MESON Chess Problem Database
Problem Display
PID: 57263 (2k2K2/2p5/2Bn4/6R1/8/8/8/8 w - - 0 1)
JB of Bridport (Brown, John)
Illustrated London News, 1857
(First published on Sat Jul 18 1857)
#4
3 + 3
| 4331 | Schachminiaturen II | 1903 |
SOLUTION
- SOUND
- Keys
- 1.Rg4!
- 1...Kb8
- 2.Ra4
- threat
- 3.Ra8#
- 2...Sb7
- 3.Ra6
- 3...Kc8
- 4.Ra8#
- 3...Sa5
- 4.Ra8#
- 3...Sc5
- 4.Ra8#
- 3...Sd6
- 4.Ra8#
- 3...Sd8
- 4.Ra8#
- 3...Kc8
- 3.Ra6
- threat
- 2.Ra4
- 1...Kd8
- 2.Rg8
- 2...Kc8
- 3.Ke7+
- 3...Se8
- 4.Rxe8#
- 3...Se8
- 3.Kg7+
- 3...Se8+
- 4.Rxe8#
- 3...Se8+
- 3.Ke7+
- 2...Se8
- 3.Kf7
- 3...Kc8
- 4.Rxe8#
- 3...Kc8
- 3.Kf7
- 2...Kc8
- 2.Rg8
- 1...Sc4
- 2.Rxc4
- threat
- 3.Ra4
- threat
- 4.Ra8#
- 3...Kb8
- 4.Ra8#
- 3...Kd8
- 4.Ra8#
- threat
- 3.Rb4
- 3...Kd8
- 4.Rb8#
- 3...Kd8
- 3.Ra4
- 2...Kb8
- 3.Ra4
- 3...Kc8
- 4.Ra8#
- 3...Kc8
- 3.Ra4
- 2...Kd8
- 3.Ra4
- 3...Kc8
- 4.Ra8#
- 3...Kc8
- 3.Re4
- 3...Kc8
- 4.Re8#
- 3...Kc8
- 3.Ra4
- threat
- 2.Rxc4
- 1...Se4
- 2.Rxe4
- threat
- 3.Re8#
- 2...Kb8
- 3.Ra4
- 3...Kc8
- 4.Ra8#
- 3...Kc8
- 3.Ra4
- threat
- 2.Rxe4
- 1...Sb5
- 2.Ra4
- threat
- 3.Ra8#
- 2...Sa7
- 3.Rxa7
- threat
- 4.Ra8#
- 3...Kb8
- 4.Ra8#
- 3...Kd8
- 4.Ra8#
- threat
- 3.Rxa7
- threat
- 2.Ra4
- 1...Sb7
- 2.Ra4
- threat
- 3.Ra8#
- 2...Kb8
- 3.Ra6
- 3...Kc8
- 4.Ra8#
- 3...Sa5
- 4.Ra8#
- 3...Sc5
- 4.Ra8#
- 3...Sd6
- 4.Ra8#
- 3...Sd8
- 4.Ra8#
- 3...Kc8
- 3.Ra6
- 2...Sa5
- 3.Rxa5
- threat
- 4.Ra8#
- 3...Kb8
- 4.Ra8#
- 3...Kd8
- 4.Ra8#
- threat
- 3.Rxa5
- threat
- 2.Ra4
- 1...Kb8
- 1.Rg4!
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