MESON Chess Problem Database
Problem Display
PID: 63549 (8/4N3/1p1pp3/8/B2k1N2/1P1p1R2/2bB4/K7 w - - 0 1)
Holmes, AE
Chess Amateur (The), 1909
#3
7 + 6
SOLUTION
- SOUND
- Sets
- 1...Kc5
- 2.Sxe6#
- 1...Bb1
- 2.Re3
- threat
- 3.Sxe6#
- 2...Kc5
- 3.Sxe6#
- 2...e5
- 3.Se6#
- threat
- 2.Re3
- 1...e5
- 2.Se6+
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Re3#
- 2...Ke4
- 2.Se6+
- 1...Kc5
- Tries
- 1.Sg2?
- threat
- 2.Rf4+
- 2...Kc5
- 3.Be3#
- 3.Bb4#
- 3.Rc4#
- 3.b4#
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Bc3#
- 2...Kc5
- 2.Rf4+
- 1...Ke4
- 2.Rf4+
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Bc3#
- 2...Ke5
- 2.Rf4+
- 1...Kc5
- 2.Rf4
- threat
- 3.Be3#
- 3.Bb4#
- 3.Rc4#
- 3.b4#
- threat
- 2.Rf4
- 1...Ke5
- 2.Bc3+
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Re3#
- 3.Rf4#
- 2...Ke4
- 2.Bc3+
- 1...Bxb3
- 2.Rf4+
- 2...Kc5
- 3.Be3#
- 3.Bb4#
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Bc3#
- 2...Kc5
- 2.Rf4+
- 1...b5
- 2.Rf4+
- 2...Kc5
- 3.Be3#
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Bc3#
- 2...Kc5
- 2.Rf4+
- 1...d5
- 2.Sc6+
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Rf4#
- 2...Kc5
- 3.Bb4#
- 2...Ke4
- 2.Sc6+
- 1...e5!
- threat
- 1.Sfd5?
- threat
- 2.Rf4+
- 2...Kc5
- 3.Be3#
- 3.Bb4#
- 3.Rc4#
- 3.b4#
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Bc3#
- 2...Kc5
- 2.Rf4+
- 1...Ke4
- 2.Rf4+
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Bc3#
- 2...Ke5
- 2.Rf4+
- 1...Ke5
- 2.Bc3+
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Re3#
- 3.Rf4#
- 2...Ke4
- 2.Bc3+
- 1...Bxb3
- 2.Rf4+
- 2...Kc5
- 3.Be3#
- 3.Bb4#
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Bc3#
- 2...Kc5
- 2.Rf4+
- 1...exd5
- 2.Sc6+
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Rf4#
- 2...Kc5
- 3.Bb4#
- 2...Ke4
- 2.Sc6+
- 1...b5
- 2.Rf4+
- 2...Kc5
- 3.Be3#
- 3.Bb4#
- 3.b4#
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Bc3#
- 2...Kc5
- 2.Rf4+
- 1...e5!
- threat
- 1.Sxe6+?
- 1...Ke4
- 2.Re3#
- 1...Ke5!
- 1...Ke4
- 1.Sfg6?
- threat
- 2.Rf4+
- 2...Kc5
- 3.Be3#
- 3.Bb4#
- 3.Rc4#
- 3.b4#
- 2...Kc5
- 2.Rf4+
- 1...Kc5
- 2.Rf4
- threat
- 3.Be3#
- 3.Bb4#
- 3.Rc4#
- 3.b4#
- threat
- 2.b4+
- 2...Kc4
- 3.Rf4#
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Rf4#
- 2...Kc4
- 2.Rf4
- 1...Bxb3
- 2.Rf4+
- 2...Kc5
- 3.Be3#
- 3.Bb4#
- 2...Kc5
- 2.Rf4+
- 1...b5
- 2.Rf4+
- 2...Kc5
- 3.Be3#
- 2...Kc5
- 2.Rf4+
- 1...d5
- 2.Sc6+
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Rf4#
- 2...Kc5
- 3.Bb4#
- 2...Ke4
- 2.Rf4+
- 2...Kc5
- 3.Bb4#
- 2...Kc5
- 2.Sc6+
- 1...e5!
- threat
- 1.Sc6+?
- 1...Kc5
- 2.Be3#
- 2.Bb4#
- 1...Ke4!
- 1...Kc5
- 1.Re3?
- threat
- 2.Sxe6#
- 1...Kc5
- 2.Sxe6#
- 1...e5
- 2.Se6#
- 1...Bxb3!
- threat
- 1.Sg2?
- Keys
- 1.Sh3!
- threat
- 2.Rf4+
- 2...Kc5
- 3.Be3#
- 3.Bb4#
- 3.Rc4#
- 3.b4#
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Bc3#
- 2...Kc5
- 2.Rf4+
- 1...Ke4
- 2.Rf4+
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Bc3#
- 2...Ke5
- 2.Rf4+
- 1...Kc5
- 2.Rf4
- threat
- 3.Be3#
- 3.Bb4#
- 3.Rc4#
- 3.b4#
- threat
- 2.Rf4
- 1...Ke5
- 2.Bc3+
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Sg5#
- 2...Ke4
- 2.Bc3+
- 1...Bxb3
- 2.Rf4+
- 2...Kc5
- 3.Be3#
- 3.Bb4#
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Bc3#
- 2...Kc5
- 2.Rf4+
- 1...b5
- 2.Rf4+
- 2...Kc5
- 3.Be3#
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Bc3#
- 2...Kc5
- 2.Rf4+
- 1...d5
- 2.Sc6+
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Sg5#
- 3.Rf4#
- 2...Kc5
- 3.Bb4#
- 2...Ke4
- 2.Sc6+
- 1...e5
- 2.Be3+
- 2...Kc3
- 3.Sd5#
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Sg5#
- 2...Kc3
- 2.Be3+
- threat
- 1.Sh3!
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