MESON Chess Problem Database
Problem Display
PID: 148867 (8/2N5/2p3p1/Npr1p1B1/1P1kpp2/R3p3/1Pp1P3/2K5 w - - 0 1)
Dawson, Thomas Rayner
Natal Mercury, 1914
(First published on Sat Jan 31 1914)
#2
8 + 10
| 15256 | TRD Scrapbook | 2013 |
SOLUTION
- SOUND
- Sets
- 1...Rc3
- 2.bxc3#
- 1...Rc4
- 2.Sb3#
- 1...Rd5
- 2.Se6#
- 1...f3
- 2.Bxe3#
- 1...Rc3
- Tries
- 1.Sxc6+?
- 1...Kc4
- 2.Rc3#
- 1...Rxc6!
- 1...Kc4
- 1.Bxf4?
- threat
- 2.Bxe3#
- 1...Rc3
- 2.bxc3#
- 1...exf4!
- threat
- 1.Bh6?
- 1...Rc3
- 2.bxc3#
- 1...Rc4
- 2.Sb3#
- 1...Rd5
- 2.Se6#
- 1...f3
- 2.Bxe3#
- 1...g5!
- 1...Rc3
- 1.Rb3?
- 1...Rc3
- 2.bxc3#
- 1...Rd5
- 2.Se6#
- 1...f3
- 2.Bxe3#
- 1...Rc4!
- 1...Rc3
- 1.Sxc6+?
- Keys
- 1.Be7!
- threat
- 2.Bxc5#
- 1...Rc3
- 2.bxc3#
- 1...Rc4
- 2.Sb3#
- 1...Rd5
- 2.Se6#
- threat
- 1.Be7!
FEATURES
- Static
- TYPE = BLOCK_THREAT
- CHANGED MATES = 0
- ADDED MATES = 0
- REMOVED MATES = 1
- Sets
- R(g);OGATE::P(B),XR(g)
- R(g);SBLOCK::S(F)
- R(g);SBLOCK::S(H)
- P(e);OGATE::B(G),XP(b)
- Tries
- Try
- S(F);CHECK,XP(i)
- Vars
- K(c);P-FLIGHT::R1(D)
- Refutation
- R(g);XS(F)
- Try
- B(G);XP(e)
- Threat
- B(G),XP(b)
- Vars
- R(g);OGATE::P(B),XR(g)
- Refutation
- P(h);XB(G)
- Try
- B(G);
- Vars
- R(g);OGATE::P(B),XR(g)
- R(g);SBLOCK::S(F)
- R(g);SBLOCK::S(H)
- P(e);OGATE::B(G),XP(b)
- Refutation
- P(j);
- Try
- R(D);
- Vars
- R(g);OGATE::P(B),XR(g)
- R(g);SBLOCK::S(H)
- P(e);OGATE::B(G),XP(b)
- Refutation
- R(g);
- Try
- Actual
- B(G);
- Threat
- B(G),XR(g)
- Vars
- R(g);OGATE::P(B),XR(g)
- R(g);SBLOCK::S(F)
- R(g);SBLOCK::S(H)
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