MESON Chess Problem Database

Problem Display
PID: 28990 (R7/2k5/2PN4/1P1B4/3K4/8/1n6/8 w - - 0 1)

Loyd, Sam

Sam Loyd and His Chess Problems, 1913

R7/2k5/2PN4/1P1B4/3K4/8/1n6/8

#3

6 + 2

SOLUTION

  • COOKED
  • Sets
    • 1...Kxd6
      • 2.Ra7
        • threat
          • 3.Rd7#
    • 1...Sd1
      • 2.Kc5
        • threat
          • 3.Se8#
          • 3.Rc8#
          • 3.b6#
      • 2.Sc4
        • threat
          • 3.b6#
    • 1...Sd3
      • 2.Sc4
        • threat
          • 3.b6#
    • 1...Sc4
      • 2.Kc5
        • threat
          • 3.Se8#
          • 3.Rc8#
        • 2...Sxd6
          • 3.b6#
  • Tries
    • 1.b6+?
      • 1...Kxd6
        • 2.Ra7
          • threat
            • 3.Rd7#
        • 2.Re8
          • threat
            • 3.Re6#
      • 1...Kxb6!
  • Keys
    • 1.Ra7+!
      • 1...Kb6
        • 2.c7
          • threat
            • 3.c8S#
          • 2...Kxa7
            • 3.Sc8#
      • 1...Kb8
        • 2.b6
          • threat
            • 3.c7#
        • 2.c7+
          • 2...Kxa7
            • 3.Sc8#
    • 1.Rb8!
      • threat
        • 2.Rb7+
          • 2...Kxd6
            • 3.Rd7#
          • 2...Kd8
            • 3.Rd7#
      • 1...Kxd6
        • 2.Rb7
          • threat
            • 3.Rd7#
      • 1...Kxb8
        • 2.b6
          • threat
            • 3.c7#
          • 2...Ka8
            • 3.c7#

FEATURES

NOT CLASSIFIED
HTML5 logo

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).