Good Old Chess Problem No. 49
August 25, 2025 | Key Move and Solution
M. Calvi (of Paris)
Amusements in Chess (1845)
White #2
Complexity: 4/5
8/1Q3n2/pp1N4/kb5K/p2n3p/P2B4/8/6r1 w - - 0 1
1.Qb7-g2 !
1...Rg1-a1
2.Sd6-b7 #
2.Qg2-d2 #
1...Rg1-b1
2.Sd6-b7 #
1...Rg1-c1
2.Sd6-b7 #
1...Rg1-d1
2.Sd6-b7 #
1...Rg1-e1
2.Sd6-b7 #
2.Qg2-d2 #
1...Rg1-f1
2.Sd6-b7 #
2.Qg2-d2 #
1...Rg1*g2
2.Sd6-b7 #
1...Rg1-h1
2.Sd6-b7 #
2.Qg2-d2 #
1...Sd4-b3
2.Sd6-b7 #
1...Sd4-c2
2.Sd6-b7 #
1...Sd4-e2
2.Sd6-b7 #
1...Sd4-f3
2.Sd6-b7 #
1...Sd4-f5
2.Sd6-b7 #
2.Qg2-d2 #
1...Sd4-e6
2.Sd6-b7 #
2.Qg2-d2 #
1...Sd4-c6
2.Sd6-b7 #
1...h4-h3
2.Sd6-b7 #
2.Qg2-d2 #
1...Bb5*d3
2.Qg2-d2 #
1...Bb5-c4
2.Qg2-d2 #
1...Bb5-e8
2.Sd6-b7 #
2.Qg2-d2 #
1...Bb5-d7
2.Sd6-b7 #
2.Qg2-d2 #
1...Bb5-c6
2.Qg2-d2 #
1...Sf7*d6
2.Qg2-d2 #
1...Sf7-e5
2.Sd6-b7 #
2.Qg2-d2 #
1...Sf7-g5
2.Sd6-b7 #
2.Qg2-d2 #
1...Sf7-h6
2.Sd6-b7 #
2.Qg2-d2 #
1...Sf7-h8
2.Sd6-b7 #
2.Qg2-d2 #
1...Sf7-d8
2.Qg2-d2 #