MESON Chess Problem Database
Problem Display
PID: 39139 (6br/4Rp2/B1k2Np1/2p1P1P1/N2ppp2/Pp5P/1PP4Q/6BK w - - 0 1)
Williams, E
The Observer, 1954
(First published on Sun Aug 15 1954)
#3
13 + 10
| 56 | The Problemist | 2001 |
| 15239 | Valois Notebooks | 2020 |
SOLUTION
- SOUND
- Sets
- 1...Rxh3
- 2.Qxh3
- threat
- 3.Qd7#
- 3.Qc8#
- threat
- 2.Qxh3
- 1...Rh4
- 2.Re8
- threat
- 3.Rc8#
- 2...Kc7
- 3.Rc8#
- threat
- 2.Re8
- 1...Rh5
- 2.Re8
- threat
- 3.Rc8#
- 2...Kc7
- 3.Rc8#
- threat
- 2.Re8
- 1...Rh6
- 2.Re8
- threat
- 3.Rc8#
- 2...Kc7
- 3.Rc8#
- threat
- 2.Re8
- 1...Rh7
- 2.Re8
- threat
- 3.Rc8#
- 2...Kc7
- 3.Rc8#
- threat
- 2.Re8
- 1...Bh7
- 2.Qe2
- threat
- 3.Bb5#
- 3.Bb7#
- 3.Qb5#
- 3.Qxe4#
- threat
- 2.Qe2
- 1...bxc2
- 2.b4
- threat
- 3.b5#
- 2...cxb4
- 3.Qxc2#
- threat
- 2.b4
- 1...d3
- 2.c4
- threat
- 3.Bb5#
- 3.Bb7#
- threat
- 2.c4
- 1...e3
- 2.Qg2+
- 2...f3
- 3.Qxf3#
- 2...f3
- 2.Qg2+
- 1...f3
- 2.e6
- threat
- 3.Rc7#
- 3.Qc7#
- threat
- 2.e6
- 1...c4
- 2.Sd5
- threat
- 3.Sb4#
- 2...Kxd5
- 3.Bb7#
- threat
- 2.Sd5
- 1...Rxh3
- Tries
- 1.Bc4?
- threat
- 2.Sd5
- threat
- 3.Rc7#
- threat
- 2.Se8
- threat
- 3.Rc7#
- threat
- 2.Sd5
- 1...Rxh3
- 2.Qxh3
- threat
- 3.Qd7#
- 3.Qc8#
- threat
- 2.Qxh3
- 1...Bh7
- 2.Qe2
- threat
- 3.Bb5#
- 3.Bd5#
- 3.Qxe4#
- threat
- 2.Qe2
- 1...Rh7!
- threat
- 1.Re8?
- threat
- 2.Rc8#
- 1...Kc7
- 2.Rc8#
- 1...Bh7!
- threat
- 1.Qxf4?
- threat
- 2.Qxe4#
- 1...Rh4
- 2.Qxh4
- threat
- 3.Qxe4#
- 2...e3
- 3.Qe4#
- threat
- 2.Qxh4
- 1...Rxh3+!
- threat
- 1.Qe2?
- threat
- 2.Bb5#
- 2.Bb7#
- 2.Qb5#
- 2.Qxe4#
- 1...d3
- 2.Qxe4#
- 1...e3
- 2.Bb5#
- 2.Bb7#
- 2.Qf3#
- 2.Qb5#
- 1...c4
- 2.Qxc4#
- 2.Qxe4#
- 1...Rxh3+!
- threat
- 1.Qg2?
- threat
- 2.Qxe4#
- 1...Rxh3+
- 2.Qxh3
- threat
- 3.Qd7#
- 3.Qc8#
- threat
- 2.Qxh3
- 1...f3!
- threat
- 1.cxb3?
- threat
- 2.b4
- threat
- 3.b5#
- 2...cxb4
- 3.Qc2#
- threat
- 2.b4
- 1...Rxh3
- 2.Qxh3
- threat
- 3.Qd7#
- 3.Qc8#
- threat
- 2.Qxh3
- 1...Bh7
- 2.Qc2
- threat
- 3.Qxe4#
- 3.Qxc5#
- threat
- 2.Qe2
- threat
- 3.Bb5#
- 3.Bb7#
- 3.Qb5#
- 3.Qxe4#
- threat
- 2.Qc2
- 1...c4
- 2.Sd5
- threat
- 3.Sb4#
- 2...Kxd5
- 3.Bb7#
- threat
- 2.bxc4
- threat
- 3.Bb5#
- 3.Bb7#
- threat
- 2.b4
- threat
- 3.b5#
- threat
- 2.Sd5
- 1...d3!
- threat
- 1.c3?
- threat
- 2.c4
- threat
- 3.Bb5#
- 3.Bb7#
- threat
- 2.c4
- 1...Rxh3
- 2.Qxh3
- threat
- 3.Qd7#
- 3.Qc8#
- threat
- 2.Qxh3
- 1...Bh7
- 2.Qe2
- threat
- 3.Bb5#
- 3.Bb7#
- 3.Qb5#
- 3.Qxe4#
- threat
- 2.Qe2
- 1...c4
- 2.Sd5
- threat
- 3.Sb4#
- 2...Kxd5
- 3.Bb7#
- threat
- 2.cxd4
- threat
- 3.d5#
- threat
- 2.Sd5
- 1...dxc3!
- threat
- 1.h4?
- 1...bxc2
- 2.b4
- threat
- 3.b5#
- 2...cxb4
- 3.Qxc2#
- threat
- 2.b4
- 1...Bh7
- 2.Qe2
- threat
- 3.Bb5#
- 3.Bb7#
- 3.Qb5#
- 3.Qxe4#
- threat
- 2.Qe2
- 1...Rh5
- 2.Re8
- threat
- 3.Rc8#
- 2...Kc7
- 3.Rc8#
- threat
- 2.Re8
- 1...Rh6
- 2.Re8
- threat
- 3.Rc8#
- 2...Kc7
- 3.Rc8#
- threat
- 2.Re8
- 1...Rh7
- 2.Re8
- threat
- 3.Rc8#
- 2...Kc7
- 3.Rc8#
- threat
- 2.Re8
- 1...d3
- 2.c4
- threat
- 3.Bb5#
- 3.Bb7#
- threat
- 2.c4
- 1...e3
- 2.Qg2+
- 2...f3
- 3.Qxf3#
- 2...f3
- 2.Qg2+
- 1...f3
- 2.e6
- threat
- 3.Rc7#
- 3.Qc7#
- threat
- 2.e6
- 1...c4
- 2.Sd5
- threat
- 3.Sb4#
- 2...Kxd5
- 3.Bb7#
- threat
- 2.Sd5
- 1...Rxh4!
- 1...bxc2
- 1.Bc4?
- Keys
- 1.Ra7!
- 1...Rxh3
- 2.Qxh3
- threat
- 3.Qd7#
- 3.Qc8#
- threat
- 2.Qxh3
- 1...bxc2
- 2.b4
- threat
- 3.b5#
- 2...cxb4
- 3.Qxc2#
- threat
- 2.b4
- 1...Bh7
- 2.Qe2
- threat
- 3.Bb5#
- 3.Qb5#
- 3.Qxe4#
- threat
- 2.Qe2
- 1...Rh4
- 2.Ra8
- threat
- 3.Rc8#
- 2...Kc7
- 3.Rc8#
- threat
- 2.Ra8
- 1...Rh5
- 2.Ra8
- threat
- 3.Rc8#
- 2...Kc7
- 3.Rc8#
- threat
- 2.Ra8
- 1...Rh6
- 2.Ra8
- threat
- 3.Rc8#
- 2...Kc7
- 3.Rc8#
- threat
- 2.Ra8
- 1...Rh7
- 2.Ra8
- threat
- 3.Rc8#
- 2...Kc7
- 3.Rc8#
- threat
- 2.Ra8
- 1...d3
- 2.c4
- threat
- 3.Bb5#
- threat
- 2.c4
- 1...e3
- 2.Qg2+
- 2...f3
- 3.Qxf3#
- 2...f3
- 2.Qg2+
- 1...f3
- 2.e6
- threat
- 3.Rc7#
- 3.Qc7#
- threat
- 2.e6
- 1...c4
- 2.Bc8
- threat
- 3.Bd7#
- 2...Kb5
- 3.Bd7#
- threat
- 2.Bc8
- 1...Rxh3
- 1.Ra7!
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