MESON Chess Problem Database
Problem Display
PID: 28125 (3r1nQb/p1N5/1P2r3/BNpb4/2k1P3/K1PR4/P5P1/3R4 w - - 0 1)
Smedley, Don A
2nd Place, British Chess Magazine, 1978
#3
12 + 8
SOLUTION
- SOUND
- Sets
- 1...Rxe4
- 2.Ka4
- threat
- 3.Sa3#
- threat
- 2.Ka4
- 1...Re5
- 2.Kb2
- threat
- 3.Sa3#
- threat
- 2.Ka4
- threat
- 3.Sa3#
- threat
- 2.Kb2
- 1...Rc6
- 2.Ka4
- threat
- 3.Sa3#
- threat
- 2.Ka4
- 1...Red6
- 2.Ka4
- threat
- 3.Sa3#
- threat
- 2.Ka4
- 1...Rf6
- 2.Ka4
- threat
- 3.Sa3#
- threat
- 2.Ka4
- 1...Rg6
- 2.Ka4
- threat
- 3.Sa3#
- threat
- 2.Ka4
- 1...Rh6
- 2.Ka4
- threat
- 3.Sa3#
- threat
- 2.Ka4
- 1...Re7
- 2.Kb2
- threat
- 3.Sa3#
- 2...Bxc3+
- 3.Rxc3#
- threat
- 2.Ka4
- threat
- 3.Sa3#
- threat
- 2.Kb2
- 1...Ree8
- 2.Kb2
- threat
- 3.Sa3#
- 2...Bxc3+
- 3.Rxc3#
- threat
- 2.Ka4
- threat
- 3.Sa3#
- threat
- 2.Kb2
- 1...Ra8
- 2.Kb2
- threat
- 3.Sa3#
- 2...Bxc3+
- 3.Rxc3#
- 2...Rxb6
- 3.Qxd5#
- threat
- 2.Kb2
- 1...Rc8
- 2.Kb2
- threat
- 3.Sa3#
- 2...Bxc3+
- 3.Rxc3#
- 2...Rxb6
- 3.Qxd5#
- threat
- 2.Kb2
- 1...Rde8
- 2.Kb2
- threat
- 3.Sa3#
- 2...Bxc3+
- 3.Rxc3#
- 2...Rxb6
- 3.Qxd5#
- threat
- 2.Kb2
- 1...Bxe4
- 2.Kb2
- threat
- 3.Sa3#
- 2...Bxc3+
- 3.Rxc3#
- threat
- 2.Kb2
- 1...Bb7
- 2.Kb2
- threat
- 3.Sa3#
- 2...Bxc3+
- 3.Rxc3#
- threat
- 2.Kb2
- 1...Ba8
- 2.Kb2
- threat
- 3.Sa3#
- 2...Bxc3+
- 3.Rxc3#
- threat
- 2.Kb2
- 1...Bxc3
- 2.Rxc3#
- 1...Sd7
- 2.Kb2
- threat
- 3.Sa3#
- 2...Bxc3+
- 3.Rxc3#
- 2...Rxb6
- 3.Qxd5#
- threat
- 2.Kb2
- 1...axb6
- 2.Kb2
- threat
- 3.Sa3#
- 2...Bxc3+
- 3.Rxc3#
- threat
- 2.Kb2
- 1...Rxe4
- Tries
- 1.Kb2?
- threat
- 2.Sa3#
- 1...Bxc3+
- 2.Rxc3#
- 1...Rxb6!
- threat
- 1.Qxe6?
- threat
- 2.Kb2
- threat
- 3.Sa3#
- 2...Bxc3+
- 3.Rxc3#
- threat
- 2.Ka4
- threat
- 3.Sa3#
- threat
- 2.Kb2
- 1...Bxe6
- 2.Kb2
- threat
- 3.Sa3#
- 2...Bxc3+
- 3.Rxc3#
- threat
- 2.Kb2
- 1...Sxe6
- 2.Kb2
- threat
- 3.Sa3#
- 2...Bxc3+
- 3.Rxc3#
- threat
- 2.Kb2
- 1...Bd4
- 2.Kb2
- threat
- 3.Sa3#
- 2...Bxc3+
- 3.Rxc3#
- threat
- 2.Ka4
- threat
- 3.Sa3#
- threat
- 2.Kb2
- 1...Be5
- 2.Kb2
- threat
- 3.Sa3#
- 2...Bxc3+
- 3.Rxc3#
- threat
- 2.Ka4
- threat
- 3.Sa3#
- threat
- 2.Kb2
- 1...Bf6
- 2.Kb2
- threat
- 3.Sa3#
- 2...Bxc3+
- 3.Rxc3#
- threat
- 2.Ka4
- threat
- 3.Sa3#
- threat
- 2.Kb2
- 1...Bg7
- 2.Kb2
- threat
- 3.Sa3#
- 2...Bxc3+
- 3.Rxc3#
- threat
- 2.Ka4
- threat
- 3.Sa3#
- threat
- 2.Kb2
- 1...a6!
- threat
- 1.Qf7?
- threat
- 2.Qf1
- threat
- 3.R3d2#
- 3.Re3#
- 3.Rf3#
- 3.Rg3#
- 3.Rh3#
- 3.Rd4#
- 3.Rxd5#
- threat
- 2.Qf1
- 1...Rxe4
- 2.Ka4
- threat
- 3.Sa3#
- threat
- 2.Ka4
- 1...Bxe4
- 2.Kb2
- threat
- 3.Sa3#
- 2...Bxc3+
- 3.Rxc3#
- threat
- 2.Kb2
- 1...Rf6
- 2.Ka4
- threat
- 3.Sa3#
- threat
- 2.Ka4
- 1...Bc6
- 2.Rxd8
- threat
- 3.Sd6#
- 3.Qf1#
- threat
- 2.Qf1
- threat
- 3.Rd4#
- 3.Rd5#
- 3.Rd6#
- 3.Rd7#
- 3.Rxd8#
- 2...Rxd3
- 3.Qxd3#
- 2...Rd4
- 3.Rxd4#
- 2...Bd4
- 3.R3d2#
- 3.Re3#
- 3.Rf3#
- 3.Rg3#
- 3.Rh3#
- 3.Rxd4#
- threat
- 2.Rxd8
- 1...Bb7
- 2.Kb2
- threat
- 3.Sa3#
- 2...Bxc3+
- 3.Rxc3#
- threat
- 2.Rxd8
- threat
- 3.Sd6#
- 3.Qf1#
- threat
- 2.Qf1
- threat
- 3.Rd4#
- 3.Rd5#
- 3.Rd6#
- 3.Rd7#
- 3.Rxd8#
- 2...Rxd3
- 3.Qxd3#
- 2...Rd4
- 3.Rxd4#
- 2...Bd4
- 3.R3d2#
- 3.Re3#
- 3.Rf3#
- 3.Rg3#
- 3.Rh3#
- 3.Rxd4#
- threat
- 2.Kb2
- 1...Ba8
- 2.Kb2
- threat
- 3.Sa3#
- 2...Bxc3+
- 3.Rxc3#
- threat
- 2.Rxd8
- threat
- 3.Sd6#
- 3.Qf1#
- threat
- 2.Qf1
- threat
- 3.Rd4#
- 3.Rd5#
- 3.Rd6#
- 3.Rd7#
- 3.Rxd8#
- 2...Rxd3
- 3.Qxd3#
- 2...Rd4
- 3.Rxd4#
- 2...Bd4
- 3.R3d2#
- 3.Re3#
- 3.Rf3#
- 3.Rg3#
- 3.Rh3#
- 3.Rxd4#
- threat
- 2.Kb2
- 1...Bd4
- 2.Qf1
- threat
- 3.R3d2#
- 3.Re3#
- 3.Rf3#
- 3.Rg3#
- 3.Rh3#
- 3.Rxd4#
- threat
- 2.Qf1
- 1...Bf6!
- threat
- 1.Kb2?
- Keys
- 1.Qg4!
- threat
- 2.Qe2
- threat
- 3.R3d2#
- 3.Re3#
- 3.Rf3#
- 3.Rg3#
- 3.Rh3#
- 3.Rd4#
- 3.Rxd5#
- threat
- 2.Qe2
- 1...Rxe4
- 2.Kb2
- threat
- 3.Sa3#
- 2...Bxc3+
- 3.Rxc3#
- threat
- 2.Kb2
- 1...Bxe4
- 2.Ka4
- threat
- 3.Sa3#
- threat
- 2.Ka4
- 1...Bc6
- 2.Qe2
- threat
- 3.Rd4#
- 3.Rd5#
- 3.Rd6#
- 3.Rd7#
- 3.Rxd8#
- 2...Rxd3
- 3.Qxd3#
- 2...Rd4
- 3.Rxd4#
- 2...Bd4
- 3.R3d2#
- 3.Re3#
- 3.Rf3#
- 3.Rg3#
- 3.Rh3#
- 3.Rxd4#
- threat
- 2.Qe2
- 1...Bb7
- 2.Qe2
- threat
- 3.Rd4#
- 3.Rd5#
- 3.Rd6#
- 3.Rd7#
- 3.Rxd8#
- 2...Rxd3
- 3.Qxd3#
- 2...Rd4
- 3.Rxd4#
- 2...Bd4
- 3.R3d2#
- 3.Re3#
- 3.Rf3#
- 3.Rg3#
- 3.Rh3#
- 3.Rxd4#
- threat
- 2.Qe2
- 1...Ba8
- 2.Qe2
- threat
- 3.Rd4#
- 3.Rd5#
- 3.Rd6#
- 3.Rd7#
- 3.Rxd8#
- 2...Rxd3
- 3.Qxd3#
- 2...Rd4
- 3.Rxd4#
- 2...Bd4
- 3.R3d2#
- 3.Re3#
- 3.Rf3#
- 3.Rg3#
- 3.Rh3#
- 3.Rxd4#
- threat
- 2.Qe2
- 1...Bd4
- 2.Qe2
- threat
- 3.R3d2#
- 3.Re3#
- 3.Rf3#
- 3.Rg3#
- 3.Rh3#
- 3.Rxd4#
- threat
- 2.Qe2
- threat
- 1.Qg4!
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