MESON Chess Problem Database

Problem Display
PID: 31837 (1B4n1/5K1B/1p1N3p/pP2k3/8/4N3/rR4PP/8 w - - 0 1)

Abbott, Joseph William

Land and Water, 1876

(First published on Sat Sep 16 1876)

1B4n1/5K1B/1p1N3p/pP2k3/8/4N3/rR4PP/8

#3

9 + 6

3479 121 Chess Problems 1887
15239 Valois Notebooks 2022

SOLUTION

  • SOUND
  • Sets
    • 1...a4
      • 2.Rb4
        • threat
          • 3.Se4#
          • 3.Sdf5#
          • 3.Sb7#
          • 3.Sc8#
          • 3.Se8#
          • 3.Re4#
  • Tries
    • 1.Rb4?
      • threat
        • 2.Se4#
        • 2.Sdf5#
        • 2.Sb7#
        • 2.Sc8#
        • 2.Se8#
        • 2.Re4#
      • 1...Rf2+
        • 2.Sdf5#
      • 1...Rc2
        • 2.Re4#
      • 1...Rd2
        • 2.Re4#
      • 1...Ra4
        • 2.Se4#
        • 2.Sdf5#
        • 2.Sb7#
        • 2.Sc8#
        • 2.Se8#
      • 1...Sf6
        • 2.Se4#
        • 2.Sdf5#
        • 2.Sb7#
        • 2.Sc8#
        • 2.Se8#
      • 1...axb4!
  • Keys
    • 1.Bb1!
      • threat
        • 2.Sdf5#
      • 1...Kd4
        • 2.Sdf5+
          • 2...Kc3
            • 3.Be5#
          • 2...Kc5
            • 3.Bd6#
      • 1...Kf4
        • 2.h4
          • threat
            • 3.Sdc4#
            • 3.Sdf5#
          • 2...Kxe3
            • 3.Sf5#
          • 2...Kg3
            • 3.Sdf5#
          • 2...Ke5
            • 3.Sdf5#

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