MESON Chess Problem Database

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PID: 148993 (8/8/8/8/8/Q5B1/4k3/7K w - - 0 1)

Dawson, Thomas Rayner

Cheltenham Chronicle, 1919

(First published on Fri Nov 28 1919)

8/8/8/8/8/Q5B1/4k3/7K

#3

3 + 1

15256 TRD Scrapbook 2013
3713 Snap 2018

SOLUTION

  • SOUND
  • Sets
    • 1...Kf1
      • 2.Qd3#
      • 2.Qf3#
      • 2.Qa6#
  • Tries
    • 1.Bd6?
      • 1...Kd1
        • 2.Qd3+
          • 2...Kc1
            • 3.Ba3#
          • 2...Ke1
            • 3.Bg3#
      • 1...Ke1
        • 2.Qd3
          • 2...Kf2
            • 3.Bg3#
      • 1...Kf1
        • 2.Qd3+
          • 2...Ke1
            • 3.Bg3#
          • 2...Kf2
            • 3.Bg3#
        • 2.Qf3+
          • 2...Ke1
            • 3.Bb4#
      • 1...Kf2
        • 2.Qd3
          • 2...Ke1
            • 3.Bg3#
      • 1...Kd2!
    • 1.Qb3?
      • 1...Kf1
        • 2.Qd1#
        • 2.Qc4#
        • 2.Qd3#
        • 2.Qf3#
        • 2.Qb5#
      • 1...Kd2!
    • 1.Qc3?
      • 1...Kf1
        • 2.Qe1#
        • 2.Qd3#
        • 2.Qf3#
        • 2.Qc4#
      • 1...Kd1!
  • Keys
    • 1.Bf4!
      • 1...Kd1
        • 2.Qd3+
          • 2...Ke1
            • 3.Bg3#
      • 1...Ke1
        • 2.Qd3
          • 2...Kf2
            • 3.Bg3#
      • 1...Kf1
        • 2.Qd3+
          • 2...Ke1
            • 3.Bg3#
          • 2...Kf2
            • 3.Bg3#
      • 1...Kf2
        • 2.Qd3
          • 2...Ke1
            • 3.Bg3#

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