MESON Chess Problem Database
Problem Display
PID: 12544 (4K3/1p2N2P/2p3P1/2P2Rp1/b2k2Nq/bB2r3/1nQ2B2/5n2 w - - 0 1)
Rice, John Michael
2nd Prize, Die Schwalbe, 2000
#3
10 + 10
| 23 | Die Schwalbe | 2002 |
| 56 | The Problemist | 2002 |
| 5174 | Chess Problem Spectrum | 2003 |
| 56 | The Problemist | 2003 |
SOLUTION
- SOUND
- Sets
- 1...Qxf2
- 2.h8Q+
- 2...Re5
- 3.Qxe5#
- 2...Re5
- 2.h8B+
- 2...Re5
- 3.Bxe5#
- 2...Re5
- 2.h8Q+
- 1...Qg3
- 2.h8Q+
- 2...Qe5
- 3.Qxe5#
- 2...Qe5
- 2.h8B+
- 2...Qe5
- 3.Bxe5#
- 2...Qe5
- 2.h8Q+
- 1...Qh2
- 2.Sxh2
- threat
- 3.Sf3#
- 3.h8Q#
- 3.h8B#
- 2...Sd3
- 3.Qc4#
- threat
- 2.Sxh2
- 1...Qxg4
- 2.h8Q#
- 2.h8B#
- 1...Qh6
- 2.Sxh6
- threat
- 3.h8Q#
- 3.h8B#
- 2...Sd3
- 3.Qc4#
- 2...Sc4
- 3.Qxc4#
- threat
- 2.Sxh6
- 1...Qxh7
- 2.gxh7
- threat
- 3.h8Q#
- 3.h8B#
- 2...Sd3
- 3.Qc4#
- 2...Sc4
- 3.Qxc4#
- threat
- 2.gxh7
- 1...Sd2
- 2.Bxe3#
- 1...Sh2
- 2.Bxe3#
- 1...Sg3
- 2.Bxe3#
- 1...Sd1
- 2.Qc4#
- 1...Sd3
- 2.Qc4#
- 1...Sc4
- 2.Qxc4#
- 1...b5
- 2.Bxe3+
- 2...Sxe3
- 3.Sxc6#
- 2...Sxe3
- 2.Re5
- threat
- 3.Sf5#
- 3.Sxc6#
- 3.Re4#
- threat
- 2.Bxe3+
- 1...Qxf2
- Tries
- 1.Kd7?
- threat
- 2.Rf4+
- 2...gxf4
- 3.Sf5#
- 2...gxf4
- 2.Rf4+
- 1...Qxf2
- 2.h8Q+
- 2...Re5
- 3.Qxe5#
- 2...Re5
- 2.h8B+
- 2...Re5
- 3.Bxe5#
- 2...Re5
- 2.h8Q+
- 1...Qxh7
- 2.gxh7
- threat
- 3.h8Q#
- 3.h8B#
- 2...Sd3
- 3.Qc4#
- 2...Sc4
- 3.Qxc4#
- threat
- 2.gxh7
- 1...Bxb3
- 2.Rd5+
- 2...Bxd5
- 3.Sf5#
- 2...cxd5
- 3.Sf5#
- 2...Bxd5
- 2.Rd5+
- 1...Qg3
- 2.h8Q+
- 2...Qe5
- 3.Qxe5#
- 2...Qe5
- 2.h8B+
- 2...Qe5
- 3.Bxe5#
- 2...Qe5
- 2.h8Q+
- 1...Qh1
- 2.Rf4+
- 2...Qe4
- 3.Sf5#
- 3.Rxe4#
- 3.h8Q#
- 3.h8B#
- 2...gxf4
- 3.Sf5#
- 2...Qe4
- 2.Rf4+
- 1...Qh2
- 2.Sxh2
- threat
- 3.Sf3#
- 3.h8Q#
- 3.h8B#
- 2...Sd3
- 3.Qc4#
- threat
- 2.Sxh2
- 1...Qh5!
- threat
- 1.Kf8?
- threat
- 2.Rf4+
- 2...gxf4
- 3.Sf5#
- 2...gxf4
- 2.Rd5+
- 2...cxd5
- 3.Sf5#
- 2...cxd5
- 2.Rf4+
- 1...Qh6+
- 2.Sxh6
- threat
- 3.h8Q#
- 3.h8B#
- 2...Sd3
- 3.Qc4#
- 2...Sc4
- 3.Qxc4#
- threat
- 2.Sxh6
- 1...Qxf2
- 2.h8Q+
- 2...Re5
- 3.Qxe5#
- 2...Re5
- 2.h8B+
- 2...Re5
- 3.Bxe5#
- 2...Re5
- 2.h8Q+
- 1...Bxb3
- 2.Rd5+
- 2...Bxd5
- 3.Sf5#
- 2...cxd5
- 3.Sf5#
- 2...Bxd5
- 2.Rd5+
- 1...Qg3
- 2.Rd5+
- 2...cxd5
- 3.Sf5#
- 2...cxd5
- 2.h8Q+
- 2...Qe5
- 3.Qxe5#
- 2...Qe5
- 2.h8B+
- 2...Qe5
- 3.Bxe5#
- 2...Qe5
- 2.Rd5+
- 1...Qh1
- 2.Rf4+
- 2...Qe4
- 3.Sf5#
- 3.Rxe4#
- 3.h8Q#
- 3.h8B#
- 2...gxf4
- 3.Sf5#
- 2...Qe4
- 2.Rf4+
- 1...Qh2
- 2.Sxh2
- threat
- 3.Sf3#
- 3.h8Q#
- 3.h8B#
- 2...Sd3
- 3.Qc4#
- threat
- 2.Rd5+
- 2...cxd5
- 3.Sf5#
- 2...cxd5
- 2.Sxh2
- 1...Qh5
- 2.Rd5+
- 2...cxd5
- 3.Sf5#
- 2...cxd5
- 2.Rd5+
- 1...Bxc5!
- threat
- 1.Sxe3?
- threat
- 2.Sd1+
- 2...Qxf2
- 3.h8Q#
- 3.h8B#
- 2...Se3
- 3.Bxe3#
- 2...Qxf2
- 2.Sxf1+
- 2...Qxf2
- 3.h8Q#
- 3.h8B#
- 2...Qxf2
- 2.Sg2+
- 2...Qxf2
- 3.h8Q#
- 3.h8B#
- 2...Se3
- 3.Bxe3#
- 2...Qxf2
- 2.Sc4+
- 2...Qxf2
- 3.h8Q#
- 3.h8B#
- 2...Se3
- 3.Bxe3#
- 2...Qxf2
- 2.Sg4+
- 2...Qxf2
- 3.h8Q#
- 3.h8B#
- 2...Se3
- 3.Bxe3#
- 2...Qxf2
- 2.S3d5+
- 2...Qxf2
- 3.h8Q#
- 3.h8B#
- 2...Se3
- 3.Bxe3#
- 2...Qxf2
- 2.Sd1+
- 1...Qxf2
- 2.h8Q+
- 2...Kxe3
- 3.Qe5#
- 2...Kxe3
- 2.h8Q+
- 1...Qg3
- 2.Sxf1+
- 2...Qxf2
- 3.h8Q#
- 3.h8B#
- 2...Qe3
- 3.Bxe3#
- 3.h8Q#
- 3.h8B#
- 2...Qxf2
- 2.h8Q+
- 2...Qe5
- 3.Sxf1#
- 3.Qxe5#
- 2...Qe5
- 2.h8B+
- 2...Qe5
- 3.Sxf1#
- 3.Bxe5#
- 2...Qe5
- 2.Sxf1+
- 1...Qh2
- 2.Sd1+
- 2...Qxf2
- 3.h8Q#
- 3.h8B#
- 2...Se3
- 3.Bxe3#
- 2...Qxf2
- 2.Sxf1+
- 2...Qxf2
- 3.h8Q#
- 3.h8B#
- 2...Qxf2
- 2.Sg2+
- 2...Se3
- 3.Bxe3#
- 2...Se3
- 2.Sc4+
- 2...Qxf2
- 3.h8Q#
- 3.h8B#
- 2...Se3
- 3.Bxe3#
- 2...Qxf2
- 2.Sg4+
- 2...Qxf2
- 3.h8Q#
- 3.h8B#
- 2...Se3
- 3.Bxe3#
- 2...Qxf2
- 2.S3d5+
- 2...Qxf2
- 3.h8Q#
- 3.h8B#
- 2...Se3
- 3.Bxe3#
- 2...Qxf2
- 2.Sd1+
- 1...Qh3
- 2.Sxf1+
- 2...Qe3
- 3.Bxe3#
- 3.h8Q#
- 3.h8B#
- 2...Qe3
- 2.Sxf1+
- 1...Qe4
- 2.Sd1+
- 2...Qe3
- 3.h8Q#
- 3.h8B#
- 2...Se3
- 3.Qc3#
- 2...Qe3
- 2.Sxf1+
- 2...Qe3
- 3.Bxe3#
- 3.h8Q#
- 3.h8B#
- 2...Qe3
- 2.Sd5+
- 2...Qe3
- 3.h8Q#
- 3.h8B#
- 2...Se3
- 3.Qc3#
- 2...Qe3
- 2.h8Q+
- 2...Qe5
- 3.Sxf1#
- 3.Qxe5#
- 2...Qe5
- 2.h8B+
- 2...Qe5
- 3.Sxf1#
- 3.Bxe5#
- 2...Qe5
- 2.Sd1+
- 1...Qf4
- 2.Sxf1+
- 2...Qe3
- 3.Bxe3#
- 3.h8Q#
- 3.h8B#
- 2...Qxf2
- 3.h8Q#
- 3.h8B#
- 2...Qe3
- 2.Rxf4+
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Qe4#
- 3.Qf5#
- 2...gxf4
- 3.h8Q#
- 3.h8B#
- 2...Ke5
- 2.h8Q+
- 2...Qe5
- 3.Sxf1#
- 3.Qxe5#
- 2...Qe5
- 2.h8B+
- 2...Qe5
- 3.Sxf1#
- 3.Bxe5#
- 2...Qe5
- 2.Sxf1+
- 1...Sd2
- 2.Sd1+
- 2...Qxf2
- 3.h8Q#
- 3.h8B#
- 2...Qxf2
- 2.Sf1+
- 2...Qxf2
- 3.h8Q#
- 3.h8B#
- 2...Qxf2
- 2.Sg2+
- 2...Qxf2
- 3.h8Q#
- 3.h8B#
- 2...Qxf2
- 2.Sc4+
- 2...Qxf2
- 3.h8Q#
- 3.h8B#
- 2...Qxf2
- 2.Sg4+
- 2...Qxf2
- 3.h8Q#
- 3.h8B#
- 2...Qxf2
- 2.S3d5+
- 2...Qxf2
- 3.h8Q#
- 3.h8B#
- 2...Qxf2
- 2.Sd1+
- 1...Sh2
- 2.Sd1+
- 2...Qxf2
- 3.h8Q#
- 3.h8B#
- 2...Qxf2
- 2.Sf1+
- 2...Qxf2
- 3.h8Q#
- 3.h8B#
- 2...Qxf2
- 2.Sg2+
- 2...Qxf2
- 3.h8Q#
- 3.h8B#
- 2...Qxf2
- 2.Sc4+
- 2...Qxf2
- 3.h8Q#
- 3.h8B#
- 2...Qxf2
- 2.Sg4+
- 2...Qxf2
- 3.h8Q#
- 3.h8B#
- 2...Qxf2
- 2.S3d5+
- 2...Qxf2
- 3.h8Q#
- 3.h8B#
- 2...Qxf2
- 2.Sd1+
- 1...g4
- 2.Sd1+
- 2...Qxf2
- 3.h8Q#
- 3.h8B#
- 2...Se3
- 3.Bxe3#
- 2...Qxf2
- 2.Sxf1+
- 2...Qxf2
- 3.h8Q#
- 3.h8B#
- 2...Qxf2
- 2.Sg2+
- 2...Qxf2
- 3.h8Q#
- 3.h8B#
- 2...Se3
- 3.Bxe3#
- 2...Qxf2
- 2.Sc4+
- 2...Qxf2
- 3.h8Q#
- 3.h8B#
- 2...Se3
- 3.Bxe3#
- 2...Qxf2
- 2.Sxg4+
- 2...Qxf2
- 3.h8Q#
- 3.h8B#
- 2...Se3
- 3.Bxe3#
- 3.Rf4#
- 2...Qxf2
- 2.S3d5+
- 2...Qxf2
- 3.h8Q#
- 3.h8B#
- 2...Se3
- 3.Bxe3#
- 2...Qxf2
- 2.Rf4+
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Qe4#
- 3.Qf5#
- 2...Ke5
- 2.Sd1+
- 1...Sxe3!
- threat
- 1.Sh6?
- threat
- 2.h8Q#
- 2.h8B#
- 1...Qxf2
- 2.h8Q+
- 2...Re5
- 3.Qxe5#
- 2...Re5
- 2.h8Q+
- 1...Qg3
- 2.h8Q+
- 2...Qe5
- 3.Qxe5#
- 2...Qe5
- 2.h8B+
- 2...Qe5
- 3.Bxe5#
- 2...Qe5
- 2.h8Q+
- 1...Qh2
- 2.h8Q+
- 2...Qe5
- 3.Qxe5#
- 2...Qe5
- 2.h8B+
- 2...Qe5
- 3.Bxe5#
- 2...Qe5
- 2.h8Q+
- 1...Qe4
- 2.h8Q+
- 2...Qe5
- 3.Qxe5#
- 2...Qe5
- 2.h8B+
- 2...Qe5
- 3.Bxe5#
- 2...Qe5
- 2.h8Q+
- 1...Qf4
- 2.Rxf4+
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Qf5#
- 2...gxf4
- 3.h8Q#
- 3.h8B#
- 2...Ke5
- 2.h8Q+
- 2...Qe5
- 3.Qxe5#
- 2...Qe5
- 2.h8B+
- 2...Qe5
- 3.Bxe5#
- 2...Qe5
- 2.Rxf4+
- 1...g4
- 2.Rf4+
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Qf5#
- 2...Ke5
- 2.h8Q+
- 2...Qf6
- 3.Qxf6#
- 2...Qf6
- 2.h8B+
- 2...Qf6
- 3.Bxf6#
- 2...Qf6
- 2.Rf4+
- 1...Qxh6!
- threat
- 1.Bxh4?
- threat
- 2.Bf2
- threat
- 3.h8Q#
- 3.h8B#
- 2...Sd3
- 3.Qc4#
- 2...Sc4
- 3.Qxc4#
- threat
- 2.h8Q+
- 2...Re5
- 3.Qxe5#
- 2...Re5
- 2.h8B+
- 2...Re5
- 3.Bxe5#
- 2...Re5
- 2.Bf2
- 1...Bxc5
- 2.h8Q+
- 2...Re5
- 3.Qxe5#
- 2...Re5
- 2.h8B+
- 2...Re5
- 3.Bxe5#
- 2...Re5
- 2.h8Q+
- 1...Bxb3
- 2.h8Q+
- 2...Re5
- 3.Qxe5#
- 2...Re5
- 2.h8B+
- 2...Re5
- 3.Bxe5#
- 2...Re5
- 2.h8Q+
- 1...gxh4
- 2.Rf4+
- 2...Re4
- 3.Rxe4#
- 3.h8Q#
- 3.h8B#
- 2...Re4
- 2.h8Q+
- 2...Re5
- 3.Rf4#
- 3.Qxe5#
- 2...Re5
- 2.h8B+
- 2...Re5
- 3.Bxe5#
- 3.Rf4#
- 2...Re5
- 2.Rf4+
- 1...Rd3
- 2.h8Q+
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Qe5#
- 2...Ke4
- 2.h8Q+
- 1...Re1
- 2.Bxe1
- threat
- 3.Bc3#
- 3.h8Q#
- 3.h8B#
- 2...Sd3
- 3.Qc4#
- threat
- 2.Bf2+
- 2...Re3
- 3.h8Q#
- 3.h8B#
- 2...Se3
- 3.h8Q#
- 3.h8B#
- 2...Re3
- 2.h8Q+
- 2...Re5
- 3.Qxe5#
- 2...Re5
- 2.h8B+
- 2...Re5
- 3.Bxe5#
- 2...Re5
- 2.Bxe1
- 1...Re2
- 2.Bf2+
- 2...Rxf2
- 3.h8Q#
- 3.h8B#
- 2...Re3
- 3.h8Q#
- 3.h8B#
- 2...Se3
- 3.h8Q#
- 3.h8B#
- 2...Rxf2
- 2.h8Q+
- 2...Re5
- 3.Qxe5#
- 2...Re5
- 2.h8B+
- 2...Re5
- 3.Bxe5#
- 2...Re5
- 2.Bf2+
- 1...Re4
- 2.h8Q+
- 2...Re5
- 3.Qxe5#
- 2...Re5
- 2.h8B+
- 2...Re5
- 3.Bxe5#
- 2...Re5
- 2.h8Q+
- 1...Re5
- 2.h8Q
- threat
- 3.Qxe5#
- 2...Sd3
- 3.Qc4#
- 2...Sc4
- 3.Qxc4#
- threat
- 2.h8B
- threat
- 3.Bxe5#
- 2...Sd3
- 3.Qc4#
- 2...Sc4
- 3.Qxc4#
- threat
- 2.h8Q
- 1...Re6
- 2.h8Q+
- 2...Re5
- 3.Qxe5#
- 2...Rf6
- 3.Qxf6#
- 2...Re5
- 2.h8B+
- 2...Re5
- 3.Bxe5#
- 2...Rf6
- 3.Bxf6#
- 2...Re5
- 2.h8Q+
- 1...Bb5
- 2.h8Q+
- 2...Re5
- 3.Qxe5#
- 2...Re5
- 2.h8B+
- 2...Re5
- 3.Bxe5#
- 2...Re5
- 2.h8Q+
- 1...Sd2
- 2.h8Q+
- 2...Re5
- 3.Bf2#
- 3.Qxe5#
- 2...Re5
- 2.h8B+
- 2...Re5
- 3.Bf2#
- 3.Bxe5#
- 2...Re5
- 2.h8Q+
- 1...Sh2
- 2.h8Q+
- 2...Re5
- 3.Bf2#
- 3.Qxe5#
- 2...Re5
- 2.h8B+
- 2...Re5
- 3.Bf2#
- 3.Bxe5#
- 2...Re5
- 2.h8Q+
- 1...Sg3
- 2.h8Q+
- 2...Re5
- 3.Qxe5#
- 2...Re5
- 2.h8B+
- 2...Re5
- 3.Bxe5#
- 2...Re5
- 2.h8Q+
- 1...b5
- 2.h8Q+
- 2...Re5
- 3.Qxe5#
- 2...Re5
- 2.h8B+
- 2...Re5
- 3.Bxe5#
- 2...Re5
- 2.h8Q+
- 1...Rxe7+!
- threat
- 1.Qxb2+?
- 1...Kd3
- 2.Qc2+
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Qc4#
- 2...Kd4
- 2.Qc2+
- 1...Ke4
- 2.Qc2+
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Qc4#
- 2...Rd3
- 3.Sf6#
- 2...Kd4
- 2.Qc2+
- 1...Bxb2!
- 1...Kd3
- 1.Qc3+?
- 1...Ke4
- 2.Sf6#
- 1...Kxc3!
- 1...Ke4
- 1.Kd7?
- Keys
- 1.Kd8!
- threat
- 2.Rd5+
- 2...cxd5
- 3.Sf5#
- 2...cxd5
- 2.Rd5+
- 1...Qxf2
- 2.h8Q+
- 2...Re5
- 3.Qxe5#
- 2...Re5
- 2.h8B+
- 2...Re5
- 3.Bxe5#
- 2...Re5
- 2.h8Q+
- 1...Bxb3
- 2.Rd5+
- 2...Bxd5
- 3.Sf5#
- 2...cxd5
- 3.Sf5#
- 2...Bxd5
- 2.Rd5+
- 1...Qh1
- 2.Rf4+
- 2...Qe4
- 3.Sf5#
- 3.Rxe4#
- 3.h8Q#
- 3.h8B#
- 2...gxf4
- 3.Sf5#
- 2...Qe4
- 2.Rf4+
- threat
- 1.Kd8!
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