MESON Chess Problem Database
Problem Display
PID: 34673 (k3r3/1p6/pP2p3/1p2K3/8/8/7Q/7B w - - 0 1)
Shire, David J
British Chess Magazine, 1974
#4
4 + 6
SOLUTION
- COOKED
- Keys
- 1.Qc2!
- threat
- 2.Bxb7+
- 2...Kxb7
- 3.Qc7+
- 3...Ka8
- 4.Qa7#
- 3...Ka8
- 3.Qc7+
- 2...Kxb7
- 2.Bxb7+
- 1...Rb8
- 2.Bxb7+
- 2...Kxb7
- 3.Qc7+
- 3...Ka8
- 4.Qa7#
- 3...Ka8
- 3.Qc7+
- 2...Rxb7
- 3.Qc8+
- 3...Rb8
- 4.Qxa6#
- 3...Rb8
- 3.Qc8+
- 2...Kxb7
- 2.Qa2
- threat
- 3.Qxa6#
- 2...Rc8
- 3.Qxa6+
- 3...Kb8
- 4.Qxb7#
- 4.Qa7#
- 3...Kb8
- 3.Qxa6+
- 2...Rd8
- 3.Qxa6+
- 3...Kb8
- 4.Qxb7#
- 3...Kb8
- 3.Qxa6+
- 2...Re8
- 3.Qxa6+
- 3...Kb8
- 4.Qxb7#
- 3...Kb8
- 3.Qxa6+
- 2...Rf8
- 3.Qxa6+
- 3...Kb8
- 4.Qxb7#
- 3...Kb8
- 3.Qxa6+
- 2...Rg8
- 3.Qxa6+
- 3...Kb8
- 4.Qxb7#
- 3...Kb8
- 3.Qxa6+
- 2...Rh8
- 3.Qxa6+
- 3...Kb8
- 4.Qxb7#
- 3...Kb8
- 3.Qxa6+
- threat
- 2.Bxb7+
- 1...a5
- 2.Bxb7+
- 2...Kxb7
- 3.Qc7+
- 3...Ka6
- 4.Qa7#
- 3...Ka8
- 4.Qa7#
- 3...Ka6
- 3.Qc7+
- 2...Kxb7
- 2.Bxb7+
- threat
- 1.Qg2!
- threat
- 2.Qxb7#
- 1...Rb8
- 2.Qa2
- threat
- 3.Qxa6#
- 2...Rc8
- 3.Qxa6+
- 3...Kb8
- 4.Qxb7#
- 4.Qa7#
- 3...Kb8
- 3.Qxa6+
- 2...Rd8
- 3.Qxa6+
- 3...Kb8
- 4.Qxb7#
- 3...Kb8
- 3.Qxa6+
- 2...Re8
- 3.Qxa6+
- 3...Kb8
- 4.Qxb7#
- 3...Kb8
- 3.Qxa6+
- 2...Rf8
- 3.Qxa6+
- 3...Kb8
- 4.Qxb7#
- 3...Kb8
- 3.Qxa6+
- 2...Rg8
- 3.Qxa6+
- 3...Kb8
- 4.Qxb7#
- 3...Kb8
- 3.Qxa6+
- 2...Rh8
- 3.Qxa6+
- 3...Kb8
- 4.Qxb7#
- 3...Kb8
- 3.Qxa6+
- threat
- 2.Qa2
- threat
- 1.Qc2!
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