MESON Chess Problem Database

Problem Display
PID: 282382 (5B2/8/8/6Q1/k7/8/8/4K3 w - - 0 1)

Fox, Charles Masson

Western Daily Mercury, 1906

(First published on Fri Aug 10 1906)

5B2/8/8/6Q1/k7/8/8/4K3

#3

3 + 1

3713 Snap 2025
14986 White-Hume Collection 2025

SOLUTION

  • SOUND
  • Tries
    • 1.Qd2?
      • threat
        • 2.Qb4#
      • 1...Kb3
        • 2.Ke2
          • 2...Ka4
            • 3.Qb4#
          • 2...Kc4
            • 3.Qd3#
      • 1...Kb5!
  • Keys
    • 1.Ke2!
      • 1...Kb3
        • 2.Qd2
          • 2...Ka4
            • 3.Qb4#
          • 2...Kc4
            • 3.Qd3#

Anticipated by 40793(1888), 121660(1888)

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