MESON Chess Problem Database

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PID: 80794 (8/8/3p4/Q7/N1k5/8/8/1B5K w - - 0 1)

Kozhakin, Vladimir Vladimirovich

Comm., StrateGems, 2008

8/8/3p4/Q7/N1k5/8/8/1B5K

#3

4 + 2

145 StrateGems 2010

SOLUTION

  • SOUND
  • Sets
    • 1...d5
      • 2.Bc2
        • threat
          • 3.Qc5#
        • 2...Kd4
          • 3.Qc3#
  • Tries
    • 1.Bc2?
      • 1...d5
        • 2.Qc5#
      • 1...Kd4!
    • 1.Be4?
      • 1...Kb3
        • 2.Qc3+
          • 2...Ka2
            • 3.Qb2#
          • 2...Kxa4
            • 3.Bc6#
      • 1...d5
        • 2.Bc2
          • threat
            • 3.Qc5#
          • 2...Kd4
            • 3.Qc3#
      • 1...Kd4!
    • 1.Bg6?
      • 1...Kb3
        • 2.Qc3+
          • 2...Ka2
            • 3.Qb2#
          • 2...Kxa4
            • 3.Be8#
      • 1...d5
        • 2.Bc2
          • threat
            • 3.Qc5#
          • 2...Kd4
            • 3.Qc3#
      • 1...Kd4!
    • 1.Qb4+?
      • 1...Kd5
        • 2.Qe4#
      • 1...Kxb4!
    • 1.Qb6?
      • 1...d5
        • 2.Bc2
          • 2...d4
            • 3.Qc5#
            • 3.Qb3#
      • 1...Kd5!
    • 1.Qd5+?
      • 1...Kb4
        • 2.Bc2
          • 2...Ka3
            • 3.Qb3#
      • 1...Kxd5!
  • Keys
    • 1.Bf5!
      • 1...Kb3
        • 2.Qc3+
          • 2...Ka2
            • 3.Qb2#
          • 2...Kxa4
            • 3.Bd7#
      • 1...Kd4
        • 2.Qc3+
          • 2...Kd5
            • 3.Sb6#
      • 1...d5
        • 2.Bc2
          • threat
            • 3.Qc5#
          • 2...Kd4
            • 3.Qc3#

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