MESON Chess Problem Database
Problem Display
PID: 8342 (2b2B1Q/6p1/1P1pN1p1/1B1k2p1/Kb2p1Nn/2Ppp3/6nr/8 w - - 0 1)
Ricketts, Thomas CD
The Problemist, 1973
#3
8 + 13
SOLUTION
- SOUND
- Sets
- 1...Bc5
- 2.Sc7#
- 1...Sf5
- 2.c4+
- 2...Kxe6
- 3.Qg8#
- 2...Kxe6
- 2.c4+
- 1...Bc5
- Tries
- 1.Kxb4?
- threat
- 2.Sc7#
- 1...Bxe6
- 2.c4+
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Bxg7#
- 3.Qxg7#
- 2...Kd4
- 2.c4+
- 1...Kxe6!
- threat
- 1.Kxb4?
- Keys
- 1.Bxd6!
- threat
- 2.Sc7+
- 2...Kxd6
- 3.Qf8#
- 2...Kxd6
- 2.Sc7+
- 1...Kxd6
- 2.Qxc8
- threat
- 3.Qd7#
- 2...Kd5
- 3.Qc6#
- 2...Ke7
- 3.Qd7#
- threat
- 2.Qxc8
- 1...Kxe6
- 2.Qe8+
- 2...Kd5
- 3.Qe5#
- 2...Kf5
- 3.Qxc8#
- 2...Kxd6
- 3.Qe5#
- 2...Kd5
- 2.Qe8+
- 1...Bxc3
- 2.Sc7+
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Qxg7#
- 2...Kxd6
- 3.Qf8#
- 2...Kd4
- 2.Sc7+
- 1...Bxd6
- 2.Qe8
- threat
- 3.c4#
- 2...Bxe6
- 3.Qc6#
- 2...Ba3
- 3.Qc6#
- 2...Bg3
- 3.Qc6#
- 2...Bb4
- 3.Qc6#
- 2...Bf4
- 3.Qc6#
- 2...Bc5
- 3.Qc6#
- 2...Be5
- 3.Qc6#
- 2...Bc7
- 3.Qc6#
- 2...Be7
- 3.Qc6#
- 2...Bb8
- 3.Qc6#
- 2...Bf8
- 3.Qc6#
- threat
- 2.Qe8
- 1...Bxe6
- 2.c4+
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Qxg7#
- 2...Kxd6
- 3.Qf8#
- 2...Kd4
- 2.c4+
- 1...Sf5
- 2.Bxb4
- threat
- 3.Sc7#
- 2...Kxe6
- 3.Qg8#
- 2...Bxe6
- 3.Qa8#
- threat
- 2.Bxb4
- threat
- 1.Bxd6!
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