MESON Chess Problem Database
Problem Display
PID: 35097 (8/8/p2p4/p2k2P1/p3N3/P2p4/K6p/2Q4B w - - 0 1)
Loyd, Sam
Detroit Free Press, 1880
#4
6 + 7
| 5689 | The Chess Monthly (Hoffer) | 1881 |
| 5206 | Sam Loyd and His Chess Problems | 1913 |
SOLUTION
- SOUND
- Keys
- 1.Qf4!
- threat
- 2.Qxd6+
- 2...Kc4
- 3.Qc5#
- 2...Kc4
- 2.Qxd6+
- 1...Kd4
- 2.Qg3
- 2...Kc4
- 3.Qe3
- 3...Kb5
- 4.Sxd6#
- 3...Kd5
- 4.Sd2#
- 3...d2
- 4.Sxd6#
- 3...d5
- 4.Qc5#
- 3...Kb5
- 3.Qe3
- 2...Kd5
- 3.Qxd6+
- 3...Kc4
- 4.Qc5#
- 3...Kc4
- 3.Qxd6+
- 2...d2
- 3.Qc3+
- 3...Kd5
- 4.Sc5#
- 3...Kd5
- 3.Qc3+
- 2...d5
- 3.Qf2+
- 3...Kc4
- 4.Qc5#
- 3...Ke5
- 4.Qf6#
- 3...Kc4
- 3.Qf2+
- 2...Kc4
- 2.Qg3
- 1...Kc6
- 2.Qxd6+
- 2...Kb7
- 3.Sc5+
- 3...Ka7
- 4.Qc7#
- 3...Kc8
- 4.Bb7#
- 3...Ka7
- 3.Sc5+
- 2...Kb7
- 2.Qxd6+
- 1...Ke6
- 2.Sc5+
- 2...Ke7
- 3.Qf6+
- 3...Ke8
- 4.Bc6#
- 3...Ke8
- 3.Qf6+
- 2...dxc5
- 3.Bc6
- threat
- 4.Qf6#
- 3...Ke7
- 4.Qf6#
- threat
- 3.Bc6
- 2...Ke7
- 2.Sc5+
- 1...d2
- 2.Sc3+
- 2...Kc5
- 3.Qe3+
- 3...Kc4
- 4.Bd5#
- 3...Kc4
- 3.Qe3+
- 2...Ke6
- 3.Bc6
- threat
- 4.Qf6#
- 3...Ke7
- 4.Qf6#
- threat
- 3.Bc6
- 2...Kc5
- 2.Sxd6+
- 2...Kc5
- 3.Qe5+
- 3...Kb6
- 4.Sc8#
- 3...Kb6
- 3.Qe5+
- 2...Ke6
- 3.Bc6
- threat
- 4.Qf6#
- 3...Ke7
- 4.Qf6#
- threat
- 3.Bc6
- 2...Kc5
- 2.Sc3+
- threat
- 1.Qf4!
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