MESON Chess Problem Database

Problem Display
PID: 32357 (5k2/2NR4/2p1Bp1p/2p5/P5p1/K1Np2P1/2b5/4B2r w - - 0 1)

Pierce, James

The Westminster Papers, 1875

5k2/2NR4/2p1Bp1p/2p5/P5p1/K1Np2P1/2b5/4B2r

#4

8 + 9

SOLUTION

  • SOUND
  • Keys
    • 1.Bf2!
      • threat
        • 2.Bxc5#
      • 1...Ra1+
        • 2.Kb2
          • threat
            • 3.Bxc5#
          • 2...Rb1+
            • 3.Sxb1
              • threat
                • 4.Bxc5#
              • 3...c4
                • 4.Bc5#
          • 2...Ra2+
            • 3.Sxa2
              • threat
                • 4.Bxc5#
              • 3...c4
                • 4.Bc5#
      • 1...Rh5
        • 2.Be3
          • threat
            • 3.S3d5
              • threat
                • 4.Bxc5#
              • 3...Rxd5
                • 4.Bxh6#
              • 3...c4
                • 4.Bc5#
            • 3.Bf4
              • threat
                • 4.Bd6#
              • 3...Rd5
                • 4.Bxh6#
              • 3...Re5
                • 4.Bxh6#
          • 2...Rg5
            • 3.S3d5
              • threat
                • 4.Bxc5#
              • 3...Rxd5
                • 4.Bxh6#
              • 3...Rg7
                • 4.Rd8#
              • 3...c4
                • 4.Bc5#

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).