MESON Chess Problem Database
Problem Display
PID: 23401 (8/2K5/8/Bp3N2/br6/RPk5/2n1B3/n1Q5 w - - 0 1)
Warton, Thomas Joseph
The Observer, 1940
(First published on Sun Aug 11 1940)
#3
7 + 6
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SOLUTION
- COOKED
- Tries
- 1.Kc6?
- 1...Sxb3
- 2.Bd1
- threat
- 3.Qxc2#
- 2...Kd3
- 3.Qxc2#
- 2...Kc4
- 3.Qxc2#
- threat
- 2.Bd1
- 1...Bxb3!
- 1...Sxb3
- 1.Sg3?
- 1...Kd4
- 2.Qd2+
- 2...Kc5
- 3.Bb6#
- 3.Qd6#
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Qd6#
- 2...Kc5
- 2.Qd2+
- 1...Bxb3
- 2.Kd6
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Qd2#
- 2...Kd4
- 2.Kd6
- 1...Sxb3!
- 1...Kd4
- 1.Rxa1?
- 1...Bxb3
- 2.Rb1
- 2...Ba2
- 3.Bxb4#
- 2...Ba4
- 3.Bxb4#
- 2...Bc4
- 3.Bxb4#
- 2...Bd5
- 3.Bxb4#
- 2...Be6
- 3.Bxb4#
- 2...Bf7
- 3.Bxb4#
- 2...Bg8
- 3.Bxb4#
- 2...Ba2
- 2.Rb1
- 1...Kxb3!
- 1...Bxb3
- 1.Kc6?
- Keys
- 1.Kd6!
- 1...Bxb3
- 2.Sg3
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Qd2#
- 2...Kd4
- 2.Sg3
- 1...Sxb3
- 2.Bd1
- threat
- 3.Qxc2#
- 2...Kd3
- 3.Qxc2#
- 2...Kc4
- 3.Qxc2#
- threat
- 2.Bd1
- 1...Bxb3
- 1.Ra2!
- 1...Bxb3
- 2.Rb2
- 2...Ba2
- 3.Bxb4#
- 2...Ba4
- 3.Bxb4#
- 2...Bc4
- 3.Bxb4#
- 2...Bd5
- 3.Bxb4#
- 2...Be6
- 3.Bxb4#
- 2...Bf7
- 3.Bxb4#
- 2...Bg8
- 3.Bxb4#
- 2...Ba2
- 2.Rb2
- 1...Bxb3
- 1.Kd6!
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