MESON Chess Problem Database
Problem Display
PID: 69663 (8/2N1k1N1/8/4K3/8/4Q3/8/8 w - - 0 1)
English, William
Detroit Free Press, 1877
(First published on Sun Sep 9 1877)
#3
4 + 1
| 285 | The Chess Player's Chronicle (Staunton) | 1877 |
SOLUTION
- COOKED
- Tries
- 1.Sce6?
- threat
- 2.Qa7#
- 1...Kd7
- 2.Qc1
- 2...Ke7
- 3.Qc7#
- 2...Ke7
- 2.Qb6
- threat
- 3.Qc7#
- 3.Qb7#
- 2...Ke7
- 3.Qa7#
- 3.Qc7#
- 3.Qb7#
- 2...Kc8
- 3.Qc7#
- threat
- 2.Qa7+
- 2...Kc6
- 3.Sd4#
- 2...Kc8
- 3.Qc7#
- 2...Kc6
- 2.Qc3
- 2...Ke7
- 3.Qc7#
- 2...Ke7
- 2.Qc1
- 1...Kf7!
- threat
- 1.Sge6?
- threat
- 2.Qd3
- 2...Kf7
- 3.Qh7#
- 2...Kf7
- 2.Qd3
- 1...Kf7
- 2.Qg1
- 2...Ke7
- 3.Qg7#
- 2...Ke7
- 2.Qh6
- threat
- 3.Qg7#
- 3.Qh7#
- 2...Ke7
- 3.Qg7#
- 3.Qh7#
- 2...Kg8
- 3.Qg7#
- threat
- 2.Qg3
- 2...Ke7
- 3.Qg7#
- 2...Ke7
- 2.Qg1
- 1...Kd7!
- threat
- 1.Qc5+?
- 1...Kd7
- 2.Sb5
- 2...Kd8
- 3.Qc7#
- 2...Kd8
- 2.Sd5
- 2...Kd8
- 3.Qc7#
- 2...Kd8
- 2.Sa6
- 2...Kd8
- 3.Qc7#
- 2...Kd8
- 2.Sa8
- 2...Kd8
- 3.Qc7#
- 2...Kd8
- 2.Sce8
- 2...Kd8
- 3.Qc7#
- 2...Kd8
- 2.Sb5
- 1...Kd8
- 2.Sb5
- 2...Kd7
- 3.Qc7#
- 2...Kd7
- 2.Sd5
- 2...Kd7
- 3.Qc7#
- 2...Kd7
- 2.Sa6
- 2...Kd7
- 3.Qc7#
- 2...Kd7
- 2.Sce6+
- 2...Kd7
- 3.Qc7#
- 2...Kd7
- 2.Sa8
- 2...Kd7
- 3.Qc7#
- 2...Kd7
- 2.Sce8
- 2...Kd7
- 3.Qc7#
- 2...Kd7
- 2.Sb5
- 1...Kf7!
- 1...Kd7
- 1.Qg5+?
- 1...Kf7
- 2.Sf5
- 2...Kf8
- 3.Qg7#
- 2...Kf8
- 2.Sh5
- 2...Kf8
- 3.Qg7#
- 2...Kf8
- 2.Sge8
- 2...Kf8
- 3.Qg7#
- 2...Kf8
- 2.Sf5
- 1...Kf8
- 2.Sf5
- 2...Kf7
- 3.Qg7#
- 2...Kf7
- 2.Sh5
- 2...Kf7
- 3.Qg7#
- 2...Kf7
- 2.Sge6+
- 2...Kf7
- 3.Qg7#
- 2...Kf7
- 2.Sge8
- 2...Kf7
- 3.Qg7#
- 2...Kf7
- 2.Sf5
- 1...Kd7!
- 1...Kf7
- 1.Qb3?
- 1...Kd7
- 2.Qb7
- threat
- 3.Sce6#
- 2...Ke7
- 3.Sce6#
- 2...Kd8
- 3.Sce6#
- threat
- 2.Qb7
- 1...Kd8
- 2.Qb7
- threat
- 3.Sce6#
- 2...Kd7
- 3.Sce6#
- 2...Ke7
- 3.Sce6#
- threat
- 2.Qb7
- 1...Kf8!
- 1...Kd7
- 1.Qh3?
- 1...Kf7
- 2.Qh7
- threat
- 3.Sge6#
- 2...Ke7
- 3.Sge6#
- 2...Kf8
- 3.Sge6#
- threat
- 2.Qh7
- 1...Kf8
- 2.Qh7
- threat
- 3.Sge6#
- 2...Ke7
- 3.Sge6#
- 2...Kf7
- 3.Sge6#
- threat
- 2.Qh7
- 1...Kd8!
- 1...Kf7
- 1.Sce6?
- Keys
- 1.Qd3!
- threat
- 2.Sge6
- 2...Kf7
- 3.Qh7#
- 2...Kf7
- 2.Sge6
- 1...Kf7
- 2.Qh7
- threat
- 3.Sge6#
- 2...Ke7
- 3.Sge6#
- 2...Kf8
- 3.Sge6#
- threat
- 2.Qh7
- 1...Kf8
- 2.Qh7
- threat
- 3.Sge6#
- 2...Ke7
- 3.Sge6#
- 2...Kf7
- 3.Sge6#
- threat
- 2.Qh7
- threat
- 1.Qf3!
- threat
- 2.Sce6
- 2...Kd7
- 3.Qb7#
- 2...Kd7
- 2.Sce6
- 1...Kd7
- 2.Qb7
- threat
- 3.Sce6#
- 2...Ke7
- 3.Sce6#
- 2...Kd8
- 3.Sce6#
- threat
- 2.Qb7
- 1...Kd8
- 2.Kd6
- 2...Kc8
- 3.Qa8#
- 2...Kc8
- 2.Qb7
- threat
- 3.Sce6#
- 2...Kd7
- 3.Sce6#
- 2...Ke7
- 3.Sce6#
- threat
- 2.Kd6
- threat
- 1.Qe4!
- 1...Kd7
- 2.Qb7
- threat
- 3.Sce6#
- 2...Ke7
- 3.Sce6#
- 2...Kd8
- 3.Sce6#
- threat
- 2.Qb7
- 1...Kf7
- 2.Qh7
- threat
- 3.Sge6#
- 2...Ke7
- 3.Sge6#
- 2...Kf8
- 3.Sge6#
- threat
- 2.Qh7
- 1...Kd8
- 2.Kd6
- 2...Kc8
- 3.Qa8#
- 2...Kc8
- 2.Qb7
- threat
- 3.Sce6#
- 2...Kd7
- 3.Sce6#
- 2...Ke7
- 3.Sce6#
- threat
- 2.Kd6
- 1...Kf8
- 2.Qh7
- threat
- 3.Sge6#
- 2...Ke7
- 3.Sge6#
- 2...Kf7
- 3.Sge6#
- threat
- 2.Qh7
- 1...Kd7
- 1.Qd3!
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