MESON Chess Problem Database
Problem Display
PID: 195947 (8/p2B4/P3RB2/1p1k4/1P2p3/8/4P3/1RK5 w - - 0 1)
Abbott, Joseph William
Land and Water, 1871
(First published on Sat Sep 2 1871)
#3
8 + 4
| 15239 | Valois Notebooks | 2019 |
SOLUTION
- COOKED
- Sets
- 1...Kc4
- 2.Bc6
- 2...e3
- 3.Re4#
- 2...e3
- 2.Rxe4+
- 2...Kd5
- 3.Rd4#
- 2...Kd5
- 2.Rb6
- threat
- 3.Be6#
- 2...Kd5
- 3.Be6#
- threat
- 2.Rd6
- 2...e3
- 3.Be6#
- 2...e3
- 2.Bc6
- 1...Kc4
- Tries
- 1.Kd1?
- threat
- 2.Rc1
- 2...e3
- 3.Rc5#
- 2...e3
- 2.Rc1
- 1...Kc4
- 2.Bc6
- 2...e3
- 3.Re4#
- 2...e3
- 2.Rxe4+
- 2...Kd5
- 3.Rd4#
- 2...Kd5
- 2.Rb6
- threat
- 3.Be6#
- 2...Kd5
- 3.Be6#
- threat
- 2.Rd6
- 2...e3
- 3.Be6#
- 2...e3
- 2.Bc6
- 1...e3!
- threat
- 1.Kd2?
- threat
- 2.Kc3
- 2...e3
- 3.Rd1#
- 2...e3
- 2.Kc3
- 1...Kc4
- 2.Rxe4+
- 2...Kd5
- 3.Rd4#
- 2...Kd5
- 2.Rxe4+
- 1...e3+!
- threat
- 1.Be5?
- 1...Kc4
- 2.Rc6+
- 2...Kd5
- 3.Rc5#
- 2...Kd5
- 2.Rd6
- 2...e3
- 3.Be6#
- 2...e3
- 2.Rc6+
- 1...e3!
- 1...Kc4
- 1.Bg7?
- 1...Kc4
- 2.Bc6
- 2...e3
- 3.Re4#
- 2...e3
- 2.Rxe4+
- 2...Kd5
- 3.Rd4#
- 2...Kd5
- 2.Rb6
- threat
- 3.Be6#
- 2...Kd5
- 3.Be6#
- threat
- 2.Rd6
- 2...e3
- 3.Be6#
- 2...e3
- 2.Bc6
- 1...e3!
- 1...Kc4
- 1.Bh8?
- 1...Kc4
- 2.Bc6
- 2...e3
- 3.Re4#
- 2...e3
- 2.Rxe4+
- 2...Kd5
- 3.Rd4#
- 2...Kd5
- 2.Rb6
- threat
- 3.Be6#
- 2...Kd5
- 3.Be6#
- threat
- 2.Rd6
- 2...e3
- 3.Be6#
- 2...e3
- 2.Bc6
- 1...e3!
- 1...Kc4
- 1.Bc6+?
- 1...Kc4
- 2.Rxe4#
- 1...Kxe6!
- 1...Kc4
- 1.Bc8?
- 1...Kc4
- 2.Bb7
- 2...e3
- 3.Re4#
- 2...e3
- 2.Rb6
- threat
- 3.Be6#
- 2...Kd5
- 3.Be6#
- threat
- 2.Rd6
- 2...e3
- 3.Be6#
- 2...e3
- 2.Bb7
- 1...e3!
- 1...Kc4
- 1.Be8?
- 1...Kc4
- 2.Bc6
- 2...e3
- 3.Re4#
- 2...e3
- 2.Bf7
- threat
- 3.Rxe4#
- 3.Rb6#
- 3.Rc6#
- 3.Rd6#
- 3.Re7#
- 3.Re8#
- 2...Kd5
- 3.Rb6#
- threat
- 2.Rb6
- threat
- 3.Bf7#
- 2...Kd5
- 3.Bf7#
- threat
- 2.Rd6
- 2...e3
- 3.Bf7#
- 2...e3
- 2.Bc6
- 1...e3
- 2.Bf7
- 2...Kc4
- 3.Rxe3#
- 3.Re4#
- 3.Rb6#
- 3.Rc6#
- 3.Rd6#
- 3.Re7#
- 3.Re8#
- 2...Kc4
- 2.Bf7
- 1...Kxe6!
- 1...Kc4
- 1.Ra1?
- 1...Kc4
- 2.Rxe4+
- 2...Kb3
- 3.Be6#
- 2...Kd5
- 3.Rd4#
- 2...Kb3
- 2.Rxe4+
- 1...e3!
- 1...Kc4
- 1.Rb2?
- threat
- 2.Rc2
- 2...e3
- 3.Rc5#
- 2...e3
- 2.Rc2
- 1...Kc4
- 2.Bc6
- 2...e3
- 3.Re4#
- 2...e3
- 2.Rxe4+
- 2...Kd5
- 3.Rd4#
- 2...Kd5
- 2.Rb6
- threat
- 3.Be6#
- 2...Kd5
- 3.Be6#
- threat
- 2.Rc6+
- 2...Kd5
- 3.Rd2#
- 2...Kd5
- 2.Rd6
- 2...e3
- 3.Be6#
- 2...e3
- 2.Bc6
- 1...e3!
- threat
- 1.Rb3?
- threat
- 2.Rc3
- 2...e3
- 3.Rc5#
- 2...e3
- 2.Rc3
- 1...e3
- 2.Rd3+
- 2...Kc4
- 3.Re4#
- 2...Kc4
- 2.Rd3+
- 1...Kc4!
- threat
- 1.Rd6+?
- 1...Kc4
- 2.Be6#
- 1...Kxd6!
- 1...Kc4
- 1.Kd1?
- Keys
- 1.Kb2!
- threat
- 2.Kb3
- 2...e3
- 3.Rd1#
- 2...e3
- 2.Kc3
- 2...e3
- 3.Rd1#
- 2...e3
- 2.Rc1
- 2...e3
- 3.Rc5#
- 2...e3
- 2.Rd1+
- 2...Kc4
- 3.Rd4#
- 3.Rxe4#
- 2...Kc4
- 2.Kb3
- 1...Kc4
- 2.Rxe4+
- 2...Kd5
- 3.Rd4#
- 2...Kd5
- 2.Rxe4+
- 1...e3
- 2.Rd1+
- 2...Kc4
- 3.Rd4#
- 3.Re4#
- 2...Kc4
- 2.Rd1+
- threat
- 1.Kc2!
- threat
- 2.Kb3
- 2...e3
- 3.Rd1#
- 2...e3
- 2.Kc3
- 2...e3
- 3.Rd1#
- 2...e3
- 2.Rd1+
- 2...Kc4
- 3.Rd4#
- 3.Rxe4#
- 2...Kc4
- 2.Kb3
- 1...Kc4
- 2.Bc6
- 2...e3
- 3.Re4#
- 2...e3
- 2.Rxe4+
- 2...Kd5
- 3.Rd4#
- 2...Kd5
- 2.Rb6
- threat
- 3.Be6#
- 2...Kd5
- 3.Be6#
- threat
- 2.Rc6+
- 2...Kd5
- 3.Rd1#
- 2...Kd5
- 2.Rd6
- 2...e3
- 3.Be6#
- 3.Rd4#
- 2...e3
- 2.Bc6
- 1...e3
- 2.Rd1+
- 2...Kc4
- 3.Rd4#
- 3.Re4#
- 2...Kc4
- 2.Rd1+
- threat
- 1.Ba1!
- 1...Kc4
- 2.Bc6
- 2...e3
- 3.Re4#
- 2...e3
- 2.Re5
- 2...e3
- 3.Bxb5#
- 3.Be6#
- 3.Rc5#
- 2...e3
- 2.Rb6
- threat
- 3.Be6#
- 2...Kd5
- 3.Be6#
- threat
- 2.Rd6
- 2...e3
- 3.Be6#
- 3.Rd4#
- 2...e3
- 2.Bc6
- 1...e3
- 2.Rf6
- 2...Kc4
- 3.Be6#
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Bc6#
- 2...Kc4
- 2.Rf6
- 1...Kc4
- 1.Kb2!
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