MESON Chess Problem Database
Problem Display
PID: 36491 (8/6R1/1K6/2P5/8/4k3/Q7/8 w - - 0 1)
Moore, Charles C
Cleveland Voice, 1878
#4
4 + 1
| 1842 | The White King | 1914 |
| 5063 | Spectacular Chess Problems | 1965 |
SOLUTION
- SOUND
- Keys
- 1.Kb5!
- threat
- 2.Kc4
- threat
- 3.Rf7
- 3...Ke4
- 4.Qe2#
- 3...Ke4
- 3.Rf7
- 2...Kf3
- 3.Kd4
- 3...Kf4
- 4.Qf7#
- 4.Qf2#
- 3...Kf4
- 3.Kd4
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Qf2
- 3...Ke5
- 4.Re7#
- 3...Ke5
- 3.Qf2
- 2...Kf4
- 3.Qf2+
- 3...Ke4
- 4.Re7#
- 3...Ke5
- 4.Re7#
- 3...Ke4
- 3.Qf2+
- threat
- 2.Kc4
- 1...Kd3
- 2.Re7
- threat
- 3.Kb4
- 3...Kd4
- 4.Qc4#
- 4.Qd2#
- 3...Kd4
- 3.Re2
- threat
- 4.Qc4#
- 4.Qd2#
- 3...Kc3
- 4.Qc4#
- 3...Kd4
- 4.Qc4#
- 4.Qd2#
- threat
- 3.Kb4
- 2...Kc3
- 3.Re3+
- 3...Kd4
- 4.Qd2#
- 3...Kd4
- 3.Re2
- threat
- 4.Qc4#
- 3...Kd3
- 4.Qc4#
- 4.Qd2#
- 3...Kd4
- 4.Qc4#
- 4.Qd2#
- threat
- 3.Qe2
- 3...Kb3
- 4.Re3#
- 3...Kd4
- 4.Qc4#
- 4.Qd2#
- 3...Kb3
- 3.Re3+
- threat
- 2.Qf2
- threat
- 3.Rg4
- 3...Kc3
- 4.Rg3#
- 3...Kc3
- 3.Rg4
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Kc4
- 3...Ke5
- 4.Re7#
- 3...Ke5
- 3.Kc4
- threat
- 2.Re7
- 1...Kf3
- 2.Kc4
- threat
- 3.Kd4
- 3...Kf4
- 4.Qf7#
- 4.Qf2#
- 3...Kf4
- 3.Kd4
- 2...Ke3
- 3.Rf7
- 3...Ke4
- 4.Qe2#
- 3...Ke4
- 3.Rf7
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Qf2
- 3...Ke5
- 4.Re7#
- 3...Ke5
- 3.Qf2
- 2...Kf4
- 3.Qf2+
- 3...Ke4
- 4.Re7#
- 3...Ke5
- 4.Re7#
- 3...Ke4
- 3.Qf2+
- threat
- 2.Kc4
- 1...Kd4
- 2.Qf2+
- 2...Kd3
- 3.Rg4
- 3...Kc3
- 4.Rg3#
- 3...Kc3
- 3.Rg4
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Kc4
- 3...Ke5
- 4.Re7#
- 3...Ke5
- 3.Kc4
- 2...Kd5
- 3.Qe1
- 3...Kd4
- 4.Rd7#
- 3...Kd4
- 3.Qe1
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Re7+
- 3...Kd5
- 4.Qd2#
- 3...Kd5
- 3.Re7+
- 2...Kd3
- 2.Re7
- threat
- 3.Qc4#
- 3.Qd2#
- 2...Kc3
- 3.Re3+
- 3...Kd4
- 4.Qd2#
- 3...Kd4
- 3.Re2
- threat
- 4.Qc4#
- 3...Kd3
- 4.Qc4#
- 4.Qd2#
- 3...Kd4
- 4.Qc4#
- 4.Qd2#
- threat
- 3.Qe2
- 3...Kb3
- 4.Re3#
- 3...Kd4
- 4.Qc4#
- 4.Qd2#
- 3...Kb3
- 3.Re3+
- 2...Kd3
- 3.Kb4
- 3...Kd4
- 4.Qc4#
- 4.Qd2#
- 3...Kd4
- 3.Re2
- threat
- 4.Qc4#
- 4.Qd2#
- 3...Kc3
- 4.Qc4#
- 3...Kd4
- 4.Qc4#
- 4.Qd2#
- threat
- 3.Kb4
- threat
- 2.Qe2
- threat
- 3.Rd7+
- 3...Kc3
- 4.Rd3#
- 3...Kc3
- 3.Rg3
- 3...Kd5
- 4.Rd3#
- 3...Kd5
- 3.Rd7+
- 2...Kc3
- 3.Rg3+
- 3...Kd4
- 4.Rd3#
- 3...Kd4
- 3.Rg4
- 3...Kb3
- 4.Rg3#
- 3...Kb3
- 3.Rd7
- 3...Kb3
- 4.Rd3#
- 3...Kb3
- 3.Re7
- 3...Kb3
- 4.Re3#
- 3...Kd4
- 4.Qc4#
- 4.Qd2#
- 3...Kb3
- 3.Rg3+
- threat
- 2.Qf2+
- 1...Ke4
- 2.Kc4
- threat
- 3.Qf2
- 3...Ke5
- 4.Re7#
- 3...Ke5
- 3.Qf2
- 2...Ke3
- 3.Rf7
- 3...Ke4
- 4.Qe2#
- 3...Ke4
- 3.Rf7
- 2...Kf3
- 3.Kd4
- 3...Kf4
- 4.Qf7#
- 4.Qf2#
- 3...Kf4
- 3.Kd4
- 2...Kf4
- 3.Qf2+
- 3...Ke4
- 4.Re7#
- 3...Ke5
- 4.Re7#
- 3...Ke4
- 3.Qf2+
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Rf7
- threat
- 4.Qe2#
- 3...Ke4
- 4.Qe2#
- 3...Ke6
- 4.Kd4#
- threat
- 3.Rf7
- 2...Kf5
- 3.Kd4
- threat
- 4.Qf7#
- 3...Kf4
- 4.Qf7#
- 4.Qf2#
- 3...Kf6
- 4.Qf7#
- threat
- 3.Kd4
- threat
- 2.Qf2
- threat
- 3.Kc4
- 3...Ke5
- 4.Re7#
- 3...Ke5
- 3.Kc4
- 2...Kd3
- 3.Rg4
- 3...Kc3
- 4.Rg3#
- 3...Kc3
- 3.Rg4
- 2...Kd5
- 3.Qe1
- 3...Kd4
- 4.Rd7#
- 3...Kd4
- 3.Qe1
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Re7+
- 3...Kd5
- 4.Qd2#
- 3...Kd5
- 3.Re7+
- threat
- 2.Kc4
- 1...Kf4
- 2.Qf2+
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Kc4
- 3...Ke5
- 4.Re7#
- 3...Ke5
- 3.Kc4
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Re7+
- 3...Kd5
- 4.Qd2#
- 3...Kd5
- 3.Re7+
- 2...Ke4
- 2.Kc4
- threat
- 3.Qf2+
- 3...Ke4
- 4.Re7#
- 3...Ke5
- 4.Re7#
- 3...Ke4
- 3.Qf2+
- 2...Ke3
- 3.Rf7
- 3...Ke4
- 4.Qe2#
- 3...Ke4
- 3.Rf7
- 2...Kf3
- 3.Kd4
- 3...Kf4
- 4.Qf7#
- 4.Qf2#
- 3...Kf4
- 3.Kd4
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Qf2
- 3...Ke5
- 4.Re7#
- 3...Ke5
- 3.Qf2
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Rf7
- threat
- 4.Qe2#
- 3...Ke4
- 4.Qe2#
- 3...Ke6
- 4.Kd4#
- threat
- 3.Rf7
- 2...Kf5
- 3.Kd4
- threat
- 4.Qf7#
- 3...Kf4
- 4.Qf7#
- 4.Qf2#
- 3...Kf6
- 4.Qf7#
- threat
- 3.Kd4
- threat
- 2.Qf2+
- threat
- 1.Kb5!
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