MESON Chess Problem Database

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PID: 203815 (N2k4/3B2RK/pNpp1pp1/4P1P1/7Q/1p3p2/2nnrr1b/1b2q3 w - - 0 1)

Kipping, Cyril Stanley

The Problemist, 1954

N2k4/3B2RK/pNpp1pp1/4P1P1/7Q/1p3p2/2nnrr1b/1b2q3

#3

8 + 15

SOLUTION

  • SOUND
  • Sets
    • 1...Se4
      • 2.Kxg6
        • threat
          • 3.Qh8#
    • 1...dxe5
      • 2.gxf6
        • threat
          • 3.Rg8#
    • 1...fxg5
      • 2.Qxg5#
  • Tries
    • 1.Kh8?
      • threat
        • 2.Rg8+
          • 2...Ke7
            • 3.Qh7#
      • 1...dxe5
        • 2.Qh7
          • threat
            • 3.Rg8#
            • 3.Qg8#
        • 2.gxf6
          • threat
            • 3.Rg8#
      • 1...Rxe5!
    • 1.Sc7?
      • threat
        • 2.Se6#
      • 1...Rxe5
        • 2.Be6
          • threat
            • 3.Rd7#
      • 1...Sd4
        • 2.Be6
          • threat
            • 3.Rd7#
      • 1...Kxc7!
    • 1.Qc4?
      • threat
        • 2.Qg8#
      • 1...Rxe5
        • 2.Qxa6
          • threat
            • 3.Qc8#
      • 1...d5
        • 2.Qxa6
          • threat
            • 3.Qc8#
        • 2.Qxc6
          • threat
            • 3.Qxf6#
            • 3.Qc7#
            • 3.Qc8#
      • 1...Sxc4!
    • 1.Qh6?
      • threat
        • 2.Rg8+
          • 2...Ke7
            • 3.Qg7#
            • 3.Qf8#
      • 1...dxe5
        • 2.Rf7
          • threat
            • 3.Qf8#
        • 2.Rg8+
          • 2...Ke7
            • 3.Qf8#
        • 2.gxf6
          • threat
            • 3.Rg8#
      • 1...Rxe5!
    • 1.e6?
      • threat
        • 2.Rg8+
          • 2...Ke7
            • 3.Sc8#
            • 3.Re8#
            • 3.gxf6#
      • 1...c5
        • 2.Rg8+
          • 2...Ke7
            • 3.Sd5#
            • 3.Sc8#
            • 3.Re8#
            • 3.gxf6#
      • 1...d5
        • 2.Rg8+
          • 2...Ke7
            • 3.Sc8#
      • 1...f5
        • 2.Rg8+
          • 2...Ke7
            • 3.Sc8#
            • 3.Re8#
      • 1...Rxe6!
  • Keys
    • 1.Rg8+!
      • 1...Ke7
        • 2.Qh6
          • threat
            • 3.Qg7#
            • 3.Qf8#
          • 2...Kf7
            • 3.Qg7#
            • 3.Qf8#

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