MESON Chess Problem Database
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PID: 31861 (R7/8/8/NkP3R1/rb1p1p2/5P2/1Q1B3K/8 w - - 0 1)
Abbott, Joseph William
The Field, 1884
(First published on Sat Mar 8 1884)
#3
8 + 5
| 3479 | 121 Chess Problems | 1887 |
| 14986 | White-Hume Collection | 2020 |
SOLUTION
- SOUND
- Sets
- 1...Ra1
- 2.Qxb4#
- 1...Ra2
- 2.Qxb4#
- 1...Ra3
- 2.Qxb4#
- 1...d3
- 2.Rg6
- 2...Kxc5
- 3.Qe5#
- 2...Rxa5
- 3.Qxb4#
- 2...Ra1
- 3.Qxb4#
- 2...Ra2
- 3.Qxb4#
- 2...Ra3
- 3.Qxb4#
- 2...Kxc5
- 2.Rg6
- 1...Ra1
- Tries
- 1.Kg2?
- 1...d3
- 2.Rg6
- 2...Kxc5
- 3.Qe5#
- 2...Rxa5
- 3.Qxb4#
- 2...Ra1
- 3.Qxb4#
- 2...Ra2
- 3.Qxb4#
- 2...Ra3
- 3.Qxb4#
- 2...Kxc5
- 2.Rg6
- 1...Rxa5!
- 1...d3
- 1.Kh3?
- 1...d3
- 2.Rg6
- 2...Kxc5
- 3.Qe5#
- 2...Rxa5
- 3.Qxb4#
- 2...Ra1
- 3.Qxb4#
- 2...Ra2
- 3.Qxb4#
- 2...Ra3
- 3.Qxb4#
- 2...Kxc5
- 2.Rg6
- 1...Rxa5!
- 1...d3
- 1.Rd5?
- 1...d3
- 2.Rd6
- 2...Kxc5
- 3.Qe5#
- 2...Rxa5
- 3.Qxb4#
- 2...Ra1
- 3.Qxb4#
- 2...Ra2
- 3.Qxb4#
- 2...Ra3
- 3.Qxb4#
- 2...Kxc5
- 2.Rd6
- 1...Rxa5!
- 1...d3
- 1.Re5?
- 1...d3
- 2.Re6
- 2...Kxc5
- 3.Qe5#
- 2...Rxa5
- 3.Qxb4#
- 2...Ra1
- 3.Qxb4#
- 2...Ra2
- 3.Qxb4#
- 2...Ra3
- 3.Qxb4#
- 2...Kxc5
- 2.Re6
- 1...Rxa5!
- 1...d3
- 1.Rf5?
- 1...d3
- 2.Rf6
- 2...Kxc5
- 3.Qe5#
- 2...Rxa5
- 3.Qxb4#
- 2...Ra1
- 3.Qxb4#
- 2...Ra2
- 3.Qxb4#
- 2...Ra3
- 3.Qxb4#
- 2...Kxc5
- 2.Rf6
- 1...Rxa5!
- 1...d3
- 1.Rh5?
- 1...d3
- 2.Rh6
- 2...Kxc5
- 3.Qe5#
- 2...Rxa5
- 3.Qxb4#
- 2...Ra1
- 3.Qxb4#
- 2...Ra2
- 3.Qxb4#
- 2...Ra3
- 3.Qxb4#
- 2...Kxc5
- 2.Rh6
- 1...Rxa5!
- 1...d3
- 1.Ra6?
- 1...Rxa5
- 2.Qxb4+
- 2...Kxa6
- 3.Qb6#
- 2...Kxa6
- 2.Qxb4+
- 1...Ra1
- 2.Rb6+
- 2...Ka4
- 3.Qxb4#
- 2...Kxa5
- 3.Qxa1#
- 3.Qxb4#
- 2...Ka4
- 2.Qxb4+
- 2...Kxa6
- 3.Qb6#
- 3.Qb7#
- 2...Kxa6
- 2.Rb6+
- 1...Ra2
- 2.Rb6+
- 2...Ka4
- 3.Qxb4#
- 2...Kxa5
- 3.Qxa2#
- 3.Qxb4#
- 2...Ka4
- 2.Qxb4+
- 2...Kxa6
- 3.Qb6#
- 3.Qb7#
- 2...Kxa6
- 2.Rb6+
- 1...Ra3
- 2.Rb6+
- 2...Ka4
- 3.Qxb4#
- 2...Kxa5
- 3.Qxa3#
- 3.Qxb4#
- 2...Ka4
- 2.Qxb4+
- 2...Kxa6
- 3.Qb6#
- 3.Qb7#
- 2...Kxa6
- 2.Rb6+
- 1...d3
- 2.Rgg6
- 2...Kxc5
- 3.Rg5#
- 3.Qe5#
- 2...Rxa5
- 3.Qxb4#
- 2...Ra1
- 3.Qxb4#
- 2...Ra2
- 3.Qxb4#
- 2...Ra3
- 3.Qxb4#
- 2...Kxc5
- 2.Rgg6
- 1...Kxa6!
- 1...Rxa5
- 1.Rb8+?
- 1...Ka6
- 2.Sc6
- threat
- 3.Rb6#
- 2...Bxc5
- 3.Qb5#
- 3.Qb7#
- 2...Ba5
- 3.Ra8#
- 3.Qb5#
- 3.Qb7#
- threat
- 2.Sc6
- 1...Kxa5!
- 1...Ka6
- 1.Qxd4?
- threat
- 2.Qd3#
- 2.Qc4#
- 2.Qd7#
- 1...Rxa5
- 2.Rg6
- threat
- 3.Qxb4#
- 2...Ka4
- 3.Qxb4#
- 2...Bxd2
- 3.Rb6#
- 3.Rb8#
- 2...Bxc5
- 3.Rxa5#
- 2...Ra4
- 3.Rb6#
- 2...Ba3
- 3.Rb6#
- 3.Rxa5#
- 3.Rb8#
- 2...Bc3
- 3.Rb6#
- 3.Rb8#
- threat
- 2.Rg6
- 1...Bxa5!
- threat
- 1.Qb1?
- threat
- 2.Qd3#
- 1...Ra1
- 2.Qxb4#
- 1...Ra2
- 2.Qxb4#
- 1...Ra3
- 2.Qxb4#
- 1...d3
- 2.Qxd3#
- 1...Rxa5!
- threat
- 1.Qb3?
- threat
- 2.Qc4#
- 2.Qd3#
- 1...Ra1
- 2.Qxb4#
- 1...Ra2
- 2.Qxb4#
- 1...Ra3
- 2.Qxb4#
- 1...d3
- 2.Qc4#
- 2.Qxd3#
- 1...Rxa5!
- threat
- 1.Kg2?
- Keys
- 1.Ra7!
- 1...Rxa5
- 2.Qxb4+
- 2...Kc6
- 3.Qb6#
- 3.Qb7#
- 2...Kc6
- 2.Qxb4+
- 1...d3
- 2.Rg6
- 2...Kxc5
- 3.Qe5#
- 2...Rxa5
- 3.Qxb4#
- 2...Ra1
- 3.Qxb4#
- 2...Ra2
- 3.Qxb4#
- 2...Ra3
- 3.Qxb4#
- 2...Kxc5
- 2.Rg6
- 1...Rxa5
- 1.Ra7!
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