MESON Chess Problem Database
Problem Display
PID: 267779 (8/np6/bQpR1p2/bpP1kP1p/3N2pr/5PPn/2N3P1/1KB5 w - - 0 1)
Stevenson, Edward
The Problemist, 1955
#3
11 + 12
SOLUTION
- SOUND
- Sets
- 1...Be1
- 2.Qd8
- threat
- 3.Re6#
- 3.Qxf6#
- 3.Qe7#
- 3.Qe8#
- threat
- 2.Qd8
- 1...Bd2
- 2.Qd8
- threat
- 3.Re6#
- 3.Qxf6#
- 3.Qe7#
- 3.Qe8#
- threat
- 2.Qd8
- 1...Bc3
- 2.Qd8
- threat
- 3.Re6#
- 3.Qxf6#
- 3.Qe7#
- 3.Qe8#
- threat
- 2.Qd8
- 1...Bb4
- 2.Qd8
- threat
- 3.Re6#
- 3.Qxf6#
- 3.Qe7#
- 3.Qe8#
- threat
- 2.Qd8
- 1...Sg1
- 2.Bf4#
- 1...Sf2
- 2.Bf4#
- 1...Sf4
- 2.Bxf4#
- 2.gxf4#
- 1...Sg5
- 2.Bf4#
- 1...Be1
- Tries
- 1.Sb4?
- threat
- 2.Sd3#
- 1...Bxb4
- 2.Qd8
- threat
- 3.Re6#
- 3.Qxf6#
- 3.Qe7#
- 3.Qe8#
- threat
- 2.Qd8
- 1...gxf3!
- threat
- 1.Bb2?
- threat
- 2.Re6+
- 2...Kd5
- 3.Se3#
- 2...Kd5
- 2.Re6+
- 1...Bxb6
- 2.Se3
- threat
- 3.Sdc2#
- 3.Se2#
- 3.Sb3#
- 3.Sxb5#
- 3.Sxc6#
- 3.Se6#
- 3.Re6#
- threat
- 2.Se3
- 1...Bd2
- 2.Qd8
- threat
- 3.Re6#
- 3.Qxf6#
- 3.Qe7#
- 3.Qe8#
- threat
- 2.Qd8
- 1...Bc3
- 2.Qd8
- threat
- 3.Re6#
- 3.Qxf6#
- 3.Qe7#
- 3.Qe8#
- threat
- 2.Qd8
- 1...Sg5
- 2.Sxc6+
- 2...Kxf5
- 3.Se7#
- 3.Rxf6#
- 2...Kxf5
- 2.Sxc6+
- 1...Sf4!
- threat
- 1.Rd5+?
- 1...cxd5
- 2.Qd6#
- 2.Qe6#
- 1...Kxd5!
- 1...cxd5
- 1.Qxa5?
- threat
- 2.Qe1#
- 1...b4
- 2.Qd8
- threat
- 3.Re6#
- 3.Qxf6#
- 3.Qe7#
- 3.Qe8#
- threat
- 2.Qd8
- 1...gxf3!
- threat
- 1.Qc7?
- threat
- 2.Qe7#
- 1...Sc8
- 2.Qd7
- threat
- 3.Re6#
- 3.Qe6#
- 2...Sf4
- 3.Bxf4#
- 3.gxf4#
- 2...Sg5
- 3.Bf4#
- threat
- 2.Qf7
- threat
- 3.Qe6#
- 3.Qxf6#
- threat
- 2.Qxc8
- threat
- 3.Qe6#
- 3.Qe8#
- 2...Sf4
- 3.Bxf4#
- 3.gxf4#
- 2...Sg5
- 3.Bf4#
- threat
- 2.Qd7
- 1...Bxc7!
- threat
- 1.Qd8?
- threat
- 2.Re6#
- 2.Qxf6#
- 2.Qe7#
- 2.Qe8#
- 1...gxf3
- 2.Re6#
- 2.Qe7#
- 2.Qe8#
- 1...Sf4
- 2.Bxf4#
- 2.Qxf6#
- 2.gxf4#
- 1...Sg5
- 2.Bf4#
- 2.Qxf6#
- 1...Sc8
- 2.Re6#
- 2.Qxf6#
- 1...Bxd8!
- threat
- 1.Sb4?
- Keys
- 1.Se3!
- 1...Bxb6
- 2.Sdc2
- threat
- 3.Bb2#
- 3.Re6#
- threat
- 2.Se2
- threat
- 3.Bb2#
- 3.Re6#
- threat
- 2.Sb3
- threat
- 3.Bb2#
- 3.Re6#
- threat
- 2.Sxc6+
- 2...Sxc6
- 3.Rd5#
- 2...bxc6
- 3.Bb2#
- 2...Sxc6
- 2.Bb2
- threat
- 3.Sdc2#
- 3.Se2#
- 3.Sb3#
- 3.Sxb5#
- 3.Sxc6#
- 3.Se6#
- 3.Re6#
- threat
- 2.Sdc2
- 1...gxf3
- 2.Sxf3+
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Rd4#
- 2...Ke4
- 2.Sxf3+
- 1...Be1
- 2.Qc7
- threat
- 3.Rd5#
- 3.Rd7#
- 3.Rd8#
- 3.Qe7#
- threat
- 2.Qc7
- 1...Bd2
- 2.Qc7
- threat
- 3.Rd5#
- 3.Rd7#
- 3.Rd8#
- 3.Qe7#
- threat
- 2.Qd8
- threat
- 3.Re6#
- 3.Qxf6#
- 3.Qe7#
- 3.Qe8#
- threat
- 2.Qc7
- 1...Bc3
- 2.Qc7
- threat
- 3.Rd5#
- 3.Rd7#
- 3.Rd8#
- 3.Qe7#
- threat
- 2.Qd8
- threat
- 3.Re6#
- 3.Qxf6#
- 3.Qe7#
- 3.Qe8#
- threat
- 2.Qc7
- 1...Bb4
- 2.Qc7
- threat
- 3.Rd5#
- 3.Rd7#
- 3.Rd8#
- 3.Qe7#
- threat
- 2.Qd8
- threat
- 3.Re6#
- 3.Qxf6#
- 3.Qe7#
- 3.Qe8#
- threat
- 2.Qc7
- 1...Sg1
- 2.Sc4+
- 2...bxc4
- 3.Bf4#
- 2...bxc4
- 2.Sdc2
- threat
- 3.Re6#
- threat
- 2.Sb3
- threat
- 3.Re6#
- threat
- 2.Sc4+
- 1...Sf2
- 2.Sc4+
- 2...bxc4
- 3.Bf4#
- 2...bxc4
- 2.Sdc2
- threat
- 3.Re6#
- threat
- 2.Se2
- threat
- 3.Re6#
- threat
- 2.Sb3
- threat
- 3.Re6#
- threat
- 2.Sc4+
- 1...Sf4
- 2.Sc4+
- 2...bxc4
- 3.Bxf4#
- 3.gxf4#
- 2...bxc4
- 2.Sc4+
- 1...Sg5
- 2.Sc4+
- 2...bxc4
- 3.Bf4#
- 2...bxc4
- 2.Sc4+
- 1...Sc8
- 2.Qxc6
- threat
- 3.Rd5#
- 3.Qe4#
- 3.Qd5#
- 2...bxc6
- 3.Sxc6#
- threat
- 2.Qxc6
- 1...b4
- 2.Sdc2
- threat
- 3.Bb2#
- 3.Re6#
- threat
- 2.Sxc6+
- 2...Sxc6
- 3.Rd5#
- 2...bxc6
- 3.Bb2#
- 2...Sxc6
- 2.Bb2
- threat
- 3.Sdc2#
- 3.Se2#
- 3.Sb3#
- 3.Sb5#
- 3.Sxc6#
- 3.Se6#
- 3.Re6#
- threat
- 2.Sdc2
- 1...Bxb6
- 1.Se3!
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