MESON Chess Problem Database

Problem Display
PID: 37478 (8/8/8/1K5p/3p4/3k4/6Q1/2R5 w - - 0 1)

JB of Bridport (Brown, John)

Illustrated London News, 1854

(First published on Sat Apr 29 1854)

8/8/8/1K5p/3p4/3k4/6Q1/2R5

#3

3 + 3

15 British Chess Magazine 1896
3757 Schachminiaturen I 1902
3238 777 Chess Miniatures in Three 1908
16 Chess Amateur (The) 1910
4760 200 Classic Chess Puzzles 1993
3713 Snap 2004
23 Die Schwalbe 2013
15351 SCPF/BCPS Black Books 2016
133 The Problemist Supplement 2018

SOLUTION

  • SOUND
  • Tries
    • 1.Kb4?
      • threat
        • 2.Re1
          • 2...h4
            • 3.Qe2#
      • 1...h4
        • 2.Re1
          • 2...h3
            • 3.Qe2#
      • 1...Ke3!
    • 1.Ra1?
      • threat
        • 2.Ra3#
      • 1...Kc3
        • 2.Ra3#
      • 1...Ke3!
    • 1.Rb1?
      • threat
        • 2.Rb3#
      • 1...Kc3
        • 2.Rb2
          • threat
            • 3.Qc2#
            • 3.Qd2#
          • 2...Kd3
            • 3.Rb3#
            • 3.Qf3#
          • 2...d3
            • 3.Qg7#
      • 1...Ke3!
    • 1.Rd1+?
      • 1...Kc3
        • 2.Qe2
          • threat
            • 3.Rd3#
          • 2...Kb3
            • 3.Rd3#
          • 2...d3
            • 3.Rxd3#
      • 1...Ke3!
    • 1.Re1?
      • threat
        • 2.Kb4
          • 2...h4
            • 3.Qe2#
      • 1...h4
        • 2.Kb4
          • 2...h3
            • 3.Qe2#
      • 1...Kc3!
    • 1.Qe4+?
      • 1...Kd2
        • 2.Rc2+
          • 2...Kd1
            • 3.Qe2#
      • 1...Kxe4!
  • Keys
    • 1.Rh1!
      • threat
        • 2.Rh3#
      • 1...Kc3
        • 2.Rh2
          • threat
            • 3.Qc2#
          • 2...Kb3
            • 3.Qb2#
          • 2...Kd3
            • 3.Rh3#
            • 3.Qf3#
          • 2...d3
            • 3.Qb2#
      • 1...Ke3
        • 2.Rh4
          • 2...Kd3
            • 3.Rh3#
          • 2...d3
            • 3.Re4#

This anticipates 42506(1896)

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