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PID: 156506 (n3R3/6Rn/b2k1p2/1pbN3K/5qp1/rN3Q1B/7B/8 w - - 0 1)
Packer, GFH
Illustrated London News, 1905
(First published on Sat Jun 17 1905)
#2
8 + 10
| 15351 | SCPF/BCPS Black Books | 2016 |
SOLUTION
- SOUND
- Sets
- 1...g3
- 2.Re6#
- 1...g3
- Tries
- 1.Sc3?
- threat
- 2.Bxf4#
- 2.Qd5#
- 1...Qxh2
- 2.Qd5#
- 1...gxf3
- 2.Re6#
- 1...Qg3
- 2.Bxg3#
- 2.Qd5#
- 1...Ra4
- 2.Qd5#
- 1...Be3
- 2.Qd5#
- 1...Bd4
- 2.Qd5#
- 1...Bb7
- 2.Sxb5#
- 2.Bxf4#
- 1...Sb6
- 2.Bxf4#
- 1...Sc7
- 2.Bxf4#
- 1...g3
- 2.Rd7#
- 2.Re6#
- 2.Qd5#
- 1...Qe5+!
- threat
- 1.Se3?
- threat
- 2.Sf5#
- 2.Bxf4#
- 2.Qd5#
- 1...Qe5+
- 2.Sf5#
- 1...Qxh2
- 2.Sf5#
- 2.Qd5#
- 1...gxf3
- 2.Re6#
- 1...Qg3
- 2.Sf5#
- 2.Bxg3#
- 2.Qd5#
- 1...Ra4
- 2.Sf5#
- 2.Qd5#
- 1...Bd4
- 2.Sf5#
- 2.Qd5#
- 1...Bb7
- 2.Sf5#
- 2.Bxf4#
- 1...Bc8
- 2.Bxf4#
- 2.Qd5#
- 1...Sb6
- 2.Sf5#
- 2.Bxf4#
- 1...Sc7
- 2.Sf5#
- 2.Bxf4#
- 1...g3
- 2.Rd7#
- 2.Re6#
- 2.Qd5#
- 1...f5
- 2.Sxf5#
- 2.Bxf4#
- 2.Qd5#
- 1...Bxe3!
- threat
- 1.Sb4?
- threat
- 2.Bxf4#
- 2.Qd5#
- 2.Qc6#
- 2.Qxf4#
- 1...Qxh2
- 2.Qd5#
- 2.Qc6#
- 1...Bxb4
- 2.Bxf4#
- 1...gxf3
- 2.Bxf4#
- 2.Rd7#
- 2.Re6#
- 1...Qg3
- 2.Bxg3#
- 2.Qd5#
- 2.Qc6#
- 2.Qxg3#
- 1...Be3
- 2.Qd5#
- 2.Qc6#
- 1...Bd4
- 2.Qd5#
- 2.Qc6#
- 1...Bb7
- 2.Bxf4#
- 2.Qxf4#
- 1...Sb6
- 2.Bxf4#
- 2.Qc6#
- 2.Qxf4#
- 1...Sc7
- 2.Bxf4#
- 2.Qc6#
- 2.Qxf4#
- 1...g3
- 2.Rd7#
- 2.Re6#
- 2.Qd5#
- 2.Qc6#
- 2.Qxf4#
- 1...Qe5+!
- threat
- 1.Sxf4?
- threat
- 2.Re6#
- 2.Qd5#
- 1...gxf3
- 2.Re6#
- 1...Bb7
- 2.Re6#
- 1...Bc8
- 2.Qd5#
- 1...Sg5
- 2.Qd5#
- 1...Sf8
- 2.Qd5#
- 1...Sb6
- 2.Re6#
- 1...Sc7!
- threat
- 1.Sb6?
- threat
- 2.Bxf4#
- 2.Rd7#
- 2.Qd5#
- 1...Qxh2
- 2.Rd7#
- 2.Qd5#
- 1...Bxb6
- 2.Bxf4#
- 1...Sxb6
- 2.Bxf4#
- 1...gxf3
- 2.Re6#
- 1...Qg3
- 2.Bxg3#
- 2.Rd7#
- 2.Qd5#
- 1...Ra4
- 2.Rd7#
- 2.Qd5#
- 1...Be3
- 2.Rd7#
- 2.Qd5#
- 1...Bd4
- 2.Rd7#
- 2.Qd5#
- 1...Bb7
- 2.Bxf4#
- 2.Rd7#
- 1...Bc8
- 2.Sxc8#
- 2.Bxf4#
- 2.Qd5#
- 1...Sf8
- 2.Bxf4#
- 2.Qd5#
- 1...Sc7
- 2.Bxf4#
- 2.Rd7#
- 1...g3
- 2.Rd7#
- 2.Re6#
- 2.Qd5#
- 1...Qe5+!
- threat
- 1.Sxf6?
- threat
- 2.Bxf4#
- 2.Rd7#
- 2.Qd5#
- 1...Qe5+
- 2.Bxe5#
- 1...Qxh2
- 2.Rd7#
- 2.Qd5#
- 1...gxf3
- 2.Re6#
- 1...Qg3
- 2.Bxg3#
- 2.Rd7#
- 2.Qd5#
- 1...Ra4
- 2.Rd7#
- 2.Qd5#
- 1...Be3
- 2.Rd7#
- 2.Qd5#
- 1...Bd4
- 2.Rd7#
- 2.Qd5#
- 1...Bb7
- 2.Bxf4#
- 2.Rd7#
- 1...Bc8
- 2.Bxf4#
- 2.Qd5#
- 1...Sf8
- 2.Bxf4#
- 2.Qd5#
- 1...Sb6
- 2.Bxf4#
- 1...Sc7
- 2.Bxf4#
- 2.Rd7#
- 1...g3
- 2.Rd7#
- 2.Re6#
- 2.Qd5#
- 1...Sxf6+!
- threat
- 1.Sc7?
- threat
- 2.Bxf4#
- 2.Re6#
- 2.Qd5#
- 1...Qxh2
- 2.Re6#
- 2.Qd5#
- 1...Sxc7
- 2.Bxf4#
- 1...gxf3
- 2.Re6#
- 1...Qg3
- 2.Bxg3#
- 2.Re6#
- 2.Qd5#
- 1...Ra4
- 2.Re6#
- 2.Qd5#
- 1...Be3
- 2.Re6#
- 2.Qd5#
- 1...Bd4
- 2.Re6#
- 2.Qd5#
- 1...Bb7
- 2.Sxb5#
- 2.Bxf4#
- 2.Re6#
- 1...Bc8
- 2.Sxb5#
- 2.Bxf4#
- 2.Qd5#
- 1...Sg5
- 2.Bxf4#
- 2.Qd5#
- 1...Sf8
- 2.Bxf4#
- 2.Qd5#
- 1...Sb6
- 2.Bxf4#
- 2.Re6#
- 1...g3
- 2.Rd7#
- 2.Re6#
- 2.Qd5#
- 1...Qe5+!
- threat
- 1.Qxf4+?
- 1...Kxd5
- 2.Bg2#
- 2.Qe4#
- 1...Kc6!
- 1...Kxd5
- 1.Sc3?
- Keys
- 1.Se7!
- threat
- 2.Sf5#
- 1...Ke5
- 2.Qd5#
- 1...Ke6
- 2.Qd5#
- 1...Kc7
- 2.Qc6#
- 1...Kd7
- 2.Qc6#
- 1...gxf3
- 2.Bxf4#
- 1...Bc8
- 2.Sxc8#
- 1...g3
- 2.Qxf4#
- 1...f5
- 2.Sxf5#
- threat
- 1.Se7!
FEATURES
- Static
- TYPE = THREAT
- CHANGED MATES = 1
- ADDED MATES = 7
- REMOVED MATES = 0
- Sets
- P(c);N_SPINQ(b)::R1(H)
- Tries
- Try
- S(E);
- Threat
- DUALS(2)
- Vars
- Q(b);N_SPINQ(b),P_PINB(D),XB(A)::QAR1(C)
- P(c);XQ(C)::R1(H)
- R(a);::QAR1(C)
- B(e);::QAR1(C)
- S(j);::B(A),XQ(b)
- Refutation
- Q(b);CHECK
- Try
- S(E);
- Threat
- DUALS(3)
- Vars
- Q(b);CHECK::S(E)
- P(c);XQ(C)::R1(H)
- Refutation
- B(e);XS(E)
- Try
- S(E);
- Threat
- DUALS(4)
- Vars
- B(e);XS(E)::B(A),XQ(b)
- Refutation
- Q(b);CHECK
- Try
- S(E);XQ(b)
- Threat
- DUALS(2)
- Vars
- P(c);XQ(C)::R1(H)
- B(f);::R1(H)
- B(f);::QAR1(C)
- S(i);::QAR1(C)
- S(j);::R1(H)
- Refutation
- S(j);
- Try
- S(E);
- Threat
- DUALS(3)
- Vars
- B(e);XS(E)::B(A),XQ(b)
- S(j);XS(E)::B(A),XQ(b)
- P(c);XQ(C)::R1(H)
- Refutation
- Q(b);CHECK
- Try
- S(E);XP(h)
- Threat
- DUALS(3)
- Vars
- Q(b);CHECK,OGATE::B(A),XQ(b)
- P(c);XQ(C)::R1(H)
- S(j);::B(A),XQ(b)
- Refutation
- S(i);CHECK,XS(E)
- Try
- S(E);
- Threat
- DUALS(3)
- Vars
- S(j);XS(E)::B(A),XQ(b)
- P(c);XQ(C)::R1(H)
- Refutation
- Q(b);CHECK
- Try
- Q(C);CHECK,XQ(b)
- Refutation
- K(g);P-FLIGHT
- Try
- Actual
- S(E);
- Threat
- S(E)
- Vars
- K(g);S_FLIGHT::QAR1(C)
- K(g);N_SPINQ(b),P-FLIGHT,P_SPINP(c)::QAB1(C)
- P(c);XQ(C)::B(A),XQ(b)
- B(f);N_GUARD::S(E),XB(f)
- P(c);N_SPINQ(b)::QAB(C),XQ(b)
- P(h);::S(E),XP(h)
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