MESON Chess Problem Database
Problem Display
PID: 39517 (2K4N/3PP1k1/5N2/6n1/8/8/8/8 w - - 0 1)
Loyd, Sam
Boston Globe, 1876
(First published on Wed Aug 16 1876)
#3
5 + 2
| 1829 | The Theory of Pawn Promotion | 1912 |
| 5206 | Sam Loyd and His Chess Problems | 1913 |
| 5065 | Chess Problem Gems by Eight Eminent American Composers | 1972 |
| 14986 | White-Hume Collection | 2020 |
SOLUTION
- SOUND
- Tries
- 1.d8S?
- 1...Kh6
- 2.e8S
- 2...Sf3
- 3.Sdf7#
- 2...Sh3
- 3.Sdf7#
- 2...Se4
- 3.Sdf7#
- 2...Se6
- 3.Sdf7#
- 2...Sf7
- 3.Sdxf7#
- 2...Sh7
- 3.Sdf7#
- 2...Sf3
- 2.e8S
- 1...Kxh8
- 2.e8S
- 2...Sf3
- 3.Sf7#
- 2...Sh3
- 3.Sf7#
- 2...Se4
- 3.Sf7#
- 2...Se6
- 3.Sf7#
- 2...Sf7
- 3.Sxf7#
- 2...Sh7
- 3.Sf7#
- 2...Sf3
- 2.e8S
- 1...Sf3
- 2.e8S+
- 2...Kh6
- 3.Sdf7#
- 2...Kf8
- 3.Sg6#
- 2...Kxh8
- 3.Sf7#
- 2...Kh6
- 2.e8S+
- 1...Sh3
- 2.e8S+
- 2...Kh6
- 3.Sdf7#
- 2...Kf8
- 3.Sg6#
- 2...Kxh8
- 3.Sf7#
- 2...Kh6
- 2.e8S+
- 1...Se4
- 2.e8S+
- 2...Kh6
- 3.Sdf7#
- 2...Kf8
- 3.Sg6#
- 2...Kxh8
- 3.Sf7#
- 2...Kh6
- 2.e8S+
- 1...Se6
- 2.e8S+
- 2...Kh6
- 3.Sdf7#
- 2...Kf8
- 3.Sg6#
- 2...Kxh8
- 3.Sf7#
- 2...Kh6
- 2.e8S+
- 1...Sf7
- 2.e8S+
- 2...Kh6
- 3.Sdxf7#
- 2...Kf8
- 3.Sg6#
- 2...Kxh8
- 3.Sxf7#
- 2...Kh6
- 2.e8S+
- 1...Sh7
- 2.e8S+
- 2...Kh6
- 3.Sdf7#
- 2...Kf8
- 3.Sg6#
- 2...Kxh8
- 3.Sf7#
- 2...Kh6
- 2.e8S+
- 1...Kxf6!
- 1...Kh6
- 1.e8Q?
- threat
- 2.Qg6+
- 2...Kf8
- 3.d8Q#
- 2...Kxh8
- 3.Qg8#
- 3.d8Q#
- 3.d8R#
- 2...Kf8
- 2.d8Q
- threat
- 3.Qg6#
- 3.Qf8#
- 2...Kh6
- 3.Qg6#
- 3.Qf8#
- threat
- 2.Qg6+
- 1...Sf3
- 2.Qg6+
- 2...Kf8
- 3.Qf7#
- 3.d8Q#
- 2...Kxh8
- 3.Qh7#
- 3.Qh6#
- 3.Qg8#
- 3.d8Q#
- 3.d8R#
- 2...Kf8
- 2.Qf7+
- 2...Kh6
- 3.Qg6#
- 2...Kxh8
- 3.Qg8#
- 3.Qh7#
- 3.Qf8#
- 3.d8Q#
- 3.d8R#
- 2...Kh6
- 2.d8Q
- threat
- 3.Qg6#
- 3.Qf8#
- 2...Kh6
- 3.Qg6#
- threat
- 2.Qg6+
- 1...Sh3
- 2.Qg6+
- 2...Kf8
- 3.Qf7#
- 3.d8Q#
- 2...Kxh8
- 3.Qh7#
- 3.Qh6#
- 3.Qg8#
- 3.d8Q#
- 3.d8R#
- 2...Kf8
- 2.Qf7+
- 2...Kh6
- 3.Qg6#
- 2...Kxh8
- 3.Qg8#
- 3.Qh7#
- 3.Qf8#
- 3.d8Q#
- 3.d8R#
- 2...Kh6
- 2.d8Q
- threat
- 3.Qg6#
- 3.Qf8#
- 2...Kh6
- 3.Qg6#
- threat
- 2.Qg6+
- 1...Se4
- 2.Qg6+
- 2...Kf8
- 3.Qf7#
- 3.d8Q#
- 2...Kxh8
- 3.Qh7#
- 3.Qh6#
- 3.Qg8#
- 3.d8Q#
- 3.d8R#
- 2...Kf8
- 2.Qf7+
- 2...Kh6
- 3.Qg6#
- 2...Kxh8
- 3.Qg8#
- 3.Qh7#
- 3.Qf8#
- 3.d8Q#
- 3.d8R#
- 2...Kh6
- 2.Qg6+
- 1...Se6
- 2.Qg6+
- 2...Kf8
- 3.Qf7#
- 2...Kxh8
- 3.Qh7#
- 3.Qh6#
- 3.Qg8#
- 2...Kf8
- 2.Qf7+
- 2...Kh6
- 3.Qg6#
- 2...Kxh8
- 3.Qg8#
- 3.Qh7#
- 2...Kh6
- 2.Qg6+
- 1...Sf7
- 2.Qxf7+
- 2...Kh6
- 3.Qg6#
- 2...Kxh8
- 3.Qg8#
- 3.Qh7#
- 3.Qf8#
- 3.d8Q#
- 3.d8R#
- 2...Kh6
- 2.Qxf7+
- 1...Sh7
- 2.Sh5+
- 2...Kh6
- 3.Qg6#
- 2...Kh6
- 2.Qg6+
- 2...Kf8
- 3.Qf7#
- 3.d8Q#
- 2...Kxh8
- 3.Qxh7#
- 3.Qg8#
- 2...Kf8
- 2.Qf7+
- 2...Kh6
- 3.Qg6#
- 2...Kxh8
- 3.Qg8#
- 3.Qxh7#
- 2...Kh6
- 2.d8Q
- threat
- 3.Qg6#
- 2...Kh6
- 3.Qg6#
- 2...Sf8
- 3.Qxf8#
- threat
- 2.Sh5+
- 1...Kxf6!
- threat
- 1.d8S?
- Keys
- 1.e8S+!
- 1...Kh6
- 2.d8S
- 2...Sf3
- 3.Sdf7#
- 2...Sh3
- 3.Sdf7#
- 2...Se4
- 3.Sdf7#
- 2...Se6
- 3.Sdf7#
- 2...Sf7
- 3.Sdxf7#
- 2...Sh7
- 3.Sdf7#
- 2...Sf3
- 2.d8S
- 1...Kf8
- 2.d8S
- threat
- 3.Sg6#
- 2...Ke7
- 3.Sg6#
- threat
- 2.d8S
- 1...Kxh8
- 2.d8S
- 2...Sf3
- 3.Sf7#
- 2...Sh3
- 3.Sf7#
- 2...Se4
- 3.Sf7#
- 2...Se6
- 3.Sf7#
- 2...Sf7
- 3.Sxf7#
- 2...Sh7
- 3.Sf7#
- 2...Sf3
- 2.d8S
- 1...Kh6
- 1.e8S+!
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