MESON Chess Problem Database
Problem Display
PID: 29208 (8/2p5/2R5/8/8/Np2p3/1pp5/2kN1K1Q w - - 0 1)
Fothergill, Percival Guy Laugham (PGLF)
Chess, 1936
#3
5 + 6
SOLUTION
- SOUND
- Tries
- 1.Ke1?
- 1...b1Q
- 2.Qf3
- threat
- 3.Qxe3#
- 2...e2
- 3.Qe3#
- 3.Qf4#
- threat
- 2.Qe4
- threat
- 3.Qxe3#
- 2...e2
- 3.Qe3#
- 3.Qf4#
- threat
- 2.Qg1
- threat
- 3.Qxe3#
- 2...e2
- 3.Qe3#
- 3.Qg5#
- threat
- 2.Qh3
- threat
- 3.Qxe3#
- 2...e2
- 3.Qe3#
- 3.Qh6#
- threat
- 2.Qh6
- threat
- 3.Qxe3#
- threat
- 2.Qf3
- 1...b1B
- 2.Qf3
- threat
- 3.Qxe3#
- 2...e2
- 3.Qe3#
- 3.Qf4#
- threat
- 2.Qe4
- threat
- 3.Qxe3#
- 2...e2
- 3.Qe3#
- 3.Qf4#
- threat
- 2.Qg1
- threat
- 3.Qxe3#
- 2...e2
- 3.Qe3#
- 3.Qg5#
- threat
- 2.Qh3
- threat
- 3.Qxe3#
- 2...e2
- 3.Qe3#
- 3.Qh6#
- threat
- 2.Qh6
- threat
- 3.Qxe3#
- threat
- 2.Qh8
- threat
- 3.Qb2#
- 2...b2
- 3.Qxb2#
- threat
- 2.Qf3
- 1...b1R
- 2.Qf3
- threat
- 3.Qxe3#
- 2...e2
- 3.Qe3#
- 3.Qf4#
- threat
- 2.Qe4
- threat
- 3.Qxe3#
- 2...e2
- 3.Qe3#
- 3.Qf4#
- threat
- 2.Qg1
- threat
- 3.Qxe3#
- 2...e2
- 3.Qe3#
- 3.Qg5#
- threat
- 2.Qh3
- threat
- 3.Qxe3#
- 2...e2
- 3.Qe3#
- 3.Qh6#
- threat
- 2.Qh6
- threat
- 3.Qxe3#
- threat
- 2.Qh8
- 2...Ra1
- 3.Qxa1#
- 3.Qb2#
- 2...Rb2
- 3.Qxb2#
- 2...b2
- 3.Rxc2#
- 2...e2
- 3.Qh6#
- 2...Ra1
- 2.Qf3
- 1...b1S!
- 1...b1Q
- 1.Ke2?
- threat
- 2.Sf2#
- 2.Sc3#
- 2.Sxe3#
- 1...b1Q
- 2.Sc4
- threat
- 3.Sdb2#
- 3.Sf2#
- 3.Sc3#
- 3.Sdxe3#
- 2...cxd1Q+
- 3.Qxd1#
- 2...cxd1B+
- 3.Qxd1#
- 2...cxd1S
- 3.Qxd1#
- 2...cxd1R
- 3.Qxd1#
- threat
- 2.Qf3
- threat
- 3.Qxe3#
- threat
- 2.Qe4
- threat
- 3.Qxe3#
- threat
- 2.Qg1
- threat
- 3.Qxe3#
- threat
- 2.Qh3
- threat
- 3.Qxe3#
- threat
- 2.Qh6
- threat
- 3.Qxe3#
- threat
- 2.Sc4
- 1...b1B
- 2.Sc4
- threat
- 3.Sdb2#
- 3.Sf2#
- 3.Sc3#
- 3.Sdxe3#
- 2...cxd1Q+
- 3.Qxd1#
- 2...cxd1B+
- 3.Qxd1#
- 2...cxd1S
- 3.Qxd1#
- 2...cxd1R
- 3.Qxd1#
- threat
- 2.Qf3
- threat
- 3.Qxe3#
- threat
- 2.Qe4
- threat
- 3.Qxe3#
- threat
- 2.Qg1
- threat
- 3.Qxe3#
- threat
- 2.Qh3
- threat
- 3.Qxe3#
- threat
- 2.Qh6
- threat
- 3.Qxe3#
- threat
- 2.Qh8
- threat
- 3.Qb2#
- 2...b2
- 3.Qxb2#
- threat
- 2.Sc4
- 1...b1R
- 2.Sc4
- threat
- 3.Sdb2#
- 3.Sf2#
- 3.Sc3#
- 3.Sdxe3#
- 2...cxd1Q+
- 3.Qxd1#
- 2...cxd1B+
- 3.Qxd1#
- 2...cxd1S
- 3.Qxd1#
- 2...cxd1R
- 3.Qxd1#
- threat
- 2.Qf3
- threat
- 3.Qxe3#
- threat
- 2.Qe4
- threat
- 3.Qxe3#
- threat
- 2.Qg1
- threat
- 3.Qxe3#
- threat
- 2.Qh3
- threat
- 3.Qxe3#
- threat
- 2.Qh6
- threat
- 3.Qxe3#
- threat
- 2.Qh8
- 2...Ra1
- 3.Qxa1#
- 3.Qb2#
- 2...Rb2
- 3.Qxb2#
- 2...b2
- 3.Rxc2#
- 2...Ra1
- 2.Sc4
- 1...b1S!
- threat
- 1.Sf2?
- threat
- 2.Ke2#
- 1...Kd2
- 2.Qd5+
- 2...Kc1
- 3.Qd1#
- 2...Kc1
- 2.Qd5+
- 1...exf2
- 2.Ke2+
- 2...f1Q+
- 3.Qxf1#
- 2...f1S
- 3.Qxf1#
- 2...f1B+
- 3.Qxf1#
- 2...f1R
- 3.Qxf1#
- 2...f1Q+
- 2.Ke2+
- 1...b1Q
- 2.Sc4
- threat
- 3.Ke2#
- 3.Kg2#
- 2...e2+
- 3.Kxe2#
- 2...exf2
- 3.Kxf2#
- threat
- 2.Sc4
- 1...b1B
- 2.Sc4
- threat
- 3.Ke2#
- 3.Kg2#
- 2...e2+
- 3.Kxe2#
- 2...exf2
- 3.Kxf2#
- threat
- 2.Sc4
- 1...b1R
- 2.Sc4
- threat
- 3.Ke2#
- 3.Kg2#
- 2...e2+
- 3.Kxe2#
- 2...exf2
- 3.Kxf2#
- threat
- 2.Sc4
- 1...b1S!
- threat
- 1.Sc3?
- threat
- 2.Ke2#
- 1...Kd2
- 2.Qd5+
- 2...Kc1
- 3.Se2#
- 2...Kc1
- 2.Qd5+
- 1...b1Q
- 2.Sc4
- threat
- 3.Ke2#
- 3.Kg2#
- 2...e2+
- 3.Kxe2#
- threat
- 2.Sc4
- 1...b1B
- 2.Sc4
- threat
- 3.Ke2#
- 3.Kg2#
- 2...e2+
- 3.Kxe2#
- threat
- 2.Sc4
- 1...b1R
- 2.Sc4
- threat
- 3.Ke2#
- 3.Kg2#
- 2...e2+
- 3.Kxe2#
- threat
- 2.Sc4
- 1...b1S!
- threat
- 1.Rxc2+?
- 1...Kxd1
- 2.Kg2#
- 2.Qd5#
- 1...bxc2!
- 1...Kxd1
- 1.Qh6?
- threat
- 2.Qxe3+
- 2...Kxd1
- 3.Qe1#
- 2...Kxd1
- 2.Qxe3+
- 1...Kxd1
- 2.Qxe3
- threat
- 3.Qe1#
- threat
- 2.Qxe3
- 1...Kd2
- 2.Qxe3+
- 2...Kxd1
- 3.Qe1#
- 2...Kxd1
- 2.Qxe3+
- 1...b1S!
- threat
- 1.Ke1?
- Keys
- 1.Sb1!
- threat
- 2.Ke2
- 2...Kxb1
- 3.Sc3#
- 2...Kxb1
- 2.Ke2
- 1...e2+
- 2.Kxe2
- 2...Kxb1
- 3.Sc3#
- 2...Kxb1
- 2.Kxe2
- 1...Kxb1
- 2.Sc3+
- 2...Ka1
- 3.Ra6#
- 2...Kc1
- 3.Ke2#
- 2...Ka1
- 2.Sc3+
- 1...Kxd1
- 2.Kg2+
- 2...Ke2
- 3.Qf1#
- 2...Ke2
- 2.Kg2+
- threat
- 1.Sb1!
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