MESON Chess Problem Database
Problem Display
PID: 25127 (8/4p3/4P2B/R5P1/4kNp1/1K2p1P1/4P3/8 w - - 0 1)
Sweet, John Hales
Illustrated London News, 1851
#4
8 + 4
| 3978 | 200 Demanding Chess Puzzles | 1996 |
| 3977 | 200 Intriguing Chess Puzzles | 1996 |
SOLUTION
- COOKED
- Keys
- 1.Kb4!
- 1...Kd4
- 2.Bg7+
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Kc5
- 3...Kf5
- 4.Kd4#
- 3...Kf5
- 3.Kc5
- 2...Ke4
- 2.Bg7+
- 1...Kd4
- 1.Sd3!
- 1...Kd4
- 2.g6
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Re5+
- 3...Kd4
- 4.Bxe3#
- 3...Kd4
- 3.Re5+
- 2...Ke4
- 2.g6
- 1...Kd4
- 1.Sh3!
- threat
- 2.Kc3
- 2...gxh3
- 3.Bg7
- 3...h2
- 4.Re5#
- 3...h2
- 3.Bg7
- 2...gxh3
- 2.Kc4
- 2...gxh3
- 3.Bg7
- 3...h2
- 4.Re5#
- 3...h2
- 3.Bg7
- 2...gxh3
- 2.Bg7
- 2...gxh3
- 3.Kc3
- 3...h2
- 4.Re5#
- 3...h2
- 3.Kc4
- 3...h2
- 4.Re5#
- 3...h2
- 3.Ba1
- 3...h2
- 4.Re5#
- 3...h2
- 3.Bb2
- 3...h2
- 4.Re5#
- 3...h2
- 3.Bc3
- 3...h2
- 4.Re5#
- 3...h2
- 3.Kc3
- 2...gxh3
- 2.Kc3
- 1...Kd4
- 2.Bg7+
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Kc3
- 3...gxh3
- 4.Re5#
- 3...gxh3
- 3.Kc4
- 3...gxh3
- 4.Re5#
- 3...gxh3
- 3.Ba1
- 3...gxh3
- 4.Re5#
- 3...gxh3
- 3.Bb2
- 3...gxh3
- 4.Re5#
- 3...gxh3
- 3.Bc3
- 3...gxh3
- 4.Re5#
- 3...gxh3
- 3.Kc3
- 2...Ke4
- 2.Bg7+
- 1...gxh3
- 2.Kc3
- 2...h2
- 3.Bg7
- threat
- 4.Re5#
- threat
- 3.Bg7
- 2...h2
- 2.Kc4
- 2...h2
- 3.Bg7
- threat
- 4.Re5#
- threat
- 3.Bg7
- 2...h2
- 2.Bg7
- 2...h2
- 3.Kc3
- threat
- 4.Re5#
- threat
- 3.Kc4
- threat
- 4.Re5#
- threat
- 3.Ba1
- threat
- 4.Re5#
- threat
- 3.Bb2
- threat
- 4.Re5#
- threat
- 3.Bc3
- threat
- 4.Re5#
- threat
- 3.Kc3
- 2...h2
- 2.Kc3
- threat
- 1.Bf8!
- 1...Kd4
- 2.Bxe7
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Bd6
- 3...Kd4
- 4.Ra4#
- 3...Kd4
- 3.Bd6
- 2...Ke4
- 2.Bxe7
- 1...Kd4
- 1.g6!
- 1...Kd4
- 2.Sd3
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Re5+
- 3...Kd4
- 4.Bxe3#
- 3...Kd4
- 3.Re5+
- 2...Ke4
- 2.Sd3
- 1...Kd4
- 1.Kb4!
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