MESON Chess Problem Database

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PID: 167015 (8/8/8/kbK5/8/3P2pQ/8/8 w - - 0 1)

Rush, Victor

Western Daily Mercury, 1916

(First published on Fri Aug 18 1916)

8/8/8/kbK5/8/3P2pQ/8/8

#3

3 + 3

14986 White-Hume Collection 2018
15239 Valois Notebooks 2019

SOLUTION

  • SOUND
  • Tries
    • 1.Qe6?
      • 1...Bc6
        • 2.Qxc6
          • 2...g2
            • 3.Qb5#
            • 3.Qa8#
      • 1...Bc4
        • 2.Qxc4
          • 2...g2
            • 3.Qa2#
            • 3.Qb5#
        • 2.Qb6+
          • 2...Ka4
            • 3.Qb4#
      • 1...Bd7
        • 2.Qb6+
          • 2...Ka4
            • 3.Qb4#
      • 1...Be8
        • 2.Qb6+
          • 2...Ka4
            • 3.Qb4#
        • 2.Qxe8
          • threat
            • 3.Qb5#
            • 3.Qa8#
          • 2...Ka6
            • 3.Qa8#
      • 1...g2!
  • Keys
    • 1.Qg2!
      • 1...Bc4
        • 2.dxc4
          • threat
            • 3.Qa8#
            • 3.Qa2#
          • 2...Ka4
            • 3.Qa2#
          • 2...Ka6
            • 3.Qa8#
      • 1...Bc6
        • 2.Qxc6
          • 2...g2
            • 3.Qb5#
            • 3.Qa8#

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