 3.Rg5#
- 3.Rh5#
- 2...Rd5
- 3.Re6#
- 2...Rc6
- 3.Rxb5#
- 3.Rc5#
- 3.Rf5#
- 3.Rg5#
- 3.Rh5#
- 2...Rc7
- 3.Rxb5#
- 3.Rc5#
- 3.Rf5#
- 3.Rg5#
- 3.Rh5#
- 2...Rc8
- 3.Rxb5#
- 3.Rc5#
- 3.Rf5#
- 3.Rg5#
- 3.Rh5#
- threat
- 2.Rhxe5
- 1...Re7
- 2.Rexe5
- threat
- 3.Rxe7#
- 2...Rxe5
- 3.Qxe5#
- 2...Re6
- 3.Rd5#
- 2...Ra7
- 3.Re1#
- 3.Re2#
- 3.Re3#
- 3.Re4#
- 3.Re7#
- 3.Re8#
- 2...Rb7
- 3.Re1#
- 3.Re2#
- 3.Re3#
- 3.Re4#
- 3.Re7#
- 3.Re8#
- 2...Rc7
- 3.Re1#
- 3.Re2#
- 3.Re3#
- 3.Re4#
- 3.Re7#
- 3.Re8#
- 2...Rd7
- 3.Re1#
- 3.Re2#
- 3.Re3#
- 3.Re4#
- 3.Re7#
- 3.Re8#
- 2...Re8
- 3.Re7#
- 3.Rxe8#
- threat
- 2.Rexe5
- threat
- 1.Qh2!
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