MESON Chess Problem Database
Problem Display
PID: 13104 (kNb5/PpP5/NPB5/8/8/8/8/7K w - - 0 1)
Loyd, Sam
New York Evening Telegram, 1885
#3
7 + 3
| 546 | International Chess Magazine | 1885 |
| 5206 | Sam Loyd and His Chess Problems | 1913 |
SOLUTION
- SOUND
- Sets
- 1...Bd7
- 2.Sxd7
- 2...bxc6
- 3.c8Q#
- 2...bxc6
- 2.Bxd7
- 2...bxa6
- 3.Bc6#
- 2...bxa6
- 2.c8Q
- threat
- 3.Sc7#
- 3.Sxd7#
- 3.Bxb7#
- 3.Qxb7#
- 2...Bxc6+
- 3.Sxc6#
- threat
- 2.Sxd7
- 1...Bd7
- Tries
- 1.Kg1?
- 1...Bh3
- 2.c8Q
- threat
- 3.Sc7#
- 3.Sd7#
- 3.Bxb7#
- 3.Qxb7#
- threat
- 2.c8B
- threat
- 3.Sc7#
- 3.B6xb7#
- 3.B8xb7#
- threat
- 2.c8Q
- 1...Bg4
- 2.c8Q
- threat
- 3.Sc7#
- 3.Sd7#
- 3.Bxb7#
- 3.Qxb7#
- threat
- 2.c8B
- threat
- 3.Sc7#
- 3.B6xb7#
- 3.B8xb7#
- threat
- 2.c8Q
- 1...Bf5
- 2.c8Q
- threat
- 3.Sc7#
- 3.Sd7#
- 3.Bxb7#
- 3.Qxb7#
- threat
- 2.c8B
- threat
- 3.Sc7#
- 3.B6xb7#
- 3.B8xb7#
- threat
- 2.c8Q
- 1...Be6
- 2.c8Q
- threat
- 3.Sc7#
- 3.Sd7#
- 3.Bxb7#
- 3.Qxb7#
- threat
- 2.c8B
- threat
- 3.Sc7#
- 3.B6xb7#
- 3.B8xb7#
- threat
- 2.c8Q
- 1...Bd7
- 2.Sxd7
- 2...bxc6
- 3.c8Q#
- 2...bxc6
- 2.Bxd7
- 2...bxa6
- 3.Bc6#
- 2...bxa6
- 2.c8Q
- threat
- 3.Sc7#
- 3.Sxd7#
- 3.Bxb7#
- 3.Qxb7#
- threat
- 2.c8B
- threat
- 3.Sc7#
- 3.B6xb7#
- 3.B8xb7#
- threat
- 2.Sxd7
- 1...bxc6!
- 1...Bh3
- 1.Kh2?
- 1...Bh3
- 2.c8Q
- threat
- 3.Sc7#
- 3.Sd7#
- 3.Bxb7#
- 3.Qxb7#
- threat
- 2.c8B
- threat
- 3.Sc7#
- 3.B6xb7#
- 3.B8xb7#
- threat
- 2.c8Q
- 1...Bg4
- 2.c8Q
- threat
- 3.Sc7#
- 3.Sd7#
- 3.Bxb7#
- 3.Qxb7#
- threat
- 2.c8B
- threat
- 3.Sc7#
- 3.B6xb7#
- 3.B8xb7#
- threat
- 2.c8Q
- 1...Bf5
- 2.c8Q
- threat
- 3.Sc7#
- 3.Sd7#
- 3.Bxb7#
- 3.Qxb7#
- threat
- 2.c8B
- threat
- 3.Sc7#
- 3.B6xb7#
- 3.B8xb7#
- threat
- 2.c8Q
- 1...Be6
- 2.c8Q
- threat
- 3.Sc7#
- 3.Sd7#
- 3.Bxb7#
- 3.Qxb7#
- threat
- 2.c8B
- threat
- 3.Sc7#
- 3.B6xb7#
- 3.B8xb7#
- threat
- 2.c8Q
- 1...Bd7
- 2.Sxd7
- 2...bxc6
- 3.c8Q#
- 2...bxc6
- 2.Bxd7
- 2...bxa6
- 3.Bc6#
- 2...bxa6
- 2.c8Q
- threat
- 3.Sc7#
- 3.Sxd7#
- 3.Bxb7#
- 3.Qxb7#
- threat
- 2.c8B
- threat
- 3.Sc7#
- 3.B6xb7#
- 3.B8xb7#
- threat
- 2.Sxd7
- 1...bxc6!
- 1...Bh3
- 1.Sc5?
- threat
- 2.Bg2
- 2...Bh3
- 3.Bxb7#
- 2...Bg4
- 3.Bxb7#
- 2...Bf5
- 3.Bxb7#
- 2...Be6
- 3.Bxb7#
- 2...Bd7
- 3.Bxb7#
- 2...Bh3
- 2.Bf3
- 2...Bh3
- 3.Bxb7#
- 2...Bg4
- 3.Bxb7#
- 2...Bf5
- 3.Bxb7#
- 2...Be6
- 3.Bxb7#
- 2...Bd7
- 3.Bxb7#
- 2...Bh3
- 2.Be4
- 2...Bh3
- 3.Bxb7#
- 2...Bg4
- 3.Bxb7#
- 2...Bf5
- 3.Bxb7#
- 2...Be6
- 3.Bxb7#
- 2...Bd7
- 3.Bxb7#
- 2...Bh3
- 2.Bd5
- 2...Bh3
- 3.Bxb7#
- 2...Bg4
- 3.Bxb7#
- 2...Bf5
- 3.Bxb7#
- 2...Be6
- 3.Bxb7#
- 2...Bd7
- 3.Bxb7#
- 2...Bh3
- 2.Bg2
- 1...Bh3
- 2.Bxb7#
- 1...Bg4
- 2.Bxb7#
- 1...Bf5
- 2.Bxb7#
- 1...Be6
- 2.Bxb7#
- 1...Bd7
- 2.Bxb7#
- 1...bxc6!
- threat
- 1.Sd7?
- 1...Bxd7
- 2.Bxd7
- 2...bxa6
- 3.Bc6#
- 3.c8Q#
- 2...bxa6
- 2.c8Q+
- 2...Bxc8
- 3.Sc7#
- 2...Bxc8
- 2.c8R+
- 2...Bxc8
- 3.Sc7#
- 2...Bxc8
- 2.Bxd7
- 1...bxc6!
- 1...Bxd7
- 1.Bf3?
- threat
- 2.Sc5
- 2...Bh3
- 3.Bxb7#
- 2...Bg4
- 3.Bxb7#
- 2...Bf5
- 3.Bxb7#
- 2...Be6
- 3.Bxb7#
- 2...Bd7
- 3.Bxb7#
- 2...Bh3
- 2.Sc5
- 1...Bg4
- 2.Bxg4
- 2...bxa6
- 3.Bf3#
- 2...bxa6
- 2.Bxg4
- 1...Bf5
- 2.c8Q
- threat
- 3.Sc7#
- 3.Sd7#
- 3.Bxb7#
- 3.Qxb7#
- threat
- 2.c8S
- threat
- 3.Sc7#
- threat
- 2.c8B
- threat
- 3.Sc7#
- 3.Bfxb7#
- 3.Bcxb7#
- threat
- 2.c8R
- threat
- 3.Sc7#
- 3.Sd7#
- threat
- 2.c8Q
- 1...Be6
- 2.c8Q
- threat
- 3.Sc7#
- 3.Sd7#
- 3.Bxb7#
- 3.Qxb7#
- threat
- 2.c8S
- threat
- 3.Sc7#
- threat
- 2.c8B
- threat
- 3.Sc7#
- 3.Bfxb7#
- 3.Bcxb7#
- threat
- 2.c8R
- threat
- 3.Sc7#
- 3.Sd7#
- threat
- 2.c8Q
- 1...Bd7
- 2.c8Q
- threat
- 3.Sc7#
- 3.Sxd7#
- 3.Bxb7#
- 3.Qxb7#
- threat
- 2.c8S
- threat
- 3.Sc7#
- threat
- 2.c8B
- threat
- 3.Sc7#
- 3.Bfxb7#
- 3.Bcxb7#
- threat
- 2.c8R
- threat
- 3.Sc7#
- 3.Sxd7#
- threat
- 2.c8Q
- 1...Bh3!
- threat
- 1.Bd7?
- 1...Bxd7
- 2.Sxd7
- 2...bxa6
- 3.c8Q#
- 2...bxa6
- 2.c8Q
- threat
- 3.Sc7#
- 3.Sxd7#
- 2...Bc6+
- 3.Sxc6#
- threat
- 2.Sxd7
- 1...bxa6!
- 1...Bxd7
- 1.Kg1?
- Keys
- 1.Bg2!
- threat
- 2.Sc5
- 2...Bh3
- 3.Bxb7#
- 2...Bg4
- 3.Bxb7#
- 2...Bf5
- 3.Bxb7#
- 2...Be6
- 3.Bxb7#
- 2...Bd7
- 3.Bxb7#
- 2...Bh3
- 2.Sc5
- 1...Bh3
- 2.Bxh3
- 2...bxa6
- 3.Bg2#
- 2...bxa6
- 2.Bxh3
- 1...Bg4
- 2.c8Q
- threat
- 3.Sc7#
- 3.Sd7#
- 3.Bxb7#
- 3.Qxb7#
- threat
- 2.c8S
- threat
- 3.Sc7#
- threat
- 2.c8B
- threat
- 3.Sc7#
- 3.Bgxb7#
- 3.Bcxb7#
- threat
- 2.c8R
- threat
- 3.Sc7#
- 3.Sd7#
- threat
- 2.c8Q
- 1...Bf5
- 2.c8Q
- threat
- 3.Sc7#
- 3.Sd7#
- 3.Bxb7#
- 3.Qxb7#
- threat
- 2.c8S
- threat
- 3.Sc7#
- threat
- 2.c8B
- threat
- 3.Sc7#
- 3.Bgxb7#
- 3.Bcxb7#
- threat
- 2.c8R
- threat
- 3.Sc7#
- 3.Sd7#
- threat
- 2.c8Q
- 1...Be6
- 2.c8Q
- threat
- 3.Sc7#
- 3.Sd7#
- 3.Bxb7#
- 3.Qxb7#
- threat
- 2.c8S
- threat
- 3.Sc7#
- threat
- 2.c8B
- threat
- 3.Sc7#
- 3.Bgxb7#
- 3.Bcxb7#
- threat
- 2.c8R
- threat
- 3.Sc7#
- 3.Sd7#
- threat
- 2.c8Q
- 1...Bd7
- 2.c8Q
- threat
- 3.Sc7#
- 3.Sxd7#
- 3.Bxb7#
- 3.Qxb7#
- threat
- 2.c8S
- threat
- 3.Sc7#
- threat
- 2.c8B
- threat
- 3.Sc7#
- 3.Bgxb7#
- 3.Bcxb7#
- threat
- 2.c8R
- threat
- 3.Sc7#
- 3.Sxd7#
- threat
- 2.c8Q
- threat
- 1.Bg2!
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