MESON Chess Problem Database
Problem Display
PID: 58431 (8/p3K3/6p1/5pp1/1p3p1k/4N2B/r1R4P/2Q5 w - - 0 1)
Mackenzie, Arthur Ford
British Chess Magazine, 1886
#4
6 + 8
SOLUTION
- SOUND
- Keys
- 1.Bg4!
- threat
- 2.Qe1#
- 1...fxe3
- 2.Qe1+
- 2...Kxg4
- 3.Qg3+
- 3...Kh5
- 4.Qh3#
- 3...Kh5
- 3.Qg3+
- 2...Kxg4
- 2.Qe1+
- 1...fxg4
- 2.Qa1
- threat
- 3.Qh8#
- 2...Rxa1
- 3.Rc8
- threat
- 4.Rh8#
- 3...Kh3
- 4.Rh8#
- 3...Kh5
- 4.Rh8#
- threat
- 3.Rc8
- 2...Rb2
- 3.Qxb2
- threat
- 4.Qh8#
- 3...Kh3
- 4.Qh8#
- 3...Kh5
- 4.Qh8#
- threat
- 3.Qxb2
- threat
- 2.Qd1
- threat
- 3.Qxg4#
- 2...Kh5
- 3.Qd4
- threat
- 4.Qh8#
- 3...Kh4
- 4.Qh8#
- 3...Kh6
- 4.Qh8#
- threat
- 3.Qd8
- threat
- 4.Qh8#
- 3...Kh4
- 4.Qh8#
- 3...Kh6
- 4.Qh8#
- threat
- 3.Qd4
- 2...fxe3
- 3.Qd4
- threat
- 4.Qh8#
- 3...Kh3
- 4.Qh8#
- 3...Kh5
- 4.Qh8#
- threat
- 3.Qd4
- 2...f3
- 3.Qd4
- threat
- 4.Qh8#
- 4.Qxg4#
- 3...Kh3
- 4.Qh8#
- 4.Qxg4#
- 3...Kh5
- 4.Qh8#
- threat
- 3.Qd8
- threat
- 4.Qh8#
- 3...Kh3
- 4.Qh8#
- 3...Kh5
- 4.Qh8#
- threat
- 3.Qd4
- threat
- 2.Qa1
- 1...Ra1
- 2.Qxa1
- threat
- 3.Qh8#
- 3.Qe1#
- 2...fxe3
- 3.Rg2
- threat
- 4.Qh8#
- 4.Qe1#
- threat
- 3.Rg2
- threat
- 2.Qb2
- threat
- 3.Qh8#
- 2...fxe3
- 3.Rg2
- threat
- 4.Qh8#
- threat
- 3.Rg2
- threat
- 2.Qxa1
- threat
- 1.Bg4!
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