MESON Chess Problem Database
Problem Display
PID: 268528 (8/n2b3K/1p1P2R1/QNp1rk2/R2B3P/3Pp1P1/2r5/1B1N4 w - - 0 1)
Kipping, Cyril Stanley
The Problemist, 1956
#3
12 + 8
SOLUTION
- SOUND
- Sets
- 1...Rc4
- 2.dxc4+
- 2...Re4
- 3.Sxe3#
- 2...Re4
- 2.dxc4+
- 1...Rd5
- 2.Sxe3#
- 1...Re6
- 2.Rg5#
- 1...Re7+
- 2.dxe7
- threat
- 3.Sxe3#
- 3.Sd6#
- threat
- 2.dxe7
- 1...Be6
- 2.Sxe3+
- 2...Rxe3
- 3.Rg5#
- 2...Rxe3
- 2.Sxe3+
- 1...cxd4
- 2.Sxd4#
- 1...Rc4
- Tries
- 1.Ba1?
- threat
- 2.Rf4#
- 2.g4#
- 1...Rc4
- 2.dxc4+
- 2...Re4
- 3.Sxe3#
- 2...Re4
- 2.dxc4+
- 1...Re7+!
- threat
- 1.Bb2?
- threat
- 2.Rf4#
- 2.g4#
- 1...Rc4
- 2.dxc4+
- 2...Re4
- 3.Sxe3#
- 2...Re4
- 2.dxc4+
- 1...Re7+!
- threat
- 1.Bc3?
- threat
- 2.Rf4#
- 2.g4#
- 1...Rf2
- 2.g4#
- 1...Rg2
- 2.Rf4#
- 1...Re4
- 2.dxe4#
- 1...c4
- 2.Sd4#
- 1...Re7+!
- threat
- 1.Bxe5?
- threat
- 2.Sxe3+
- 2...Kxe5
- 3.Re4#
- 2...Kxe5
- 2.Bf4
- threat
- 3.Sxe3#
- 3.Sd4#
- 3.g4#
- threat
- 2.Bg7
- threat
- 3.Sxe3#
- 3.Sd4#
- 3.Rf4#
- 3.g4#
- threat
- 2.Bh8
- threat
- 3.Sxe3#
- 3.Sd4#
- 3.Rf4#
- 3.g4#
- threat
- 2.Re4
- threat
- 3.Sxe3#
- 3.Rf6#
- 3.g4#
- threat
- 2.Sxe3+
- 1...Bxb5
- 2.Sxe3+
- 2...Kxe5
- 3.Re4#
- 2...Kxe5
- 2.Bf4
- threat
- 3.Sxe3#
- 3.g4#
- threat
- 2.Bg7
- threat
- 3.Sxe3#
- 3.Rf4#
- 3.g4#
- threat
- 2.Bh8
- threat
- 3.Sxe3#
- 3.Rf4#
- 3.g4#
- threat
- 2.Sxe3+
- 1...Sxb5
- 2.Sxe3+
- 2...Kxe5
- 3.Re4#
- 2...Kxe5
- 2.Bf4
- threat
- 3.Sxe3#
- 3.g4#
- threat
- 2.Bg7
- threat
- 3.Sxe3#
- 3.Rf4#
- 3.g4#
- threat
- 2.Bh8
- threat
- 3.Sxe3#
- 3.Rf4#
- 3.g4#
- threat
- 2.Re4
- threat
- 3.Sxe3#
- 3.Rf6#
- 3.g4#
- threat
- 2.Sxe3+
- 1...bxa5
- 2.Sxe3+
- 2...Kxe5
- 3.Re4#
- 2...Kxe5
- 2.Bf4
- threat
- 3.Sxe3#
- 3.g4#
- threat
- 2.Bg7
- threat
- 3.Sxe3#
- 3.Rf4#
- 3.g4#
- threat
- 2.Bh8
- threat
- 3.Sxe3#
- 3.Rf4#
- 3.g4#
- threat
- 2.Re4
- threat
- 3.Sxe3#
- 3.Rf6#
- 3.g4#
- threat
- 2.Sxe3+
- 1...Ra2
- 2.Sxe3+
- 2...Kxe5
- 3.Re4#
- 3.Qc3#
- 2...Kxe5
- 2.Sc7
- threat
- 3.Rg5#
- 2...Kxe5
- 3.d4#
- threat
- 2.Bc3
- threat
- 3.Sxe3#
- 3.Rf4#
- 3.Rf6#
- 3.g4#
- threat
- 2.Bf4
- threat
- 3.Sxe3#
- 3.Sd4#
- 3.g4#
- threat
- 2.Bg7
- threat
- 3.Sxe3#
- 3.Sd4#
- 3.Rf4#
- 3.g4#
- threat
- 2.Bh8
- threat
- 3.Sxe3#
- 3.Sd4#
- 3.Rf4#
- 3.g4#
- threat
- 2.Re4
- threat
- 3.Sxe3#
- 3.Rf6#
- 3.g4#
- threat
- 2.Qc3
- threat
- 3.Sxe3#
- 3.Rf4#
- 3.Rf6#
- 3.g4#
- threat
- 2.d4+
- 2...Rc2
- 3.Bxc2#
- 2...Rc2
- 2.Sxe3+
- 1...Rb2
- 2.Sxe3+
- 2...Kxe5
- 3.Re4#
- 3.Qc3#
- 2...Kxe5
- 2.Sc7
- threat
- 3.Rg5#
- 2...Kxe5
- 3.d4#
- threat
- 2.Bxb2
- threat
- 3.Sxe3#
- 3.Rf4#
- 3.Rf6#
- 3.d4#
- 3.g4#
- threat
- 2.Bc3
- threat
- 3.Sxe3#
- 3.Rf4#
- 3.Rf6#
- 3.g4#
- threat
- 2.Bf4
- threat
- 3.Sxe3#
- 3.Sd4#
- 3.g4#
- threat
- 2.Bg7
- threat
- 3.Sxe3#
- 3.Sd4#
- 3.Rf4#
- 3.g4#
- threat
- 2.Bh8
- threat
- 3.Sxe3#
- 3.Sd4#
- 3.Rf4#
- 3.g4#
- threat
- 2.Re4
- threat
- 3.Sxe3#
- 3.Rf6#
- 3.g4#
- threat
- 2.Qc3
- threat
- 3.Sxe3#
- 3.Rf4#
- 3.Rf6#
- 3.g4#
- threat
- 2.Sxe3+
- 1...Rd2
- 2.Sxe3+
- 2...Kxe5
- 3.Re4#
- 3.Qc3#
- 2...Kxe5
- 2.Bc3
- threat
- 3.Sxe3#
- 3.Rf4#
- 3.Rf6#
- 3.g4#
- threat
- 2.Bf4
- threat
- 3.Sxe3#
- 3.Sd4#
- 3.g4#
- threat
- 2.Bg7
- threat
- 3.Sxe3#
- 3.Sd4#
- 3.Rf4#
- 3.g4#
- threat
- 2.Bh8
- threat
- 3.Sxe3#
- 3.Sd4#
- 3.Rf4#
- 3.g4#
- threat
- 2.Qc3
- threat
- 3.Sxe3#
- 3.Rf4#
- 3.Rf6#
- 3.g4#
- threat
- 2.d4+
- 2...Rc2
- 3.Bxc2#
- 2...Rd3
- 3.Bxd3#
- 2...Rc2
- 2.Sxe3+
- 1...Re2
- 2.Sc7
- threat
- 3.Rg5#
- 2...Kxe5
- 3.d4#
- threat
- 2.Bc3
- threat
- 3.Rf4#
- 3.Rf6#
- 3.g4#
- 2...c4
- 3.Sd4#
- threat
- 2.Bf4
- threat
- 3.Sd4#
- 3.g4#
- threat
- 2.Bg7
- threat
- 3.Sd4#
- 3.Rf4#
- 3.g4#
- threat
- 2.Bh8
- threat
- 3.Sd4#
- 3.Rf4#
- 3.g4#
- threat
- 2.Re4
- threat
- 3.Rf6#
- 3.g4#
- threat
- 2.Qc3
- threat
- 3.Rf4#
- 3.Rf6#
- 3.g4#
- threat
- 2.d4+
- 2...Rc2
- 3.Bxc2#
- 2...Rc2
- 2.Sc7
- 1...Rf2
- 2.Sxe3+
- 2...Kxe5
- 3.Re4#
- 3.Qc3#
- 2...Kxe5
- 2.Sc7
- threat
- 3.Rg5#
- 2...Kxe5
- 3.d4#
- threat
- 2.Bc3
- threat
- 3.Sxe3#
- 3.Rf6#
- 3.g4#
- threat
- 2.Bg7
- threat
- 3.Sxe3#
- 3.Sd4#
- 3.g4#
- threat
- 2.Bh8
- threat
- 3.Sxe3#
- 3.Sd4#
- 3.g4#
- threat
- 2.Re4
- threat
- 3.Sxe3#
- 3.Rf6#
- 3.g4#
- threat
- 2.Qc3
- threat
- 3.Sxe3#
- 3.Rf6#
- 3.g4#
- threat
- 2.d4+
- 2...Rc2
- 3.Bxc2#
- 2...Rc2
- 2.Sxe3+
- 1...Rg2
- 2.Sxe3+
- 2...Kxe5
- 3.Re4#
- 3.Qc3#
- 2...Kxe5
- 2.Sc7
- threat
- 3.Rg5#
- 2...Kxe5
- 3.d4#
- 2...Rxg3
- 3.d4#
- threat
- 2.Bc3
- threat
- 3.Sxe3#
- 3.Rf4#
- 3.Rf6#
- threat
- 2.Re4
- threat
- 3.Sxe3#
- 3.Rf6#
- threat
- 2.Qc3
- threat
- 3.Sxe3#
- 3.Rf4#
- 3.Rf6#
- threat
- 2.d4+
- 2...Rc2
- 3.Bxc2#
- 2...Rc2
- 2.Sxe3+
- 1...Rh2
- 2.Sxe3+
- 2...Kxe5
- 3.Re4#
- 3.Qc3#
- 2...Kxe5
- 2.d4+
- 2...Rc2
- 3.Bxc2#
- 2...Rc2
- 2.Sxe3+
- 1...Rc3
- 2.Sxe3+
- 2...Kxe5
- 3.Re4#
- 3.Qxc3#
- 2...Kxe5
- 2.Sc7
- threat
- 3.Rg5#
- 2...Kxe5
- 3.d4#
- threat
- 2.Bxc3
- threat
- 3.Sxe3#
- 3.Rf4#
- 3.Rf6#
- 3.d4#
- 3.g4#
- threat
- 2.Bd4
- threat
- 3.Sxe3#
- 2...Rxd3
- 3.Bxd3#
- 2...cxd4
- 3.Sxd4#
- 2...e2
- 3.Se3#
- threat
- 2.Bf4
- threat
- 3.Sxe3#
- 3.Sd4#
- 3.g4#
- threat
- 2.Bg7
- threat
- 3.Sxe3#
- 3.Sd4#
- 3.Rf4#
- 3.g4#
- threat
- 2.Bh8
- threat
- 3.Sxe3#
- 3.Sd4#
- 3.Rf4#
- 3.g4#
- threat
- 2.Qxc3
- threat
- 3.Sxe3#
- 3.Rf4#
- 3.Rf6#
- 3.d4#
- 3.g4#
- threat
- 2.d4+
- 2...Rc2
- 3.Bxc2#
- 2...Rd3
- 3.Bxd3#
- 2...Rc2
- 2.Sxe3+
- 1...Rc4
- 2.dxc4+
- 2...Kxe5
- 3.Qc3#
- 2...Kxe5
- 2.d4+
- 2...Rc2
- 3.Bxc2#
- 2...Rc2
- 2.dxc4+
- 1...Bc6
- 2.Bf4
- threat
- 3.Sxe3#
- 3.Sd4#
- 3.g4#
- threat
- 2.Bg7
- threat
- 3.Sxe3#
- 3.Sd4#
- 3.Rf4#
- 3.g4#
- threat
- 2.Bh8
- threat
- 3.Sxe3#
- 3.Sd4#
- 3.Rf4#
- 3.g4#
- threat
- 2.Rag4
- threat
- 3.R4g5#
- 2...Kxe5
- 3.R4g5#
- threat
- 2.Bf4
- 1...Be8
- 2.Sxe3+
- 2...Kxe5
- 3.Re4#
- 2...Kxe5
- 2.Sxe3+
- 1...Sc6
- 2.Sxe3+
- 2...Kxe5
- 3.Re4#
- 2...Kxe5
- 2.Bf4
- threat
- 3.Sxe3#
- 3.g4#
- threat
- 2.Bg7
- threat
- 3.Sxe3#
- 3.Rf4#
- 3.g4#
- threat
- 2.Bh8
- threat
- 3.Sxe3#
- 3.Rf4#
- 3.g4#
- threat
- 2.Re4
- threat
- 3.Sxe3#
- 3.Rf6#
- 3.g4#
- threat
- 2.Sxe3+
- 1...e2
- 2.Se3+
- 2...Kxe5
- 3.Re4#
- 2...Kxe5
- 2.Bf4
- threat
- 3.Se3#
- 3.Sd4#
- 3.g4#
- threat
- 2.Bg7
- threat
- 3.Se3#
- 3.Sd4#
- 3.Rf4#
- 3.g4#
- threat
- 2.Bh8
- threat
- 3.Se3#
- 3.Sd4#
- 3.Rf4#
- 3.g4#
- threat
- 2.Re4
- threat
- 3.Se3#
- 3.Rf6#
- 3.g4#
- threat
- 2.Se3+
- 1...Kxe5!
- threat
- 1.Qxa7?
- threat
- 2.Qxd7+
- 2...Re6
- 3.Sxe3#
- 3.Rg5#
- 3.Qxe6#
- 2...Re6
- 2.Qxd7+
- 1...Re2
- 2.Qxd7+
- 2...Re6
- 3.Rg5#
- 3.Qxe6#
- 2...Re6
- 2.Qxd7+
- 1...Rc4
- 2.Qxd7+
- 2...Re6
- 3.Sxe3#
- 3.Rg5#
- 3.Qxe6#
- 3.dxc4#
- 2...Re6
- 2.dxc4+
- 2...Re4
- 3.Sxe3#
- 3.Qxd7#
- 2...Re4
- 2.Qxd7+
- 1...Re4
- 2.Qxd7+
- 2...Re6
- 3.Sxe3#
- 3.Rg5#
- 3.Qxe6#
- 2...Re6
- 2.Qxd7+
- 1...Re8
- 2.Qxd7+
- 2...Re6
- 3.Sxe3#
- 3.Rg5#
- 3.Qxe6#
- 2...Re6
- 2.Qxd7+
- 1...Be6
- 2.Sxe3+
- 2...Rxe3
- 3.Rg5#
- 2...Rxe3
- 2.Rg5+
- 2...Kf6
- 3.Bxe5#
- 3.Qe7#
- 3.Qg7#
- 2...Kf6
- 2.Sxe3+
- 1...Be8
- 2.Qg7
- threat
- 3.Rf6#
- 3.Qxe5#
- 3.Qf6#
- 2...Bxg6+
- 3.Qxg6#
- 2...Re6
- 3.Rg5#
- threat
- 2.Qg7
- 1...e2
- 2.Qxd7+
- 2...Re6
- 3.Se3#
- 3.Rg5#
- 3.Qxe6#
- 2...Re6
- 2.Qxd7+
- 1...Re7+!
- threat
- 1.Ba1?
- Keys
- 1.Sc7!
- threat
- 2.Sxe3+
- 2...Rxe3
- 3.Rg5#
- 2...Rxe3
- 2.Sxe3+
- 1...Re7+
- 2.dxe7
- threat
- 3.Sxe3#
- 3.Rg5#
- threat
- 2.dxe7
- 1...cxd4
- 2.Sxe3+
- 2...dxe3
- 3.Rf4#
- 3.g4#
- 2...dxe3
- 2.Sd5
- threat
- 3.Se7#
- 3.g4#
- 2...Re7+
- 3.Sxe7#
- 2...Rxd5
- 3.Qxd5#
- threat
- 2.Sxe3+
- 1...Re2
- 2.Bxe5
- threat
- 3.Rg5#
- 2...Kxe5
- 3.d4#
- threat
- 2.Bxe5
- 1...e2
- 2.Se3+
- 2...Rxe3
- 3.Rg5#
- 2...Rxe3
- 2.Se3+
- threat
- 1.Sc7!
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