MESON Chess Problem Database
Problem Display
PID: 152033 (2N4Q/6q1/4p3/2NPR1P1/1p1r1k2/1K4p1/3P4/2BB4 w - - 0 1)
Berry, Charles Vincent E
Hampstead and Highgate Express, 1898
(First published on Sat Jan 29 1898)
#2
10 + 6
| 14867 | BCPS Library | 2014 |
SOLUTION
- SOUND
- Sets
- 1...Qf6
- 2.Qxf6#
- 1...Qh6
- 2.d3#
- 1...Qf8
- 2.Sxe6#
- 2.d3#
- 1...Qxg5
- 2.Sxe6#
- 2.d3#
- 1...Qg6
- 2.d3#
- 1...Qa7
- 2.Sxe6#
- 2.Qf6#
- 2.d3#
- 1...Qb7
- 2.Sxe6#
- 2.Qf6#
- 2.d3#
- 1...Qc7
- 2.Sxe6#
- 2.Qf6#
- 2.d3#
- 1...Qd7
- 2.Qf6#
- 2.d3#
- 1...Qe7
- 2.d3#
- 1...Qf7
- 2.d3#
- 1...Qh7
- 2.Sxe6#
- 2.d3#
- 1...Qg8
- 2.Qf6#
- 2.d3#
- 1...Rxd2
- 2.Sd3#
- 1...Rd3+
- 2.Sxd3#
- 1...Rc4
- 2.Sd3#
- 1...Re4
- 2.Sd3#
- 1...Rxd5
- 2.d4#
- 1...g2
- 2.Qh2#
- 1...Qf6
- Tries
- 1.Sd7?
- threat
- 2.Qh4#
- 2.d3#
- 1...Qxe5
- 2.Qxe5#
- 1...Qxh8
- 2.d3#
- 1...Qxg5
- 2.d3#
- 1...Qxd7
- 2.Qf6#
- 2.d3#
- 1...Rxd2
- 2.Bxd2#
- 2.Qh4#
- 1...g2
- 2.Qh2#
- 2.Qh4#
- 1...Qh6
- 2.d3#
- 1...Qh7
- 2.d3#
- 1...Rc4
- 2.Qh4#
- 1...Re4
- 2.Qh4#
- 1...Rd3+!
- threat
- 1.Qxg7?
- threat
- 2.Sxe6#
- 2.Qf6#
- 2.d3#
- 1...Rd3+
- 2.Sxd3#
- 1...Rxd2
- 2.Sd3#
- 2.Sxe6#
- 2.Bxd2#
- 2.Qf6#
- 1...exd5
- 2.Se6#
- 2.Qf6#
- 2.d3#
- 1...Rc4
- 2.Sd3#
- 2.Sxe6#
- 2.Qf6#
- 1...Re4
- 2.Sd3#
- 2.Sxe6#
- 2.Qf6#
- 1...g2!
- threat
- 1.Sd7?
- Keys
- 1.Se7!
- 1...Rd3+
- 2.Sxd3#
- 1...Kxe5
- 2.Qb8#
- 1...Qxe5
- 2.Qh4#
- 1...Qxh8
- 2.Sg6#
- 1...Qxg5
- 2.Sxe6#
- 2.d3#
- 1...Qxe7
- 2.d3#
- 1...Rxd2
- 2.Sd3#
- 1...Rxd5
- 2.d4#
- 1...exd5
- 2.Rf5#
- 1...g2
- 2.Qh2#
- 1...Qf6
- 2.Qxf6#
- 1...Qh6
- 2.d3#
- 1...Qf8
- 2.Sxe6#
- 2.Sg6#
- 2.d3#
- 1...Qg6
- 2.Sxg6#
- 2.d3#
- 1...Qf7
- 2.d3#
- 1...Qh7
- 2.Sxe6#
- 2.d3#
- 1...Qg8
- 2.Qf6#
- 2.d3#
- 1...Rc4
- 2.Sd3#
- 1...Re4
- 2.Sd3#
- 1...Rd3+
- 1.Se7!
FEATURES
- Static
- TYPE = INCOMPLETE_BLOCK
- CHANGED MATES = 0
- ADDED MATES = 4
- REMOVED MATES = 1
- Sets
- Q(f);OGATE::QAR2(J),XQ(f)
- Q(f);::B(A)+P(C)
- R(c);N_GUARD,P_SPINR(c),XP(C)::S(E)
- R(c);CHECK,N_GUARD::S(E),XR(c)
- R(c);N_GUARD::S(E)
- R(c);OGATE,XP(F)::B(A)+P(C)
- P(a);OGATEB::QAB(J)
- Tries
- Try
- S(E);
- Threat
- DUALS(2)
- Vars
- Q(f);OGATE,XR(G)::QAB1(J),XQ(f)
- Q(f);XQ(J)::B(A)+P(C)
- Q(f);XP(H)::B(A)+P(C)
- Q(f);::B(A)+P(C)
- R(c);::QAR2(J)
- Refutation
- R(c);CHECK
- Try
- Q(J);XQ(f)
- Threat
- DUALS(3)
- Vars
- R(c);CHECK,N_GUARD::S(E),XR(c)
- Refutation
- P(a);
- Try
- Actual
- S(I);
- Vars
- R(c);CHECK,N_GUARD::S(E),XR(c)
- K(d);OGATEB,P_SPINQ(f),S_FLIGHT,XR(G)::QAB(J)
- Q(f);SBLOCK,XR(G)::QAR2(J)
- Q(f);N_GUARD,XQ(J)::S(I)
- Q(f);XS(I)::B(A)+P(C)
- R(c);N_GUARD,P_SPINR(c),XP(C)::S(E)
- R(c);OGATE,XP(F)::B(A)+P(C)
- P(e);N_GUARD,XP(F)::R1(G)
- P(a);OGATEB::QAB(J)
- Q(f);OGATE::QAR2(J),XQ(f)
- Q(f);::B(A)+P(C)
- R(c);N_GUARD::S(E)
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