Good Old Chess Problem No. 104
September 14, 2026 | Key Move and Solution
William Atkinson
Ottowa Citizen (1885)
White #2
Piece Count: 9+12
1bNn1B2/nr6/Kp4R1/1p1k1r2/p2p1P2/1p4N1/B3Q3/2R4b
w - - 0 1
1.Bf8-d6 !
1...Bh1-e4
2.Qe2*e4 #
1...Bh1-f3
2.Qe2*f3 #
1...Bh1-g2
2.Qe2*g2 #
1...b3*a2
2.Qe2*a2 #
1...a4-a3
2.Ba2*b3 #
1...d4-d3
2.Qe2*d3 #
1...b5-b4
2.Qe2-c4 #
1...Rf5*f4
2.Qe2-e5 #
1...Rf5-e5
2.Qe2*e5 #
1...Rf5-f8
2.Qe2-e5 #
1...Rf5-f7
2.Qe2-e5 #
1...Rf5-f6
2.Qe2-e5 #
1...Rf5-h5
2.Qe2*h5 #
1...Rf5-g5
2.Rg6*g5 #
1...Sa7-c6
2.Qe2*b5 #
1...Sa7*c8
2.Qe2*b5 #
1...Rb7-h7
2.Sc8*b6 #
1...Rb7-g7
2.Sc8*b6 #
1...Rb7-f7
2.Sc8*b6 #
1...Rb7-e7
2.Sc8*b6 #
2.Sc8*e7 #
1...Rb7-d7
2.Sc8*b6 #
1...Rb7-c7
2.Sc8*b6 #
1...Bb8*d6
2.Rg6*d6 #
1...Bb8-c7
2.Sc8-e7 #
1...Sd8-c6
2.Qe2-e6 #
1...Sd8-e6
2.Qe2*e6 #
1...Sd8-f7
2.Qe2-e6 #