MESON Chess Problem Database
Problem Display
PID: 37757 (6K1/7P/8/1p4Q1/5N2/1P6/6pP/4Rbbk w - - 0 1)
Loyd, Sam
Detroit Free Press, 1876
#3
7 + 5
| 1829 | The Theory of Pawn Promotion | 1912 |
| 5206 | Sam Loyd and His Chess Problems | 1913 |
SOLUTION
- SOUND
- Sets
- 1...Kxh2
- 2.Qh4#
- 2.h8Q#
- 2.h8R#
- 1...Be2
- 2.Qxg2#
- 1...Bd3
- 2.Qxg2#
- 1...Bc4+
- 2.bxc4
- threat
- 3.Qxg2#
- 2...Kxh2
- 3.Qh4#
- 3.Qxg2#
- 3.h8Q#
- 3.h8R#
- threat
- 2.bxc4
- 1...Bf2
- 2.Qxg2#
- 1...Bxh2
- 2.Qxg2#
- 1...Be3
- 2.Qxg2#
- 1...Bd4
- 2.Qxg2#
- 1...Bc5
- 2.Qxg2#
- 1...Bb6
- 2.Qxg2#
- 1...Ba7
- 2.Qxg2#
- 1...Kxh2
- Tries
- 1.Kf7?
- 1...Bc4+
- 2.bxc4
- threat
- 3.Qxg2#
- 2...Kxh2
- 3.Qh4#
- 3.Qxg2#
- 3.h8Q#
- 3.h8R#
- threat
- 2.bxc4
- 1...b4!
- 1...Bc4+
- 1.Kg7?
- 1...b4
- 2.Kh6
- 2...Kxh2
- 3.Qh4#
- 2...Bxh2
- 3.Qxg2#
- 2...Bf2
- 3.Qxg2#
- 2...Be3
- 3.Qxg2#
- 2...Bd4
- 3.Qxg2#
- 2...Bc5
- 3.Qxg2#
- 2...Bb6
- 3.Qxg2#
- 2...Ba7
- 3.Qxg2#
- 2...Be2
- 3.Qxg2#
- 2...Bd3
- 3.Qxg2#
- 2...Bc4
- 3.Qxg2#
- 2...Bb5
- 3.Qxg2#
- 2...Ba6
- 3.Qxg2#
- 2...Kxh2
- 2.Kh6
- 1...Bd4+!
- 1...b4
- 1.Ra1?
- 1...Bc4+
- 2.bxc4
- threat
- 3.Qxg2#
- 2...Kxh2
- 3.Qh4#
- 3.Qxg2#
- 3.h8Q#
- 3.h8R#
- threat
- 2.bxc4
- 1...b4!
- 1...Bc4+
- 1.Rb1?
- 1...Bc4+
- 2.bxc4
- threat
- 3.Qxg2#
- 2...Kxh2
- 3.Qh4#
- 3.Qxg2#
- 3.h8Q#
- 3.h8R#
- threat
- 2.bxc4
- 1...b4!
- 1...Bc4+
- 1.Rc1?
- 1...Bc4+
- 2.Rxc4
- threat
- 3.Qxg2#
- 2...Kxh2
- 3.Qh4#
- 3.Qxg2#
- 3.h8Q#
- 3.h8R#
- threat
- 2.bxc4
- threat
- 3.Qxg2#
- 2...Kxh2
- 3.Qh4#
- 3.Qxg2#
- 3.h8Q#
- 3.h8R#
- threat
- 2.Rxc4
- 1...b4!
- 1...Bc4+
- 1.Rd1?
- 1...Bc4+
- 2.bxc4
- threat
- 3.Qxg2#
- 2...Kxh2
- 3.Qh4#
- 3.Qxg2#
- 3.h8Q#
- 3.h8R#
- threat
- 2.bxc4
- 1...b4!
- 1...Bc4+
- 1.Qg3?
- 1...Bc4+
- 2.bxc4
- threat
- 3.Qxg2#
- threat
- 2.bxc4
- 1...b4!
- 1...Bc4+
- 1.Qg4?
- 1...Bc4+
- 2.bxc4
- threat
- 3.Qxg2#
- 2...Kxh2
- 3.Qh3#
- 3.Qxg2#
- 3.Qh4#
- 3.h8Q#
- 3.h8R#
- threat
- 2.bxc4
- 1...b4!
- 1...Bc4+
- 1.Qd5?
- threat
- 2.Rxf1
- threat
- 3.Qxg2#
- 2...Kxh2
- 3.Qxg2#
- threat
- 2.Rxf1
- 1...b4
- 2.Rxf1
- 2...Kxh2
- 3.Qxg2#
- 2...Kxh2
- 2.Rxf1
- 1...Bc4
- 2.bxc4
- threat
- 3.Qxg2#
- 2...Kxh2
- 3.Qxg2#
- threat
- 2.bxc4
- 1...Kxh2!
- threat
- 1.Qg6?
- 1...Bc4+
- 2.bxc4
- threat
- 3.Qxg2#
- 2...Kxh2
- 3.Qxg2#
- 3.h8Q#
- 3.h8R#
- threat
- 2.bxc4
- 1...b4!
- 1...Bc4+
- 1.Qg7?
- 1...Bc4+
- 2.bxc4
- threat
- 3.Qxg2#
- 2...Kxh2
- 3.Qxg2#
- 3.h8Q#
- 3.h8R#
- threat
- 2.bxc4
- 1...b4!
- 1...Bc4+
- 1.b4?
- 1...Kxh2
- 2.Qh4#
- 2.h8Q#
- 2.h8R#
- 1...Bxh2
- 2.Qxg2#
- 1...Bf2
- 2.Qxg2#
- 1...Be3
- 2.Qxg2#
- 1...Bd4
- 2.Qxg2#
- 1...Bc5
- 2.Qxg2#
- 1...Bb6
- 2.Qxg2#
- 1...Ba7
- 2.Qxg2#
- 1...Be2
- 2.Qxg2#
- 1...Bd3
- 2.Qxg2#
- 1...Bc4+!
- 1...Kxh2
- 1.h8Q?
- 1...Bc4+
- 2.bxc4
- threat
- 3.Qxg2#
- threat
- 2.bxc4
- 1...b4!
- 1...Bc4+
- 1.h8B?
- 1...Bc4+
- 2.bxc4
- threat
- 3.Qxg2#
- 2...Kxh2
- 3.Qh4#
- 3.Qxg2#
- threat
- 2.bxc4
- 1...b4!
- 1...Bc4+
- 1.h8R?
- 1...Bc4+
- 2.bxc4
- threat
- 3.Qxg2#
- threat
- 2.bxc4
- 1...b4!
- 1...Bc4+
- 1.Kf7?
- Keys
- 1.h8S!
- 1...Bc4+
- 2.bxc4
- threat
- 3.Qxg2#
- 2...Kxh2
- 3.Qh4#
- 3.Qxg2#
- threat
- 2.bxc4
- 1...b4
- 2.Sf7
- 2...Kxh2
- 3.Qh4#
- 2...Bxh2
- 3.Qxg2#
- 2...Bf2
- 3.Qxg2#
- 2...Be3
- 3.Qxg2#
- 2...Bd4
- 3.Qxg2#
- 2...Bc5
- 3.Qxg2#
- 2...Bb6
- 3.Qxg2#
- 2...Ba7
- 3.Qxg2#
- 2...Be2
- 3.Qxg2#
- 2...Bd3
- 3.Qxg2#
- 2...Bc4
- 3.Qxg2#
- 2...Bb5
- 3.Qxg2#
- 2...Ba6
- 3.Qxg2#
- 2...Kxh2
- 2.Sf7
- 1...Bc4+
- 1.h8S!
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