MESON Chess Problem Database
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PID: 132677 (b7/4p3/7p/1N2kp2/1N4PQ/2R5/B6b/B1K5 w - - 0 1)
Ahues, Herbert Siegfried Oskar
The Field, 1958
(First published on Thu Feb 6 1958)
#2
8 + 6
SOLUTION
- SOUND
- Sets
- 1...Bf4+
- 2.Re3#
- 1...Be4
- 2.Rf3#
- 1...f4
- 2.Re3#
- 2.Qxe7#
- 1...e6
- 2.Rc4#
- 1...Bf4+
- Tries
- 1.Ra3+?
- 1...Kf4
- 2.g5#
- 1...Ke4!
- 1...Kf4
- 1.Rd3+?
- 1...Kf4
- 2.g5#
- 1...Ke4!
- 1...Kf4
- 1.Rg3+?
- 1...Kf4
- 2.g5#
- 1...Ke4!
- 1...Kf4
- 1.Rh3+?
- 1...Kf4
- 2.g5#
- 1...Ke4!
- 1...Kf4
- 1.Qf2?
- threat
- 2.Re3#
- 2.Qd4#
- 2.Qxf5#
- 1...Bf4+
- 2.Re3#
- 1...Ke4
- 2.Re3#
- 2.Rc4#
- 2.Qe3#
- 2.Qd4#
- 2.Qxf5#
- 1...fxg4
- 2.Re3#
- 1...Bf3
- 2.Qd4#
- 1...Bd5
- 2.Re3#
- 2.Qxf5#
- 1...Bg1
- 2.Re3#
- 2.Qxf5#
- 1...Be4
- 2.Rc2#
- 2.Ra3#
- 2.Rd3#
- 2.Re3#
- 2.Rf3#
- 2.Rg3#
- 2.Rh3#
- 2.Rc5#
- 2.Rc6#
- 2.Rc7#
- 2.Rc8#
- 1...f4
- 2.Re3#
- 2.Qd4#
- 1...e6
- 2.Re3#
- 2.Rc4#
- 2.Qd4#
- 1...Kf6!
- threat
- 1.Qg5?
- threat
- 2.Re3#
- 2.Qxf5#
- 1...Bf4+
- 2.Re3#
- 1...Ke4
- 2.Re3#
- 2.Qe3#
- 2.Qxf5#
- 1...Be4
- 2.Rc2#
- 2.Ra3#
- 2.Rd3#
- 2.Re3#
- 2.Rf3#
- 2.Rg3#
- 2.Rh3#
- 2.Rc5#
- 2.Rc6#
- 2.Rc7#
- 2.Rc8#
- 1...e6
- 2.Re3#
- 2.Rc4#
- 1...hxg5!
- threat
- 1.Qxh2+?
- 1...Ke4
- 2.Bb1#
- 1...f4
- 2.Re3#
- 1...Kf6!
- 1...Ke4
- 1.Qxh6?
- threat
- 2.Re3#
- 2.Rc4#
- 1...Bf4+
- 2.Re3#
- 1...Ke4
- 2.Re3#
- 2.Qe3#
- 1...Bg1
- 2.Re3#
- 1...fxg4!
- threat
- 1.g5?
- threat
- 2.Sd3#
- 2.Rc2#
- 2.Ra3#
- 2.Rd3#
- 2.Re3#
- 2.Rf3#
- 2.Rg3#
- 2.Rh3#
- 2.Rc5#
- 2.Rc6#
- 2.Rc7#
- 2.Rc8#
- 2.Qd4#
- 1...Bf4+
- 2.Re3#
- 1...hxg5
- 2.Rc2#
- 2.Ra3#
- 2.Rd3#
- 2.Re3#
- 2.Rf3#
- 2.Rg3#
- 2.Rh3#
- 2.Rc5#
- 2.Rc6#
- 2.Rc7#
- 2.Rc8#
- 2.Qd4#
- 1...Bd5
- 2.Re3#
- 2.Rc6#
- 1...Bg1
- 2.Sd3#
- 2.Re3#
- 2.Rc5#
- 1...Bg3
- 2.Sd3#
- 2.Rc2#
- 2.Ra3#
- 2.Rd3#
- 2.Re3#
- 2.Rf3#
- 2.Rxg3#
- 2.Rc5#
- 2.Rc6#
- 2.Rc7#
- 2.Rc8#
- 2.Qd4#
- 1...Bf3
- 2.Sd3#
- 2.Rc2#
- 2.Ra3#
- 2.Rd3#
- 2.Re3#
- 2.Rxf3#
- 2.Rc5#
- 2.Rc6#
- 2.Rc7#
- 2.Rc8#
- 2.Qd4#
- 1...Be4
- 2.Rc2#
- 2.Ra3#
- 2.Rd3#
- 2.Re3#
- 2.Rf3#
- 2.Rg3#
- 2.Rh3#
- 2.Rc5#
- 2.Rc6#
- 2.Rc7#
- 2.Rc8#
- 1...Bc6
- 2.Sd3#
- 2.Sxc6#
- 2.Rc2#
- 2.Ra3#
- 2.Rd3#
- 2.Re3#
- 2.Rf3#
- 2.Rg3#
- 2.Rh3#
- 2.Rc5#
- 2.Rxc6#
- 2.Qd4#
- 1...f4!
- threat
- 1.Ra3+?
- Keys
- 1.Qh5!
- threat
- 2.Qxf5#
- 1...Bf4+
- 2.Re3#
- 1...Ke4
- 2.Qxf5#
- 1...Kf4
- 2.Qxf5#
- 1...Kf6
- 2.Rc6#
- 1...Be4
- 2.Rf3#
- 1...e6
- 2.Rc4#
- threat
- 1.Qh5!
FEATURES
- Static
- TYPE = THREAT
- CHANGED MATES = 0
- ADDED MATES = 3
- REMOVED MATES = 0
- Sets
- B(a);CHECK,SBLOCK::B(A)+R(D),DCHECK
- B(f);SBLOCK::B(A)+R(D)
- P(e);SBLOCK::B(A)+R(D)
- Tries
- Try
- R(D);CHECK
- Vars
- K(b);S_FLIGHT::QAR(G)+P(F)
- Refutation
- K(b);P-FLIGHT
- Try
- R(D);CHECK
- Vars
- K(b);S_FLIGHT::QAR(G)+P(F)
- Refutation
- K(b);P-FLIGHT
- Try
- R(D);CHECK
- Vars
- K(b);S_FLIGHT::QAR(G)+P(F)
- Refutation
- K(b);P-FLIGHT
- Try
- R(D);CHECK
- Vars
- K(b);S_FLIGHT::QAR(G)+P(F)
- Refutation
- K(b);P-FLIGHT
- Try
- Q(G);
- Threat
- DUALS(3)
- Vars
- B(a);CHECK::B(A)+R(D),DCHECK
- P(c);XP(F)::B(A)+R(D),DCHECK
- B(f);::QAB1(G)
- Refutation
- K(b);P_SPINP(c),S_FLIGHT
- Try
- Q(G);P_PINP(c)
- Threat
- DUALS(2)
- Vars
- B(a);CHECK::B(A)+R(D),DCHECK
- Refutation
- P(d);N_SPINP(c),XQ(G)
- Try
- Q(G);CHECK,XB(a)
- Vars
- K(b);P-FLIGHT::B(C)
- P(c);P_SPINP(c)::B(A)+R(D),DCHECK
- Refutation
- K(b);S_FLIGHT
- Try
- Q(G);XP(d)
- Threat
- DUALS(2)
- Vars
- B(a);CHECK::B(A)+R(D),DCHECK
- B(a);::B(A)+R(D),DCHECK
- Refutation
- P(c);XP(F)
- Try
- P(F);
- Threat
- DUALS(13)
- Vars
- B(a);CHECK::B(A)+R(D),DCHECK
- Refutation
- P(c);
- Try
- Actual
- Q(G);P_PINP(c)
- Threat
- QAR1(G),XP(c)
- Vars
- B(a);CHECK,SBLOCK::B(A)+R(D),DCHECK
- K(b);N_SPINP(c),P-FLIGHT::QAB1(G),XP(c)
- K(b);N_SPINP(c),S_FLIGHT::QAR1(G),XP(c)
- K(b);N_SPINP(c),S_FLIGHT::B(A)+R(D),DCHECK
- B(f);SBLOCK::B(A)+R(D)
- P(e);SBLOCK::B(A)+R(D)
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