MESON Chess Problem Database

Problem Display
PID: 40237 (QK3N1n/1B1p4/1pN3p1/1p1k4/1B3p2/1P3P2/b7/7n w - - 0 1)

Bull, Cecil Alfred Lucas

1st Prize, Saale Zeitung, 1912

QK3N1n/1B1p4/1pN3p1/1p1k4/1B3p2/1P3P2/b7/7n

#3

8 + 9

5371 Sonatas in Chess 1960

SOLUTION

  • SOUND
  • Sets
    • 1...d6
      • 2.Bc8
        • threat
          • 3.Be6#
      • 2.Qa6
        • threat
          • 3.Qxb5#
  • Tries
    • 1.Qxa2?
      • threat
        • 2.Qd2#
      • 1...Sf2
        • 2.Qd2+
          • 2...Sd3
            • 3.Qxd3#
      • 1...dxc6!
    • 1.Qa7?
      • threat
        • 2.Qxb6
          • threat
            • 3.Qd4#
            • 3.Qc5#
            • 3.Qxb5#
      • 1...Bxb3
        • 2.Qxb6
          • threat
            • 3.Qd4#
            • 3.Qc5#
            • 3.Qxb5#
          • 2...Kc4
            • 3.Qd4#
      • 1...d6
        • 2.Qxb6
          • threat
            • 3.Qd4#
            • 3.Qxb5#
        • 2.Qa6
          • threat
            • 3.Qxb5#
      • 1...dxc6!
  • Keys
    • 1.Bc8!
      • threat
        • 2.Bxd7
          • threat
            • 3.Be6#
      • 1...Bxb3
        • 2.Se7+
          • 2...Kc4
            • 3.Qe4#
          • 2...Kd4
            • 3.Qe4#
          • 2...Ke5
            • 3.Qa1#
      • 1...dxc6
        • 2.Qxc6+
          • 2...Kd4
            • 3.Qe4#
          • 2...Ke5
            • 3.Bc3#
            • 3.Qd6#
          • 2...Kxc6
            • 3.Bb7#
      • 1...Bb1
        • 2.Qa1
          • threat
            • 3.Se7#
          • 2...Kxc6
            • 3.Bb7#
            • 3.Qa8#
          • 2...dxc6
            • 3.Be6#
      • 1...Sf7
        • 2.Sxd7
          • threat
            • 3.Sxb6#
            • 3.Sf6#
          • 2...Ke6
            • 3.Sd4#

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