MESON Chess Problem Database
Problem Display
PID: 216842 (3N2k1/6p1/4p1K1/6P1/1Pp1p3/p2p1R2/1P4pp/Q6R w - - 0 1)
Townsend, Alonzo
Land and Water, 1874
(First published on Sat Oct 17 1874)
#3
8 + 9
| 15239 | Valois Notebooks | 2020 |
SOLUTION
- COOKED
- Sets
- 1...Kh8
- 2.Rf8#
- 1...axb2
- 2.Sxe6
- threat
- 3.Rf8#
- 3.Qa8#
- 2...Kh8
- 3.Rf8#
- 3.Qa8#
- threat
- 2.Qa4
- threat
- 3.Qe8#
- 2...Kh8
- 3.Rf8#
- 3.Qe8#
- threat
- 2.Qa7
- threat
- 3.Qxg7#
- 2...Kh8
- 3.Rf8#
- 3.Qxg7#
- threat
- 2.Qa8
- threat
- 3.Sc6#
- 3.Sxe6#
- 3.Sb7#
- 3.Sf7#
- 2...Kh8
- 3.Sc6#
- 3.Sxe6#
- 3.Sb7#
- 3.Sf7#
- 3.Rf8#
- threat
- 2.Sxe6
- 1...e3
- 2.Sxe6
- threat
- 3.Rf8#
- 2...Kh8
- 3.Rf8#
- threat
- 2.Sxe6
- 1...Kh8
- Tries
- 1.bxa3?
- threat
- 2.Qxg7#
- 1...e5
- 2.Qxe5
- threat
- 3.Qxg7#
- 3.Qe8#
- 2...Kh8
- 3.Rf8#
- 3.Qxg7#
- 3.Qe8#
- threat
- 2.Qxe5
- 1...c3!
- threat
- 1.b3?
- threat
- 2.Qxg7#
- 1...e5
- 2.Qxe5
- threat
- 3.Qxg7#
- 3.Qe8#
- 2...Kh8
- 3.Rf8#
- 3.Qxg7#
- 3.Qe8#
- threat
- 2.Qxe5
- 1...c3!
- threat
- 1.bxa3?
- Keys
- 1.Sc6!
- threat
- 2.Se7+
- 2...Kh8
- 3.Rxh2#
- 3.Rh3#
- 3.Rf8#
- 2...Kh8
- 2.Qxa3
- threat
- 3.Qa8#
- 2...Kh8
- 3.Rf8#
- 3.Qa8#
- threat
- 2.Se7+
- 1...gxh1Q
- 2.Se7+
- 2...Kh8
- 3.Rh3#
- 3.Rf8#
- 2...Kh8
- 2.Se7+
- 1...gxh1S
- 2.Se7+
- 2...Kh8
- 3.Rh3#
- 3.Rf8#
- 2...Kh8
- 2.Qxa3
- threat
- 3.Qa8#
- 2...Kh8
- 3.Rf8#
- 3.Qa8#
- threat
- 2.Se7+
- 1...gxh1B
- 2.Se7+
- 2...Kh8
- 3.Rh3#
- 3.Rf8#
- 2...Kh8
- 2.Qxa3
- threat
- 3.Qa8#
- 2...Kh8
- 3.Rf8#
- 3.Qa8#
- threat
- 2.Se7+
- 1...gxh1R
- 2.Se7+
- 2...Kh8
- 3.Rh3#
- 3.Rf8#
- 2...Kh8
- 2.Se7+
- 1...exf3
- 2.Qxa3
- threat
- 3.Qa8#
- 2...Kf8
- 3.Qa8#
- 2...Kh8
- 3.Qa8#
- threat
- 2.Qxa3
- 1...g1Q
- 2.Se7+
- 2...Kh8
- 3.Rh3#
- 3.Rf8#
- 2...Kh8
- 2.Se7+
- 1...g1S
- 2.Se7+
- 2...Kh8
- 3.Rf8#
- 2...Kh8
- 2.Qxa3
- threat
- 3.Qa8#
- 2...Kh8
- 3.Rf8#
- 3.Qa8#
- threat
- 2.Se7+
- 1...g1B
- 2.Se7+
- 2...Kh8
- 3.Rh3#
- 3.Rf8#
- 2...Kh8
- 2.Se7+
- 1...g1R
- 2.Se7+
- 2...Kh8
- 3.Rxh2#
- 3.Rh3#
- 3.Rf8#
- 2...Kh8
- 2.Se7+
- 1...a2
- 2.Se7+
- 2...Kh8
- 3.Rxh2#
- 3.Rh3#
- 3.Rf8#
- 2...Kh8
- 2.Qxa2
- threat
- 3.Qa8#
- 2...Kh8
- 3.Rf8#
- 3.Qa8#
- threat
- 2.Se7+
- 1...d2
- 2.Se7+
- 2...Kh8
- 3.Rxh2#
- 3.Rh3#
- 3.Rf8#
- 2...Kh8
- 2.Se7+
- threat
- 1.Sxe6!
- threat
- 2.Rf8#
- 1...exf3
- 2.Qxa3
- threat
- 3.Qa8#
- 2...Kh8
- 3.Qa8#
- threat
- 2.Qxa3
- threat
- 1.Qg1!
- threat
- 2.Qa7
- threat
- 3.Qxg7#
- 2...Kh8
- 3.Rf8#
- 3.Qxg7#
- threat
- 2.Qa7
- 1...hxg1Q
- 2.Rh8+
- 2...Kxh8
- 3.Rf8#
- 2...Kxh8
- 2.Rh8+
- 1...hxg1S
- 2.Rh8+
- 2...Kxh8
- 3.Rf8#
- 2...Kxh8
- 2.Rh8+
- 1...hxg1B
- 2.Rh8+
- 2...Kxh8
- 3.Rf8#
- 2...Kxh8
- 2.Rh8+
- 1...hxg1R
- 2.Rh8+
- 2...Kxh8
- 3.Rf8#
- 2...Kxh8
- 2.Rh8+
- 1...exf3
- 2.Qa7
- threat
- 3.Qxg7#
- 2...Kf8
- 3.Qf7#
- 2...Kh8
- 3.Qxg7#
- threat
- 2.Qa7
- 1...e3
- 2.Sxe6
- threat
- 3.Rf8#
- 2...Kh8
- 3.Rf8#
- threat
- 2.Sxe6
- threat
- 1.Sc6!
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