MESON Chess Problem Database
Problem Display
PID: 34645 (3K4/8/1pQ1p2p/1PP4P/1B1k4/3p4/P5P1/8 w - - 0 1)
Palkoska, Emil
2nd Prize, British Chess Magazine, 1908
#4
8 + 5
SOLUTION
- SOUND
- Keys
- 1.Bd2!
- 1...Kc4
- 2.Qe4+
- 2...Kxb5
- 3.a4+
- 3...Kxc5
- 4.Bb4#
- 3...Ka6
- 4.Qa8#
- 3...Kxc5
- 3.a4+
- 2...Kxc5
- 3.a4
- threat
- 4.Bb4#
- 3...Kd6
- 4.Bb4#
- 4.Qd4#
- threat
- 3.a4
- 2...Kxb5
- 2.cxb6+
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Bc3+
- 3...Ke3
- 4.Qf3#
- 3...Ke3
- 3.Bc3+
- 2...Kd4
- 2.Qe4+
- 1...Ke5
- 2.Bc3+
- 2...Kf4
- 3.Qf3+
- 3...Kg5
- 4.Bf6#
- 3...Kg5
- 3.Qf3+
- 2...Kf5
- 3.Qf3+
- 3...Kg5
- 4.Bf6#
- 3...Kg5
- 3.Qf3+
- 2...Kf4
- 2.Bc3+
- 1...bxc5
- 2.Qxe6
- 2...c4
- 3.Kc7
- 3...Kc5
- 4.Qe5#
- 3...c3
- 4.Be3#
- 3...Kc5
- 3.Kc7
- 2...c4
- 2.Ke7
- 2...Kc4
- 3.Kxe6
- 3...Kd4
- 4.Qd5#
- 3...Kd4
- 3.Kxe6
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Be3
- threat
- 4.Qxe6#
- 3...Kf5
- 4.Qxe6#
- threat
- 3.Be3
- 2...c4
- 3.Kxe6
- 3...c3
- 4.Qd5#
- 3...c3
- 3.Kxe6
- 2...e5
- 3.Kd6
- threat
- 4.Qd5#
- 3...Kc4
- 4.Qxc5#
- threat
- 3.Kd6
- 2...Kc4
- 2.Qxe6
- 1...e5
- 2.cxb6
- 2...e4
- 3.Ke7
- 3...Ke5
- 4.Qc5#
- 3...e3
- 4.Bc3#
- 3...Ke5
- 3.Ke7
- 2...e4
- 2.cxb6
- 1...Kc4
- 1.Bd2!
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