MESON Chess Problem Database

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PID: 197441 (8/3p4/2pPpNK1/7p/8/1B1kP3/3P4/3Q4 w - - 0 1)

Laws, Benjamin Glover

Western Daily Mercury, 1918

(First published on Sat Nov 23 1918)

8/3p4/2pPpNK1/7p/8/1B1kP3/3P4/3Q4

#3

7 + 5

15239 Valois Notebooks 2019

SOLUTION

  • COOKED
  • Sets
    • 1...h4
      • 2.Sg4
        • threat
          • 3.Sf2#
        • 2...Ke4
          • 3.d3#
    • 1...e5
      • 2.Sxd7
        • threat
          • 3.Sc5#
        • 2...Ke4
          • 3.Sc5#
        • 2...c5
          • 3.Sxc5#
  • Tries
    • 1.Kg5?
      • 1...h4
        • 2.Sg4
          • threat
            • 3.Sf2#
          • 2...Ke4
            • 3.d3#
      • 1...e5
        • 2.Sxd7
          • threat
            • 3.Sc5#
          • 2...Ke4
            • 3.Sc5#
          • 2...c5
            • 3.Sxc5#
      • 1...c5!
    • 1.Se4?
      • threat
        • 2.Sf2#
        • 2.Sc5#
      • 1...c5
        • 2.Sf2#
        • 2.Sxc5#
      • 1...Kxe4!
    • 1.Sg4?
      • threat
        • 2.Sf2#
      • 1...Ke4
        • 2.d3#
      • 1...hxg4!
  • Keys
    • 1.Sxd7!
      • threat
        • 2.Sc5#
      • 1...Ke4
        • 2.Kf6
          • threat
            • 3.Sc5#
          • 2...Kd3
            • 3.Sc5#
          • 2...c5
            • 3.Sxc5#
        • 2.Bc4
          • threat
            • 3.Qh1#
        • 2.Qe2
          • threat
            • 3.d3#
    • 1.Ba2!
      • 1...c5
        • 2.Bb1+
          • 2...Kc4
            • 3.Qa4#
      • 1...h4
        • 2.Sg4
          • threat
            • 3.Sf2#
          • 2...Ke4
            • 3.d3#
      • 1...e5
        • 2.Sxd7
          • threat
            • 3.Sc5#
          • 2...Ke4
            • 3.Sc5#
          • 2...c5
            • 3.Sxc5#

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