MESON Chess Problem Database
Problem Display
PID: 142279 (B6B/4Q3/p7/PpPrb3/3k4/1PN1rp2/2R1pK2/4N3 w - - 0 1)
Melvin, Herbert A ('Hamel' or Zaak, HA)
Reynold's News, 1942
(First published on Tue Oct 27 1942)
#2
10 + 8
| 14867 | BCPS Library | 2011 |
SOLUTION
- SOUND
- Sets
- 1...Rd6
- 2.Qxd6#
- 1...Bf6
- 2.Qxe3#
- 1...Bg7
- 2.Qxe3#
- 1...Bxh8
- 2.Qxe3#
- 1...Rd6
- Tries
- 1.Sb1?
- 1...Ke4
- 2.Qxe5#
- 1...Rxb3
- 2.Qh4#
- 1...Rxc5
- 2.Qxc5#
- 1...Bxh8
- 2.Qxe3#
- 1...Rd3
- 2.Qh4#
- 1...Re4
- 2.Rd2#
- 1...Rd6
- 2.Qxd6#
- 1...Rd7
- 2.Qxd7#
- 1...Rd8
- 2.Qxd8#
- 1...Bf6
- 2.Qxe3#
- 1...Bg7
- 2.Qxe3#
- 1...b4
- 2.Rc4#
- 1...Rc3!
- 1...Ke4
- 1.Sa2?
- 1...Ke4
- 2.Qxe5#
- 1...Rxb3
- 2.Qh4#
- 1...Rxc5
- 2.Qxc5#
- 1...Bxh8
- 2.Qxe3#
- 1...Rd3
- 2.Qh4#
- 1...Re4
- 2.Rd2#
- 1...Rd6
- 2.Qxd6#
- 1...Rd7
- 2.Qxd7#
- 1...Rd8
- 2.Qxd8#
- 1...Bf6
- 2.Qxe3#
- 1...Bg7
- 2.Qxe3#
- 1...b4
- 2.Rc4#
- 1...Rc3!
- 1...Ke4
- 1.Sxb5+?
- 1...Ke4
- 2.Qxe5#
- 1...axb5!
- 1...Ke4
- 1.Sxd5?
- 1...Ke4
- 2.Qxe5#
- 1...Rxb3
- 2.Qh4#
- 2.Qxe5#
- 1...Bxh8
- 2.Qxe3#
- 1...Rd3
- 2.Qh4#
- 2.Qxe5#
- 1...Re4
- 2.Rd2#
- 1...Bf6
- 2.Qxe3#
- 1...Bg7
- 2.Qxe3#
- 1...b4
- 2.Rc4#
- 1...Rc3!
- 1...Ke4
- 1.Rd2+?
- 1...Rd3
- 2.Rxd3#
- 1...Kxc3!
- 1...Rd3
- 1.Sb1?
- Keys
- 1.Sa4!
- 1...Ke4
- 2.Qxe5#
- 1...Rxb3
- 2.Qh4#
- 1...Rxc5
- 2.Qxc5#
- 1...Bxh8
- 2.Qxe3#
- 1...bxa4
- 2.Rc4#
- 1...Rc3
- 2.Qh4#
- 1...Rd3
- 2.Qh4#
- 1...Re4
- 2.Rd2#
- 1...Rd6
- 2.Qxd6#
- 1...Rd7
- 2.Qxd7#
- 1...Rd8
- 2.Qxd8#
- 1...Bf6
- 2.Qxe3#
- 1...Bg7
- 2.Qxe3#
- 1...b4
- 2.Rc4#
- 1...Ke4
- 1.Sa4!
FEATURES
- Static
- TYPE = INCOMPLETE_BLOCK
- CHANGED MATES = 0
- ADDED MATES = 10
- REMOVED MATES = 0
- Sets
- R(f);OGATEB::QAR2(H),XR(f)
- B(g);OGATE::QAB1(H),XR(b)
- B(g);N_SPINB(g),OGATE,XB(J)::QAB1(H),XR(b)
- Tries
- Try
- S(E);
- Vars
- K(d);P-FLIGHT,P_SPINR(f)::QAR1(H),XB(g)
- R(b);N_GUARD,XP(D)::QAR(H)
- R(f);OGATE,XP(G)::QAB1(H),XR(f)
- B(g);N_SPINB(g),OGATE,XB(J)::QAB1(H),XR(b)
- R(b);N_GUARD::QAR(H)
- R(b);N_GUARD,SBLOCK::R(B)
- R(f);OGATEB::QAR2(H),XR(f)
- R(f);OGATEB::QAR(H),XR(f)
- B(g);OGATE::QAB1(H),XR(b)
- P(e);N_GUARD::R1(B)
- Refutation
- R(b);
- Try
- S(E);
- Vars
- K(d);P-FLIGHT,P_SPINR(f)::QAR1(H),XB(g)
- R(b);N_GUARD,XP(D)::QAR(H)
- R(f);OGATE,XP(G)::QAB1(H),XR(f)
- B(g);N_SPINB(g),OGATE,XB(J)::QAB1(H),XR(b)
- R(b);N_GUARD::QAR(H)
- R(b);N_GUARD,SBLOCK::R(B)
- R(f);OGATEB::QAR2(H),XR(f)
- R(f);OGATEB::QAR(H),XR(f)
- B(g);OGATE::QAB1(H),XR(b)
- P(e);N_GUARD::R1(B)
- Refutation
- R(b);
- Try
- S(E);CHECK,XP(e)
- Vars
- K(d);P-FLIGHT,P_SPINR(f)::QAR1(H),XB(g)
- Refutation
- P(h);XS(E)
- Try
- S(E);XR(f)
- Vars
- K(d);P-FLIGHT::QAR1(H),XB(g)
- B(g);N_SPINB(g),OGATE,XB(J)::QAB1(H),XR(b)
- R(b);N_GUARD,SBLOCK::R(B)
- B(g);OGATE::QAB1(H),XR(b)
- P(e);N_GUARD::R1(B)
- Refutation
- R(b);
- Try
- R(B);CHECK
- Vars
- R(b);N_GUARD,P_SPINR(b)::R1(B),XR(b)
- Refutation
- K(d);S_FLIGHT,XS(E)
- Try
- Actual
- S(E);
- Vars
- K(d);P-FLIGHT,P_SPINR(f)::QAR1(H),XB(g)
- R(b);N_GUARD,XP(D)::QAR(H)
- R(f);OGATE,XP(G)::QAB1(H),XR(f)
- B(g);N_SPINB(g),OGATE,XB(J)::QAB1(H),XR(b)
- P(e);N_GUARD,XS(E)::R1(B)
- R(b);N_GUARD::QAR(H)
- R(b);N_GUARD,SBLOCK::R(B)
- R(f);OGATEB::QAR2(H),XR(f)
- R(f);OGATEB::QAR(H),XR(f)
- B(g);OGATE::QAB1(H),XR(b)
- P(e);N_GUARD::R1(B)
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