MESON Chess Problem Database
Problem Display
PID: 53763 (8/Q7/8/4N2p/4k2B/4N3/K7/3b4 w - - 0 1)
Dobbs, Gilbert S
The Chess Review, 1935
#4
5 + 3
SOLUTION
- COOKED
- Keys
- 1.Bg5!
- threat
- 2.Qc5
- threat
- 3.Qd5#
- 2...Bb3+
- 3.Kxb3
- 3...h4
- 4.Qd5#
- 3...h4
- 3.Kxb3
- threat
- 2.Qd7
- threat
- 3.Qd5#
- 2...Bb3+
- 3.Kxb3
- threat
- 4.Qd5#
- 3...Kxe5
- 4.Qd5#
- threat
- 3.Kxb3
- threat
- 2.Qf7
- threat
- 3.Qd5#
- 3.Qf4#
- 2...Bb3+
- 3.Kxb3
- threat
- 4.Qd5#
- 4.Qf4#
- 3...Kd4
- 4.Qd5#
- 3...Kxe5
- 4.Qd5#
- threat
- 3.Kxb3
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Qc4+
- 3...Kxe5
- 4.Qd5#
- 3...Kxe5
- 3.Qc4+
- threat
- 2.Qc5
- 1...Bb3+
- 2.Kxb3
- threat
- 3.Qb7+
- 3...Kd4
- 4.Qd5#
- 3...Kxe5
- 4.Qd5#
- 3...Kd4
- 3.Qa8+
- 3...Kd4
- 4.Qd5#
- 3...Kxe5
- 4.Qd5#
- 3...Kd4
- 3.Kc3
- threat
- 4.Qd4#
- 3...Kxe5
- 4.Qe7#
- threat
- 3.Kc4
- threat
- 4.Qd4#
- 3...Kxe5
- 4.Qe7#
- threat
- 3.Qc5
- 3...h4
- 4.Qd5#
- 3...h4
- 3.Qa5
- threat
- 4.Qd5#
- 3...Kd4
- 4.Qd5#
- threat
- 3.Qd7
- threat
- 4.Qd5#
- 3...Kxe5
- 4.Qd5#
- threat
- 3.Qf7
- threat
- 4.Qd5#
- 4.Qf4#
- 3...Kd4
- 4.Qd5#
- 3...Kxe5
- 4.Qd5#
- threat
- 3.Qb7+
- 2...Kxe5
- 3.Qc5+
- 3...Ke4
- 4.Qd5#
- 3...Ke6
- 4.Qe7#
- 4.Qd5#
- 3...Ke4
- 3.Qd7
- threat
- 4.Qd5#
- 3...Ke4
- 4.Qd5#
- threat
- 3.Qc5+
- threat
- 2.Kxb3
- 1...Bc2
- 2.Qc5
- threat
- 3.Qd5#
- 2...Bb1+
- 3.Kxb1
- 3...h4
- 4.Qd5#
- 3...h4
- 3.Kxb1
- 2...Bb3+
- 3.Kxb3
- 3...h4
- 4.Qd5#
- 3...h4
- 3.Kxb3
- threat
- 2.Qd7
- threat
- 3.Qd5#
- 2...Bb1+
- 3.Kxb1
- threat
- 4.Qd5#
- 3...Kxe5
- 4.Qd5#
- threat
- 3.Kxb1
- 2...Bb3+
- 3.Kxb3
- threat
- 4.Qd5#
- 3...Kxe5
- 4.Qd5#
- threat
- 3.Kxb3
- threat
- 2.Qf7
- threat
- 3.Qd5#
- 3.Qf4#
- 2...Bb1+
- 3.Kb2
- threat
- 4.Qd5#
- 4.Qf4#
- 3...Kd4
- 4.Qd5#
- 3...Kxe5
- 4.Qd5#
- threat
- 3.Kb2
- 2...Bb3+
- 3.Kxb3
- threat
- 4.Qd5#
- 4.Qf4#
- 3...Kd4
- 4.Qd5#
- 3...Kxe5
- 4.Qd5#
- threat
- 3.Kxb3
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Qc4+
- 3...Kxe5
- 4.Qd5#
- 3...Kxe5
- 3.Qc4+
- threat
- 2.Qc5
- 1...Be2
- 2.Kb3
- threat
- 3.Qb7+
- 3...Kd4
- 4.Qd5#
- 3...Kxe5
- 4.Qd5#
- 3...Kd4
- 3.Qa8+
- 3...Kd4
- 4.Qd5#
- 3...Kxe5
- 4.Qd5#
- 3...Kd4
- 3.Kc3
- threat
- 4.Qd4#
- 3...Kxe5
- 4.Qe7#
- threat
- 3.Qb7+
- 2...Bc4+
- 3.Kxc4
- threat
- 4.Qd4#
- 3...Kxe5
- 4.Qe7#
- threat
- 3.Kxc4
- 2...Kxe5
- 3.Qc5+
- 3...Ke4
- 4.Qd5#
- 3...Ke6
- 4.Qe7#
- 4.Qd5#
- 3...Ke4
- 3.Qc5+
- threat
- 2.Qc5
- threat
- 3.Qd5#
- 2...Bc4+
- 3.Qxc4+
- 3...Kxe5
- 4.Qd5#
- 3...Kxe5
- 3.Qxc4+
- threat
- 2.Qd7
- threat
- 3.Qd5#
- 2...Bc4+
- 3.S3xc4
- 3...h4
- 4.Qd3#
- 3...h4
- 3.S3xc4
- threat
- 2.Kb3
- 1...Ba4
- 2.Qxa4+
- 2...Kxe5
- 3.Qd1
- threat
- 4.Qd5#
- 3...Ke4
- 4.Qd5#
- 3...Ke6
- 4.Qd5#
- threat
- 3.Qd7
- threat
- 4.Qd5#
- 3...Ke4
- 4.Qd5#
- threat
- 3.Qd1
- 2...Kxe5
- 2.Qf7
- threat
- 3.Qd5#
- 3.Qf4#
- 2...Bb3+
- 3.Kxb3
- threat
- 4.Qd5#
- 4.Qf4#
- 3...Kd4
- 4.Qd5#
- 3...Kxe5
- 4.Qd5#
- threat
- 3.Kxb3
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Qc4+
- 3...Kxe5
- 4.Qd5#
- 3...Kxe5
- 3.Qc4+
- threat
- 2.Qxa4+
- 1...Bg4
- 2.Kb2
- threat
- 3.Qb7+
- 3...Kd4
- 4.Qd5#
- 3...Kxe5
- 4.Qd5#
- 3...Kd4
- 3.Qa8+
- 3...Kd4
- 4.Qd5#
- 3...Kxe5
- 4.Qd5#
- 3...Kd4
- 3.Qf7
- threat
- 4.Qd5#
- 4.Qf4#
- 3...Kd4
- 4.Qd5#
- 3...Kxe5
- 4.Qd5#
- threat
- 3.Qb7+
- 2...Kxe5
- 3.Qc5+
- 3...Ke4
- 4.Qd5#
- 3...Ke6
- 4.Qe7#
- 4.Qd5#
- 3...Ke4
- 3.Qc5+
- 2...Bf3
- 3.Kc3
- threat
- 4.Qd4#
- 3...Kxe5
- 4.Qe7#
- threat
- 3.Qc5
- threat
- 4.Qd5#
- threat
- 3.Kc3
- 2...Be6
- 3.Kc3
- threat
- 4.Qd4#
- 3...Kxe5
- 4.Qd4#
- threat
- 3.Kc3
- 2...Bd7
- 3.Qxd7
- threat
- 4.Qd5#
- 3...Kxe5
- 4.Qd5#
- threat
- 3.Qxd7
- threat
- 2.Kb2
- threat
- 1.Qd7!
- threat
- 2.Qxd1
- threat
- 3.Bg3
- threat
- 4.Qd3#
- 3...Kxe3
- 4.Qd3#
- threat
- 3.Bg5
- threat
- 4.Qd5#
- 3...Kxe5
- 4.Qd5#
- threat
- 3.Bg3
- 2...Kxe3
- 3.Bg3
- threat
- 4.Qd3#
- 3...Ke4
- 4.Qd3#
- threat
- 3.Bg3
- 2...Kxe5
- 3.Bg5
- threat
- 4.Qd5#
- 3...Ke4
- 4.Qd5#
- 3...Ke6
- 4.Qd5#
- threat
- 3.Bg5
- threat
- 2.Bg5
- threat
- 3.Qd5#
- 2...Bb3+
- 3.Kxb3
- threat
- 4.Qd5#
- 3...Kxe5
- 4.Qd5#
- threat
- 3.Kxb3
- threat
- 2.Qxd1
- 1...Bb3+
- 2.Kxb3
- threat
- 3.Bg3
- threat
- 4.Qd3#
- 3...Kxe3
- 4.Qd3#
- threat
- 3.Bg5
- threat
- 4.Qd5#
- 3...Kxe5
- 4.Qd5#
- threat
- 3.Bg3
- 2...Kxe3
- 3.Bg3
- threat
- 4.Qd3#
- 3...Ke2
- 4.Qd3#
- 3...Ke4
- 4.Qd3#
- threat
- 3.Bg3
- 2...Kxe5
- 3.Bg5
- threat
- 4.Qd5#
- 3...Ke4
- 4.Qd5#
- threat
- 3.Bg5
- threat
- 2.Kxb3
- 1...Kxe3
- 2.Qd3+
- 2...Kf4
- 3.Bg3+
- 3...Kg5
- 4.Qg6#
- 3...Kg5
- 3.Bg3+
- 2...Kf4
- 2.Qd3+
- 1...Kxe5
- 2.Qd5+
- 2...Kf4
- 3.Bg5+
- 3...Kg3
- 4.Qg2#
- 3...Kg3
- 3.Bg5+
- 2...Kf4
- 2.Qd5+
- 1...Bc2
- 2.Bg5
- threat
- 3.Qd5#
- 2...Bb1+
- 3.Kxb1
- threat
- 4.Qd5#
- 3...Kxe5
- 4.Qd5#
- threat
- 3.Kxb1
- 2...Bb3+
- 3.Kxb3
- threat
- 4.Qd5#
- 3...Kxe5
- 4.Qd5#
- threat
- 3.Kxb3
- threat
- 2.Bg5
- 1...Be2
- 2.Bg5
- threat
- 3.Qd5#
- 2...Bc4+
- 3.S3xc4
- 3...h4
- 4.Qd3#
- 3...h4
- 3.S3xc4
- threat
- 2.Bg5
- 1...Bf3
- 2.S5c4
- threat
- 3.Qf5+
- 3...Kd4
- 4.Bf6#
- 3...Kd4
- 3.Qd5+
- 3...Kf4
- 4.Qe5#
- 4.Qf5#
- 3...Kf4
- 3.Bg3
- threat
- 4.Qd5#
- threat
- 3.Bg5
- threat
- 4.Qd5#
- threat
- 3.Qf5+
- 2...Bg4
- 3.Qd5+
- 3...Kf4
- 4.Sg2#
- 3...Kf4
- 3.Qd5+
- threat
- 2.S5c4
- 1...Ba4
- 2.Qxa4+
- 2...Kxe3
- 3.Qb4
- 3...Ke2
- 4.Qe1#
- 3...Ke2
- 3.Qb4
- 2...Kxe5
- 3.Qb4
- 3...Ke6
- 4.Qe7#
- 3...Ke6
- 3.Qb4
- 2...Kxe3
- 2.Qxa4+
- 1...Bg4
- 2.Qd3+
- 2...Kxe5
- 3.Qd5+
- 3...Kf4
- 4.Sg2#
- 3...Kf4
- 3.Qd5+
- 2...Kxe5
- 2.Qd5+
- 2...Kxe3
- 3.Qd3+
- 3...Kf4
- 4.Sg6#
- 3...Kf4
- 3.Qd3+
- 2...Kxe3
- 2.S3xg4
- threat
- 3.Qd3+
- 3...Kf4
- 4.Qf3#
- 3...Kf4
- 3.Bg3
- threat
- 4.Qd3#
- threat
- 3.Qd3+
- 2...Kf4
- 3.Qd3
- 3...hxg4
- 4.Sg6#
- 3...hxg4
- 3.Qd3
- 2...hxg4
- 3.Bg3
- 3...Ke3
- 4.Qd3#
- 3...Ke3
- 3.Bg3
- threat
- 2.Qd3+
- threat
- 1.Bg5!
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