MESON Chess Problem Database
Problem Display
PID: 143203 (1B1b4/8/BPN1RP1K/2k5/4P3/1R4p1/2r3QP/3b4 w - - 0 1)
Williams, Philip Hamilton
British Chess Magazine, 1893
#2
11 + 5
SOLUTION
- SOUND
- Sets
- 1...Rc1
- 2.Qg1#
- 1...Rc4
- 2.Rb5#
- 1...Be2
- 2.Qg1#
- 1...Bf3
- 2.Qxc2#
- 1...Bg4
- 2.Qxc2#
- 1...Bh5
- 2.Qxc2#
- 1...gxh2
- 2.Qg5#
- 1...Rc1
- Tries
- 1.Qf1?
- threat
- 2.Rb5#
- 2.Qb5#
- 2.Qf5#
- 1...Bxf6
- 2.Rb5#
- 2.Qb5#
- 1...Rd2
- 2.Rb5#
- 2.Qc4#
- 2.Qb5#
- 1...Rb2
- 2.Qc4#
- 2.Qb5#
- 2.Qf5#
- 1...Re2
- 2.Qf5#
- 1...Rf2
- 2.Rb5#
- 2.Qc4#
- 2.Qb5#
- 1...Rc4
- 2.Rb5#
- 2.Qxc4#
- 2.Qf5#
- 1...Be2
- 2.Qg1#
- 2.Qf5#
- 1...Bf3
- 2.Rb5#
- 2.Qb5#
- 1...Bg4
- 2.Rb5#
- 2.Qb5#
- 1...Bc7
- 2.Rb5#
- 2.Qb5#
- 1...Rxh2+!
- threat
- 1.Qd2?
- threat
- 2.Qe3#
- 2.Qb4#
- 2.Qa5#
- 2.Qg5#
- 2.Qd4#
- 2.Qd5#
- 2.Qd6#
- 1...Bxb6
- 2.Qe3#
- 2.Qb4#
- 2.Qg5#
- 2.Qd4#
- 2.Qd5#
- 2.Qd6#
- 1...Bxf6
- 2.Qb4#
- 2.Qa5#
- 2.Qd5#
- 2.Qd6#
- 1...Ra2
- 2.Qc3#
- 2.Qe3#
- 2.Qb4#
- 2.Qg5#
- 2.Qd4#
- 2.Qd5#
- 2.Qd6#
- 1...Rc3
- 2.Qxc3#
- 2.Qg5#
- 2.Qd4#
- 2.Qd5#
- 2.Qd6#
- 1...Rc4
- 2.Rb5#
- 2.Qa5#
- 2.Qg5#
- 2.Qd5#
- 2.Qd6#
- 1...Be2
- 2.Qe3#
- 2.Qb4#
- 2.Qg5#
- 2.Qd4#
- 2.Qd5#
- 2.Qd6#
- 1...Bg4
- 2.Qe3#
- 2.Qb4#
- 2.Qa5#
- 2.Qxc2#
- 2.Qd4#
- 2.Qd5#
- 2.Qd6#
- 1...Bc7
- 2.Qe3#
- 2.Qb4#
- 2.Qa5#
- 2.Qd4#
- 2.Qd5#
- 1...Be7
- 2.Qe3#
- 2.Qb4#
- 2.Qa5#
- 2.Qg5#
- 2.Qd4#
- 2.Qd5#
- 1...Rxd2!
- threat
- 1.Qxg3?
- threat
- 2.Qe5#
- 2.Qd6#
- 2.Qe3#
- 2.Qg5#
- 1...Bxf6
- 2.Qd6#
- 1...Rd2
- 2.Qc3#
- 1...Re2
- 2.Qe5#
- 2.Qd6#
- 2.Qc3#
- 2.Qg5#
- 1...Rf2
- 2.Qxf2#
- 2.Qe5#
- 2.Qd6#
- 2.Qc3#
- 2.Qe3#
- 1...Rg2
- 2.Qe5#
- 2.Qd6#
- 2.Qc3#
- 2.Qe3#
- 1...Rc3
- 2.Qe5#
- 2.Qd6#
- 2.Qxc3#
- 2.Qg5#
- 1...Rc4
- 2.Rb5#
- 2.Qe5#
- 2.Qd6#
- 2.Qg5#
- 1...Bf3
- 2.Qe5#
- 2.Qd6#
- 2.Qg5#
- 1...Bg4
- 2.Qe5#
- 2.Qd6#
- 2.Qe3#
- 1...Bc7
- 2.Qe3#
- 1...Be7
- 2.Qe5#
- 2.Qe3#
- 2.Qg5#
- 1...Rxh2+!
- threat
- 1.Qf1?
- Keys
- 1.Ba7!
- 1...Rxg2
- 2.Rc3#
- 1...Bxb6
- 2.Bxb6#
- 1...Bxf6
- 2.b7#
- 1...gxh2
- 2.Qg5#
- 1...Rd2
- 2.Rc3#
- 1...Rc1
- 2.Qg1#
- 1...Ra2
- 2.Rc3#
- 1...Rb2
- 2.Rc3#
- 1...Re2
- 2.Rc3#
- 1...Rf2
- 2.Rc3#
- 1...Rc3
- 2.Rxc3#
- 1...Rc4
- 2.Rb5#
- 1...Be2
- 2.Qg1#
- 1...Bf3
- 2.Qxc2#
- 1...Bg4
- 2.Qxc2#
- 1...Bh5
- 2.Qxc2#
- 1...Bc7
- 2.bxc7#
- 1...Be7
- 2.b7#
- 1...Rxg2
- 1.Ba7!
FEATURES
- Static
- TYPE = INCOMPLETE_BLOCK
- CHANGED MATES = 0
- ADDED MATES = 11
- REMOVED MATES = 0
- Sets
- R(b);N_GUARD::QAB(A)
- R(b);SBLOCK::R1(C)
- B(a);S_CUTR(b)::QAB(A)
- B(a);N_GUARD::QAR(A),XR(b)
- P(c);OGATE,XP(B)::QAR(A)
- Tries
- Try
- Q(A);
- Threat
- DUALS(3)
- Vars
- R(b);::QAR(A)
- Refutation
- R(b);CHECK,XP(B)
- Try
- Q(A);
- Threat
- DUALS(7)
- Refutation
- R(b);XQ(A)
- Try
- Q(A);XP(c)
- Threat
- DUALS(4)
- Vars
- B(e);XP(I)::QAB1(A)
- R(b);N_GUARD::QAR2(A)
- B(e);::QAB(A)
- Refutation
- R(b);CHECK,XP(B)
- Try
- Actual
- B(K);
- Vars
- R(b);N_GUARD,XQ(A)::R(C)
- B(e);OGATE,P_SPINB(e),XP(F)::B(K),XB(e)
- B(e);N_GUARD,XP(I)::B(K)+P(F)
- P(c);OGATE,XP(B)::QAR(A)
- R(b);N_GUARD::R(C)
- R(b);N_GUARD::QAB(A)
- R(b);N_GUARD::R(C),XR(b)
- R(b);SBLOCK::R1(C)
- B(a);S_CUTR(b)::QAB(A)
- B(a);N_GUARD::QAR(A),XR(b)
- B(e);OGATE::B(K)+P(F),XB(e)
- B(e);N_GUARD::B(K)+P(F)
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