MESON Chess Problem Database

Problem Display
PID: 259407 (N7/1rp5/b1P1kp1N/2B1p3/7p/3p1Q2/1p1p3R/1Kb5 w - - 0 1)

Spears, RW

Western Morning News, 1924

(First published on Sat Jun 14 1924)

N7/1rp5/b1P1kp1N/2B1p3/7p/3p1Q2/1p1p3R/1Kb5

#3

7 + 11

15239 Valois Notebooks 2022

SOLUTION

  • SOUND
  • Sets
    • 1...Rb3
      • 2.Sxc7#
    • 1...Rb4
      • 2.Sxc7#
    • 1...Rb5
      • 2.Sxc7#
    • 1...Rb6
      • 2.Sxc7#
    • 1...Rb8
      • 2.Sxc7#
    • 1...e4
      • 2.Qxe4#
      • 2.Qf5#
    • 1...f5
      • 2.Rg2
        • threat
          • 3.Rg6#
        • 2...Kf6
          • 3.Qxf5#
        • 2...e4
          • 3.Qxf5#
  • Tries
    • 1.Qg2?
      • threat
        • 2.Qg8#
      • 1...e4
        • 2.Qxe4#
      • 1...Rb8
        • 2.Sxc7#
      • 1...f5!
    • 1.Qh5?
      • threat
        • 2.Qf7#
      • 1...e4
        • 2.Qf5#
      • 1...Kd5!
  • Keys
    • 1.Re2!
      • threat
        • 2.Rxe5+
          • 2...Kxe5
            • 3.Qf5#
          • 2...fxe5
            • 3.Qf7#
      • 1...dxe2
        • 2.Qb3+
          • 2...Rxb3
            • 3.Sxc7#
          • 2...Bc4
            • 3.Qxc4#
      • 1...f5
        • 2.Rg2
          • threat
            • 3.Rg6#
          • 2...Kf6
            • 3.Qxf5#
          • 2...e4
            • 3.Qxf5#

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