MESON Chess Problem Database
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PID: 287386 (8/1p6/n2N4/1P2k2K/3n1N2/2Q1p1B1/8/8 w - - 0 1)
Bell, Ernest P
Daily Telegraph, 1923
(First published on Sat Jun 30 1923)
#3
6 + 5
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SOLUTION
- COOKED
- Sets
- 1...Sc5
- 2.Qxc5+
- 2...Kf6
- 3.Qg5#
- 2...Kf6
- 2.Qxc5+
- 1...Sb8
- 2.Qc5+
- 2...Kf6
- 3.Qg5#
- 2...Kf6
- 2.Qc5+
- 1...Sc5
- Tries
- 1.Kg5?
- threat
- 2.Sc4+
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Qxe3#
- 2...Ke4
- 2.Sf5
- threat
- 3.Qxd4#
- 3.Qxe3#
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Qxe3#
- threat
- 2.Sc4+
- 1...Sb4
- 2.Sc4+
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Qxe3#
- 2...Ke4
- 2.Qc5+
- 2...Sd5
- 3.Qxd5#
- 2...Sd5
- 2.Sc4+
- 1...Sc7
- 2.Sc4+
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Qxe3#
- 2...Ke4
- 2.Qc5+
- 2...Sd5
- 3.Qxd5#
- 2...Sd5
- 2.Sc4+
- 1...e2
- 2.Sc4+
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Qd3#
- 3.Qe3#
- 2...Ke4
- 2.Sf5
- threat
- 3.Qxd4#
- 3.Qe3#
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Qe3#
- threat
- 2.Sf7+
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Qd3#
- 2...Ke4
- 2.Sc4+
- 1...Kxd6!
- threat
- 1.Kg6?
- threat
- 2.Sc4+
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Qxe3#
- 2...Ke4
- 2.Sf5
- threat
- 3.Qxd4#
- 3.Qxe3#
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Qxe3#
- threat
- 2.Sc4+
- 1...Sb4
- 2.Sc4+
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Qxe3#
- 2...Ke4
- 2.Qc5+
- 2...Sd5
- 3.Qxd5#
- 2...Sd5
- 2.Sc4+
- 1...e2
- 2.Sc4+
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Qd3#
- 3.Qe3#
- 2...Ke4
- 2.Sf5
- threat
- 3.Qxd4#
- 3.Qe3#
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Qe3#
- threat
- 2.Sf7+
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Qd3#
- 2...Ke4
- 2.Sc4+
- 1...Kxd6!
- threat
- 1.Sc4+?
- 1...Ke4
- 2.Kg4
- threat
- 3.Qd3#
- 3.Qxe3#
- threat
- 2.Qd3+
- 2...Kf3
- 3.Qxe3#
- 2...Kf3
- 2.Qxe3+
- 2...Kf5
- 3.Qe5#
- 2...Kf5
- 2.Kg4
- 1...Kf5
- 2.Qxd4
- threat
- 3.Sxe3#
- 3.Sd6#
- 3.Qe5#
- threat
- 2.Qxd4
- 1...Kf6!
- 1...Ke4
- 1.Qc4?
- threat
- 2.Se2+
- 2...Kf6
- 3.Qf7#
- 2...Kf6
- 2.Sg2+
- 2...Kf6
- 3.Qf7#
- 2...Kf6
- 2.Sd3+
- 2...Kf6
- 3.Qf7#
- 2...Kf6
- 2.Sh3+
- 2...Kf6
- 3.Qf7#
- 2...Kf6
- 2.Sg6+
- 2...Kf6
- 3.Be5#
- 3.Qf7#
- 2...Kf6
- 2.Qd5+
- 2...Kf6
- 3.Qg5#
- 2...Kf6
- 2.Se2+
- 1...Kf6
- 2.Sg6
- threat
- 3.Be5#
- 3.Qf7#
- 2...Kg7
- 3.Qf7#
- threat
- 2.Qf7+
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Se2#
- 3.Sg2#
- 3.Sd3#
- 3.Sh3#
- 3.Sd5#
- 3.Sg6#
- 2...Ke5
- 2.Sg6
- 1...Sb4
- 2.Se2+
- 2...Kf6
- 3.Qf7#
- 2...Kf6
- 2.Sg2+
- 2...Kf6
- 3.Qf7#
- 2...Kf6
- 2.Sd3+
- 2...Kf6
- 3.Qf7#
- 2...Kf6
- 2.Sh3+
- 2...Kf6
- 3.Qf7#
- 2...Kf6
- 2.Sg6+
- 2...Kf6
- 3.Be5#
- 3.Qf7#
- 2...Kf6
- 2.Se2+
- 1...Se2
- 2.Sxe2+
- 2...Kf6
- 3.Qf7#
- 2...Kf6
- 2.Sd3+
- 2...Kf6
- 3.Qf7#
- 2...Kf6
- 2.Sg6+
- 2...Kf6
- 3.Be5#
- 3.Qf7#
- 2...Kf6
- 2.Qd5+
- 2...Kf6
- 3.Qg5#
- 2...Kf6
- 2.Sxe2+
- 1...Sf3
- 2.Se2+
- 2...Kf6
- 3.Qf7#
- 2...Kf6
- 2.Sg2+
- 2...Kf6
- 3.Qf7#
- 2...Kf6
- 2.Sd3+
- 2...Kf6
- 3.Qf7#
- 2...Kf6
- 2.Sh3+
- 2...Kf6
- 3.Qf7#
- 2...Kf6
- 2.Sg6+
- 2...Kf6
- 3.Qf7#
- 2...Kf6
- 2.Se2+
- 1...Sf5
- 2.Sd3+
- 2...Kf6
- 3.Qf7#
- 2...Kf6
- 2.Sg6+
- 2...Kf6
- 3.Se8#
- 3.Be5#
- 3.Qf7#
- 2...Kf6
- 2.Sd3+
- 1...Sc6
- 2.Se2+
- 2...Kf6
- 3.Qf7#
- 2...Kf6
- 2.Sg2+
- 2...Kf6
- 3.Qf7#
- 2...Kf6
- 2.Sd3+
- 2...Kf6
- 3.Qf7#
- 2...Kf6
- 2.Sh3+
- 2...Kf6
- 3.Qf7#
- 2...Kf6
- 2.Sg6+
- 2...Kf6
- 3.Qf7#
- 2...Kf6
- 2.Qd5+
- 2...Kf6
- 3.Qg5#
- 2...Kf6
- 2.Se2+
- 1...Se6
- 2.Sg6+
- 2...Kf6
- 3.Be5#
- 2...Kf6
- 2.Sg6+
- 1...Sc7
- 2.Se2+
- 2...Kf6
- 3.Qf7#
- 2...Kf6
- 2.Sg2+
- 2...Kf6
- 3.Qf7#
- 2...Kf6
- 2.Sd3+
- 2...Kf6
- 3.Qf7#
- 2...Kf6
- 2.Sh3+
- 2...Kf6
- 3.Qf7#
- 2...Kf6
- 2.Sg6+
- 2...Kf6
- 3.Be5#
- 3.Qf7#
- 2...Kf6
- 2.Se2+
- 1...e2
- 2.Sxe2+
- 2...Kf6
- 3.Qf7#
- 2...Kf6
- 2.Sg2+
- 2...Kf6
- 3.Qf7#
- 2...Kf6
- 2.Sd3+
- 2...Kf6
- 3.Qf7#
- 2...Kf6
- 2.Sh3+
- 2...Kf6
- 3.Qf7#
- 2...Kf6
- 2.Sg6+
- 2...Kf6
- 3.Be5#
- 3.Qf7#
- 2...Kf6
- 2.Qd5+
- 2...Kf6
- 3.Qg5#
- 2...Kf6
- 2.Sxe2+
- 1...Kxd6!
- threat
- 1.Qc5+?
- 1...Kf6
- 2.Qg5#
- 1...Sxc5!
- 1...Kf6
- 1.Kg5?
- Keys
- 1.Sd5+!
- 1...Ke6
- 2.Qxe3+
- 2...Kxd5
- 3.Qe5#
- 2...Kd7
- 3.Qe7#
- 3.Qe8#
- 2...Kxd5
- 2.Qc8+
- 2...Kxd5
- 3.Qc4#
- 2...Kxd5
- 2.Qxe3+
- 1...Ke6
- 1.Sg6+!
- 1...Ke6
- 2.Qxe3+
- 2...Kd5
- 3.Qe5#
- 2...Kf6
- 3.Qe5#
- 3.Qe7#
- 2...Kd7
- 3.Qe7#
- 2...Kd5
- 2.Qc4+
- 2...Kf6
- 3.Be5#
- 3.Qf7#
- 2...Kd7
- 3.Qc8#
- 2...Kf6
- 2.Qc8+
- 2...Kd5
- 3.Se7#
- 3.Qc4#
- 2...Kf6
- 3.Be5#
- 2...Kd5
- 2.Qxe3+
- 1...Kf6
- 2.Qc4
- threat
- 3.Be5#
- 3.Qf7#
- 2...Kg7
- 3.Qf7#
- threat
- 2.Qc4
- 1...Ke6
- 1.Bh4!
- threat
- 2.Qxe3+
- 2...Kxd6
- 3.Qe7#
- 2...Kxd6
- 2.Qxe3+
- 1...Kxf4
- 2.Qxd4+
- 2...Kf3
- 3.Qg4#
- 2...Kf3
- 2.Qxd4+
- 1...Kxd6
- 2.Qxd4+
- 2...Kc7
- 3.Qd8#
- 2...Kc7
- 2.Qxd4+
- 1...Sc5
- 2.Qxd4+
- 2...Kxd4
- 3.Bf6#
- 2...Kxd4
- 2.Qxd4+
- 1...e2
- 2.Qe3+
- 2...Kxd6
- 3.Qe7#
- 2...Kxd6
- 2.Qe3+
- threat
- 1.Sd5+!
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