MESON Chess Problem Database
Problem Display
PID: 14935 (5r1b/2P2p2/pBKP4/4k1P1/2B5/1P1p1p2/1p1NbRNp/1R5Q w - - 0 1)
Butcher, FG
1st HM., The Observer, 1956
#3
12 + 10
| 136 | Problem Observer | 1972 |
SOLUTION
- SOUND
- Sets
- 1...Bf1
- 2.Rxf3
- threat
- 3.Qxh2#
- 2...f5
- 3.Re3#
- threat
- 2.Rxf3
- 1...fxg2
- 2.Qxh2#
- 1...f5
- 2.Ra1
- threat
- 3.Ra5#
- 2...bxa1Q
- 3.Qxa1#
- 2...bxa1S
- 3.Qxa1#
- 2...bxa1B
- 3.Qxa1#
- 2...bxa1R
- 3.Qxa1#
- 2...a5
- 3.Rxa5#
- threat
- 2.Ra1
- 1...Bf1
- Tries
- 1.Sh4?
- threat
- 2.Qxh2#
- 1...f5
- 2.Sg6#
- 1...Kf4!
- threat
- 1.Rxf3?
- threat
- 2.Qxh2#
- 1...f5
- 2.Re3#
- 1...Bxf3+!
- threat
- 1.c8Q?
- threat
- 2.Qxh2#
- 1...f5
- 2.Qe6#
- 1...Rxc8+!
- threat
- 1.Sh4?
- Keys
- 1.Rg1!
- threat
- 2.Qxh2+
- 2...Kf5
- 3.Sh4#
- 2...Kf5
- 2.Qxh2+
- 1...Kf5
- 2.Sh4+
- 2...Kf4
- 3.Qxh2#
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Qxh2#
- 2...Kf4
- 2.Sh4+
- 1...hxg1Q
- 2.Qh7
- threat
- 3.Qe4#
- 2...f5
- 3.Qe7#
- threat
- 2.Qh7
- 1...hxg1S
- 2.Qh7
- threat
- 3.Qe4#
- 2...f5
- 3.Qe7#
- threat
- 2.Qh7
- 1...hxg1B
- 2.Qh7
- threat
- 3.Qe4#
- 2...f5
- 3.Qe7#
- threat
- 2.Qh7
- 1...hxg1R
- 2.Qh7
- threat
- 3.Qe4#
- 2...f5
- 3.Qe7#
- threat
- 2.Qh7
- 1...f5
- 2.Ra1
- threat
- 3.Ra5#
- 2...bxa1Q
- 3.Qxa1#
- 2...bxa1S
- 3.Qxa1#
- 2...bxa1B
- 3.Qxa1#
- 2...bxa1R
- 3.Qxa1#
- 2...a5
- 3.Rxa5#
- threat
- 2.Ra1
- threat
- 1.Rg1!
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