MESON Chess Problem Database
Problem Display
PID: 76390 (8/5p2/1pPB1R2/3B4/6P1/2K1k3/8/8 w - - 0 1)
JB of Bridport (Brown, John)
Illustrated London News, 1854
(First published on Sat Oct 21 1854)
#4
6 + 3
SOLUTION
- SOUND
- Keys
- 1.Bb4!
- 1...Ke2
- 2.Bc4+
- 2...Ke3
- 3.Bd3
- 3...b5
- 4.Bc5#
- 3...b5
- 3.Bd3
- 2...Ke3
- 2.Be4
- 2...Kd1
- 3.Bd3
- threat
- 4.Rf1#
- 3...Kc1
- 4.Rf1#
- 3...Ke1
- 4.Kc2#
- 4.Rf1#
- threat
- 3.Bd3
- 2...Ke1
- 3.Kd3+
- 3...Kd1
- 4.Rf1#
- 3...Kd1
- 3.Bd3
- threat
- 4.Kc2#
- 4.Rf1#
- 3...Kd1
- 4.Rf1#
- threat
- 3.Kd3+
- 2...Ke3
- 3.Bd3
- 3...b5
- 4.Bc5#
- 3...b5
- 3.Bd3
- 2...b5
- 3.Bd3+
- 3...Kd1
- 4.Rf1#
- 3...Ke1
- 4.Kc2#
- 4.Rf1#
- 3...Ke3
- 4.Bc5#
- 3...Kd1
- 3.Bd3+
- 2...Kd1
- 2.Bc4+
- 1...b5
- 2.Kc2
- 2...Ke2
- 3.Bd2
- 3...b4
- 4.Bc4#
- 3...b4
- 3.Bd2
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Bf3
- 3...Ke3
- 4.Bc5#
- 3...Kc4
- 4.Rf4#
- 3...Ke5
- 4.Bc3#
- 3...Ke3
- 3.Bf3
- 2...Ke2
- 2.Kc2
- 1...Ke2
- 1.Bb4!
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