MESON Chess Problem Database
Problem Display
PID: 28503 (4b3/3q4/8/4P3/4BP1p/1R1Pk2p/4N3/4K2R w K - 0 1)
Densmore, Darso James
Pittsburgh Gazette-Times, 1916
(First published on Sun Dec 3 1916)
#4
8 + 5
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| 5065 | Chess Problem Gems by Eight Eminent American Composers | 1972 |
| 3773 | FIDE Album (1914-1944) (II) | 1972 |
| 145 | StrateGems | 2002 |
| 23 | Die Schwalbe | 2018 |
SOLUTION
- SOUND
- Keys
- 1.Ba8!
- threat
- 2.d4#
- 1...Bg6
- 2.f5
- threat
- 3.Rxh3#
- 3.d4#
- 2...Qxf5
- 3.d4+
- 3...Qd3
- 4.Rxh3#
- 3...Qd3
- 3.d4+
- 2...Bxf5
- 3.Rxh3+
- 3...Bxh3
- 4.d4#
- 3...Bxh3
- 3.Rxh3+
- 2...Qc6
- 3.Rxh3+
- 3...Qf3
- 4.Rxf3#
- 4.d4#
- 3...Qf3
- 3.Rxh3+
- 2...Qd5
- 3.Rxh3+
- 3...Qf3
- 4.Rxf3#
- 4.d4#
- 3...Qf3
- 3.Rxh3+
- 2...Qb7
- 3.Rxh3+
- 3...Qf3
- 4.Rxf3#
- 4.d4#
- 3...Qf3
- 3.Rxh3+
- threat
- 2.f5
- 1...Bf7
- 2.e6
- threat
- 3.Rxh3#
- 3.d4#
- 2...Qxe6
- 3.d4+
- 3...Qxb3
- 4.Rxh3#
- 3...Qxb3
- 3.d4+
- 2...Bxe6
- 3.Rxh3+
- 3...Bxh3
- 4.d4#
- 3...Bxh3
- 3.Rxh3+
- 2...Qc6
- 3.Rxh3+
- 3...Qf3
- 4.Rxf3#
- 4.d4#
- 3...Qf3
- 3.Rxh3+
- 2...Qd5
- 3.Rxh3+
- 3...Qf3
- 4.Rxf3#
- 4.d4#
- 3...Qf3
- 3.Bxd5
- threat
- 4.Rxh3#
- 4.d4#
- threat
- 3.Rxh3+
- 2...Qb7
- 3.Rxh3+
- 3...Qf3
- 4.Rxf3#
- 4.d4#
- 3...Qf3
- 3.Rxh3+
- threat
- 2.e6
- threat
- 1.Ba8!
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