MESON Chess Problem Database

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PID: 54586 (5B2/2p2B2/8/KPN5/3kp3/8/P5P1/2R5 w - - 0 1)

Barrow, John Hugh

Western Daily Mercury, 1917

5B2/2p2B2/8/KPN5/3kp3/8/P5P1/2R5

#4

8 + 3

5257 Chess Problems by J H Barrow 2004
15239 Valois Notebooks 2019

SOLUTION

  • SOUND
  • Keys
    • 1.Re1!
      • threat
        • 2.Bg7+
          • 2...Kxc5
            • 3.Be5
              • threat
                • 4.Rc1#
            • 3.Rd1
              • threat
                • 4.Bf8#
      • 1...Kc3
        • 2.Rd1
          • threat
            • 3.Sa4+
              • 3...Kc2
                • 4.Bb3#
            • 3.Bg7+
              • 3...Kc2
                • 4.Bb3#
            • 3.Bb3
              • threat
                • 4.Sa4#
                • 4.Bg7#
              • 3...Kb2
                • 4.Sa4#
          • 2...Kb2
            • 3.Sa4+
              • 3...Kc2
                • 4.Bb3#
          • 2...Kc2
            • 3.Bb3+
              • 3...Kb2
                • 4.Sa4#
              • 3...Kc3
                • 4.Sa4#
                • 4.Bg7#
      • 1...Ke5
        • 2.Rxe4+
          • 2...Kf5
            • 3.Be7
              • 3...c6
                • 4.g4#
          • 2...Kf6
            • 3.Rf4+
              • 3...Ke5
                • 4.Sd3#
              • 3...Kg5
                • 4.Se6#
      • 1...c6
        • 2.Bg7+
          • 2...Kxc5
            • 3.Be5
              • threat
                • 4.Rc1#

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