MESON Chess Problem Database
Problem Display
PID: 26619 (b1rb1N2/2p1P3/2p1p3/4k3/8/1p6/3BK1Q1/8 w - - 0 1)
Spedding, FE
British Chess Magazine, 1892
#3
5 + 8
SOLUTION
- SOUND
- Tries
- 1.Sd7+?
- 1...Kd4
- 2.Qf3
- threat
- 3.Qd3#
- 2...Kc4
- 3.Qd3#
- threat
- 2.Qh3
- threat
- 3.Qd3#
- 2...Kc4
- 3.Qd3#
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Qd3#
- 2...Kd5
- 3.Qd3#
- threat
- 2.Qg3
- threat
- 3.Qd3#
- 2...Kc4
- 3.Qd3#
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Qe5#
- 3.Qd3#
- 2...Kd5
- 3.Qd3#
- threat
- 2.Qg6
- threat
- 3.Qd3#
- 2...Kc4
- 3.Qd3#
- 2...Kd5
- 3.Qd3#
- threat
- 2.Qf3
- 1...Kf5
- 2.Qg5+
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Qe5#
- 2...Ke4
- 2.Qg5+
- 1...Kd6!
- 1...Kd4
- 1.Bc3+?
- 1...Kf4
- 2.Qg6
- threat
- 3.Sxe6#
- 2...e5
- 3.Se6#
- 3.Bd2#
- threat
- 2.Qg6
- 1...Kf5
- 2.Ke3
- threat
- 3.Qg6#
- threat
- 2.Qg6+
- 2...Kf4
- 3.Sxe6#
- 2...Kf4
- 2.Ke3
- 1...Kd6!
- 1...Kf4
- 1.Qe4+?
- 1...Kd6
- 2.Bb4+
- 2...c5
- 3.Qxe6#
- 2...c5
- 2.Bb4+
- 1...Kf6
- 2.Qxe6+
- 2...Kg7
- 3.Bc3#
- 2...Kg7
- 2.Qxe6+
- 1...Kxe4!
- 1...Kd6
- 1.Qg5+?
- 1...Ke4
- 2.Bc3
- threat
- 3.Qe5#
- 2...e5
- 3.Qxe5#
- threat
- 2.Bc3
- 1...Kd4!
- 1...Ke4
- 1.Qg6?
- threat
- 2.Be3
- threat
- 3.Qxe6#
- 2...Kd5
- 3.Qxe6#
- 2...Kd6
- 3.Qxe6#
- threat
- 2.Be3
- 1...Kd4
- 2.Sd7
- threat
- 3.Qd3#
- 2...Kc4
- 3.Qd3#
- 2...Kd5
- 3.Qd3#
- threat
- 2.Qd3+
- 2...Kc5
- 3.Sd7#
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Sd7#
- 2...Kc5
- 2.Sd7
- 1...Kd5
- 2.Qd3+
- 2...Kc5
- 3.Sd7#
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Sd7#
- 2...Kc5
- 2.Qd3+
- 1...Kd6
- 2.Be3
- threat
- 3.Qxe6#
- 2...Kd5
- 3.Qxe6#
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Qxe6#
- 2...Kxe7
- 3.Bc5#
- threat
- 2.Be3
- 1...Bxe7
- 2.Sd7+
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Qd3#
- 2...Kd5
- 3.Qd3#
- 2...Kd6
- 3.Qd3#
- 2...Kd4
- 2.Sd7+
- 1...c5
- 2.Bc3+
- 2...Kf4
- 3.Sxe6#
- 2...Kd5
- 3.Qxe6#
- 2...Kd6
- 3.Qxe6#
- 2...Kf4
- 2.Bc3+
- 1...Bb7!
- threat
- 1.exd8Q?
- threat
- 2.Sg6+
- 2...Kf5
- 3.Qdg5#
- 2...Kf5
- 2.Bc3+
- 2...Kf4
- 3.Qf3#
- 3.Qdg5#
- 3.Qf6#
- 2...Kf5
- 3.Qf3#
- 3.Qdg5#
- 3.Qf6#
- 2...Kf4
- 2.Bf4+
- 2...Kxf4
- 3.Qdg5#
- 3.Qf6#
- 2...Kf5
- 3.Qdg5#
- 2...Kxf4
- 2.Qh2+
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Qf4#
- 3.Qd3#
- 2...Kf5
- 3.Qf4#
- 2...Ke4
- 2.Qg3+
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Qf4#
- 3.Qdd3#
- 2...Kf5
- 3.Qf4#
- 2...Ke4
- 2.Qgg5+
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Qf4#
- 3.Qd3#
- 2...Ke4
- 2.Qg7+
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Qd3#
- 2...Kf5
- 3.Qd3#
- 2...Ke4
- 2.Sg6+
- 1...c5
- 2.Sg6+
- 2...Kf5
- 3.Qdg5#
- 2...Kf5
- 2.Bc3+
- 2...Kf4
- 3.Qdg5#
- 3.Qf6#
- 2...Kf5
- 3.Qdg5#
- 3.Qf6#
- 2...Kf4
- 2.Bf4+
- 2...Kxf4
- 3.Qdg5#
- 3.Qf6#
- 2...Kf5
- 3.Qdg5#
- 2...Kxf4
- 2.Qh2+
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Qf4#
- 3.Qd3#
- 2...Kf5
- 3.Qf4#
- 2...Ke4
- 2.Qg3+
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Qf4#
- 3.Qdd3#
- 2...Kf5
- 3.Qf4#
- 2...Ke4
- 2.Qgg5+
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Qf4#
- 3.Qd3#
- 2...Ke4
- 2.Sg6+
- 1...Rxd8!
- threat
- 1.exd8R?
- threat
- 2.Qg5+
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Qf4#
- 2...Ke4
- 2.Qg5+
- 1...Kf5
- 2.Qf3+
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Sg6#
- 3.Bc3#
- 3.Qf4#
- 2...Ke5
- 2.Qg5+
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Qf4#
- 2...Ke4
- 2.Qg6+
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Qxe6#
- 2...Ke5
- 2.Qf3+
- 1...Kf6
- 2.Qg6+
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Qxe6#
- 2...Ke7
- 3.Bg5#
- 2...Ke5
- 2.Qg6+
- 1...Rxd8!
- threat
- 1.Sd7+?
- Keys
- 1.Qg3+!
- 1...Kd4
- 2.Sd7
- threat
- 3.Qd3#
- 2...Kc4
- 3.Qd3#
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Qe5#
- 3.Qd3#
- 2...Kd5
- 3.Qd3#
- threat
- 2.Qd3+
- 2...Kc5
- 3.Sd7#
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Sd7#
- 2...Kc5
- 2.Sd7
- 1...Ke4
- 2.Qd3+
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Sd7#
- 2...Ke5
- 2.Qd3+
- 1...Kd5
- 2.Qd3+
- 2...Kc5
- 3.Sd7#
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Sd7#
- 2...Kc5
- 2.Qd3+
- 1...Kf6
- 2.e8Q
- threat
- 3.Qg5#
- 3.Qxe6#
- 2...Kf5
- 3.Qf4#
- 3.Qeg6#
- 3.Qxe6#
- threat
- 2.e8Q
- 1...Kd4
- 1.Qg3+!
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