MESON Chess Problem Database

Problem Display
PID: 56949 (7K/3p4/7p/5BPp/b2Np2k/4p3/4Nb2/5Q1n w - - 0 1)

Howard, Kenneth Samuel

1st Prize, Western Morning News and Mercury, 1925/I

(First published on Sat Jan 17 1925)

7K/3p4/7p/5BPp/b2Np2k/4p3/4Nb2/5Q1n

#3

6 + 9

5089 The Enjoyment of Chess Problems 1943
15239 Valois Notebooks 2024

SOLUTION

  • SOUND
  • Sets
    • 1...Be1
      • 2.Qf4#
    • 1...Bg1
      • 2.Qf4#
    • 1...hxg5
      • 2.Qh3#
      • 2.Qxh1#
    • 1...d5
      • 2.Se6
        • threat
          • 3.Qh3#
          • 3.Qxh1#
    • 1...d6
      • 2.Se6
        • threat
          • 3.Qh3#
          • 3.Qxh1#
  • Tries
    • 1.Se6?
      • threat
        • 2.Qh3#
        • 2.Qxh1#
      • 1...Bg3
        • 2.Qh3#
      • 1...Bg1
        • 2.Qh3#
        • 2.Qf4#
      • 1...Sg3
        • 2.Qh3#
      • 1...dxe6!
  • Keys
    • 1.Qb1!
      • threat
        • 2.Qxe4+
          • 2...Kxg5
            • 3.Qe7#
        • 2.Qb4
          • threat
            • 3.Sf3#
          • 2...Kxg5
            • 3.Qe7#
      • 1...Kxg5
        • 2.Qb6
          • threat
            • 3.Qd8#
          • 2...Kh4
            • 3.Qd8#
            • 3.Qf6#
          • 2...h4
            • 3.Qg6#
      • 1...Bg3
        • 2.Qxe4+
          • 2...Kxg5
            • 3.Qe7#
          • 2...Bf4
            • 3.Sf3#
            • 3.Qxf4#
      • 1...Be1
        • 2.Qxe4+
          • 2...Kxg5
            • 3.Qe7#
      • 1...Bd1
        • 2.Qxe4+
          • 2...Kxg5
            • 3.Qe7#
      • 1...Bc2
        • 2.Qb4
          • threat
            • 3.Sf3#
          • 2...Kxg5
            • 3.Qe7#
      • 1...Bb3
        • 2.Qxe4+
          • 2...Kxg5
            • 3.Qe7#
      • 1...Bb5
        • 2.Qxe4+
          • 2...Kxg5
            • 3.Qe7#
      • 1...Bc6
        • 2.Qb4
          • threat
            • 3.Sf3#
          • 2...Kxg5
            • 3.Qe7#
      • 1...Sg3
        • 2.Qxe4+
          • 2...Kxg5
            • 3.Qe7#
          • 2...Sxe4
            • 3.Sf3#
      • 1...d5
        • 2.Qb4
          • threat
            • 3.Sf3#
          • 2...Kxg5
            • 3.Qe7#
      • 1...d6
        • 2.Qxe4+
          • 2...Kxg5
            • 3.Qe7#

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