MESON Chess Problem Database

Problem Display
PID: 34343 (8/4N3/1p6/pp2P2K/p2k4/3PR3/4Q3/8 w - - 0 1)

Howard, Kenneth Samuel

Pittsburgh Post, 1924

8/4N3/1p6/pp2P2K/p2k4/3PR3/4Q3/8

#3

6 + 5

5088 How to Solve Chess Problems 1945

SOLUTION

  • SOUND
  • Sets
    • 1...Kc3
      • 2.Sc6
        • threat
          • 3.d4#
        • 2...Kb3
          • 3.d4#
    • 1...Kc5
      • 2.Re4
        • threat
          • 3.Qc2#
          • 3.Qf2#
          • 3.Qe3#
        • 2...b4
          • 3.d4#
  • Tries
    • 1.Re4+?
      • 1...Kc5
        • 2.Qc2#
        • 2.Qf2#
        • 2.Qe3#
      • 1...Kc3!
    • 1.Qb2+?
      • 1...Kc5
        • 2.Qc3#
      • 1...Kxe3!
  • Keys
    • 1.Kg4!
      • threat
        • 2.Qc2
          • threat
            • 3.Re4#
          • 2...Kxe3
            • 3.Sf5#
      • 1...Kc3
        • 2.Sc6
          • threat
            • 3.d4#
          • 2...Kb3
            • 3.d4#
      • 1...Kc5
        • 2.Re4
          • threat
            • 3.Qc2#
            • 3.Qf2#
            • 3.Qe3#
          • 2...b4
            • 3.d4#

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