MESON Chess Problem Database
Problem Display
PID: 65959 (5R2/2k3K1/2P2pP1/p1BP4/Pp2p1Pp/3PPr2/6Np/Q7 w - - 0 1)
Anonymous
The Chess Monthly (Hoffer), 1881
#3
12 + 8
SOLUTION
- COOKED
- Sets
- 1...Rf1
- 2.Qxf1
- threat
- 3.Qf4#
- threat
- 2.Qxf1
- 1...Rxe3
- 2.Qxf6
- threat
- 3.Qe5#
- 3.Qe7#
- 3.Qd8#
- 3.Qf4#
- 3.Qd6#
- 3.Qf7#
- threat
- 2.Qxf6
- 1...Rg3
- 2.Sf4
- threat
- 3.Se6#
- threat
- 2.Qxf6
- threat
- 3.Qe5#
- 3.Qe7#
- 3.Qd8#
- 3.Qf4#
- 3.Qd6#
- 3.Qf7#
- threat
- 2.Sf4
- 1...Rh3
- 2.Sf4
- threat
- 3.Se6#
- threat
- 2.Qxf6
- threat
- 3.Qe5#
- 3.Qe7#
- 3.Qd8#
- 3.Qf4#
- 3.Qd6#
- 3.Qf7#
- threat
- 2.Sf4
- 1...Rf4
- 2.Sxf4
- threat
- 3.Se6#
- threat
- 2.Sxf4
- 1...b3
- 2.Qc3
- threat
- 3.Qxa5#
- threat
- 2.Qe1
- threat
- 3.Qxa5#
- threat
- 2.Qc3
- 1...f5
- 2.Qe5#
- 1...Rf1
- Tries
- 1.Bd6+?
- 1...Kb6
- 2.Ra8
- threat
- 3.Qd4#
- threat
- 2.Qd4+
- 2...Ka6
- 3.Ra8#
- 2...Ka6
- 2.Ra8
- 1...Kxd6!
- 1...Kb6
- 1.Be7?
- threat
- 2.Qd4
- threat
- 3.Qa7#
- threat
- 2.Qd4
- 1...Kb6
- 2.Qd4+
- 2...Ka6
- 3.Ra8#
- 2...Kc7
- 3.Qa7#
- 2...Ka6
- 2.Qd4+
- 1...Rf5!
- threat
- 1.Qd4?
- threat
- 2.Be7
- threat
- 3.Qa7#
- threat
- 2.Qxe4
- threat
- 3.Qe7#
- 3.d6#
- threat
- 2.Be7
- 1...Rxe3
- 2.Be7
- threat
- 3.Qa7#
- threat
- 2.Qxe3
- threat
- 3.Qf4#
- threat
- 2.Qxf6
- threat
- 3.Qe5#
- 3.Qe7#
- 3.Qd8#
- 3.Qf4#
- 3.Qd6#
- 3.Qf7#
- threat
- 2.Be7
- 1...exd3
- 2.Be7
- threat
- 3.Qa7#
- threat
- 2.Qe4
- threat
- 3.Qe7#
- 3.d6#
- threat
- 2.Be7
- 1...Rg3
- 2.Sf4
- threat
- 3.Se6#
- threat
- 2.Be7
- threat
- 3.Qa7#
- threat
- 2.Qxf6
- threat
- 3.Qe5#
- 3.Qe7#
- 3.Qd8#
- 3.Qf4#
- 3.Qd6#
- 3.Qf7#
- threat
- 2.Qxe4
- threat
- 3.Qf4#
- 3.Qe7#
- 3.d6#
- threat
- 2.Sf4
- 1...Rh3
- 2.Sf4
- threat
- 3.Se6#
- threat
- 2.Be7
- threat
- 3.Qa7#
- threat
- 2.Qxf6
- threat
- 3.Qe5#
- 3.Qe7#
- 3.Qd8#
- 3.Qf4#
- 3.Qd6#
- 3.Qf7#
- threat
- 2.Qxe4
- threat
- 3.Qf4#
- 3.Qe7#
- 3.d6#
- threat
- 2.Sf4
- 1...Rf4
- 2.Sxf4
- threat
- 3.Se6#
- threat
- 2.Be7
- threat
- 3.Qa7#
- threat
- 2.Sxf4
- 1...Rf5!
- threat
- 1.Qxf6?
- threat
- 2.Qe5#
- 2.Qe7#
- 2.Qd8#
- 2.Qd6#
- 1...Rf5
- 2.Qe7#
- 2.Qd8#
- 2.Qd6#
- 1...Rxf6!
- threat
- 1.Qf1?
- threat
- 2.Sf4
- threat
- 3.Se6#
- 2...Rxf4
- 3.Qxf4#
- threat
- 2.Sf4
- 1...exd3
- 2.Qxf3
- threat
- 3.Qf4#
- 3.d6#
- threat
- 2.Qxf3
- 1...Rf2
- 2.Sf4
- threat
- 3.Se6#
- 2...Rxf4
- 3.Qxf4#
- threat
- 2.Qxf2
- threat
- 3.Qf4#
- threat
- 2.Sf4
- 1...Rf5
- 2.Qxf5
- threat
- 3.Rc8#
- 3.Qd7#
- 3.Qc8#
- 3.Qf4#
- threat
- 2.gxf5
- threat
- 3.Qf4#
- threat
- 2.Qxf5
- 1...Rxf1!
- threat
- 1.Bd6+?
- Keys
- 1.Rf7+!
- 1...Kb8
- 2.Bb6
- threat
- 3.Rf8#
- 2...Ka8
- 3.Rf8#
- 2...Kc8
- 3.Rf8#
- threat
- 2.d6
- threat
- 3.Rf8#
- 2...Ka8
- 3.Rf8#
- 2...Kc8
- 3.Rf8#
- threat
- 2.Bb6
- 1...Kc8
- 2.Bb6
- threat
- 3.Rf8#
- 2...Kb8
- 3.Rf8#
- threat
- 2.Bd6
- threat
- 3.Rf8#
- 2...Kd8
- 3.Rf8#
- threat
- 2.d6
- threat
- 3.Rf8#
- 2...Kb8
- 3.Rf8#
- 2...Kd8
- 3.Rf8#
- threat
- 2.Bb6
- 1...Kd8
- 2.Bd6
- threat
- 3.Rf8#
- 2...Kc8
- 3.Rf8#
- 2...Ke8
- 3.Rf8#
- threat
- 2.d6
- threat
- 3.Rf8#
- 2...Kc8
- 3.Rf8#
- 2...Ke8
- 3.Rf8#
- threat
- 2.Bd6
- 1...Kb8
- 1.Qh1!
- 1...Rxe3
- 2.Sf4
- threat
- 3.Se6#
- 2...exd3
- 3.d6#
- threat
- 2.Sf4
- 1...exd3
- 2.Sf4
- threat
- 3.Se6#
- 2...Rxe3
- 3.d6#
- 2...Rxf4
- 3.d6#
- threat
- 2.Sf4
- 1...Rf1
- 2.Qxf1
- threat
- 3.Qf4#
- threat
- 2.Qxh2+
- 2...Rf4
- 3.Qxf4#
- 2...Rf4
- 2.Qxf1
- 1...Rf2
- 2.Qxh2+
- 2...Rf4
- 3.Qxf4#
- 2...Rf4
- 2.Qxh2+
- 1...Rg3
- 2.Sf4
- threat
- 3.Se6#
- threat
- 2.Sf4
- 1...Rh3
- 2.Sf4
- threat
- 3.Se6#
- threat
- 2.Sf4
- 1...Rf4
- 2.Sxf4
- threat
- 3.Se6#
- threat
- 2.Qxh2
- threat
- 3.Qxf4#
- threat
- 2.Sxf4
- 1...Rf5
- 2.gxf5
- threat
- 3.Qxh2#
- threat
- 2.gxf5
- 1...b3
- 2.Qe1
- threat
- 3.Qxa5#
- threat
- 2.Qe1
- 1...h3
- 2.Qxh2+
- 2...Rg3
- 3.Qxg3#
- 2...Rf4
- 3.Qxf4#
- 2...Rg3
- 2.Qxh2+
- 1...f5
- 2.Qa1
- threat
- 3.Qe5#
- threat
- 2.Qa1
- 1...Rxe3
- 1.Rf7+!
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