MESON Chess Problem Database
Problem Display
PID: 190290 (5B2/6pq/p3Rp1b/5p2/3k1p2/PPN2P2/2BK1P2/8 w - - 0 1)
Boorer, PA
The Observer, 1938
(First published on Sun Feb 27 1938)
#3
9 + 8
| 15239 | Valois Notebooks | 2019 |
SOLUTION
- COOKED
- Tries
- 1.Rd6+?
- 1...Kc5
- 2.Kd3
- threat
- 3.Rxa6#
- 3.Re6#
- 3.Rxf6#
- 3.b4#
- threat
- 2.Bd3
- threat
- 3.Sa4#
- 3.b4#
- threat
- 2.Kd3
- 1...Ke5!
- 1...Kc5
- 1.Rd6+?
- Keys
- 1.Bd3!
- threat
- 2.Se2+
- 2...Kd5
- 3.Bc4#
- 2...Kd5
- 2.Bc4
- threat
- 3.Se2#
- threat
- 2.b4
- threat
- 3.Bc5#
- threat
- 2.Se2+
- 1...Qg8
- 2.Se2+
- 2...Kd5
- 3.Bc4#
- 2...Kd5
- 2.Se2+
- 1...Qh8
- 2.Se2+
- 2...Kd5
- 3.Bc4#
- 2...Kd5
- 2.Se2+
- 1...a5
- 2.Se2+
- 2...Kd5
- 3.Bc4#
- 2...Kd5
- 2.Sb5+
- 2...Kd5
- 3.Bc4#
- 2...Kd5
- 2.Bc4
- threat
- 3.Se2#
- 3.Sb5#
- threat
- 2.Se2+
- 1...g5
- 2.Se2+
- 2...Kd5
- 3.Bc4#
- 2...Kd5
- 2.Se2+
- 1...g6
- 2.Se2+
- 2...Kd5
- 3.Bc4#
- 2...Kd5
- 2.Se2+
- threat
- 1.Bd6!
- threat
- 2.Bc7
- threat
- 3.Bb6#
- 2...Kc5
- 3.Bb6#
- threat
- 2.Bc7
- 1...Qg8
- 2.Be4
- threat
- 3.Se2#
- 2...fxe4
- 3.Rxe4#
- threat
- 2.Be4
- 1...Qh8
- 2.Be4
- threat
- 3.Se2#
- 2...fxe4
- 3.Rxe4#
- threat
- 2.Be4
- 1...g5
- 2.Re3
- threat
- 3.Rd3#
- 2...fxe3+
- 3.fxe3#
- threat
- 2.Re3
- 1...g6
- 2.Be4
- threat
- 3.Se2#
- 2...fxe4
- 3.Rxe4#
- threat
- 2.Be4
- threat
- 1.Bd3!
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