MESON Chess Problem Database
Problem Display
PID: 25577 (3k4/3bR3/N1pp2pb/6B1/2n5/3Q2K1/8/8 w - - 0 1)
Heathcote, Godfrey
The Observer, 1941
(First published on Sun Apr 27 1941)
#3
5 + 7
| 15239 | Valois Notebooks | 2019 |
SOLUTION
- SOUND
- Sets
- 1...Bf8
- 2.Re8+
- 2...Kxe8
- 3.Qxg6#
- 2...Kxe8
- 2.Re8+
- 1...Bh3
- 2.Qxg6
- threat
- 3.Qe8#
- 2...Kc8
- 3.Rc7#
- 3.Qe8#
- 2...Bd7
- 3.Re8#
- threat
- 2.Qxg6
- 1...Bc8
- 2.Qxg6
- threat
- 3.Qe8#
- 2...Bd7
- 3.Re8#
- threat
- 2.Qxg6
- 1...Sb2
- 2.Qxd6
- threat
- 3.Qc7#
- 3.Qxd7#
- 2...Kc8
- 3.Qc7#
- 3.Qb8#
- 3.Qxd7#
- threat
- 2.Qxd6
- 1...Sa3
- 2.Qxd6
- threat
- 3.Qc7#
- 3.Qxd7#
- 2...Kc8
- 3.Qc7#
- 3.Qb8#
- 3.Qxd7#
- threat
- 2.Qxd6
- 1...Sa5
- 2.Qxd6
- threat
- 3.Qc7#
- 3.Qxd7#
- 2...Kc8
- 3.Qc7#
- 3.Qb8#
- 3.Qxd7#
- threat
- 2.Qxd6
- 1...Bf8
- Tries
- 1.Qb3?
- threat
- 2.Qb7
- threat
- 3.Qc7#
- 3.Qxd7#
- threat
- 2.Qb8+
- 2...Bc8
- 3.Qc7#
- 2...Bc8
- 2.Qb7
- 1...Bg7
- 2.Qb7
- threat
- 3.Qc7#
- 3.Qxd7#
- 2...Be5+
- 3.Rxe5#
- threat
- 2.Qb8+
- 2...Bc8
- 3.Qc7#
- 2...Bc8
- 2.Qb7
- 1...Bf8
- 2.Qb8+
- 2...Bc8
- 3.Qc7#
- 2...Bc8
- 2.Qb8+
- 1...Bh3
- 2.Qb7
- threat
- 3.Qc7#
- threat
- 2.Qb8+
- 2...Bc8
- 3.Qc7#
- 2...Bc8
- 2.Qb7
- 1...Bg4
- 2.Qb7
- threat
- 3.Qc7#
- threat
- 2.Qb8+
- 2...Bc8
- 3.Qc7#
- 2...Bc8
- 2.Qb7
- 1...Bf5
- 2.Qb7
- threat
- 3.Qc7#
- threat
- 2.Qb8+
- 2...Bc8
- 3.Qc7#
- 2...Bc8
- 2.Qb7
- 1...Be6
- 2.Qb7
- threat
- 3.Qc7#
- threat
- 2.Qb8+
- 2...Bc8
- 3.Qc7#
- 2...Bc8
- 2.Qb7
- 1...Bc8
- 2.Qb8
- threat
- 3.Qc7#
- threat
- 2.Qb8
- 1...Sb2
- 2.Qb6+
- 2...Kc8
- 3.Qc7#
- 3.Qb8#
- 2...Kc8
- 2.Qb7
- threat
- 3.Qc7#
- 3.Qxd7#
- threat
- 2.Qb8+
- 2...Bc8
- 3.Qc7#
- 3.Qb6#
- 2...Bc8
- 2.Qb6+
- 1...Sd2
- 2.Qb6+
- 2...Kc8
- 3.Qc7#
- 3.Qb8#
- 2...Kc8
- 2.Qb8+
- 2...Bc8
- 3.Qc7#
- 3.Qb6#
- 2...Bc8
- 2.Qb6+
- 1...Sa3
- 2.Qb6+
- 2...Kc8
- 3.Qc7#
- 3.Qb8#
- 2...Kc8
- 2.Qb7
- threat
- 3.Qc7#
- 3.Qxd7#
- threat
- 2.Qb8+
- 2...Bc8
- 3.Qc7#
- 3.Qb6#
- 2...Bc8
- 2.Qb6+
- 1...Se3
- 2.Qb6+
- 2...Kc8
- 3.Qc7#
- 3.Qb8#
- 2...Kc8
- 2.Qb8+
- 2...Bc8
- 3.Qc7#
- 3.Qb6#
- 2...Bc8
- 2.Qb6+
- 1...Sa5
- 2.Qb6+
- 2...Kc8
- 3.Qc7#
- 3.Qb8#
- 2...Kc8
- 2.Qb8+
- 2...Bc8
- 3.Qc7#
- 3.Qb6#
- 2...Bc8
- 2.Qb6+
- 1...Se5
- 2.Qb6+
- 2...Kc8
- 3.Qc7#
- 3.Qb8#
- 2...Kc8
- 2.Qb8+
- 2...Bc8
- 3.Qc7#
- 3.Qb6#
- 2...Bc8
- 2.Qb6+
- 1...Sb6
- 2.Qxb6+
- 2...Kc8
- 3.Qc7#
- 3.Qb8#
- 2...Kc8
- 2.Qxb6+
- 1...Bxg5!
- threat
- 1.Qxd6?
- threat
- 2.Qc7#
- 2.Qxd7#
- 1...Kc8
- 2.Qc7#
- 2.Qb8#
- 2.Qxd7#
- 1...Bxg5
- 2.Qxd7#
- 1...Se5
- 2.Qc7#
- 1...Sb6
- 2.Qc7#
- 1...Sxd6!
- threat
- 1.Qb3?
- Keys
- 1.Qf3!
- threat
- 2.Re8+
- 2...Kxe8
- 3.Sc7#
- 2...Kxe8
- 2.Re8+
- 1...Kc8
- 2.Qxc6+
- 2...Kd8
- 3.Qxd7#
- 3.Qc7#
- 2...Bxc6
- 3.Rc7#
- 2...Kd8
- 2.Qxc6+
- 1...Bxg5
- 2.Qf8+
- 2...Be8
- 3.Qxe8#
- 2...Be8
- 2.Qf8+
- 1...Bh3
- 2.Ra7+
- 2...Kc8
- 3.Rc7#
- 3.Qxc6#
- 2...Ke8
- 3.Qf7#
- 2...Bxg5
- 3.Qf8#
- 2...Kc8
- 2.Rb7+
- 2...Kc8
- 3.Rc7#
- 3.Qxc6#
- 2...Ke8
- 3.Qf7#
- 2...Bxg5
- 3.Qf8#
- 2...Kc8
- 2.Rc7+
- 2...Ke8
- 3.Qf7#
- 2...Bxg5
- 3.Qf8#
- 2...Ke8
- 2.Rg7+
- 2...Kc8
- 3.Rc7#
- 3.Qxc6#
- 3.Qf8#
- 2...Ke8
- 3.Sc7#
- 3.Qf7#
- 2...Bxg5
- 3.Qf8#
- 2...Kc8
- 2.Rh7+
- 2...Kc8
- 3.Rc7#
- 3.Qxc6#
- 2...Ke8
- 3.Sc7#
- 3.Qf7#
- 2...Bxg5
- 3.Qf8#
- 2...Kc8
- 2.Qxc6
- threat
- 3.Re8#
- 3.Qe8#
- 3.Qc7#
- threat
- 2.Qf7
- threat
- 3.Re8#
- 3.Qe8#
- 2...Kc8
- 3.Rc7#
- 3.Re8#
- 3.Qe8#
- threat
- 2.Ra7+
- 1...Bg4
- 2.Ra7+
- 2...Kc8
- 3.Rc7#
- 3.Qxg4#
- 3.Qxc6#
- 2...Ke8
- 3.Qf7#
- 2...Bxg5
- 3.Qf8#
- 2...Kc8
- 2.Rb7+
- 2...Kc8
- 3.Rc7#
- 3.Qxc6#
- 2...Ke8
- 3.Qf7#
- 2...Bxg5
- 3.Qf8#
- 2...Kc8
- 2.Rc7+
- 2...Ke8
- 3.Qf7#
- 2...Bxg5
- 3.Qf8#
- 2...Ke8
- 2.Rg7+
- 2...Kc8
- 3.Rc7#
- 3.Qxg4#
- 3.Qxc6#
- 3.Qf8#
- 2...Ke8
- 3.Sc7#
- 3.Qf7#
- 2...Bxg5
- 3.Qf8#
- 2...Kc8
- 2.Rh7+
- 2...Kc8
- 3.Rc7#
- 3.Qxg4#
- 3.Qxc6#
- 2...Ke8
- 3.Sc7#
- 3.Qf7#
- 2...Bxg5
- 3.Qf8#
- 2...Kc8
- 2.Qxc6
- threat
- 3.Re8#
- 3.Qe8#
- 3.Qc7#
- threat
- 2.Qf7
- threat
- 3.Re8#
- 3.Qe8#
- 2...Kc8
- 3.Rc7#
- 3.Re8#
- 3.Qe8#
- threat
- 2.Ra7+
- 1...Bf5
- 2.Qxc6
- threat
- 3.Re8#
- 3.Qe8#
- 3.Qc7#
- threat
- 2.Qxc6
- 1...Be6
- 2.Rg7+
- 2...Kc8
- 3.Rc7#
- 3.Qxc6#
- 3.Qf8#
- 2...Ke8
- 3.Sc7#
- 2...Bxg5
- 3.Qf8#
- 2...Kc8
- 2.Rh7+
- 2...Kc8
- 3.Rc7#
- 3.Qxc6#
- 2...Ke8
- 3.Sc7#
- 2...Bxg5
- 3.Qf8#
- 2...Kc8
- 2.Qxc6
- threat
- 3.Re8#
- 3.Qe8#
- 3.Qc7#
- threat
- 2.Rg7+
- 1...Bc8
- 2.Ra7+
- 2...Ke8
- 3.Qf7#
- 2...Bxg5
- 3.Qf8#
- 2...Ke8
- 2.Rb7+
- 2...Ke8
- 3.Qf7#
- 2...Bxg5
- 3.Qf8#
- 2...Ke8
- 2.Rc7+
- 2...Ke8
- 3.Qf7#
- 2...Bxg5
- 3.Qf8#
- 2...Ke8
- 2.Rd7+
- 2...Kxd7
- 3.Qf7#
- 2...Ke8
- 3.Rd8#
- 3.Qf7#
- 2...Kxd7
- 2.Rg7+
- 2...Ke8
- 3.Sc7#
- 3.Qf7#
- 2...Bxg5
- 3.Qf8#
- 2...Ke8
- 2.Rh7+
- 2...Ke8
- 3.Sc7#
- 3.Qf7#
- 2...Bxg5
- 3.Qf8#
- 2...Ke8
- 2.Qxc6
- threat
- 3.Re8#
- 3.Qe8#
- 3.Qc7#
- threat
- 2.Qf7
- threat
- 3.Rd7#
- 3.Re8#
- 3.Qe8#
- threat
- 2.Ra7+
- 1...Be8
- 2.Rd7+
- 2...Kxd7
- 3.Qg4#
- 2...Kc8
- 3.Rc7#
- 3.Qxc6#
- 2...Kxd7
- 2.Rd7+
- threat
- 1.Qf3!
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