MESON Chess Problem Database

Problem Display
PID: 81701 (8/2p2K2/5p2/1r3k2/3R3P/3P1p1P/PP3P1B/8 w - - 0 1)

Macleod, Norman Alasdair

Die Schwalbe, 1989

8/2p2K2/5p2/1r3k2/3R3P/3P1p1P/PP3P1B/8

#5

9 + 5

6455 The Chessboard Adventures of Norman Macleod 1996

SOLUTION

  • SOUND
  • Keys
    • 1.b4!
      • 1...Rc5
        • 2.a4
          • 2...Ra5
            • 3.bxa5
              • threat
                • 4.Rd5#
              • 3...c6
                • 4.Bg3
                  • 4...c5
                    • 5.Rd5#
                • 4.Bd6
                  • 4...c5
                    • 5.Rf4#
                    • 5.Rd5#
                • 4.Bc7
                  • 4...c5
                    • 5.Rf4#
                    • 5.Rd5#
                • 4.Bb8
                  • 4...c5
                    • 5.Rf4#
                    • 5.Rd5#
                • 4.Rc4
                  • 4...c5
                    • 5.Rxc5#
                • 4.Rd6
                  • 4...c5
                    • 5.Rd5#
                    • 5.Rxf6#
                • 4.Rd7
                  • 4...c5
                    • 5.Rd5#
                • 4.Rd8
                  • 4...c5
                    • 5.Rd5#
                • 4.a6
                  • 4...c5
                    • 5.Rd5#
          • 2...Rb5
            • 3.axb5
              • threat
                • 4.Rd5#
              • 3...c6
                • 4.Bg3
                  • 4...cxb5
                    • 5.Rd5#
                  • 4...c5
                    • 5.Rd5#
                • 4.Bd6
                  • threat
                    • 5.Rf4#
                • 4.Bc7
                  • threat
                    • 5.Rf4#
                • 4.Bb8
                  • threat
                    • 5.Rf4#
                • 4.Rc4
                  • threat
                    • 5.Rc5#
                  • 4...c5
                    • 5.Rxc5#
                • 4.Rd6
                  • threat
                    • 5.Rxf6#
                • 4.Rd7
                  • 4...cxb5
                    • 5.Rd5#
                  • 4...c5
                    • 5.Rd5#
                • 4.Rd8
                  • 4...cxb5
                    • 5.Rd5#
                  • 4...c5
                    • 5.Rd5#
                • 4.b6
                  • 4...c5
                    • 5.Rd5#
      • 1...c6
        • 2.Bc7
          • threat
            • 3.Rf4#
          • 2...Re5
            • 3.Rf4+
              • 3...Kxf4
                • 4.Kxf6
                  • 4...c5
                    • 5.Bxe5#

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