MESON Chess Problem Database
Problem Display
PID: 448 (B2n4/1r5p/N2p3R/3k1p2/P7/Kn3P2/2N1Q3/8 w - - 0 1)
Rice, John Michael
The Observer, 1954
(First published on Sun Dec 12 1954)
#2
8 + 7
| 81 | Chess | 1955 |
| 3105 | FIDE Album (1945-1955) | 1964 |
| 3713 | Snap | 2001 |
| 15239 | Valois Notebooks | 2020 |
- SOUND
- Sets
- 1...Kc6
- 2.Qb5#
- 1...Sa1
- 2.Qb5#
- 1...Sc1
- 2.Qb5#
- 1...Sd2
- 2.Qb5#
- 1...Sd4
- 2.Scb4#
- 1...Sa5
- 2.Qb5#
- 1...Sc5
- 2.Sab4#
- 1...Sc6
- 2.Qe6#
- 1...Se6
- 2.Bxb7#
- 1...Sf7
- 2.Bxb7#
- 1...f4
- 2.Qe4#
- 1...Kc6
- Tries
- 1.Ka2?
- 1...Kc6
- 2.Qb5#
- 1...Sa1
- 2.Qb5#
- 1...Sd2
- 2.Qb5#
- 1...Sd4
- 2.Scb4#
- 1...Sa5
- 2.Qb5#
- 1...Sc5
- 2.Sab4#
- 1...Sc6
- 2.Qe6#
- 1...Se6
- 2.Bxb7#
- 1...Sf7
- 2.Bxb7#
- 1...f4
- 2.Qe4#
- 1...Sc1+!
- 1...Kc6
- 1.Bxb7+?
- 1...Sc6
- 2.Qe6#
- 1...Sxb7!
- 1...Sc6
- 1.Rh4?
- threat
- 2.Scb4#
- 1...Kc6
- 2.Qb5#
- 1...f4
- 2.Qe4#
- 1...Sc6!
- threat
- 1.Rh5?
- threat
- 2.Qe4#
- 1...Kc6
- 2.Qb5#
- 1...Sd4
- 2.Scb4#
- 1...Sc5
- 2.Sab4#
- 1...Sd2!
- threat
- 1.Qd3+?
- 1...Ke5
- 2.Qxd6#
- 1...Kc6
- 2.Rxd6#
- 2.Qb5#
- 2.Qxd6#
- 1...Sd4!
- 1...Ke5
- 1.Qc4+?
- 1...Ke5
- 2.f4#
- 1...Kxc4!
- 1...Ke5
- 1.Qe6+?
- 1...Kc6
- 2.Qxd6#
- 1...Sxe6!
- 1...Kc6
- 1.a5?
- 1...Sxa5
- 2.Qb5#
- 1...Sa1
- 2.Qb5#
- 1...Sc1
- 2.Qb5#
- 1...Sd2
- 2.Qb5#
- 1...Sd4
- 2.Scb4#
- 1...Sc5
- 2.Sab4#
- 1...Sc6
- 2.Qe6#
- 1...Se6
- 2.Bxb7#
- 1...Sf7
- 2.Bxb7#
- 1...f4
- 2.Qe4#
- 1...Kc6!
- 1...Sxa5
- 1.Ka2?
- Keys
- 1.Kb2!
- 1...Sa1+
- 2.Qb5#
- 1...Sc1+
- 2.Qb5#
- 1...Sd2+
- 2.Qb5#
- 1...Sd4+
- 2.Scb4#
- 1...Sa5+
- 2.Qb5#
- 1...Sc5+
- 2.Sab4#
- 1...Kc6
- 2.Qb5#
- 1...Sc6
- 2.Qe6#
- 1...Se6
- 2.Bxb7#
- 1...Sf7
- 2.Bxb7#
- 1...f4
- 2.Qe4#
- 1...Sa1+
- 1.Kb2!
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