Problem 50436

Fawcett, Douglas

English Chess Problems, 1876 (78, quoted)



#3

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Solution:

1.Qh4-d8 ! zugzwang.
      1...Kd4*e4 
          2.Kd7-e6 zugzwang.
              2...Ke4-f4 
                  3.Qd8-h4 # 
      1...Kd4*c4 
          2.Qd8-b6 threat:
                  3.Qb6-b4 # 
      1...Kd4-c5 
          2.Qd8-b6 + 
              2...Kc5*c4 
                  3.Qb6-b4 # 
      1...Kd4-c3 
          2.Qd8-b6 zugzwang.
              2...Kc3*c4 
                  3.Qb6-b4 #

References:

ProblemsPGN.rar (pgn)

[Event "English Chess Problem, 1948"]
[Site "English Chess Problem, 1948"]
[Date "1948.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Douglas FAWCETT"]
[Black "#3"]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "8/3K4/2P5/8/2NkB2Q/P7/6P1/8 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "1"]
[EventDate "1948.??.??"]

1. Qd8 1-0

Problemiste PBM Collections (pbm2py)

Author Douglas FAWCETT
Origin English Chess Problem, 1948
Remark comments: ecp078
Remark file://ecp.pbm/525
Stipulation #3
Forsyth 8/3K4/2P5/8/2SkB2Q/P7/6P1/8

Leo Mano Forsyth Collection (forsyth)

[Event "#3"]
[White "FAWCETT, Douglas"]
[Site "English Chess Problem, 1876"]
[ECO "ecp078"]

8/3K4/2P5/8/2NkB2Q/P7/6P1/8

Leo Mano Forsyth Collection (forsyth)

[Event "#3"]
[White "Douglas FAWCETT"]
[Site "English Chess Problem, 1948"]
[ECO "ecp078"]

8/3K4/2P5/8/2NkB2Q/P7/6P1/8

Klaus-Peter Zuncke Miniatures Database (pgn)

[Event "English Chess Problems "]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1876.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Fawcett,  Douglas"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[Annotator "3#G"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "8/3K4/2P5/8/2NkB2Q/P7/6P1/8 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "5"]
[SourceDate "2005.01.01"]

{FO3LS  mm  #078  .} 1. Qd8 Kxe4 (1... Kxc4 2. Qb6 Kc3 3. Qb4#) (1... Kc3 2.
Qb6 Kxc4 3. Qb4#) 2. Ke6 Kf4 3. Qh4# 1/2-1/2

The Meson by Brian Stephenson (weblink)

http://www.bstephen.me.uk/cgi-bin/meson_display.pl?pid=24399

Gabriel Török Threemovers Collection (csv)

"FAWCETT DOUGLAS";"ENGLISH CHESS PROBLEMS";1876;;"3x";"Dd8";"d7";"h4";;;"c4";;"e4";;"a3";"c6";"g2";;;;;;"d4";;;;;;;;;;;;;;;

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