MESON Chess Problem Database
Problem Display
PID: 58141 (Q1n5/1P6/n7/3K1P2/8/4B3/2R3P1/7k w - - 0 1)
Speckmann, Werner
1st Prize, L'Echiquier de Paris, 1954
#3
7 + 3
| 268 | Chess Life | 1959 |
SOLUTION
- SOUND
- Sets
- 1...Sc5
- 2.Qa1+
- 2...Kh2
- 3.Bf4#
- 2...Kh2
- 2.Qa1+
- 1...Sb8
- 2.Qa1+
- 2...Kh2
- 3.Bf4#
- 2...Kh2
- 2.Qa1+
- 1...Sd6
- 2.Qh8#
- 1...Sa7
- 2.Qh8#
- 1...Sc5
- Tries
- 1.Kd4?
- threat
- 2.g3
- threat
- 3.bxc8Q#
- 3.bxc8S#
- 3.bxc8B#
- 3.bxc8R#
- 3.b8Q#
- 3.b8S#
- 3.b8B#
- 3.b8R#
- 2...Sb4
- 3.Qa1#
- 2...Sc5
- 3.Qa1#
- 2...Sc7
- 3.Qa1#
- 2...Sb8
- 3.Qa1#
- 2...Sb6
- 3.Qh8#
- 2...Sd6
- 3.Qh8#
- 2...Sa7
- 3.Qh8#
- 2...Se7
- 3.Qh8#
- threat
- 2.g4
- threat
- 3.bxc8Q#
- 3.bxc8S#
- 3.bxc8B#
- 3.bxc8R#
- 3.b8Q#
- 3.b8S#
- 3.b8B#
- 3.b8R#
- 2...Sb4
- 3.Qa1#
- 2...Sc5
- 3.Qa1#
- 2...Sc7
- 3.Qa1#
- 2...Sb8
- 3.Qa1#
- 2...Sb6
- 3.Qh8#
- 2...Sd6
- 3.Qh8#
- 2...Sa7
- 3.Qh8#
- 2...Se7
- 3.Qh8#
- threat
- 2.g3
- 1...Sb4
- 2.Qa1+
- 2...Kh2
- 3.Bf4#
- 2...Kh2
- 2.Qa1+
- 1...Sc5
- 2.Qa1+
- 2...Kh2
- 3.Bf4#
- 2...Kh2
- 2.Qa1+
- 1...Sc7
- 2.Qa1+
- 2...Kh2
- 3.Bf4#
- 2...Kh2
- 2.Qa1+
- 1...Sb8
- 2.Qa1+
- 2...Kh2
- 3.Bf4#
- 2...Kh2
- 2.Qxb8
- 2...Sd6
- 3.Qh8#
- 2...Sb6
- 3.Qh8#
- 2...Sa7
- 3.Qh8#
- 2...Se7
- 3.Qh8#
- 2...Sd6
- 2.Qa1+
- 1...Kh2!
- threat
- 1.Ke5?
- threat
- 2.g3
- threat
- 3.bxc8Q#
- 3.bxc8S#
- 3.bxc8B#
- 3.bxc8R#
- 3.b8Q#
- 3.b8S#
- 3.b8B#
- 3.b8R#
- 2...Sb4
- 3.Qa1#
- 2...Sc5
- 3.Qa1#
- 2...Sc7
- 3.Qa1#
- 2...Sb8
- 3.Qa1#
- 2...Sb6
- 3.Qh8#
- 2...Sd6
- 3.Qh8#
- 2...Sa7
- 3.Qh8#
- 2...Se7
- 3.Qh8#
- threat
- 2.g4
- threat
- 3.bxc8Q#
- 3.bxc8S#
- 3.bxc8B#
- 3.bxc8R#
- 3.b8Q#
- 3.b8S#
- 3.b8B#
- 3.b8R#
- 2...Sb4
- 3.Qa1#
- 2...Sc5
- 3.Qa1#
- 2...Sc7
- 3.Qa1#
- 2...Sb8
- 3.Qa1#
- 2...Sb6
- 3.Qh8#
- 2...Sd6
- 3.Qh8#
- 2...Sa7
- 3.Qh8#
- 2...Se7
- 3.Qh8#
- threat
- 2.g3
- 1...Sb4
- 2.Qa1+
- 2...Kh2
- 3.Bf4#
- 2...Kh2
- 2.Qa1+
- 1...Sc5
- 2.Qa1+
- 2...Kh2
- 3.Bf4#
- 2...Kh2
- 2.Qa1+
- 1...Sc7
- 2.Qa1+
- 2...Kh2
- 3.Bf4#
- 2...Kh2
- 2.Qa4
- threat
- 3.Qh4#
- 2...Kh2
- 3.Qh4#
- threat
- 2.g3
- threat
- 3.Qa1#
- 2...Sxa8
- 3.bxa8Q#
- 3.bxa8B#
- 2...Sa6
- 3.bxc8Q#
- 3.bxc8S#
- 3.bxc8B#
- 3.bxc8R#
- 3.b8Q#
- 3.b8S#
- 3.b8B#
- 3.b8R#
- 2...Sa7
- 3.Qh8#
- threat
- 2.g4
- threat
- 3.Qa1#
- 2...Sxa8
- 3.bxa8Q#
- 3.bxa8B#
- 2...Sa6
- 3.bxc8Q#
- 3.bxc8S#
- 3.bxc8B#
- 3.bxc8R#
- 3.b8Q#
- 3.b8S#
- 3.b8B#
- 3.b8R#
- 2...Sa7
- 3.Qh8#
- threat
- 2.Qa1+
- 1...Sb8
- 2.Qa1+
- 2...Kh2
- 3.Bf4#
- 2...Kh2
- 2.Qa1+
- 1...Kh2!
- threat
- 1.g3?
- threat
- 2.Kd4
- threat
- 3.bxc8Q#
- 3.bxc8S#
- 3.bxc8B#
- 3.bxc8R#
- 3.b8Q#
- 3.b8S#
- 3.b8B#
- 3.b8R#
- 2...Sb4
- 3.Qa1#
- 2...Sc5
- 3.Qa1#
- 2...Sc7
- 3.Qa1#
- 2...Sb8
- 3.Qa1#
- 2...Sb6
- 3.Qh8#
- 2...Sd6
- 3.Qh8#
- 2...Sa7
- 3.Qh8#
- 2...Se7
- 3.Qh8#
- threat
- 2.Ke5
- threat
- 3.bxc8Q#
- 3.bxc8S#
- 3.bxc8B#
- 3.bxc8R#
- 3.b8Q#
- 3.b8S#
- 3.b8B#
- 3.b8R#
- 2...Sb4
- 3.Qa1#
- 2...Sc5
- 3.Qa1#
- 2...Sc7
- 3.Qa1#
- 2...Sb8
- 3.Qa1#
- 2...Sb6
- 3.Qh8#
- 2...Sd6
- 3.Qh8#
- 2...Sa7
- 3.Qh8#
- 2...Se7
- 3.Qh8#
- threat
- 2.Kd4
- 1...Sc7+
- 2.Ke5
- threat
- 3.Qa1#
- 2...Sxa8
- 3.bxa8Q#
- 3.bxa8B#
- 2...Sa6
- 3.bxc8Q#
- 3.bxc8S#
- 3.bxc8B#
- 3.bxc8R#
- 3.b8Q#
- 3.b8S#
- 3.b8B#
- 3.b8R#
- 2...Sa7
- 3.Qh8#
- threat
- 2.Ke5
- 1...Sb6+
- 2.Kd4
- threat
- 3.Qh8#
- 2...Sxa8
- 3.bxa8Q#
- 3.bxa8B#
- 2...Sb8
- 3.Qa1#
- 2...Sc8
- 3.bxc8Q#
- 3.bxc8S#
- 3.bxc8B#
- 3.bxc8R#
- 3.b8Q#
- 3.b8S#
- 3.b8B#
- 3.b8R#
- threat
- 2.Kd4
- 1...Se7+
- 2.Kc4
- threat
- 3.Qh8#
- 2...Sxf5
- 3.b8Q#
- 3.b8S#
- 3.b8B#
- 3.b8R#
- 2...Sb8
- 3.Qa1#
- 2...Sg6
- 3.b8Q#
- 3.b8S#
- 3.b8B#
- 3.b8R#
- 2...Sc8
- 3.bxc8Q#
- 3.bxc8S#
- 3.bxc8B#
- 3.bxc8R#
- 3.b8Q#
- 3.b8S#
- 3.b8B#
- 3.b8R#
- 2...Sg8
- 3.b8Q#
- 3.b8S#
- 3.b8B#
- 3.b8R#
- threat
- 2.Kc4
- 1...Sb4+!
- threat
- 1.Kd4?
- Keys
- 1.g4!
- threat
- 2.Kd4
- threat
- 3.bxc8Q#
- 3.bxc8S#
- 3.bxc8B#
- 3.bxc8R#
- 3.b8Q#
- 3.b8S#
- 3.b8B#
- 3.b8R#
- 2...Sb4
- 3.Qa1#
- 2...Sc5
- 3.Qa1#
- 2...Sc7
- 3.Qa1#
- 2...Sb8
- 3.Qa1#
- 2...Sb6
- 3.Qh8#
- 2...Sd6
- 3.Qh8#
- 2...Sa7
- 3.Qh8#
- 2...Se7
- 3.Qh8#
- threat
- 2.Ke5
- threat
- 3.bxc8Q#
- 3.bxc8S#
- 3.bxc8B#
- 3.bxc8R#
- 3.b8Q#
- 3.b8S#
- 3.b8B#
- 3.b8R#
- 2...Sb4
- 3.Qa1#
- 2...Sc5
- 3.Qa1#
- 2...Sc7
- 3.Qa1#
- 2...Sb8
- 3.Qa1#
- 2...Sb6
- 3.Qh8#
- 2...Sd6
- 3.Qh8#
- 2...Sa7
- 3.Qh8#
- 2...Se7
- 3.Qh8#
- threat
- 2.Kd4
- 1...Sb4+
- 2.Ke6
- threat
- 3.Qa1#
- 2...Sxc2
- 3.b8Q#
- 3.b8B#
- 2...Sa2
- 3.bxc8Q#
- 3.bxc8S#
- 3.bxc8B#
- 3.bxc8R#
- 3.b8Q#
- 3.b8S#
- 3.b8B#
- 3.b8R#
- 2...Sd3
- 3.bxc8Q#
- 3.bxc8S#
- 3.bxc8B#
- 3.bxc8R#
- 3.b8Q#
- 3.b8S#
- 3.b8B#
- 3.b8R#
- 2...Sa6
- 3.bxc8Q#
- 3.bxc8S#
- 3.bxc8B#
- 3.bxc8R#
- 3.b8Q#
- 3.b8S#
- 3.b8B#
- 3.b8R#
- 2...Sa7
- 3.Qh8#
- threat
- 2.Ke6
- 1...Sc7+
- 2.Ke5
- threat
- 3.Qa1#
- 2...Sxa8
- 3.bxa8Q#
- 3.bxa8B#
- 2...Sa6
- 3.bxc8Q#
- 3.bxc8S#
- 3.bxc8B#
- 3.bxc8R#
- 3.b8Q#
- 3.b8S#
- 3.b8B#
- 3.b8R#
- 2...Sa7
- 3.Qh8#
- threat
- 2.Ke5
- 1...Sb6+
- 2.Kd4
- threat
- 3.Qh8#
- 2...Sxa8
- 3.bxa8Q#
- 3.bxa8B#
- 2...Sb8
- 3.Qa1#
- 2...Sc8
- 3.bxc8Q#
- 3.bxc8S#
- 3.bxc8B#
- 3.bxc8R#
- 3.b8Q#
- 3.b8S#
- 3.b8B#
- 3.b8R#
- threat
- 2.Kd4
- 1...Se7+
- 2.Kc4
- threat
- 3.Qh8#
- 2...Sxf5
- 3.b8Q#
- 3.b8S#
- 3.b8B#
- 3.b8R#
- 2...Sb8
- 3.Qa1#
- 2...Sg6
- 3.b8Q#
- 3.b8S#
- 3.b8B#
- 3.b8R#
- 2...Sc8
- 3.bxc8Q#
- 3.bxc8S#
- 3.bxc8B#
- 3.bxc8R#
- 3.b8Q#
- 3.b8S#
- 3.b8B#
- 3.b8R#
- 2...Sg8
- 3.b8Q#
- 3.b8S#
- 3.b8B#
- 3.b8R#
- threat
- 2.Kc4
- threat
- 1.g4!
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