MESON Chess Problem Database

Problem Display
PID: 190731 (8/p2p4/7P/1rP5/1pP5/kp2p3/5b2/1K1B3Q w - - 0 1)

Nix, John Gilbert

The San Francisco Call, 1913

8/p2p4/7P/1rP5/1pP5/kp2p3/5b2/1K1B3Q

#3

6 + 8

6490 yacpdb 2019

SOLUTION

  • SOUND
  • Keys
    • 1.Qa8!
      • threat
        • 2.Qxa7+
          • 2...Ra5
            • 3.Qxa5#
        • 2.Qh8
          • threat
            • 3.Qa1#
          • 2...Ka4
            • 3.Qa1#
          • 2...b2
            • 3.Qxb2#
      • 1...Ka4
        • 2.Qh8
          • threat
            • 3.Qa1#
          • 2...Ka3
            • 3.Qa1#
          • 2...Ka5
            • 3.Qa1#
      • 1...Rxc5
        • 2.Qxa7+
          • 2...Ra5
            • 3.Qxa5#
      • 1...Rb6
        • 2.Qxa7+
          • 2...Ra6
            • 3.Qxa6#
        • 2.cxb6
          • threat
            • 3.Qxa7#
          • 2...Ka4
            • 3.Qxa7#
          • 2...a5
            • 3.Qxa5#
          • 2...a6
            • 3.Qxa6#
      • 1...Ra5
        • 2.Qh8
          • threat
            • 3.Qa1#
          • 2...Ka4
            • 3.Qa1#
          • 2...b2
            • 3.Qxb2#
      • 1...Rb7
        • 2.Qh8
          • threat
            • 3.Qa1#
          • 2...Ka4
            • 3.Qa1#
          • 2...b2
            • 3.Qxb2#
      • 1...Be1
        • 2.Qxa7+
          • 2...Ra5
            • 3.Qxa5#
      • 1...Bg3
        • 2.Qxa7+
          • 2...Ra5
            • 3.Qxa5#
      • 1...Bh4
        • 2.Qxa7+
          • 2...Ra5
            • 3.Qxa5#
      • 1...b2
        • 2.Qxa7+
          • 2...Ra5
            • 3.Qxa5#
      • 1...e2
        • 2.Qxa7+
          • 2...Ra5
            • 3.Qxa5#
      • 1...a5
        • 2.Qh8
          • threat
            • 3.Qa1#
          • 2...Ka4
            • 3.Qa1#
          • 2...b2
            • 3.Qxb2#
      • 1...a6
        • 2.Qxa6+
          • 2...Ra5
            • 3.Qxa5#
        • 2.Qh8
          • threat
            • 3.Qa1#
          • 2...Ka4
            • 3.Qa1#
          • 2...b2
            • 3.Qxb2#
        • 2.cxb5
          • threat
            • 3.Qxa6#
          • 2...Ka4
            • 3.Qxa6#
          • 2...a5
            • 3.Qxa5#
      • 1...d5
        • 2.Qxa7+
          • 2...Ra5
            • 3.Qxa5#

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