MESON Chess Problem Database
Problem Display
PID: 39833 (8/8/R5K1/2N5/3kN3/R7/8/8 w - - 0 1)
Sherrard, Hugh William
The Field, 1889
(First published on Sat Apr 6 1889)
#3
5 + 1
| 3757 | Schachminiaturen I | 1902 |
| 3238 | 777 Chess Miniatures in Three | 1908 |
| 15239 | Valois Notebooks | 2022 |
SOLUTION
- SOUND
- Tries
- 1.Kf5?
- threat
- 2.Rc3
- 2...Kd5
- 3.Rd6#
- 2...Kd5
- 2.Rc3
- 1...Kd5
- 2.Rc3
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Rd6#
- 2...Kd4
- 2.Rc3
- 1...Kc4!
- threat
- 1.Kf6?
- threat
- 2.Rc3
- 2...Kd5
- 3.Rd6#
- 2...Kd5
- 2.Rc3
- 1...Kd5
- 2.Rc3
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Rd6#
- 2...Kd4
- 2.Rc3
- 1...Kc4!
- threat
- 1.Sd2?
- threat
- 2.Se6+
- 2...Kd5
- 3.R3a5#
- 2...Ke5
- 3.R3a5#
- 2...Kd5
- 2.Sd7
- 2...Kd5
- 3.Rd3#
- 2...Kd5
- 2.Se6+
- 1...Kd5
- 2.Se6
- 2...Ke5
- 3.R3a5#
- 2...Ke5
- 2.Sd7
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Rd6#
- 2...Kd4
- 2.Se6
- 1...Ke5
- 2.Se6
- 2...Kd5
- 3.R3a5#
- 2...Kd5
- 2.Sd7+
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Rd6#
- 2...Kf4
- 3.R6a4#
- 2...Kd5
- 3.Rd3#
- 2...Kd4
- 2.Se6
- 1...Kxc5!
- threat
- 1.Rc3?
- threat
- 2.Kf5
- 2...Kd5
- 3.Rd6#
- 2...Kd5
- 2.Kf6
- 2...Kd5
- 3.Rd6#
- 2...Kd5
- 2.Kf5
- 1...Kd5
- 2.Kf5
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Rd6#
- 2...Kd4
- 2.Kf6
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Rd6#
- 2...Kd4
- 2.Kf5
- 1...Ke5!
- threat
- 1.R3a4+?
- 1...Kd5
- 2.Rd6+
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Sd3#
- 2...Ke5
- 2.Rf6
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Rf5#
- 2...Ke5
- 2.Rd6+
- 1...Ke5
- 2.Sd3+
- 2...Kd5
- 3.Sc3#
- 3.Sf6#
- 3.Rd6#
- 2...Kd5
- 2.Sd3+
- 1...Ke3!
- 1...Kd5
- 1.Kf5?
- Keys
- 1.Sd7!
- threat
- 2.Sd2
- 2...Kd5
- 3.Rd3#
- 2...Kd5
- 2.Sd2
- 1...Kc4
- 2.Sd2+
- 2...Kb4
- 3.Rb3#
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Rd6#
- 2...Kb5
- 3.Rb6#
- 2...Kd5
- 3.Rd3#
- 2...Kb4
- 2.Sd2+
- 1...Kxe4
- 2.Rd6
- 2...Kf4
- 3.Rd4#
- 2...Kf4
- 2.Rd6
- 1...Kd5
- 2.Sd2
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Rd6#
- 2...Kd4
- 2.Sd2
- threat
- 1.Sd7!
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