MESON Chess Problem Database

Problem Display
PID: 13382 (6nn/2p3K1/8/7k/2B4p/5R2/3B4/8 w - - 0 1)

Shinkman, William Anthony

Checkmate, 1901

6nn/2p3K1/8/7k/2B4p/5R2/3B4/8

#3

4 + 5

3925 The Golden Argosy 1929

SOLUTION

  • SOUND
  • Sets
    • 1...h3
      • 2.Rxh3+
        • 2...Kg4
          • 3.Be6#
  • Tries
    • 1.Be2?
      • threat
        • 2.Rf1#
        • 2.Rf2#
        • 2.Ra3#
        • 2.Rb3#
        • 2.Rc3#
        • 2.Rd3#
        • 2.Rg3#
        • 2.Rh3#
        • 2.Rf5#
        • 2.Rf6#
        • 2.Rf7#
        • 2.Rf8#
      • 1...h3
        • 2.Rxh3#
      • 1...Sf6
        • 2.Rf5#
        • 2.Rxf6#
      • 1...Sh6
        • 2.Rf5#
      • 1...Sf7
        • 2.Rf1#
        • 2.Rf2#
        • 2.Ra3#
        • 2.Rb3#
        • 2.Rc3#
        • 2.Rd3#
        • 2.Rg3#
        • 2.Rh3#
        • 2.Rf5#
        • 2.Rf6#
        • 2.Rxf7#
      • 1...Kg4!
    • 1.Rg3?
      • threat
        • 2.Be2#
        • 2.Rg5#
      • 1...h3
        • 2.Rxh3+
          • 2...Kg4
            • 3.Be6#
      • 1...hxg3!
  • Keys
    • 1.Rc3!
      • threat
        • 2.Be2#
      • 1...Kg4
        • 2.Be6+
          • 2...Kh5
            • 3.Rc5#
      • 1...h3
        • 2.Rxh3+
          • 2...Kg4
            • 3.Be6#
      • 1...Sf6
        • 2.Be2+
          • 2...Sg4
            • 3.Rc5#
      • 1...Sh6
        • 2.Be2+
          • 2...Sg4
            • 3.Rc5#

FEATURES

NOT CLASSIFIED
HTML5 logo

Developed and maintained by Brian Stephenson.
Implemented with HTML5, MySQL, Perl (with, inter alia, CGI::Simple, HTML::Template & XML::LibXML) & CSS/Javascript (jQuery, Bootstrap & DataTables).