MESON Chess Problem Database
Problem Display
PID: 54674 (4NrB1/4pr2/1p2k1p1/1K1RNp2/8/2B1P3/8/8 w - - 0 1)
McArthur, Sgt Maj William
Illustrated London News, 1880
(First published on Sat Dec 4 1880)
#3
7 + 7
| 4760 | 200 Classic Chess Puzzles | 1993 |
SOLUTION
- SOUND
- Tries
- 1.Kc6?
- threat
- 2.Sd3
- threat
- 3.Sf4#
- 3.Sc7#
- 3.Sg7#
- 3.Re5#
- threat
- 2.Sf3
- threat
- 3.Sd4#
- 3.Sg5#
- 3.Sc7#
- 3.Sg7#
- 3.Re5#
- threat
- 2.Sg4
- threat
- 3.Sc7#
- 3.Sg7#
- 3.Re5#
- threat
- 2.Sxg6
- threat
- 3.Sf4#
- 3.Sxf8#
- 3.Sc7#
- 3.Sg7#
- 3.Re5#
- threat
- 2.Sd7
- threat
- 3.Sxf8#
- 3.Sc7#
- 3.Sg7#
- 3.Re5#
- threat
- 2.Sxf7
- threat
- 3.Sg5#
- 3.Sd8#
- 3.Sc7#
- 3.Sg7#
- 3.Re5#
- threat
- 2.Sd3
- 1...Rxg8
- 2.Sf3
- threat
- 3.Sd4#
- 3.Sg5#
- 3.Sc7#
- 3.Re5#
- threat
- 2.Sf3
- 1...f4
- 2.Sd3
- threat
- 3.Sxf4#
- 3.Sc7#
- 3.Sg7#
- 3.Re5#
- threat
- 2.Sf3
- threat
- 3.Sd4#
- 3.Sg5#
- 3.Sc7#
- 3.Sg7#
- 3.Re5#
- threat
- 2.Sg4
- threat
- 3.Sc7#
- 3.Sg7#
- 3.Re5#
- threat
- 2.Sxg6
- threat
- 3.Sxf4#
- 3.Sxf8#
- 3.Sc7#
- 3.Sg7#
- 3.Re5#
- threat
- 2.Sd7
- threat
- 3.Sxf8#
- 3.Sc7#
- 3.Sg7#
- 3.Re5#
- threat
- 2.Sxf7
- threat
- 3.Sg5#
- 3.Sd8#
- 3.Sc7#
- 3.Sg7#
- 3.Re5#
- threat
- 2.Sg7+
- 2...Kf6
- 3.Sg4#
- 3.Sd7#
- 2...Kf6
- 2.Sd3
- 1...b5
- 2.Sd3
- threat
- 3.Sf4#
- 3.Sc5#
- 3.Sc7#
- 3.Sg7#
- 3.Re5#
- threat
- 2.Sf3
- threat
- 3.Sd4#
- 3.Sg5#
- 3.Sc7#
- 3.Sg7#
- 3.Re5#
- threat
- 2.Sg4
- threat
- 3.Sc7#
- 3.Sg7#
- 3.Re5#
- threat
- 2.Sxg6
- threat
- 3.Sf4#
- 3.Sxf8#
- 3.Sc7#
- 3.Sg7#
- 3.Re5#
- threat
- 2.Sd7
- threat
- 3.Sc5#
- 3.Sxf8#
- 3.Sc7#
- 3.Sg7#
- 3.Re5#
- threat
- 2.Sxf7
- threat
- 3.Sg5#
- 3.Sd8#
- 3.Sc7#
- 3.Sg7#
- 3.Re5#
- threat
- 2.Sd3
- 1...g5
- 2.Sf3
- threat
- 3.Sd4#
- 3.Sxg5#
- 3.Sc7#
- 3.Sg7#
- 3.Re5#
- threat
- 2.Sg4
- threat
- 3.Sc7#
- 3.Sg7#
- 3.Re5#
- threat
- 2.Sd7
- threat
- 3.Sxf8#
- 3.Sc7#
- 3.Sg7#
- 3.Re5#
- threat
- 2.Sxf7
- threat
- 3.Sxg5#
- 3.Sd8#
- 3.Sc7#
- 3.Sg7#
- 3.Re5#
- threat
- 2.Sf3
- 1...Rxe8!
- threat
- 1.Sd3?
- threat
- 2.Sf4#
- 2.Sc7#
- 1...Rxe8
- 2.Sf4#
- 1...f4
- 2.Sxf4#
- 2.Sc7#
- 1...g5
- 2.Sc7#
- 1...Kxd5!
- threat
- 1.Sxg6?
- threat
- 2.Sf4#
- 2.Sc7#
- 1...Rxe8
- 2.Sf4#
- 1...f4
- 2.Sxf4#
- 2.Sc7#
- 1...Kxd5!
- threat
- 1.Kc6?
- Keys
- 1.e4!
- threat
- 2.Sd3
- threat
- 3.Sf4#
- 3.Sc7#
- 3.Sg7#
- threat
- 2.Sf3
- threat
- 3.Sd4#
- 3.Sg5#
- 3.Sc7#
- 3.Sg7#
- threat
- 2.Sxg6
- threat
- 3.Sf4#
- 3.Sxf8#
- 3.Sc7#
- 3.Sg7#
- threat
- 2.Sxf7
- threat
- 3.Sg5#
- 3.Sd8#
- 3.Sc7#
- 3.Sg7#
- threat
- 2.Sd3
- 1...Rxe8
- 2.Sxg6
- threat
- 3.Sf4#
- 2...f4
- 3.Sxf4#
- threat
- 2.Sxf7
- threat
- 3.Sg5#
- 3.Sd8#
- threat
- 2.Sxg6
- 1...Rxg8
- 2.Sf3
- threat
- 3.Sd4#
- 3.Sg5#
- 3.Sc7#
- threat
- 2.Sf3
- 1...fxe4
- 2.Sd3
- threat
- 3.Sf4#
- 3.Sc7#
- 2...Kxd5
- 3.Sf4#
- threat
- 2.Sxg6
- threat
- 3.Sf4#
- 3.Sc7#
- 2...Kxd5
- 3.Sf4#
- threat
- 2.Sd3
- 1...f4
- 2.Sd3
- threat
- 3.Sxf4#
- 3.Sc7#
- 3.Sg7#
- threat
- 2.Sf3
- threat
- 3.Sd4#
- 3.Sg5#
- 3.Sc7#
- 3.Sg7#
- threat
- 2.Sxg6
- threat
- 3.Sxf4#
- 3.Sxf8#
- 3.Sc7#
- 3.Sg7#
- threat
- 2.Sxf7
- threat
- 3.Sg5#
- 3.Sd8#
- 3.Sc7#
- 3.Sg7#
- threat
- 2.Sc7+
- 2...Kf6
- 3.Sg4#
- 3.Sd7#
- 2...Kf6
- 2.Sg7+
- 2...Kf6
- 3.Sg4#
- 3.Sd7#
- 2...Kf6
- 2.Sd3
- 1...g5
- 2.Sf3
- threat
- 3.Sd4#
- 3.Sxg5#
- 3.Sc7#
- 3.Sg7#
- threat
- 2.Sxf7
- threat
- 3.Sxg5#
- 3.Sd8#
- 3.Sc7#
- 3.Sg7#
- threat
- 2.Sf3
- threat
- 1.e4!
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