MESON Chess Problem Database
Problem Display
PID: 78916 (2r2r2/4b3/3pp1N1/5p2/1P1k1P2/3PNp2/2RKP3/8 w - - 0 1)
Bird, HE
Sheffield and Rotherham Independent (Supplement), 1883
(First published on Sat Jan 20 1883)
#4
8 + 8
SOLUTION
- SOUND
- Keys
- 1.Rc6!
- threat
- 2.Sc2+
- 2...Kd5
- 3.Sxe7#
- 2...Kd5
- 2.Sxe7
- threat
- 3.Sc2#
- 3.Rxd6#
- 2...Rxc6
- 3.Sxc6#
- threat
- 2.Sh4
- threat
- 3.Sxf3#
- 2...Bxh4
- 3.Rxd6#
- 2...fxe2
- 3.Sf3#
- 2...f2
- 3.Sf3#
- threat
- 2.Sc2+
- 1...Rxc6
- 2.Sxe7
- threat
- 3.Sxc6#
- 2...Rc1
- 3.S3xf5+
- 3...Rxf5
- 4.e3#
- 3...exf5
- 4.e3#
- 3...Rxf5
- 3.S3xf5+
- 2...Rc3
- 3.S3xf5+
- 3...Rxf5
- 4.e3#
- 3...exf5
- 4.e3#
- 3...Rxf5
- 3.S3xf5+
- 2...Rc4
- 3.S3xf5+
- 3...Rxf5
- 4.e3#
- 3...exf5
- 4.e3#
- 3...Rxf5
- 3.S3xf5+
- 2...Rc5
- 3.S3xf5+
- 3...Rcxf5
- 4.e3#
- 3...Rfxf5
- 4.e3#
- 3...exf5
- 4.e3#
- 3...Rcxf5
- 3.S3xf5+
- 2...Rc7
- 3.S3xf5+
- 3...Rxf5
- 4.e3#
- 3...exf5
- 4.e3#
- 3...Rxf5
- 3.S3xf5+
- 2...Rcc8
- 3.S3xf5+
- 3...Rxf5
- 4.e3#
- 3...exf5
- 4.e3#
- 3...Rxf5
- 3.S3xf5+
- 2...Rfc8
- 3.S3xf5+
- 3...exf5
- 4.e3#
- 3...exf5
- 3.S3xf5+
- threat
- 2.Sxe7
- 1...e5
- 2.Sh4
- threat
- 3.Sxf3#
- 2...e4
- 3.Rxc8
- threat
- 4.Rc4#
- 3...Rxc8
- 4.Shxf5#
- 3...d5
- 4.Sc2#
- threat
- 3.Rxc8
- threat
- 2.Sh4
- threat
- 1.Rc6!
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