MESON Chess Problem Database

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PID: 150832 (8/3N4/2p5/8/k7/8/1R2K3/1N6 w - - 0 1)

Dawson, Thomas Rayner

Chess Amateur (The), 1928

8/3N4/2p5/8/k7/8/1R2K3/1N6

#3

4 + 2

15256 TRD Scrapbook 2014
14986 White-Hume Collection 2017

SOLUTION

  • SOUND
  • Tries
    • 1.Kd3?
      • threat
        • 2.Kc4
          • threat
            • 3.Ra2#
          • 2...Ka5
            • 3.Ra2#
      • 1...c5
        • 2.Kc4
          • 2...Ka5
            • 3.Ra2#
      • 1...Ka5!
    • 1.Sd2?
      • threat
        • 2.Sc4
          • 2...c5
            • 3.Sxc5#
            • 3.Sdb6#
        • 2.Sc5+
          • 2...Ka3
            • 3.Sc4#
          • 2...Ka5
            • 3.Sc4#
      • 1...Ka3
        • 2.Sc4+
          • 2...Ka4
            • 3.Sc5#
            • 3.Sdb6#
      • 1...c5
        • 2.Sxc5+
          • 2...Ka3
            • 3.Sc4#
          • 2...Ka5
            • 3.Sc4#
      • 1...Ka5!
    • 1.Sc3+?
      • 1...Ka5
        • 2.Sb8
          • 2...c5
            • 3.Rb5#
      • 1...Ka3!
    • 1.Se5?
      • threat
        • 2.Sc4
          • 2...c5
            • 3.Sc3#
      • 1...c5
        • 2.Sc6
          • 2...c4
            • 3.Rb4#
      • 1...Ka5!
  • Keys
    • 1.Sb8!
      • 1...Ka5
        • 2.Sc3
          • 2...c5
            • 3.Rb5#
      • 1...c5
        • 2.Sc6
          • 2...c4
            • 3.Rb4#

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