MESON Chess Problem Database
Problem Display
PID: 10248 (B2K4/3nNp1b/Q6r/p5Pr/3k1N2/8/3n4/2R1R1b1 w - - 0 1)
Reeves, Alfred Christopher
2nd Prize, Die Schwalbe, 1963
#2
8 + 9
| 3174 | The Two-move Chess Problem Tradition and Development | 1966 |
| 3747 | FIDE Album (1962-1964) | 1968 |
| 56 | The Problemist | 2013 |
SOLUTION
- SOUND
- Sets
- 1...Rc6
- 2.Sxc6#
- 1...Rd6
- 2.Qxd6#
- 1...Rg6
- 2.Sf5#
- 2.Qd3#
- 1...Bd3
- 2.Qxd3#
- 1...Bf5
- 2.Sxf5#
- 1...Bg6
- 2.Sc6#
- 2.Qd6#
- 1...Bg8
- 2.Sf5#
- 2.Qd3#
- 1...Sb1
- 2.Rc4#
- 2.Qc4#
- 1...Sf1
- 2.Rc4#
- 2.Qc4#
- 1...Sb3
- 2.Rc4#
- 2.Qc4#
- 1...Sf3
- 2.Rc4#
- 2.Qc4#
- 1...Sc4
- 2.Rxc4#
- 2.Qxc4#
- 1...Sf6
- 2.Sc6#
- 2.Qb6#
- 2.Qa7#
- 1...f5
- 2.Qd3#
- 1...f6
- 2.Se6#
- 2.Sc6#
- 2.Qd6#
- 1...Rc6
- Tries
- 1.Se6+?
- 1...fxe6
- 2.Qd6#
- 1...Rxe6!
- 1...fxe6
- 1.Sfg6?
- threat
- 2.Sf5#
- 2.Qd6#
- 1...Rxg6
- 2.Sf5#
- 1...Bxg6
- 2.Qd6#
- 1...fxg6
- 2.Qd6#
- 1...Sc4
- 2.Qxc4#
- 1...Bh2
- 2.Sf5#
- 1...Se4
- 2.Sf5#
- 2.Rxe4#
- 2.Qc4#
- 1...Sb6
- 2.Sf5#
- 1...Sf6
- 2.Sf5#
- 1...f5
- 2.Sxf5#
- 2.Qd6#
- 1...Rxg5!
- threat
- 1.Qb5?
- threat
- 2.Qb2#
- 2.Qd5#
- 1...Rxg5
- 2.Qb2#
- 1...Rh3
- 2.Qd5#
- 1...Rb6
- 2.Qd5#
- 1...Rc6
- 2.Sxc6#
- 2.Qd5#
- 1...Rd6
- 2.Qb2#
- 1...Be4
- 2.Qb2#
- 1...Sb1
- 2.Rc4#
- 2.Qa4#
- 2.Qc4#
- 2.Qd5#
- 1...Sb3
- 2.Rc4#
- 2.Qa4#
- 2.Qc4#
- 2.Qd5#
- 1...Sc4
- 2.Rxc4#
- 2.Qxc4#
- 2.Qd5#
- 1...Se4
- 2.Rc4#
- 2.Qd5#
- 1...Sc5
- 2.Qb2#
- 2.Qxc5#
- 1...Sb6
- 2.Qb2#
- 2.Qc5#
- 2.Qe5#
- 1...Sf6
- 2.Sc6#
- 2.Qb2#
- 2.Qc5#
- 2.Qe5#
- 2.Qb6#
- 1...Bc2!
- threat
- 1.Qxa5?
- threat
- 2.Qc3#
- 2.Qa1#
- 2.Qd5#
- 1...Rxg5
- 2.Qc3#
- 2.Qa1#
- 1...Rh3
- 2.Qd5#
- 1...Ra6
- 2.Qc3#
- 2.Qd5#
- 1...Rb6
- 2.Qc3#
- 2.Qd5#
- 1...Rc6
- 2.Sxc6#
- 2.Qd5#
- 1...Rd6
- 2.Qc3#
- 2.Qa1#
- 1...Be4
- 2.Qc3#
- 2.Qa1#
- 1...Sb1
- 2.Qb4#
- 2.Qa4#
- 2.Qd5#
- 1...Sb3
- 2.Qc3#
- 2.Qb4#
- 2.Qa4#
- 2.Qd5#
- 1...Sc4
- 2.Qd5#
- 1...Se4
- 2.Qd5#
- 1...Sc5
- 2.Qc3#
- 2.Qa1#
- 2.Qxc5#
- 1...Sb6
- 2.Qc3#
- 2.Qa1#
- 2.Qc5#
- 2.Qe5#
- 1...Sf6
- 2.Sc6#
- 2.Qc3#
- 2.Qb6#
- 2.Qa1#
- 2.Qc5#
- 2.Qe5#
- 2.Qa7#
- 1...Bc2!
- threat
- 1.Qc6?
- threat
- 2.Qd5#
- 2.Qc3#
- 1...Rxg5
- 2.Qc3#
- 1...Rxc6
- 2.Sxc6#
- 1...Be4
- 2.Qc3#
- 1...Se4
- 2.Qd5#
- 1...Rh3
- 2.Qd5#
- 1...Rd6
- 2.Qc3#
- 2.Qxd6#
- 1...Sb1
- 2.Rc4#
- 2.Qa4#
- 2.Qd5#
- 2.Qc4#
- 1...Sc4
- 2.Rxc4#
- 2.Qd5#
- 2.Qxc4#
- 1...Sc5
- 2.Qd5#
- 2.Qxc5#
- 1...Sb6
- 2.Qc3#
- 2.Qc5#
- 1...Sf6
- 2.Qc3#
- 2.Qc5#
- 2.Qb6#
- 1...Bc2!
- threat
- 1.Qf6+?
- 1...Se5
- 2.Sc6#
- 2.Qxe5#
- 1...Sxf6
- 2.Sc6#
- 1...Rxf6!
- 1...Se5
- 1.Qg6?
- threat
- 2.Sf5#
- 2.Sc6#
- 1...Rxg5
- 2.Sc6#
- 1...Rxg6
- 2.Sf5#
- 1...Bxg6
- 2.Sc6#
- 1...fxg6
- 2.Sc6#
- 1...Be3
- 2.Sc6#
- 1...Se4
- 2.Sc6#
- 2.Rxe4#
- 1...Se5
- 2.Sf5#
- 1...Sb8
- 2.Sf5#
- 1...f5
- 2.Sxf5#
- 2.Sc6#
- 1...Sc4!
- threat
- 1.Qa7+?
- 1...Rb6
- 2.Sc6#
- 1...Sc5
- 2.Qxc5#
- 1...Sb6!
- 1...Rb6
- 1.g6?
- threat
- 2.Sc6#
- 2.Qd3#
- 1...Rxg6
- 2.Qd3#
- 1...Bxg6
- 2.Sc6#
- 1...Sc4
- 2.Rxc4#
- 2.Qxc4#
- 1...Se4
- 2.Sc6#
- 2.Rxe4#
- 1...Rh3
- 2.Sf5#
- 2.Sc6#
- 2.Qd6#
- 1...Rb5
- 2.Sc6#
- 1...Rc5
- 2.Qd3#
- 1...Sc5
- 2.Sc6#
- 1...Se5
- 2.Qb6#
- 2.Qd6#
- 2.Qa7#
- 1...Sb8
- 2.Qd3#
- 1...Be3!
- threat
- 1.Se6+?
- Keys
- 1.Seg6!
- threat
- 2.Qd3#
- 2.Qd6#
- 1...Rxg5
- 2.Qd3#
- 1...Rxg6
- 2.Qd3#
- 1...Bxg6
- 2.Qd6#
- 1...Sc4
- 2.Rxc4#
- 2.Qxc4#
- 1...Rh3
- 2.Qd6#
- 1...Se4
- 2.Rc4#
- 2.Rxe4#
- 2.Qd3#
- 2.Qc4#
- 1...Sc5
- 2.Qd6#
- 2.Qf6#
- 1...Se5
- 2.Qb6#
- 2.Qd6#
- 2.Qa7#
- 1...Sb6
- 2.Qd3#
- 2.Qxb6#
- 1...Sf6
- 2.Qd3#
- 2.Qb6#
- 2.Qxf6#
- 2.Qa7#
- threat
- 1.Seg6!
FEATURES
- Static
- TYPE = THREAT
- CHANGED MATES = 0
- ADDED MATES = 4
- REMOVED MATES = 5
- Sets
- R(f);N_GUARD::S(F),XR(f)
- R(f);N_GUARD::QAR2(E),XR(f)
- B(i);N_GUARD::QAR1(E),XB(i)
- B(i);N_GUARD::S(F),XB(i)
- P(h);S_CUTB(i)::QAR1(E)
- Tries
- Try
- S(C);CHECK
- Vars
- P(h);XS(C)::QAR2(E)
- Refutation
- R(f);XS(C)
- Try
- S(C);
- Threat
- DUALS(2)
- Vars
- R(f);XS(C)::S(F)
- B(i);XS(C)::QAR2(E)
- P(h);XS(C)::QAR2(E)
- S(b);N_GUARD::QAR1(E),XS(b)
- B(a);::S(F)
- S(g);::S(F)
- Refutation
- R(e);XP(D)
- Try
- Q(E);
- Threat
- DUALS(2)
- Vars
- R(e);XP(D)::QAB(E)
- R(e);::QAR1(E)
- R(f);::QAR1(E)
- R(f);::QAB(E)
- B(i);::QAB(E)
- Refutation
- B(i);
- Try
- Q(E);XP(d)
- Threat
- DUALS(3)
- Vars
- R(e);::QAR1(E)
- S(b);::QAR1(E)
- Refutation
- B(i);
- Try
- Q(E);
- Threat
- DUALS(2)
- Vars
- R(e);XP(D)::QAB1(E)
- R(f);XQ(E)::S(F),XR(f)
- B(i);::QAB1(E)
- S(b);::QAR1(E)
- R(e);::QAR1(E)
- Refutation
- B(i);
- Try
- Q(E);CHECK
- Vars
- S(g);XQ(E)::S(F)
- Refutation
- R(f);XQ(E)
- Try
- Q(E);
- Threat
- DUALS(2)
- Vars
- R(e);XP(D)::S(F)
- R(f);XQ(E)::S(F)
- B(i);XQ(E)::S(F)
- P(h);XQ(E)::S(F)
- B(a);::S(F)
- S(g);::S(F)
- Refutation
- S(b);
- Try
- Q(E);CHECK
- Vars
- R(f);P_SPINR(f)::S(F)
- S(g);N_GUARD,P_SPINS(g)::QAB1(E),XS(g)
- Refutation
- S(g);P_SPINS(g)
- Try
- P(D);
- Threat
- DUALS(2)
- Vars
- R(f);XP(D)::QAR1(E)
- B(i);XP(D)::S(F)
- R(e);::S(F)
- R(e);::QAR1(E)
- S(g);::S(F)
- S(g);::QAR1(E)
- Refutation
- B(a);
- Try
- Actual
- S(F);
- Threat
- DUALS(2)
- Vars
- R(e);XP(D)::QAR1(E)
- R(f);XS(F)::QAR1(E)
- B(i);XS(F)::QAR2(E)
- R(e);::QAR2(E)
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