MESON Chess Problem Database
Problem Display
PID: 268509 (n5n1/3B4/7p/1p1k1p1p/2NPN2B/PPP1PPPK/Q6P/3R4 w - - 0 1)
Lytton, Cedric C (was Sells, CCL)
The Problemist, 1956
#3
15 + 7
SOLUTION
- COOKED
- Sets
- 1...Sb6
- 2.Sxb6#
- 1...Sc7
- 2.Sb6#
- 1...Sf6
- 2.Sxf6#
- 1...Se7
- 2.Sf6#
- 1...bxc4
- 2.bxc4#
- 1...b4
- 2.axb4
- threat
- 3.Qa5#
- 3.Qxa8#
- 2...Sc7
- 3.Sb6#
- threat
- 2.axb4
- 1...fxe4
- 2.fxe4+
- 2...Kxe4
- 3.Qg2#
- 2...Kxe4
- 2.fxe4+
- 1...f4
- 2.exf4
- threat
- 3.Se3#
- 2...bxc4
- 3.bxc4#
- threat
- 2.exf4
- 1...Sb6
- Tries
- 1.Kg2?
- 1...b4
- 2.axb4
- threat
- 3.Qa5#
- 3.Qxa8#
- 2...Sc7
- 3.Sb6#
- threat
- 2.axb4
- 1...f4
- 2.exf4
- threat
- 3.Se3#
- 2...bxc4
- 3.bxc4#
- threat
- 2.exf4
- 1...fxe4!
- 1...b4
- 1.Sed6?
- threat
- 2.Sxf5
- threat
- 3.e4#
- 2...Sf6
- 3.Se7#
- threat
- 2.e4+
- 2...fxe4
- 3.fxe4#
- 2...fxe4
- 2.Sxf5
- 1...bxc4
- 2.Sxf5
- threat
- 3.bxc4#
- 3.e4#
- 2...cxb3
- 3.Qxb3#
- threat
- 2.Sxf5
- 1...Sb6
- 2.e4+
- 2...fxe4
- 3.fxe4#
- 2...fxe4
- 2.e4+
- 1...Sc7
- 2.Sxf5
- threat
- 3.Sb6#
- 3.e4#
- threat
- 2.e4+
- 2...fxe4
- 3.fxe4#
- 2...fxe4
- 2.Sxf5
- 1...Se7
- 2.Sxf5
- threat
- 3.Sxe7#
- 3.e4#
- threat
- 2.e4+
- 2...fxe4
- 3.fxe4#
- 2...fxe4
- 2.Sxf5
- 1...Sf6!
- threat
- 1.Be7?
- 1...fxe4
- 2.fxe4+
- 2...Kxe4
- 3.Qg2#
- 2...Kxe4
- 2.fxe4+
- 1...b4
- 2.axb4
- threat
- 3.Qa5#
- 3.Qxa8#
- 2...Sc7
- 3.Sb6#
- threat
- 2.axb4
- 1...f4
- 2.exf4
- threat
- 3.Se3#
- 2...bxc4
- 3.bxc4#
- threat
- 2.exf4
- 1...h4!
- 1...fxe4
- 1.Bd8?
- 1...fxe4
- 2.fxe4+
- 2...Kxe4
- 3.Qg2#
- 2...Kxe4
- 2.fxe4+
- 1...b4
- 2.axb4
- threat
- 3.Qa5#
- 3.Qxa8#
- 2...Sc7
- 3.Sb6#
- threat
- 2.axb4
- 1...f4
- 2.exf4
- threat
- 3.Se3#
- 2...bxc4
- 3.bxc4#
- threat
- 2.exf4
- 1...h4!
- 1...fxe4
- 1.Ra1?
- 1...b4
- 2.axb4
- threat
- 3.Qa5#
- 3.Qxa8#
- 2...Sc7
- 3.Sb6#
- threat
- 2.axb4
- 1...f4
- 2.exf4
- threat
- 3.Se3#
- 2...bxc4
- 3.bxc4#
- threat
- 2.exf4
- 1...fxe4!
- 1...b4
- 1.Rb1?
- 1...b4
- 2.axb4
- threat
- 3.Qa5#
- 3.Qxa8#
- 2...Sc7
- 3.Sb6#
- threat
- 2.axb4
- 1...f4
- 2.exf4
- threat
- 3.Se3#
- 2...bxc4
- 3.bxc4#
- threat
- 2.exf4
- 1...fxe4!
- 1...b4
- 1.Rc1?
- 1...b4
- 2.axb4
- threat
- 3.Qa5#
- 3.Qxa8#
- 2...Sc7
- 3.Sb6#
- threat
- 2.axb4
- 1...f4
- 2.exf4
- threat
- 3.Se3#
- 2...bxc4
- 3.bxc4#
- threat
- 2.exf4
- 1...fxe4!
- 1...b4
- 1.Re1?
- 1...b4
- 2.axb4
- threat
- 3.Qa5#
- 3.Qxa8#
- 2...Sc7
- 3.Sb6#
- threat
- 2.axb4
- 1...f4
- 2.exf4
- threat
- 3.Se3#
- 2...bxc4
- 3.bxc4#
- threat
- 2.exf4
- 1...fxe4!
- 1...b4
- 1.Rf1?
- 1...b4
- 2.axb4
- threat
- 3.Qa5#
- 3.Qxa8#
- 2...Sc7
- 3.Sb6#
- threat
- 2.axb4
- 1...f4
- 2.exf4
- threat
- 3.Se3#
- 2...bxc4
- 3.bxc4#
- threat
- 2.exf4
- 1...fxe4!
- 1...b4
- 1.Rg1?
- 1...b4
- 2.axb4
- threat
- 3.Qa5#
- 3.Qxa8#
- 2...Sc7
- 3.Sb6#
- threat
- 2.axb4
- 1...f4
- 2.exf4
- threat
- 3.Se3#
- 2...bxc4
- 3.bxc4#
- threat
- 2.exf4
- 1...fxe4!
- 1...b4
- 1.Rh1?
- 1...b4
- 2.axb4
- threat
- 3.Qa5#
- 3.Qxa8#
- 2...Sc7
- 3.Sb6#
- threat
- 2.axb4
- 1...f4
- 2.exf4
- threat
- 3.Se3#
- 2...bxc4
- 3.bxc4#
- threat
- 2.exf4
- 1...fxe4!
- 1...b4
- 1.Rd2?
- 1...b4
- 2.axb4
- threat
- 3.Qa5#
- 3.Qxa8#
- 2...Sc7
- 3.Sb6#
- threat
- 2.axb4
- 1...f4
- 2.exf4
- threat
- 3.Se3#
- 2...bxc4
- 3.bxc4#
- threat
- 2.exf4
- 1...fxe4!
- 1...b4
- 1.Rd3?
- 1...b4
- 2.axb4
- threat
- 3.Qa5#
- 3.Qxa8#
- 2...Sc7
- 3.Sb6#
- threat
- 2.axb4
- 1...f4
- 2.exf4
- threat
- 3.Se3#
- 2...bxc4
- 3.bxc4#
- threat
- 2.exf4
- 1...fxe4!
- 1...b4
- 1.a4?
- threat
- 2.axb5
- threat
- 3.Qxa8#
- 2...Sb6
- 3.Sxb6#
- 2...Sc7
- 3.Sb6#
- 2...Se7
- 3.Sf6#
- threat
- 2.axb5
- 1...bxa4
- 2.Qa3
- threat
- 3.Qc5#
- 3.Qd6#
- threat
- 2.Qxa4
- threat
- 3.Qb5#
- 3.Qc6#
- 3.Qa5#
- 3.Qxa8#
- threat
- 2.Qa3
- 1...fxe4
- 2.fxe4+
- 2...Kxe4
- 3.Qg2#
- 2...Kxe4
- 2.fxe4+
- 1...b4!
- threat
- 1.b4?
- threat
- 2.Sb2#
- 2.Scd2#
- 2.Sa5#
- 2.Se5#
- 2.Sb6#
- 2.Scd6#
- 1...fxe4
- 2.fxe4+
- 2...Kxe4
- 3.Qg2#
- 2...Kxe4
- 2.fxe4+
- 1...bxc4!
- threat
- 1.Kg2?
- Keys
- 1.Qb1!
- threat
- 2.Sf6+
- 2...Sxf6
- 3.Qxf5#
- 2...Sxf6
- 2.Sf6+
- 1...bxc4
- 2.bxc4+
- 2...Kxc4
- 3.Be6#
- 3.Qa2#
- 3.Qb5#
- 2...Kxc4
- 2.bxc4+
- 1...f4
- 2.Sf6+
- 2...Sxf6
- 3.Qf5#
- 2...Sxf6
- 2.Sf6+
- threat
- 1.Qc2!
- threat
- 2.Sf6+
- 2...Sxf6
- 3.Qxf5#
- 2...Sxf6
- 2.Sf6+
- 1...bxc4
- 2.bxc4+
- 2...Kxc4
- 3.Qa2#
- 2...Kxc4
- 2.bxc4+
- 1...f4
- 2.Sf6+
- 2...Sxf6
- 3.Qf5#
- 2...Sxf6
- 2.Sf6+
- threat
- 1.Qe2!
- threat
- 2.Sb6+
- 2...Sxb6
- 3.Qxb5#
- 2...Sxb6
- 2.Sb6+
- 1...fxe4
- 2.fxe4+
- 2...Kxe4
- 3.Qg2#
- 2...Kxe4
- 2.fxe4+
- 1...b4
- 2.Sb6+
- 2...Sxb6
- 3.Qb5#
- 2...Sxb6
- 2.Sb6+
- threat
- 1.Qg2!
- 1...bxc4
- 2.bxc4+
- 2...Kxc4
- 3.Qa2#
- 2...Kxc4
- 2.bxc4+
- 1...b4
- 2.cxb4
- threat
- 3.Sc3#
- 2...fxe4
- 3.fxe4#
- threat
- 2.cxb4
- 1...f4
- 2.gxf4
- threat
- 3.Qxg8#
- 2...Sc7
- 3.Sb6#
- 2...Sf6
- 3.Sxf6#
- 2...Se7
- 3.Sf6#
- threat
- 2.gxf4
- 1...bxc4
- 1.Qb1!
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