MESON Chess Problem Database
Problem Display
PID: 13902 (8/8/2Pp2B1/1P4P1/3k4/1P1N2K1/8/1N2R3 w - - 0 1)
Carpenter, George Edward
The White King, 1914
#3
9 + 2
| 14907 | Good Companion Chess Problem Club | 1916 |
| 5063 | Spectacular Chess Problems | 1965 |
| 5065 | Chess Problem Gems by Eight Eminent American Composers | 1972 |
SOLUTION
- SOUND
- Tries
- 1.Kf2?
- threat
- 2.Re4+
- 2...Kxd3
- 3.Ra4#
- 3.Rb4#
- 3.Rc4#
- 3.Rf4#
- 3.Rg4#
- 3.Rh4#
- 2...Kd5
- 3.Sc3#
- 2...Kxd3
- 2.Re4+
- 1...Kd5
- 2.Ke3
- 2...Ke6
- 3.Kd4#
- 2...Ke6
- 2.Ke3
- 1...d5!
- threat
- 1.Kf3?
- threat
- 2.Re4+
- 2...Kxd3
- 3.Ra4#
- 3.Rb4#
- 3.Rc4#
- 3.Rf4#
- 3.Rg4#
- 3.Rh4#
- 2...Kd5
- 3.Sc3#
- 3.Bf7#
- 2...Kxd3
- 2.Re4+
- 1...Kd5
- 2.Ke3
- 2...Ke6
- 3.Kd4#
- 2...Ke6
- 2.Ke3
- 1...d5!
- threat
- 1.Kg4?
- 1...d5
- 2.Kf5
- 2...Kxd3
- 3.Ke5#
- 2...Kxd3
- 2.Kf5
- 1...Kd5!
- 1...d5
- 1.Sf4?
- threat
- 2.Se6+
- 2...Kd5
- 3.Sc3#
- 2...Kd5
- 2.Se6+
- 1...d5
- 2.Se6#
- 1...Kc5!
- threat
- 1.Re4+?
- 1...Kd5
- 2.Sc3#
- 1...Kxd3!
- 1...Kd5
- 1.c7?
- threat
- 2.c8Q
- threat
- 3.Qc4#
- 2...Kd5
- 3.Qc4#
- 2...d5
- 3.Qg4#
- 3.Qc3#
- 3.Qc5#
- 3.Qh8#
- threat
- 2.c8Q
- 1...Kd5
- 2.c8Q
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Qc4#
- 2...Kd4
- 2.c8Q
- 1...d5!
- threat
- 1.Kf2?
- Keys
- 1.Kf4!
- 1...Kd5
- 2.Ke3
- 2...Ke6
- 3.Kd4#
- 2...Ke6
- 2.Ke3
- 1...d5
- 2.Kf5
- 2...Kxd3
- 3.Ke5#
- 2...Kxd3
- 2.Kf5
- 1...Kd5
- 1.Kf4!
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