MESON Chess Problem Database

Problem Display
PID: 29011 (1B5R/1kp1Np2/R1p4r/nP6/2p3Np/7B/KP4Q1/5b2 w - - 0 1)

Holroyd Smyth, Mrs A

Chess, 1940

1B5R/1kp1Np2/R1p4r/nP6/2p3Np/7B/KP4Q1/5b2

#3

10 + 9

SOLUTION

  • SOUND
  • Sets
    • 1...Re6
      • 2.Ba7
        • threat
          • 3.Rb8#
    • 1...Rf6
      • 2.Ba7
        • threat
          • 3.Rb8#
  • Tries
    • 1.Se5?
      • threat
        • 2.Sd7
          • threat
            • 3.Sc5#
            • 3.Ra7#
        • 2.Bc8+
          • 2...Kxb8
            • 3.Sd7#
      • 1...Rxh8
        • 2.Sd7
          • threat
            • 3.Ra7#
          • 2...Rxb8
            • 3.Sc5#
      • 1...Rh5
        • 2.Sd7
          • threat
            • 3.Ra7#
        • 2.Bc8+
          • 2...Kxb8
            • 3.Sd7#
      • 1...Re6
        • 2.Sd7
          • threat
            • 3.Sc5#
            • 3.Ra7#
        • 2.Ba7
          • threat
            • 3.Rb8#
        • 2.Qg8
          • threat
            • 3.Qc8#
      • 1...Bd3
        • 2.Bc8+
          • 2...Kxb8
            • 3.Sd7#
      • 1...Sb3
        • 2.Bc8+
          • 2...Kxb8
            • 3.Sd7#
      • 1...c3
        • 2.Bc8+
          • 2...Kxb8
            • 3.Sd7#
      • 1...f5
        • 2.Sd7
          • threat
            • 3.Sc5#
            • 3.Ra7#
      • 1...Rd6!
    • 1.Qd5?
      • threat
        • 2.Ra7+
          • 2...Kb6
            • 3.Sc8#
        • 2.Qc5
          • threat
            • 3.Ra7#
            • 3.Qa7#
        • 2.Qd7
          • threat
            • 3.Qc8#
            • 3.Qxc7#
        • 2.Qd8
          • threat
            • 3.Qxc7#
            • 3.Qc8#
      • 1...Rxh8
        • 2.Qc5
          • threat
            • 3.Qa7#
          • 2...Kxb8
            • 3.Qa7#
      • 1...Rh5
        • 2.Ra7+
          • 2...Kb6
            • 3.Sc8#
        • 2.Qd7
          • threat
            • 3.Qc8#
            • 3.Qxc7#
        • 2.Qd8
          • threat
            • 3.Qxc7#
            • 3.Qc8#
      • 1...Rd6
        • 2.Ra7+
          • 2...Kb6
            • 3.Sc8#
        • 2.Qc5
          • threat
            • 3.Ra7#
            • 3.Qa7#
      • 1...Bd3
        • 2.Ra7+
          • 2...Kb6
            • 3.Sc8#
      • 1...Sb3
        • 2.Ra7+
          • 2...Kb6
            • 3.Sc8#
      • 1...c3
        • 2.Ra7+
          • 2...Kb6
            • 3.Sc8#
      • 1...cxd5!
    • 1.Qg1?
      • threat
        • 2.Ra7#
        • 2.Qa7#
      • 1...Rxh8
        • 2.Qa7#
      • 1...c5!
    • 1.Qf2?
      • threat
        • 2.Ra7#
        • 2.Qa7#
      • 1...Rxh8
        • 2.Qa7#
      • 1...c5!
    • 1.Qh2?
      • threat
        • 2.Qxc7#
      • 1...cxb5
        • 2.Ra7+
          • 2...Kb6
            • 3.Qxc7#
        • 2.Qxc7+
          • 2...Kxa6
            • 3.Qa7#
      • 1...Rd6!
  • Keys
    • 1.Sf6!
      • threat
        • 2.Sd7
          • threat
            • 3.Sc5#
            • 3.Ra7#
        • 2.Bc8+
          • 2...Kxb8
            • 3.Sd7#
      • 1...Rxf6
        • 2.Ba7
          • threat
            • 3.Rb8#
      • 1...Rxh8
        • 2.Sd7
          • threat
            • 3.Ra7#
          • 2...Rxb8
            • 3.Sc5#
      • 1...Rh5
        • 2.Sd7
          • threat
            • 3.Ra7#
        • 2.Bc8+
          • 2...Kxb8
            • 3.Sd7#
      • 1...Bd3
        • 2.Bc8+
          • 2...Kxb8
            • 3.Sd7#
      • 1...c3
        • 2.Bc8+
          • 2...Kxb8
            • 3.Sd7#

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