MESON Chess Problem Database
Problem Display
PID: 13076 (6Q1/1bpRp2r/4B1p1/R2P1pNp/N7/3k2P1/P7/3KB3 w - - 0 1)
Nix, John Gilbert
1st Prize, Cincinnati Commercial Gazette, 1885
#3
11 + 8
SOLUTION
- SOUND
- Sets
- 1...Rh6
- 2.Qg7
- threat
- 3.Qc3#
- 2...Ke3
- 3.Qc3#
- 2...Kc4
- 3.Sb2#
- 3.Qc3#
- threat
- 2.Qg7
- 1...Rg7
- 2.Qxg7
- threat
- 3.Qc3#
- 2...Ke3
- 3.Qc3#
- 2...Kc4
- 3.Sb2#
- 3.Qc3#
- threat
- 2.Qxg7
- 1...Rh8
- 2.Qg7
- threat
- 3.Qc3#
- 2...Ke3
- 3.Qc3#
- 2...Kc4
- 3.Sb2#
- 3.Qc3#
- threat
- 2.Qxh8
- threat
- 3.Qc3#
- 2...Ke3
- 3.Qc3#
- 2...Kc4
- 3.Sb2#
- 3.Qc3#
- threat
- 2.Qg7
- 1...Bxd5
- 2.Raxd5+
- 2...Ke3
- 3.Rd3#
- 3.Re5#
- 2...Kc4
- 3.Sb2#
- 3.Ra5#
- 3.Rc5#
- 3.Re5#
- 3.Rxf5#
- 3.Rxc7#
- 2...Ke3
- 2.Raxd5+
- 1...Bc6
- 2.dxc6+
- 2...Ke3
- 3.Re5#
- 2...Ke3
- 2.dxc6+
- 1...f4
- 2.Qxg6+
- 2...Ke3
- 3.Qe4#
- 2...Kc4
- 3.Qe4#
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Qe4#
- 2...Ke3
- 2.Qxg6+
- 1...c5
- 2.dxc5 ep+
- 2...Ke3
- 3.Re5#
- 2...Ke3
- 2.dxc5 ep+
- 1...c6
- 2.dxc6+
- 2...Ke3
- 3.Re5#
- 2...Ke3
- 2.dxc6+
- 1...Rh6
- Tries
- 1.Qxg6?
- threat
- 2.Qxf5+
- 2...Ke3
- 3.Bf2#
- 3.Qe4#
- 2...Kc4
- 3.Qe4#
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Qe4#
- 2...Ke3
- 2.Qxf5+
- 1...Ke3
- 2.Qxf5
- threat
- 3.Bf2#
- 3.Qe4#
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Qe4#
- threat
- 2.Qxf5
- 1...Kc4
- 2.Qxf5
- threat
- 3.Qe4#
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Qe4#
- threat
- 2.Qxf5
- 1...Kd4
- 2.Qxf5
- threat
- 3.Qe4#
- 2...Ke3
- 3.Bf2#
- 3.Qe4#
- 2...Kc4
- 3.Qe4#
- threat
- 2.Qxf5
- 1...Bxd5
- 2.Raxd5+
- 2...Ke3
- 3.Rd3#
- 3.Re5#
- 2...Kc4
- 3.Sb2#
- 3.Ra5#
- 3.Rc5#
- 3.Re5#
- 3.Rxf5#
- 3.Rxc7#
- 2...Ke3
- 2.Qxf5+
- 2...Ke3
- 3.Bf2#
- 2...Kc4
- 3.Qe4#
- 3.Qxd5#
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Qe4#
- 2...Ke3
- 2.Raxd5+
- 1...Bc6
- 2.Qxf5+
- 2...Ke3
- 3.Bf2#
- 3.Qe4#
- 2...Kc4
- 3.Qe4#
- 3.dxc6#
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Qe4#
- 2...Ke3
- 2.dxc6+
- 2...Ke3
- 3.Re5#
- 2...Ke3
- 2.Qxf5+
- 1...c6
- 2.Qxf5+
- 2...Ke3
- 3.Bf2#
- 3.Qe4#
- 2...Kc4
- 3.Qe4#
- 3.dxc6#
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Qe4#
- 2...Ke3
- 2.dxc6+
- 2...Ke3
- 3.Re5#
- 2...Ke3
- 2.Qxf5+
- 1...Rf7!
- threat
- 1.Qg7?
- threat
- 2.Qc3#
- 1...Ke3
- 2.Qc3#
- 1...Kc4
- 2.Sb2#
- 2.Qc3#
- 1...Rxg7!
- threat
- 1.Qa8?
- threat
- 2.Qa7
- threat
- 3.Sb2#
- 2...Kc4
- 3.Sb2#
- 2...c5
- 3.dxc5 ep#
- threat
- 2.Qa7
- 1...Ke3
- 2.Qa7+
- 2...Kd3
- 3.Sb2#
- 2...c5
- 3.dxc5 ep#
- 2...Kd3
- 2.Qa7+
- 1...Kc4
- 2.Qa7
- threat
- 3.Sb2#
- 2...Kd3
- 3.Sb2#
- 2...c5
- 3.dxc5 ep#
- threat
- 2.Qa7
- 1...Kd4
- 2.Qa7+
- 2...Kd3
- 3.Sb2#
- 2...Kc4
- 3.Sb2#
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Bc3#
- 2...c5
- 3.dxc5 ep#
- 2...Kd3
- 2.Qa7+
- 1...Bxd5
- 2.Raxd5+
- 2...Ke3
- 3.Rd3#
- 3.Re5#
- 2...Kc4
- 3.Sb2#
- 3.Ra5#
- 3.Rc5#
- 3.Re5#
- 3.Rxf5#
- 3.Rxc7#
- 3.Qc6#
- 3.Qa6#
- 2...Ke3
- 2.Qxd5+
- 2...Ke3
- 3.Qb3#
- 3.Qf3#
- 3.Qd2#
- 3.Qd3#
- 3.Qd4#
- 3.Qc5#
- 3.Qe5#
- 2...Ke3
- 2.Qc6
- threat
- 3.Qc3#
- 2...Ke3
- 3.Qc3#
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Qc3#
- threat
- 2.Raxd5+
- 1...Bc6
- 2.Qxc6
- threat
- 3.Qc3#
- 2...Ke3
- 3.Qc3#
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Qc3#
- threat
- 2.dxc6+
- 2...Ke3
- 3.Re5#
- 3.Qa7#
- 2...Ke3
- 2.Qxc6
- 1...Bc8
- 2.Qc6
- threat
- 3.Qc3#
- 2...Ke3
- 3.Qc3#
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Qc3#
- threat
- 2.Qc6
- 1...c5
- 2.dxc5 ep+
- 2...Ke3
- 3.Re5#
- 3.Qa7#
- 2...Ke3
- 2.dxc5 ep+
- 1...c6
- 2.dxc6+
- 2...Ke3
- 3.Re5#
- 3.Qa7#
- 2...Ke3
- 2.dxc6+
- 1...Bxa8!
- threat
- 1.Qh8?
- threat
- 2.Qc3#
- 1...Rg7
- 2.Qxg7
- threat
- 3.Qc3#
- 2...Ke3
- 3.Qc3#
- 2...Kc4
- 3.Sb2#
- 3.Qc3#
- threat
- 2.Qxg7
- 1...Rxh8!
- threat
- 1.Qxg6?
- Keys
- 1.Qb8!
- threat
- 2.Qa7
- threat
- 3.Sb2#
- 2...Kc4
- 3.Sb2#
- 2...c5
- 3.dxc5 ep#
- threat
- 2.Qa7
- 1...Ke3
- 2.Qa7+
- 2...Kd3
- 3.Sb2#
- 2...c5
- 3.dxc5 ep#
- 2...Kd3
- 2.Qa7+
- 1...Kc4
- 2.Qa7
- threat
- 3.Sb2#
- 2...Kd3
- 3.Sb2#
- 2...c5
- 3.dxc5 ep#
- threat
- 2.Qxc7+
- 2...Kd3
- 3.Qc3#
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Qc3#
- 2...Bc6
- 3.dxc6#
- 2...Kd3
- 2.Qa7
- 1...Kd4
- 2.Qa7+
- 2...Kd3
- 3.Sb2#
- 2...Kc4
- 3.Sb2#
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Bc3#
- 2...c5
- 3.dxc5 ep#
- 2...Kd3
- 2.Qa7+
- 1...Bxd5
- 2.Bf2
- threat
- 3.Qb3#
- 3.Qb5#
- 2...Kc4
- 3.Qb3#
- 3.Qb5#
- threat
- 2.Raxd5+
- 2...Ke3
- 3.Rd3#
- 3.Re5#
- 3.Qb3#
- 2...Kc4
- 3.Sb2#
- 3.Rd2#
- 3.Rd3#
- 3.Rd4#
- 3.Ra5#
- 3.Rb5#
- 3.Rc5#
- 3.Re5#
- 3.Rxf5#
- 3.R5d6#
- 3.Rxc7#
- 3.Qxc7#
- 3.Qb3#
- 3.Qb4#
- 3.Qb5#
- 2...Ke3
- 2.Rdxd5+
- 2...Ke3
- 3.Qb3#
- 2...Kc4
- 3.Sb2#
- 3.Rac5#
- 3.Rd2#
- 3.Rd6#
- 3.Rd7#
- 3.Rd8#
- 3.Qxc7#
- 3.Qb3#
- 3.Qb4#
- 3.Qb5#
- 2...Ke3
- 2.Qxc7
- threat
- 3.Qc3#
- 2...Ke3
- 3.Qc3#
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Qc3#
- threat
- 2.Qb2
- threat
- 3.Qc3#
- 2...Ke3
- 3.Qc3#
- 3.Qd2#
- 2...Kc4
- 3.Qc3#
- threat
- 2.Qb3+
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Raxd5#
- 3.Rdxd5#
- 3.Qc3#
- 2...Kd4
- 2.Qb4
- threat
- 3.Qc3#
- 2...Ke3
- 3.Qd2#
- 3.Qc3#
- threat
- 2.Bf2
- 1...Bc6
- 2.Qb3+
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Qc3#
- 3.dxc6#
- 2...Kd4
- 2.dxc6+
- 2...Ke3
- 3.Re5#
- 3.Qa7#
- 3.Qb3#
- 2...Ke3
- 2.Qb3+
- 1...Bc8
- 2.Qxc7
- threat
- 3.Qc3#
- 2...Ke3
- 3.Qc3#
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Qc3#
- threat
- 2.Qb2
- threat
- 3.Qc3#
- 2...Ke3
- 3.Qc3#
- 3.Qd2#
- 2...Kc4
- 3.Qc3#
- threat
- 2.Qb3+
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Qc3#
- 2...Kd4
- 2.Qb4
- threat
- 3.Qc3#
- 2...Ke3
- 3.Qd2#
- 3.Qc3#
- threat
- 2.Qxc7
- 1...c5
- 2.Sb2+
- 2...Ke3
- 3.Qf4#
- 3.Qe5#
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Qf4#
- 2...Ke3
- 2.Sxc5+
- 2...Ke3
- 3.Qf4#
- 3.Qe5#
- 2...Kc4
- 3.Qf4#
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Qf4#
- 2...Ke3
- 2.Qf4
- threat
- 3.Sb2#
- 3.Sxc5#
- threat
- 2.Qe5
- threat
- 3.Sb2#
- 3.Qc3#
- 2...Kc4
- 3.Sb2#
- 3.Qc3#
- threat
- 2.dxc5 ep+
- 2...Ke3
- 3.Re5#
- 3.Qf4#
- 3.Qe5#
- 3.Qa7#
- 2...Ke3
- 2.Sb2+
- 1...c6
- 2.Sb2+
- 2...Ke3
- 3.Qf4#
- 3.Qe5#
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Qf4#
- 2...Ke3
- 2.Sc5+
- 2...Ke3
- 3.Qf4#
- 3.Qe5#
- 2...Kc4
- 3.Qf4#
- 3.dxc6#
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Qf4#
- 2...Ke3
- 2.Qf4
- threat
- 3.Sb2#
- 3.Sc5#
- 3.dxc6#
- threat
- 2.Qe5
- threat
- 3.Sb2#
- 3.Qc3#
- 3.dxc6#
- 2...Kc4
- 3.Sb2#
- 3.Qc3#
- 3.dxc6#
- threat
- 2.dxc6+
- 2...Ke3
- 3.Re5#
- 3.Qf4#
- 3.Qe5#
- 3.Qa7#
- 2...Ke3
- 2.Sb2+
- threat
- 1.Qb8!
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