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PID: 153482 (8/R2p4/1Pppp3/2Pkp3/PR1p4/KP3P2/2P3p1/6Q1 w - - 0 1)
Betts, Frederick Charles
Falkirk Herald, 1915
(First published on Sun Nov 7 1915)
#2
10 + 8
| 15351 | SCPF/BCPS Black Books | 2014 |
SOLUTION
- SOUND
- Sets
- 1...Kxc5
- 2.Ra5#
- 1...d3
- 2.c4#
- 1...e4
- 2.Qxd4#
- 1...dxc5
- 2.Rxd7#
- 1...Kxc5
- Tries
- 1.Ka2?
- 1...dxc5
- 2.Rxd7#
- 1...e4
- 2.Qxd4#
- 1...d3
- 2.c4#
- 1...Kxc5!
- 1...dxc5
- 1.Kb2?
- 1...dxc5
- 2.Rxd7#
- 1...e4
- 2.Qxd4#
- 1...d3
- 2.c4#
- 1...Kxc5!
- 1...dxc5
- 1.Rc4?
- 1...dxc5
- 2.Rxd7#
- 1...e4
- 2.Qxd4#
- 1...d3!
- 1...dxc5
- 1.Rxd4+?
- 1...Kxc5
- 2.Rd1#
- 2.Rd2#
- 2.Rd3#
- 1...exd4!
- 1...Kxc5
- 1.Ra5?
- 1...e4
- 2.Qxd4#
- 1...d3
- 2.c4#
- 1...dxc5!
- 1...e4
- 1.Ra6?
- 1...Kxc5
- 2.Ra5#
- 1...e4
- 2.Qxd4#
- 1...d3
- 2.c4#
- 1...dxc5!
- 1...Kxc5
- 1.Rb7?
- 1...dxc5
- 2.Rxd7#
- 1...e4
- 2.Qxd4#
- 1...d3
- 2.c4#
- 1...Kxc5!
- 1...dxc5
- 1.Rxd7?
- 1...e4
- 2.Qxd4#
- 1...d3
- 2.Rxd6#
- 2.c4#
- 1...Kxc5!
- 1...e4
- 1.Ra8?
- 1...Kxc5
- 2.Ra5#
- 1...e4
- 2.Qxd4#
- 1...d3
- 2.c4#
- 1...dxc5!
- 1...Kxc5
- 1.c3?
- 1...Kxc5
- 2.Ra5#
- 1...dxc5
- 2.Rxd7#
- 1...e4
- 2.Qxd4#
- 1...d3
- 2.c4#
- 1...dxc3!
- 1...Kxc5
- 1.c4+?
- 1...Kxc5
- 2.Ra5#
- 1...dxc4 ep!
- 1...Kxc5
- 1.a5?
- 1...dxc5
- 2.Rxd7#
- 1...e4
- 2.Qxd4#
- 1...d3
- 2.c4#
- 1...Kxc5!
- 1...dxc5
- 1.b7?
- 1...Kxc5
- 2.Ra5#
- 1...e4
- 2.Qxd4#
- 1...d3
- 2.c4#
- 1...dxc5!
- 1...Kxc5
- 1.Ka2?
- Keys
- 1.Rc7!
- 1...Kxc5
- 2.Rb5#
- 1...dxc5
- 2.Rxd7#
- 1...e4
- 2.Qxd4#
- 1...d3
- 2.c4#
- 1...Kxc5
- 1.Rc7!
FEATURES
- Static
- TYPE = MUTATE
- CHANGED MATES = 1
- ADDED MATES = 0
- REMOVED MATES = 0
- Sets
- K(c);OGATEB,P-FLIGHT,P_SPINP(b),XP(H)::R(J)
- P(b);N_GUARD::P(B)
- P(d);N_GUARD::QAR1(A),XP(b)
- P(f);OGATEB,SBLOCK,XP(H)::R(J),XP(h)
- Tries
- Try
- K(C);P-FLIGHT
- Vars
- P(f);OGATEB,SBLOCK,XP(H)::R(J),XP(h)
- P(d);N_GUARD::QAR1(A),XP(b)
- P(b);N_GUARD::P(B)
- Refutation
- K(c);P-FLIGHT,P_SPINP(b),XP(H)
- Try
- K(C);S_FLIGHT
- Vars
- P(f);OGATEB,SBLOCK,XP(H)::R(J),XP(h)
- P(d);N_GUARD::QAR1(A),XP(b)
- P(b);N_GUARD::P(B)
- Refutation
- K(c);P-FLIGHT,P_SPINP(b),XP(H)
- Try
- R(G);
- Vars
- P(f);OGATEB,XP(H)::R(J),XP(h)
- P(d);N_GUARD::QAR1(A),XP(b)
- Refutation
- P(b);
- Try
- R(G);CHECK,XP(b)
- Refutation
- P(d);XR(G)
- Try
- R(J);
- Vars
- P(d);N_GUARD::QAR1(A),XP(b)
- P(b);N_GUARD::P(B)
- Refutation
- P(f);P_SPINP(f),XP(H)
- Try
- R(J);
- Vars
- K(c);OGATEB,P-FLIGHT,P_SPINP(b),XP(H)::R(J)
- P(d);N_GUARD::QAR1(A),XP(b)
- P(b);N_GUARD::P(B)
- Refutation
- P(f);XP(H)
- Try
- R(J);
- Vars
- P(f);OGATEB,SBLOCK,XP(H)::R(J),XP(h)
- P(d);N_GUARD::QAR1(A),XP(b)
- P(b);N_GUARD::P(B)
- Refutation
- K(c);P-FLIGHT,P_SPINP(b),XP(H)
- Try
- R(J);P_PINP(f),XP(h)
- Vars
- P(d);N_GUARD::QAR1(A),XP(b)
- Refutation
- K(c);N_SPINP(f),P-FLIGHT,P_SPINP(b),XP(H)
- Try
- R(J);
- Vars
- K(c);OGATEB,P-FLIGHT,P_SPINP(b),XP(H)::R(J)
- P(d);N_GUARD::QAR1(A),XP(b)
- P(b);N_GUARD::P(B)
- Refutation
- P(f);XP(H)
- Try
- P(B);
- Vars
- K(c);OGATEB,P-FLIGHT,P_SPINP(b),XP(H)::R(J)
- P(f);OGATEB,SBLOCK,XP(H)::R(J),XP(h)
- P(d);N_GUARD::QAR1(A),XP(b)
- P(b);::P(B)
- Refutation
- P(b);XP(B)
- Try
- P(B);CHECK
- Vars
- K(c);P-FLIGHT,P_SPINP(b),XP(H)::R(J)
- Refutation
- P(b);EP,XP(B)
- Try
- P(F);
- Vars
- P(f);OGATEB,SBLOCK,XP(H)::R(J),XP(h)
- P(d);N_GUARD::QAR1(A),XP(b)
- P(b);N_GUARD::P(B)
- Refutation
- K(c);P-FLIGHT,P_SPINP(b),XP(H)
- Try
- P(I);
- Vars
- K(c);OGATEB,P-FLIGHT,P_SPINP(b),XP(H)::R(J)
- P(d);N_GUARD::QAR1(A),XP(b)
- P(b);N_GUARD::P(B)
- Refutation
- P(f);XP(H)
- Try
- Actual
- R(J);
- Vars
- K(c);OGATEB,P-FLIGHT,P_SPINP(b),XP(H)::R1(G)
- P(f);OGATEB,SBLOCK,XP(H)::R(J),XP(h)
- P(d);N_GUARD::QAR1(A),XP(b)
- P(b);N_GUARD::P(B)
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