MESON Chess Problem Database
Problem Display
PID: 53496 (7K/2P5/2P1P1p1/P5P1/3PkB2/P7/p3B2Q/N7 w - - 0 1)
Simonson, AC
The Chess Review, 1934
#3
12 + 3
SOLUTION
- COOKED
- Tries
- 1.Bd3+?
- 1...Kxd4
- 2.Qc2
- 2...Kd5
- 3.Qc4#
- 2...Kd5
- 2.Qc2
- 1...Kd5
- 2.Qxa2+
- 2...Kxd4
- 3.Qc4#
- 2...Kxc6
- 3.Qg2#
- 3.c8Q#
- 2...Kxd4
- 2.Qxa2+
- 1...Kxd3!
- 1...Kxd4
- 1.Bc1?
- threat
- 2.Qe5#
- 1...Kd5
- 2.Qe5+
- 2...Kxc6
- 3.Bf3#
- 3.c8Q#
- 2...Kxc6
- 2.Qe5+
- 1...Kxd4!
- threat
- 1.Bd2?
- threat
- 2.Qe5#
- 1...Kd5
- 2.Qe5+
- 2...Kxc6
- 3.Bf3#
- 3.c8Q#
- 2...Kxc6
- 2.Qe5+
- 1...Kxd4!
- threat
- 1.Be3?
- threat
- 2.Qe5#
- 1...Kd5
- 2.Qe5+
- 2...Kxc6
- 3.Bf3#
- 3.c8Q#
- 2...Kxc6
- 2.c8Q
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Qe5#
- 2...Ke4
- 2.Qe5+
- 1...Kxe3!
- threat
- 1.Be5?
- threat
- 2.Bc4
- threat
- 3.Qf4#
- 2...Ke3
- 3.Qf4#
- 3.Qe2#
- 2...Kf3
- 3.Qe2#
- 2...Kf5
- 3.Qf4#
- threat
- 2.Bc4
- 1...Ke3
- 2.Bc4
- threat
- 3.Qf4#
- 3.Qe2#
- 2...Kf3
- 3.Qe2#
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Qf4#
- threat
- 2.Bc4
- 1...Kd5
- 2.Qh3
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Qf3#
- 2...Kxc6
- 3.Qg2#
- 3.Qh1#
- 3.Qf3#
- 2...Ke4
- 2.Qh3
- 1...Kf5!
- threat
- 1.Bd6?
- threat
- 2.Qe5#
- 1...Kd5
- 2.Qe5+
- 2...Kxc6
- 3.Bf3#
- 3.c8Q#
- 2...Kxc6
- 2.c8Q
- threat
- 3.Qe5#
- 2...Kxd4
- 3.Qe5#
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Qe5#
- threat
- 2.Qe5+
- 1...Ke3!
- threat
- 1.Qg3?
- 1...Kxd4
- 2.Qd3+
- 2...Kc5
- 3.Qc4#
- 3.Qd6#
- 2...Kc5
- 2.Qf3
- 2...Kc5
- 3.Sb3#
- 2...Kc5
- 2.Qd3+
- 1...Kd5
- 2.Qe3
- 2...Kxc6
- 3.Qf3#
- 3.Qe4#
- 2...Kxc6
- 2.Qe3
- 1...Kf5!
- 1...Kxd4
- 1.Qh1+?
- 1...Kxd4
- 2.Kg8
- 2...Kc3
- 3.Qh8#
- 2...Kc5
- 3.Sb3#
- 2...Kc3
- 2.Qf3
- 2...Kc5
- 3.Sb3#
- 2...Kc5
- 2.Kg8
- 1...Kf5
- 2.Qd5+
- 2...Kxf4
- 3.Qe5#
- 2...Kxf4
- 2.Qd5+
- 1...Kxf4!
- 1...Kxd4
- 1.Qf2?
- 1...Kd5
- 2.Qe3
- 2...Kxc6
- 3.Qf3#
- 3.Qe4#
- 2...Kxc6
- 2.Qe3
- 1...Kf5!
- 1...Kd5
- 1.Qh3?
- 1...Kxd4
- 2.Qd3+
- 2...Kc5
- 3.Qc4#
- 3.Qd6#
- 2...Kc5
- 2.Qf3
- 2...Kc5
- 3.Sb3#
- 2...Kc5
- 2.Qd3+
- 1...Kd5
- 2.Be5
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Qf3#
- 2...Kxc6
- 3.Qg2#
- 3.Qh1#
- 3.Qf3#
- 2...Ke4
- 2.Qe3
- 2...Kxc6
- 3.Qf3#
- 3.Qe4#
- 2...Kxc6
- 2.Be5
- 1...Kxf4!
- 1...Kxd4
- 1.c8B?
- 1...Kd5
- 2.Bc7
- 2...Kxd4
- 3.Qe5#
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Qe5#
- 2...Kxc6
- 3.Qd6#
- 2...Kxd4
- 2.Bb8
- 2...Kxd4
- 3.Qe5#
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Qe5#
- 2...Kxc6
- 3.Qd6#
- 3.Qh1#
- 3.Qg2#
- 2...Kxd4
- 2.Bc7
- 1...Kf5
- 2.Bc1
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Qe5#
- 2...Ke4
- 2.Bd2
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Qe5#
- 2...Ke4
- 2.Be3
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Qe5#
- 2...Ke4
- 2.Bd6
- threat
- 3.Qf4#
- 3.Qe5#
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Qe5#
- 2...Kxg5
- 3.Qf4#
- threat
- 2.Bc7
- threat
- 3.Qf4#
- 3.Qe5#
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Qe5#
- 2...Kxg5
- 3.Qf4#
- threat
- 2.Bb8
- threat
- 3.Qf4#
- 3.Qe5#
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Qe5#
- 2...Kxg5
- 3.Qf4#
- threat
- 2.Bc1
- 1...Kxd4!
- 1...Kd5
- 1.Bd3+?
- Keys
- 1.Kg8!
- 1...Kxd4
- 2.Qh1
- 2...Kc3
- 3.Qh8#
- 2...Kc5
- 3.Sb3#
- 2...Kc3
- 2.Qh1
- 1...Kd5
- 2.Qh8
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Qe5#
- 2...Kxc6
- 3.Qh1#
- 2...Kxe6
- 3.Qe5#
- 2...Ke4
- 2.Qh8
- 1...Kf5
- 2.Bc1
- threat
- 3.Qe5#
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Qe5#
- 2...Kxe6
- 3.Qe5#
- threat
- 2.Bd2
- threat
- 3.Qe5#
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Qe5#
- 2...Kxe6
- 3.Qe5#
- threat
- 2.Be3
- threat
- 3.Qe5#
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Qe5#
- 2...Kxe6
- 3.Qe5#
- threat
- 2.Bd6
- threat
- 3.Qe5#
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Qe5#
- 2...Kxg5
- 3.Qf4#
- 2...Kxe6
- 3.Qe5#
- threat
- 2.Qh8
- threat
- 3.Qe5#
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Qe5#
- 2...Kxf4
- 3.Qe5#
- 2...Kxe6
- 3.Qe5#
- threat
- 2.Bc1
- 1...Kxd4
- 1.Qg2+!
- 1...Kxd4
- 2.Bf1
- 2...Kc3
- 3.Be5#
- 3.Qd2#
- 2...Kc5
- 3.Sb3#
- 2...Kc3
- 2.Ba6
- 2...Kc3
- 3.Be5#
- 3.Qd2#
- 2...Kc5
- 3.Sb3#
- 2...Kc3
- 2.Qf3
- 2...Kc5
- 3.Sb3#
- 2...Kc5
- 2.Bf1
- 1...Kxf4
- 2.Sc2
- threat
- 3.Qg4#
- 2...Kf5
- 3.Qg4#
- threat
- 2.Sc2
- 1...Kf5
- 2.Qd5+
- 2...Kxf4
- 3.Qe5#
- 2...Kxf4
- 2.Qd5+
- 1...Kxd4
- 1.c8Q!
- threat
- 2.Qd7
- 2...Kf5
- 3.Qd5#
- 2...Kf5
- 2.Qd8
- 2...Kf5
- 3.Qd5#
- 2...Kf5
- 2.Qd7
- 1...Kxd4
- 2.Qd7+
- 2...Kc3
- 3.Be5#
- 3.Qd2#
- 3.Qg7#
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Qd3#
- 2...Kc5
- 3.Sb3#
- 3.Be3#
- 3.Qg1#
- 3.Qf2#
- 3.Qd6#
- 2...Kc3
- 2.Qd8+
- 2...Kc3
- 3.Be5#
- 3.Qf6#
- 3.Qd2#
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Qd3#
- 2...Kc5
- 3.Qd6#
- 2...Kc3
- 2.Qd7+
- 1...Kd5
- 2.Be3
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Qe5#
- 2...Ke4
- 2.Bd6
- threat
- 3.Qe5#
- 2...Kxd4
- 3.Qe5#
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Qe5#
- threat
- 2.Bc7
- 2...Kxd4
- 3.Qe5#
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Qe5#
- 2...Kxc6
- 3.Qd6#
- 3.Qh1#
- 3.Qg2#
- 3.Qa8#
- 2...Kxd4
- 2.Bb8
- threat
- 3.Qe5#
- 2...Kxd4
- 3.Qe5#
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Qe5#
- threat
- 2.Qc7
- 2...Kxd4
- 3.Qe5#
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Qe5#
- 2...Kxe6
- 3.Qd7#
- 2...Kxd4
- 2.Be3
- 1...Kf5
- 2.Bc1
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Qe5#
- 2...Ke4
- 2.Bd2
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Qe5#
- 2...Ke4
- 2.Be3
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Qe5#
- 2...Ke4
- 2.Bd6
- threat
- 3.Qf4#
- 3.Qe5#
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Qe5#
- 2...Kxg5
- 3.Qf4#
- threat
- 2.Bc7
- threat
- 3.Qf4#
- 3.Qe5#
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Qe5#
- 2...Kxg5
- 3.Qf4#
- threat
- 2.Bb8
- threat
- 3.Qf4#
- 3.Qe5#
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Qe5#
- 2...Kxg5
- 3.Qf4#
- threat
- 2.Qc7
- threat
- 3.Qe5#
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Qe5#
- 2...Kxe6
- 3.Qd7#
- threat
- 2.Bc1
- threat
- 1.Kg8!
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