MESON Chess Problem Database
Problem Display
PID: 205576 (8/8/2p5/7p/5R1P/4kB2/4N3/4K3 w - - 0 1)
Pierce, James
Land and Water, 1872
(First published on Sat May 18 1782)
#3
5 + 3
| 15239 | Valois Notebooks | 2020 |
SOLUTION
- COOKED
- Tries
- 1.Bh1?
- threat
- 2.Rc4
- threat
- 3.Rc3#
- 2...Kd3
- 3.Rc3#
- threat
- 2.Rc4
- 1...c5
- 2.Rc4
- 2...Kd3
- 3.Rc3#
- 2...Kd3
- 2.Rc4
- 1...Kd3!
- threat
- 1.Bg2?
- threat
- 2.Rc4
- threat
- 3.Rc3#
- 2...Kd3
- 3.Rc3#
- threat
- 2.Rc4
- 1...c5
- 2.Rc4
- 2...Kd3
- 3.Rc3#
- 2...Kd3
- 2.Rc4
- 1...Kd3!
- threat
- 1.Rb4?
- threat
- 2.Rb3#
- 1...Kd3
- 2.Bxc6
- 2...Kc2
- 3.Be4#
- 2...Ke3
- 3.Rb3#
- 2...Kc2
- 2.Bxc6
- 1...Kxf3!
- threat
- 1.Rc4?
- threat
- 2.Rc3#
- 1...Kd3
- 2.Rc3#
- 1...Kxf3!
- threat
- 1.Rf5?
- 1...Kd3
- 2.Rc5
- 2...Ke3
- 3.Rc3#
- 2...Ke3
- 2.Rc5
- 1...c5!
- 1...Kd3
- 1.Rf6?
- 1...Kd3
- 2.Rxc6
- 2...Ke3
- 3.Rc3#
- 2...Ke3
- 2.Rxc6
- 1...c5!
- 1...Kd3
- 1.Bh1?
- Keys
- 1.Kd1!
- 1...Kf2
- 2.Kd2
- threat
- 3.Bh1#
- 3.Be4#
- 3.Bd5#
- 3.Bxc6#
- 2...Kf1
- 3.Bh1#
- 3.Be4#
- 3.Bd5#
- 3.Bxc6#
- threat
- 2.Bd5+
- 2...Ke3
- 3.Rf3#
- 2...Ke3
- 2.Bxc6+
- 2...Ke3
- 3.Rf3#
- 2...Ke3
- 2.Kd2
- 1...Kd3
- 2.Bxc6
- 2...Ke3
- 3.Rf3#
- 2...Ke3
- 2.Bxc6
- 1...c5
- 2.Bd5
- threat
- 3.Rf3#
- 2...Kd3
- 3.Rf3#
- threat
- 2.Bd5
- 1...Kf2
- 1.Bxc6!
- 1...Kd3
- 2.Kd1
- 2...Ke3
- 3.Rf3#
- 2...Ke3
- 2.Rb4
- 2...Kc2
- 3.Be4#
- 2...Ke3
- 3.Rb3#
- 2...Kc2
- 2.Kd1
- 1...Kd3
- 1.Kd1!
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