MESON Chess Problem Database
Problem Display
PID: 40447 (n3Q3/2b5/2Rp1p2/3k4/5P2/1pB1pp2/1n3p2/5B1K w - - 0 1)
Bull, Cecil Alfred Lucas
1st Prize, Birmingham Times, 1888
#3
6 + 10
| 499 | Chess Problems (Rayner) | 1890 |
| 187 | The Chess Bouquet | 1897 |
| 5371 | Sonatas in Chess | 1960 |
SOLUTION
- SOUND
- Sets
- 1...Sd1
- 2.Bc4#
- 1...Sa4
- 2.Bc4#
- 1...Sc4
- 2.Bxc4#
- 1...Sd1
- Tries
- 1.Rc4?
- threat
- 2.Qf7#
- 2.Qe4#
- 2.Qg8#
- 1...f5
- 2.Qf7#
- 2.Qg8#
- 1...Sxc4!
- threat
- 1.Rc5+?
- 1...Kxc5
- 2.Qb5#
- 1...dxc5!
- 1...Kxc5
- 1.Rxc7?
- threat
- 2.Qc6+
- 2...Ke6
- 3.Qe4#
- 2...Ke6
- 2.Qxa8+
- 2...Ke6
- 3.Qe4#
- 2...Ke6
- 2.Qc6+
- 1...Sd3
- 2.Qb5+
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Rc4#
- 2...Ke6
- 3.f5#
- 2...Sc5
- 3.Qc4#
- 2...Ke4
- 2.Qb5+
- 1...Sb6
- 2.Qc6+
- 2...Ke6
- 3.Qe4#
- 2...Ke6
- 2.f5
- threat
- 3.Qc6#
- 3.Qe6#
- threat
- 2.Qc6+
- 1...f5
- 2.Qxa8+
- 2...Ke6
- 3.Qg8#
- 2...Ke6
- 2.Qxa8+
- 1...Sxc7!
- threat
- 1.Rc4?
- Keys
- 1.f5!
- threat
- 2.Rc5+
- 2...Kxc5
- 3.Qb5#
- 2...dxc5
- 3.Qe6#
- 2...Kxc5
- 2.Rc5+
- 1...Bb6
- 2.Rc5+
- 2...Kxc5
- 3.Qb5#
- 2...Bxc5
- 3.Qxa8#
- 2...dxc5
- 3.Qe6#
- 2...Kxc5
- 2.Rc5+
- 1...Sd3
- 2.Rc4
- threat
- 3.Qc6#
- 3.Qf7#
- 3.Qe4#
- 3.Qe6#
- 3.Qg8#
- 2...Kxc4
- 3.Qc6#
- 2...Sc5
- 3.Rd4#
- threat
- 2.Rc4
- 1...e2
- 2.Qxe2
- threat
- 3.Qxf3#
- 2...Kxc6
- 3.Qb5#
- 2...fxe2
- 3.Bg2#
- threat
- 2.Qxe2
- threat
- 1.f5!
In Chess Problems (Rayner), 1890 the bSa8 is on h8.
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