MESON Chess Problem Database
Problem Display
PID: 268593 (1NN5/p2pRK2/3P4/3kb3/pR1p2p1/2p2b2/2Q2Br1/2nB4 w - - 0 1)
Evans, TC
1st Prize, Sunday Referee, 1929
(First published on Sat Dec 1 1928)
#3
9 + 11
| 5454 | Near Snap | 2023 |
| 15239 | Valois Notebooks | 2023 |
SOLUTION
- SOUND
- Sets
- 1...Bh2
- 2.Qf5+
- 2...Be5
- 3.Rxe5#
- 3.Qxe5#
- 2...Be5
- 2.Qf5+
- 1...Bg3
- 2.Qf5+
- 2...Be5
- 3.Rxe5#
- 3.Qxe5#
- 2...Be5
- 2.Qf5+
- 1...Bf4
- 2.Qf5+
- 2...Be5
- 3.Rxe5#
- 3.Qxe5#
- 2...Be5
- 2.Qf5+
- 1...Bxd6
- 2.Qf5+
- 2...Be5
- 3.Rxe5#
- 3.Qxe5#
- 2...Be5
- 2.Qf5+
- 1...Bf6
- 2.Qf5+
- 2...Be5
- 3.Rxe5#
- 3.Qxe5#
- 2...Be5
- 2.Qf5+
- 1...Bg7
- 2.Qf5+
- 2...Be5
- 3.Rxe5#
- 3.Qxe5#
- 2...Be5
- 2.Qf5+
- 1...Bh8
- 2.Qf5+
- 2...Be5
- 3.Rxe5#
- 3.Qxe5#
- 2...Be5
- 2.Qf5+
- 1...g3
- 2.Bxf3+
- 2...Kc5
- 3.Sa6#
- 3.Qxc3#
- 2...Kc5
- 2.Bxf3+
- 1...Bh2
- Tries
- 1.Sxd7?
- threat
- 2.Rxe5+
- 2...Kc6
- 3.Sb8#
- 3.Qxa4#
- 2...Kc6
- 2.Rxe5+
- 1...Kc6
- 2.Bxf3+
- 2...gxf3
- 3.Qe4#
- 2...gxf3
- 2.Qxa4+
- 2...Kd5
- 3.Rxe5#
- 2...Kd5
- 2.Bxf3+
- 1...Bxd1
- 2.Rxe5+
- 2...Kc6
- 3.Sb8#
- 2...Kc6
- 2.Rxe5+
- 1...Bxd6
- 2.Bxf3+
- 2...gxf3
- 3.Qe4#
- 2...gxf3
- 2.Qg6
- threat
- 3.Qxd6#
- 2...Kc6
- 3.Qxd6#
- 2...Bxb4
- 3.Qe6#
- 2...Bxe7
- 3.Sxe7#
- 3.Rxd4#
- 3.Qe6#
- 2...Bh2
- 3.Rxd4#
- 3.Qe6#
- 2...Bg3
- 3.Rxd4#
- 3.Qe6#
- 2...Bf4
- 3.Rxd4#
- 3.Qe6#
- 2...Bc5
- 3.Re5#
- 3.Qe6#
- 2...Be5
- 3.Rxe5#
- 2...Bc7
- 3.Rxd4#
- 3.Qe6#
- 2...Bb8
- 3.Rxd4#
- 3.Qe6#
- threat
- 2.Bxf3+
- 1...Be2
- 2.Rxe5+
- 2...Kc6
- 3.Sb8#
- 2...Kc6
- 2.Rxe5+
- 1...Bh2
- 2.Sf6+
- 2...Kc5
- 3.Qxc3#
- 2...Kc6
- 3.Rc7#
- 2...Kc5
- 2.Bxf3+
- 2...gxf3
- 3.Qe4#
- 2...gxf3
- 2.Qxa4
- threat
- 3.Rxd4#
- 3.Qb5#
- 2...Be5
- 3.Rxe5#
- 2...Sb3
- 3.Bxb3#
- threat
- 2.Sf6+
- 1...Bg3
- 2.Sf6+
- 2...Kc5
- 3.Qxc3#
- 2...Kc6
- 3.Rc7#
- 2...Kc5
- 2.Bxf3+
- 2...gxf3
- 3.Qe4#
- 2...gxf3
- 2.Qxa4
- threat
- 3.Rxd4#
- 3.Qb5#
- 2...Be5
- 3.Rxe5#
- 2...Sb3
- 3.Bxb3#
- threat
- 2.Sf6+
- 1...Bf4
- 2.Sf6+
- 2...Kc5
- 3.Qxc3#
- 2...Kc6
- 3.Rc7#
- 2...Kc5
- 2.Bxf3+
- 2...gxf3
- 3.Qe4#
- 2...gxf3
- 2.Qxa4
- threat
- 3.Rxd4#
- 3.Qb5#
- 2...Be5
- 3.Rxe5#
- 2...Sb3
- 3.Bxb3#
- threat
- 2.Sf6+
- 1...Bf6
- 2.Sxf6+
- 2...Kc5
- 3.Qxc3#
- 2...Kc6
- 3.Rc7#
- 2...Kc5
- 2.Bxf3+
- 2...gxf3
- 3.Qe4#
- 2...gxf3
- 2.Sxf6+
- 1...Bg7
- 2.Bxf3+
- 2...gxf3
- 3.Qe4#
- 2...gxf3
- 2.Bxf3+
- 1...Bh8
- 2.Bxf3+
- 2...gxf3
- 3.Qe4#
- 2...gxf3
- 2.Bxf3+
- 1...Sb3
- 2.Rxe5+
- 2...Kc6
- 3.Sb8#
- 2...Kc6
- 2.Rxe5+
- 1...a3
- 2.Rxe5+
- 2...Kc6
- 3.Sb8#
- 3.Qa4#
- 2...Kc6
- 2.Rxe5+
- 1...Sd3!
- threat
- 1.Sb6+?
- 1...Kc5
- 2.Qxc3+
- 2...Kxd6
- 3.Rxd7#
- 2...Kxd6
- 2.Qxc3+
- 1...Kxd6
- 2.Rxd7+
- 2...Kc5
- 3.Qxc3#
- 2...Kc5
- 2.Rxd7+
- 1...axb6!
- 1...Kc5
- 1.Bxf3+?
- 1...Kc5
- 2.Sa6#
- 2.Qxc3#
- 1...gxf3!
- 1...Kc5
- 1.Bxd4?
- threat
- 2.Rxe5#
- 1...Bxd4
- 2.Qf5+
- 2...Be5
- 3.Rxe5#
- 3.Qxe5#
- 2...Be5
- 2.Qf5+
- 1...Bxd6
- 2.Bxf3+
- 2...gxf3
- 3.Qe4#
- 2...gxf3
- 2.Qf5+
- 2...Be5
- 3.Rxe5#
- 3.Rxd7#
- 3.Qxe5#
- 2...Be5
- 2.Bxf3+
- 1...Sd3
- 2.Qxd3
- threat
- 3.Rb5#
- 3.Rxe5#
- 2...Bxd6
- 3.Bg1#
- 3.Bf2#
- 3.Be3#
- 3.Bb6#
- 3.Bxa7#
- 3.Qc4#
- threat
- 2.Qxd3
- 1...Bh2
- 2.Bxf3+
- 2...gxf3
- 3.Qe4#
- 2...gxf3
- 2.Qf5+
- 2...Be5
- 3.Rxe5#
- 3.Qxe5#
- 2...Be5
- 2.Qxc3
- threat
- 3.Rb5#
- 3.Qc4#
- 3.Qc5#
- 2...Be5
- 3.Rxe5#
- threat
- 2.Bxf3+
- 1...Bg3
- 2.Bxf3+
- 2...gxf3
- 3.Qe4#
- 2...gxf3
- 2.Qf5+
- 2...Be5
- 3.Rxe5#
- 3.Qxe5#
- 2...Be5
- 2.Qxc3
- threat
- 3.Rb5#
- 3.Qc4#
- 3.Qc5#
- 2...Be5
- 3.Rxe5#
- threat
- 2.Bxf3+
- 1...Bf4
- 2.Bxf3+
- 2...gxf3
- 3.Qe4#
- 2...gxf3
- 2.Qf5+
- 2...Be5
- 3.Rxe5#
- 3.Qxe5#
- 2...Be5
- 2.Qxc3
- threat
- 3.Rb5#
- 3.Qc4#
- 3.Qc5#
- 2...Be5
- 3.Rxe5#
- threat
- 2.Bxf3+
- 1...Bf6
- 2.Bxf3+
- 2...gxf3
- 3.Qe4#
- 2...gxf3
- 2.Qf5+
- 2...Be5
- 3.Rxe5#
- 3.Qxe5#
- 2...Be5
- 2.Bxf3+
- 1...Bg7
- 2.Bxf3+
- 2...gxf3
- 3.Qe4#
- 2...gxf3
- 2.Qf5+
- 2...Be5
- 3.Rxe5#
- 3.Qxe5#
- 2...Be5
- 2.Qxc3
- threat
- 3.Rb5#
- 3.Qc4#
- 3.Qc5#
- 2...Be5
- 3.Rxe5#
- threat
- 2.Bxf3+
- 1...Bh8
- 2.Bxf3+
- 2...gxf3
- 3.Qe4#
- 2...gxf3
- 2.Qf5+
- 2...Be5
- 3.Rxe5#
- 3.Qxe5#
- 2...Be5
- 2.Qxc3
- threat
- 3.Rb5#
- 3.Qc4#
- 3.Qc5#
- 2...Be5
- 3.Rxe5#
- threat
- 2.Bxf3+
- 1...Re2!
- threat
- 1.Rxd4+?
- 1...Kc5
- 2.Rxe5+
- 2...Bd5+
- 3.Rexd5#
- 2...Bd5+
- 2.Qxc3+
- 2...Kb5
- 3.Bxa4#
- 3.Qb4#
- 2...Kb5
- 2.Rxe5+
- 1...Bxd4!
- 1...Kc5
- 1.Qd3?
- threat
- 2.Rb5#
- 1...Sb3
- 2.Bxb3+
- 2...Kc5
- 3.Rb5#
- 3.Qc4#
- 3.Qb5#
- 3.Qxc3#
- 2...axb3
- 3.Rb5#
- 2...Kc5
- 2.Bxb3+
- 1...a6
- 2.Rxd4+
- 2...Kc5
- 3.Qc4#
- 2...Bxd4
- 3.Qxd4#
- 2...Kc5
- 2.Rxd4+
- 1...Sxd3!
- threat
- 1.Sxd7?
- Keys
- 1.Kg6!
- threat
- 2.Rxe5+
- 2...Kxe5
- 3.Qf5#
- 2...Kxe5
- 2.Rxe5+
- 1...Be4+
- 2.Qxe4+
- 2...Kxe4
- 3.Rxd4#
- 2...Kc5
- 3.Sa6#
- 2...Kxe4
- 2.Qxe4+
- 1...Kc5
- 2.Rxe5+
- 2...Kxb4
- 3.Qxa4#
- 2...Bd5
- 3.Qxc3#
- 2...Kxb4
- 2.Rxe5+
- 1...Bxd6
- 2.Qf5+
- 2...Be5
- 3.Rxe5#
- 3.Qxe5#
- 2...Be5
- 2.Qf5+
- 1...Sd3
- 2.Qa2+
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Rxd4#
- 2...Kc5
- 3.Qc4#
- 2...Ke4
- 2.Qa2+
- 1...Bh2
- 2.Qf5+
- 2...Be5
- 3.Rxe5#
- 3.Qxe5#
- 2...Be5
- 2.Qf5+
- 1...Bg3
- 2.Qf5+
- 2...Be5
- 3.Rxe5#
- 3.Qxe5#
- 2...Be5
- 2.Qf5+
- 1...Bf4
- 2.Qf5+
- 2...Be5
- 3.Rxe5#
- 3.Qxe5#
- 2...Be5
- 2.Qf5+
- 1...Bf6
- 2.Qf5+
- 2...Be5
- 3.Rxe5#
- 3.Qxe5#
- 2...Be5
- 2.Qf5+
- 1...Bg7
- 2.Qf5+
- 2...Be5
- 3.Rxe5#
- 3.Qxe5#
- 2...Be5
- 2.Qf5+
- 1...Bh8
- 2.Qf5+
- 2...Be5
- 3.Rxe5#
- 3.Qxe5#
- 2...Be5
- 2.Qf5+
- 1...d3
- 2.Rb5+
- 2...Kc4
- 3.Qxa4#
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Qxa4#
- 2...Kc4
- 2.Rb5+
- threat
- 1.Kg6!
Anticipated by 43710(1928)
FEATURES
NOT CLASSIFIED
Developed and maintained by Brian Stephenson.
Implemented with HTML5, MySQL, Perl (with, inter alia, CGI::Simple, HTML::Template & XML::LibXML) &
CSS/Javascript (jQuery, Bootstrap & DataTables).