MESON Chess Problem Database

Problem Display
PID: 81693 (5B2/p7/p7/kbRNn3/7p/2N4K/8/8 w - - 0 1)

Macleod, Norman Alasdair

2nd Prize, Canadian Chess Chat, 1980

5B2/p7/p7/kbRNn3/7p/2N4K/8/8

#3

5 + 6

731 Canadian Chess Chat 1983
6455 The Chessboard Adventures of Norman Macleod 1996

SOLUTION

  • SOUND
  • Sets
    • 1...Sc6
      • 2.Bd6
        • threat
          • 3.Bc7#
  • Tries
    • 1.Bd6?
      • threat
        • 2.Bc7#
      • 1...Sd7
        • 2.Rc4
          • threat
            • 3.Bb4#
          • 2...Sc5
            • 3.Bc7#
      • 1...Sc4!
  • Keys
    • 1.Be7!
      • threat
        • 2.Bd8#
      • 1...Sc4
        • 2.Rc6
          • threat
            • 3.Bb4#
          • 2...Sd6
            • 3.Bd8#
      • 1...Sc6
        • 2.Bd6
          • threat
            • 3.Bc7#
      • 1...Sd7
        • 2.Rc4
          • threat
            • 3.Bb4#
          • 2...Sc5
            • 3.Bd8#
      • 1...Sf7
        • 2.Kxh4
          • 2...Se5
            • 3.Bd8#
          • 2...Sg5
            • 3.Bd8#
          • 2...Sd6
            • 3.Bd8#
          • 2...Sh6
            • 3.Bd8#
          • 2...Sd8
            • 3.Bxd8#
          • 2...Sh8
            • 3.Bd8#

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