MESON Chess Problem Database
Problem Display
PID: 12937 (8/3p4/R2Np3/1p2P1n1/pp4p1/3kP1P1/P2P4/3K1N1B w - - 0 1)
Pearson, Arthur Cyril
The Westminster Papers, 1874
#3
10 + 8
SOLUTION
- SOUND
- Sets
- 1...Sh3
- 2.Be4#
- 1...Se4
- 2.Bxe4#
- 1...Sf7
- 2.Be4#
- 1...Sh7
- 2.Be4#
- 1...Sh3
- Tries
- 1.Bd5?
- 1...a3
- 2.Bb3
- threat
- 3.Bc2#
- threat
- 2.Bb3
- 1...b3
- 2.Rxa4
- threat
- 3.Rd4#
- 2...bxa4
- 3.Bc4#
- 2...Sf3
- 3.Be4#
- 2...b4
- 3.Bc4#
- threat
- 2.Rxa4
- 1...exd5!
- 1...a3
- 1.Rxa4?
- threat
- 2.Bb7
- 2...bxa4
- 3.Ba6#
- 2...Sf3
- 3.Be4#
- 2...Sh3
- 3.Be4#
- 2...Se4
- 3.Bxe4#
- 2...Sf7
- 3.Be4#
- 2...Sh7
- 3.Be4#
- 2...b3
- 3.Rd4#
- 2...bxa4
- 2.Rxb4
- threat
- 3.Rb3#
- 3.Rd4#
- threat
- 2.Bb7
- 1...bxa4
- 2.Bb7
- threat
- 3.Ba6#
- threat
- 2.Bb7
- 1...Sf3!
- threat
- 1.Bd5?
- Keys
- 1.Bb7!
- threat
- 2.Rxa4
- 2...bxa4
- 3.Ba6#
- 2...Sf3
- 3.Be4#
- 2...Sh3
- 3.Be4#
- 2...Se4
- 3.Bxe4#
- 2...Sf7
- 3.Be4#
- 2...Sh7
- 3.Be4#
- 2...b3
- 3.Rd4#
- 2...bxa4
- 2.Rxa4
- 1...a3
- 2.Ra4
- 2...bxa4
- 3.Ba6#
- 2...Sf3
- 3.Be4#
- 2...Sh3
- 3.Be4#
- 2...Se4
- 3.Bxe4#
- 2...Sf7
- 3.Be4#
- 2...Sh7
- 3.Be4#
- 2...b3
- 3.Rd4#
- 2...bxa4
- 2.Ra4
- 1...b3
- 2.Rxa4
- threat
- 3.Rd4#
- 2...bxa4
- 3.Ba6#
- 2...Sf3
- 3.Be4#
- 2...b4
- 3.Ba6#
- threat
- 2.Rxa4
- threat
- 1.Bb7!
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