MESON Chess Problem Database
Problem Display
PID: 36985 (8/8/3P4/3k2KQ/4N2P/3N4/8/8 w - - 0 1)
Loyd, Sam
American Chess Journal, 1877
#4
6 + 1
| 5206 | Sam Loyd and His Chess Problems | 1913 |
SOLUTION
- SOUND
- Keys
- 1.Sec5!
- 1...Kc4
- 2.Qg4+
- 2...Kc3
- 3.Qf4
- 3...Kc2
- 4.Qc1#
- 3...Kc2
- 3.Qf4
- 2...Kb5
- 3.Qa4+
- 3...Kb6
- 4.Qa6#
- 3...Kb6
- 3.Qa4+
- 2...Kd5
- 3.Qa4
- 3...Kxd6
- 4.Qd7#
- 3...Kxd6
- 3.Qa4
- 2...Kc3
- 2.Qg4+
- 1...Kd4
- 2.Qf7
- 2...Kc3
- 3.Qf4
- 3...Kc2
- 4.Qc1#
- 3...Kc2
- 3.Qf4
- 2...Kc3
- 2.Qf7
- 1...Kc6
- 2.Qe8+
- 2...Kd5
- 3.Qa4
- 3...Kxd6
- 4.Qd7#
- 3...Kxd6
- 3.Qa4
- 2...Kb6
- 3.Qa8
- 3...Kb5
- 4.Qa6#
- 3...Kb5
- 3.Qc8
- threat
- 4.Qa6#
- 3...Ka5
- 4.Qa6#
- 3...Kb5
- 4.Qa6#
- 3...Ka7
- 4.Qb7#
- threat
- 3.Qa8
- 2...Kd5
- 2.Qg4
- 2...Kb5
- 3.Qa4+
- 3...Kb6
- 4.Qa6#
- 3...Kb6
- 3.Qa4+
- 2...Kd5
- 3.Qa4
- 3...Kxd6
- 4.Qd7#
- 3...Kxd6
- 3.Qa4
- 2...Kb6
- 3.Qc8
- threat
- 4.Qa6#
- 3...Ka5
- 4.Qa6#
- 3...Kb5
- 4.Qa6#
- 3...Ka7
- 4.Qb7#
- threat
- 3.Qc8
- 2...Kb5
- 2.Qe8+
- 1...Kxd6
- 2.Qf7
- 2...Kc6
- 3.Qb7+
- 3...Kd6
- 4.Qd7#
- 3...Kd6
- 3.Qb7+
- 2...Kc6
- 2.Qf7
- 1...Kc4
- 1.Sec5!
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