MESON Chess Problem Database

Problem Display
PID: 147116 (8/6p1/1K1PB1p1/2N1k3/4N2B/8/3P4/8 w - - 0 1)

Lasker, Emanuel

Baltimore News, 1895

8/6p1/1K1PB1p1/2N1k3/4N2B/8/3P4/8

#2

7 + 3

1085 Australian Chess Problem Magazine 1997
5454 Near Snap 2013

SOLUTION

  • SOUND
  • Keys
    • 1.Sg5!
      • 1...Kd4
        • 2.Sf3#
      • 1...Kf4
        • 2.Sd3#
      • 1...Kxd6
        • 2.Sf7#
      • 1...Kf6
        • 2.Sd7#

Anticipated by 141374(1884)

This anticipates 79282(1963), 81801(1994)

FEATURES

  • Static
    • TYPE = INCOMPLETE_BLOCK
    • CHANGED MATES = 0
    • ADDED MATES = 4
    • REMOVED MATES = 0
  • Sets
  • Actual
    • S(B);
    • Vars
      • K(a);S_FLIGHT::S(B)
      • K(a);S_FLIGHT::S(D)
      • K(a);S_FLIGHT,XP(F)::S(B)
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