MESON Chess Problem Database
Problem Display
PID: 188341 (rN6/7B/8/1Q6/3p2Kp/pR2P3/kP6/8 w - - 0 1)
Rains, Cyril George
The Observer, 1937
(First published on Sun Apr 11 1937)
#3
7 + 5
| 15239 | Valois Notebooks | 2019 |
SOLUTION
- SOUND
- Sets
- 1...Rxb8
- 2.Rxa3#
- 1...Rxb8
- Tries
- 1.Rd3?
- threat
- 2.Qb3+
- 2...Ka1
- 3.Rd1#
- 2...Kb1
- 3.Rd1#
- 2...Ka1
- 2.Qb3+
- 1...Ka1
- 2.Rd1+
- 2...Ka2
- 3.Bg8#
- 2...Ka2
- 2.Rd1+
- 1...Kb1
- 2.Rd1+
- 2...Ka2
- 3.Bg8#
- 2...Ka2
- 2.Qb3
- threat
- 3.Rd1#
- 2...Ka1
- 3.Rd1#
- 2...Kc1
- 3.Rd1#
- threat
- 2.Rd1+
- 1...axb2!
- threat
- 1.Rd3?
- Keys
- 1.Qd3!
- threat
- 2.bxa3
- threat
- 3.Qb1#
- 2...Ka1
- 3.Qb1#
- threat
- 2.bxa3
- 1...Rxb8
- 2.Rxb8
- threat
- 3.Qb1#
- 3.Qxa3#
- 2...Ka1
- 3.Qb1#
- 3.Qxa3#
- 2...axb2
- 3.Ra8#
- 3.Qa6#
- threat
- 2.Rxb8
- 1...axb2
- 2.Qc2
- threat
- 3.Qxb2#
- 2...Ka1
- 3.Qb1#
- 3.Qxb2#
- threat
- 2.Qc2
- 1...dxe3
- 2.Rxa3+
- 2...Kxb2
- 3.Qc3#
- 2...Rxa3
- 3.Qxa3#
- 2...Kxb2
- 2.Rxa3+
- 1...Ra4
- 2.Rb4
- threat
- 3.Qb1#
- 2...Ka1
- 3.Qb1#
- 2...Rxb4
- 3.Qxa3#
- 2...axb2
- 3.Rxa4#
- threat
- 2.Rb4
- 1...Ra5
- 2.Rb5
- threat
- 3.Qb1#
- 2...Ka1
- 3.Qb1#
- 2...Rxb5
- 3.Qxa3#
- 2...axb2
- 3.Rxa5#
- threat
- 2.Rb5
- 1...Ra6
- 2.Rb6
- threat
- 3.Qb1#
- 2...Ka1
- 3.Qb1#
- 2...Rxb6
- 3.Qxa3#
- 2...axb2
- 3.Rxa6#
- 3.Qxa6#
- threat
- 2.Rb6
- 1...Ra7
- 2.Rb7
- threat
- 3.Qb1#
- 2...Ka1
- 3.Qb1#
- 2...Rxb7
- 3.Qxa3#
- 2...axb2
- 3.Rxa7#
- threat
- 2.Rb7
- threat
- 1.Qd3!
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