MESON Chess Problem Database
Problem Display
PID: 151911 (4R3/pK5n/P1pp4/3k1PpN/N7/2BPn3/4P3/8 w - - 0 1)
Billington, Thomas Henry
Pen & Pencil, 1888
(First published on Sat Jun 16 1888)
#2
9 + 7
| 15239 | Valois Notebooks | 2014 |
SOLUTION
- SOUND
- Sets
- 1...Sd1
- 2.e4#
- 1...Sf1
- 2.e4#
- 1...Sc2
- 2.e4#
- 1...Sg2
- 2.e4#
- 1...Sc4
- 2.e4#
- 1...Sg4
- 2.e4#
- 1...Sxf5
- 2.e4#
- 1...Sf6
- 2.Sxf6#
- 1...Sf8
- 2.Sf6#
- 1...g4
- 2.Sf4#
- 1...Sd1
- Tries
- 1.Kxa7?
- 1...Sxf5
- 2.e4#
- 1...Sd1
- 2.e4#
- 1...Sf1
- 2.e4#
- 1...Sc2
- 2.e4#
- 1...Sg2
- 2.e4#
- 1...Sc4
- 2.e4#
- 1...Sg4
- 2.e4#
- 1...Sf6
- 2.Sxf6#
- 1...Sf8
- 2.Sf6#
- 1...g4
- 2.Sf4#
- 1...c5!
- 1...Sxf5
- 1.Kc7?
- 1...Sxf5
- 2.e4#
- 1...Sd1
- 2.e4#
- 1...Sf1
- 2.e4#
- 1...Sc2
- 2.e4#
- 1...Sg2
- 2.e4#
- 1...Sc4
- 2.e4#
- 1...Sg4
- 2.e4#
- 1...Sf6
- 2.Sxf6#
- 1...Sf8
- 2.Sf6#
- 1...g4
- 2.Sf4#
- 1...c5!
- 1...Sxf5
- 1.Ka8?
- 1...Sxf5
- 2.e4#
- 1...Sd1
- 2.e4#
- 1...Sf1
- 2.e4#
- 1...Sc2
- 2.e4#
- 1...Sg2
- 2.e4#
- 1...Sc4
- 2.e4#
- 1...Sg4
- 2.e4#
- 1...Sf6
- 2.Sxf6#
- 1...Sf8
- 2.Sf6#
- 1...g4
- 2.Sf4#
- 1...c5!
- 1...Sxf5
- 1.Kb8?
- 1...Sxf5
- 2.e4#
- 1...Sd1
- 2.e4#
- 1...Sf1
- 2.e4#
- 1...Sc2
- 2.e4#
- 1...Sg2
- 2.e4#
- 1...Sc4
- 2.e4#
- 1...Sg4
- 2.e4#
- 1...Sf6
- 2.Sxf6#
- 1...Sf8
- 2.Sf6#
- 1...g4
- 2.Sf4#
- 1...c5!
- 1...Sxf5
- 1.Kc8?
- 1...Sxf5
- 2.e4#
- 1...Sd1
- 2.e4#
- 1...Sf1
- 2.e4#
- 1...Sc2
- 2.e4#
- 1...Sg2
- 2.e4#
- 1...Sc4
- 2.e4#
- 1...Sg4
- 2.e4#
- 1...Sf6
- 2.Sxf6#
- 1...Sf8
- 2.Sf6#
- 1...g4
- 2.Sf4#
- 1...c5!
- 1...Sxf5
- 1.Ba1?
- 1...Sxf5
- 2.e4#
- 1...Sf6
- 2.Sxf6#
- 1...Sd1
- 2.e4#
- 1...Sf1
- 2.e4#
- 1...Sc2
- 2.e4#
- 1...Sg2
- 2.e4#
- 1...Sc4
- 2.e4#
- 1...Sg4
- 2.e4#
- 1...Sf8
- 2.Sf6#
- 1...g4
- 2.Sf4#
- 1...c5!
- 1...Sxf5
- 1.Bb2?
- 1...Sxf5
- 2.e4#
- 1...Sd1
- 2.e4#
- 1...Sf1
- 2.e4#
- 1...Sc2
- 2.e4#
- 1...Sg2
- 2.e4#
- 1...Sc4
- 2.e4#
- 1...Sg4
- 2.e4#
- 1...Sf6
- 2.Sxf6#
- 1...Sf8
- 2.Sf6#
- 1...g4
- 2.Sf4#
- 1...c5!
- 1...Sxf5
- 1.Rxe3?
- 1...Sf8
- 2.Sf6#
- 1...Sf6
- 2.Sxf6#
- 1...g4
- 2.Sf4#
- 1...c5!
- 1...Sf8
- 1.Re7?
- 1...Sxf5
- 2.e4#
- 1...Sd1
- 2.e4#
- 1...Sf1
- 2.e4#
- 1...Sc2
- 2.e4#
- 1...Sg2
- 2.e4#
- 1...Sc4
- 2.e4#
- 1...Sg4
- 2.e4#
- 1...Sf6
- 2.Sxf6#
- 1...Sf8
- 2.Sf6#
- 1...g4
- 2.Sf4#
- 1...c5!
- 1...Sxf5
- 1.Kxa7?
- Keys
- 1.Be5!
- 1...Sxf5
- 2.e4#
- 1...dxe5
- 2.Rd8#
- 1...c5
- 2.Sc3#
- 1...Sd1
- 2.e4#
- 1...Sf1
- 2.e4#
- 1...Sc2
- 2.e4#
- 1...Sg2
- 2.e4#
- 1...Sc4
- 2.e4#
- 1...Sg4
- 2.e4#
- 1...Sf6
- 2.Sxf6#
- 1...Sf8
- 2.Sf6#
- 1...g4
- 2.Sf4#
- 1...Sxf5
- 1.Be5!
FEATURES
- Static
- TYPE = INCOMPLETE_BLOCK
- CHANGED MATES = 0
- ADDED MATES = 2
- REMOVED MATES = 0
- Sets
- S(a);OGATE::P(A)
- S(a);OGATE,XP(E)::P(A)
- S(g);N_GUARD::S(F),XS(g)
- S(g);N_GUARD::S(F)
- P(c);N_GUARD::S(F)
- Tries
- Try
- K(H);P-FLIGHT,XP(f)
- Vars
- S(a);OGATE,XP(E)::P(A)
- S(a);OGATE::P(A)
- S(g);N_GUARD::S(F),XS(g)
- S(g);N_GUARD::S(F)
- P(c);N_GUARD::S(F)
- Refutation
- P(d);
- Try
- K(H);P-FLIGHT
- Vars
- S(a);OGATE,XP(E)::P(A)
- S(a);OGATE::P(A)
- S(g);N_GUARD::S(F),XS(g)
- S(g);N_GUARD::S(F)
- P(c);N_GUARD::S(F)
- Refutation
- P(d);
- Try
- K(H);S_FLIGHT
- Vars
- S(a);OGATE,XP(E)::P(A)
- S(a);OGATE::P(A)
- S(g);N_GUARD::S(F),XS(g)
- S(g);N_GUARD::S(F)
- P(c);N_GUARD::S(F)
- Refutation
- P(d);
- Try
- K(H);P-FLIGHT
- Vars
- S(a);OGATE,XP(E)::P(A)
- S(a);OGATE::P(A)
- S(g);N_GUARD::S(F),XS(g)
- S(g);N_GUARD::S(F)
- P(c);N_GUARD::S(F)
- Refutation
- P(d);
- Try
- K(H);S_FLIGHT
- Vars
- S(a);OGATE,XP(E)::P(A)
- S(a);OGATE::P(A)
- S(g);N_GUARD::S(F),XS(g)
- S(g);N_GUARD::S(F)
- P(c);N_GUARD::S(F)
- Refutation
- P(d);
- Try
- B(B);
- Vars
- S(a);OGATE,XP(E)::P(A)
- S(g);N_GUARD::S(F),XS(g)
- S(a);OGATE::P(A)
- S(g);N_GUARD::S(F)
- P(c);N_GUARD::S(F)
- Refutation
- P(d);
- Try
- B(B);
- Vars
- S(a);OGATE,XP(E)::P(A)
- S(a);OGATE::P(A)
- S(g);N_GUARD::S(F),XS(g)
- S(g);N_GUARD::S(F)
- P(c);N_GUARD::S(F)
- Refutation
- P(d);
- Try
- R(I);XS(a)
- Vars
- S(g);N_GUARD::S(F)
- S(g);N_GUARD::S(F),XS(g)
- P(c);N_GUARD::S(F)
- Refutation
- P(d);
- Try
- R(I);
- Vars
- S(a);OGATE,XP(E)::P(A)
- S(a);OGATE::P(A)
- S(g);N_GUARD::S(F),XS(g)
- S(g);N_GUARD::S(F)
- P(c);N_GUARD::S(F)
- Refutation
- P(d);
- Try
- Actual
- B(B);
- Vars
- S(a);OGATE,XP(E)::P(A)
- P(e);OGATEB,SBLOCK,XB(B)::R(I)
- P(d);SBLOCK::S(D)
- S(a);OGATE::P(A)
- S(g);N_GUARD::S(F),XS(g)
- S(g);N_GUARD::S(F)
- P(c);N_GUARD::S(F)
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