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PID: 158849 (1N6/p3p3/1p2kNQn/8/1Rb5/R2p4/7B/3B3K w - - 0 1)
Andrew, Frederick William
Bradford Illustrated Weekly Telegraph, 1896
(First published on Sat Sep 5 1896)
#2
8 + 7
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SOLUTION
- SOUND
- Sets
- 1...Ba2
- 2.Re4#
- 1...Bb3
- 2.Bxb3#
- 2.Re4#
- 1...Bb5
- 2.Re4#
- 1...Bd5+
- 2.Se4#
- 1...Ba6
- 2.Re4#
- 1...Sg4
- 2.Bxg4#
- 1...Sf7
- 2.Bg4#
- 1...Sg8
- 2.Bg4#
- 1...d2
- 2.Re3#
- 1...b5
- 2.Ra6#
- 1...a5
- 2.Rxb6#
- 1...a6
- 2.Rxb6#
- 1...Ba2
- Tries
- 1.Bb3?
- threat
- 2.Bxc4#
- 1...Bd5+
- 2.Se4#
- 2.Sxd5#
- 2.Bxd5#
- 2.Re4#
- 1...Bxb3
- 2.Re4#
- 1...b5
- 2.Ra6#
- 1...exf6!
- threat
- 1.Bf3?
- threat
- 2.Sg4#
- 2.Sd5#
- 2.Sh5#
- 2.Sfd7#
- 2.Sh7#
- 2.Se8#
- 2.Sg8#
- 1...Bd5
- 2.Se4#
- 2.Sg4#
- 2.Sxd5#
- 2.Sh5#
- 2.Sfd7#
- 2.Sh7#
- 2.Se8#
- 2.Sg8#
- 2.Bxd5#
- 1...Sg4
- 2.Sxg4#
- 2.Bxg4#
- 1...Sg8
- 2.Sxg8#
- 2.Bg4#
- 1...exf6!
- threat
- 1.Bg4+?
- 1...Sf5
- 2.Bxf5#
- 1...Sxg4!
- 1...Sf5
- 1.Ra5?
- threat
- 2.Se4#
- 2.Sg4#
- 2.Sd5#
- 2.Sh5#
- 2.Sfd7#
- 2.Sh7#
- 2.Se8#
- 2.Sg8#
- 1...Bd5+
- 2.Se4#
- 2.Sxd5#
- 1...exf6
- 2.Qe8#
- 1...Bb5
- 2.Re4#
- 1...Sg4
- 2.Sxg4#
- 2.Bxg4#
- 1...Sg8
- 2.Sxg8#
- 2.Bg4#
- 1...b5
- 2.Ra6#
- 1...bxa5!
- threat
- 1.Rxa7?
- threat
- 2.Rxb6#
- 1...Bd5+
- 2.Se4#
- 1...exf6
- 2.Qe4#
- 1...Bb5
- 2.Re4#
- 1...Sf7
- 2.Bg4#
- 1...b5
- 2.Ra6#
- 1...Sf5!
- threat
- 1.Rxc4?
- threat
- 2.Re4#
- 2.Rc6#
- 1...Sf5
- 2.Re4#
- 1...Sg4
- 2.Bxg4#
- 2.Rc6#
- 1...Sf7
- 2.Bg4#
- 1...exf6!
- threat
- 1.Rb5?
- threat
- 2.Se4#
- 2.Sg4#
- 2.Sd5#
- 2.Sh5#
- 2.Sfd7#
- 2.Sh7#
- 2.Se8#
- 2.Sg8#
- 1...Bd5+
- 2.Se4#
- 2.Sxd5#
- 1...exf6
- 2.Qe8#
- 1...Sg4
- 2.Sxg4#
- 2.Bxg4#
- 1...Sg8
- 2.Sxg8#
- 2.Bg4#
- 1...Bxb5!
- threat
- 1.Bb3?
- Keys
- 1.Bh5!
- 1...Bd5+
- 2.Se4#
- 1...exf6
- 2.Qe4#
- 1...Sf5
- 2.Qf7#
- 1...Ba2
- 2.Re4#
- 1...Bb3
- 2.Re4#
- 1...Bb5
- 2.Re4#
- 1...Ba6
- 2.Re4#
- 1...Sg4
- 2.Bxg4#
- 1...Sf7
- 2.Bg4#
- 1...Sg8
- 2.Bg4#
- 1...d2
- 2.Re3#
- 1...b5
- 2.Ra6#
- 1...a5
- 2.Rxb6#
- 1...a6
- 2.Rxb6#
- 1...Bd5+
- 1.Bh5!
FEATURES
- Static
- TYPE = INCOMPLETE_BLOCK
- CHANGED MATES = 0
- ADDED MATES = 3
- REMOVED MATES = 0
- Sets
- B(b);OGATE::R(E)
- B(b);CHECK,SBLOCK::QAR(G)+S(F)
- S(e);N_GUARD::B(A),XS(e)
- S(e);N_GUARD::B(A)
- P(a);OGATE::R(D)
- P(c);OGATEB::R(D)
- P(f);N_GUARD::R(E),XP(c)
- Tries
- Try
- B(A);P_PINB(b)
- Threat
- B(A),XB(b)
- Vars
- B(b);N_SPINB(b),OGATE,XB(A)::R(E)
- P(c);OGATEB::R(D)
- Refutation
- P(g);P_SPINP(g),XS(F)
- Try
- B(A);
- Threat
- DUALS(7)
- Refutation
- P(g);P_SPINP(g),XS(F)
- Try
- B(A);CHECK
- Vars
- S(e);N_GUARD,P_SPINS(e)::B(A),XS(e)
- Refutation
- S(e);XB(A)
- Try
- R(D);
- Threat
- DUALS(8)
- Vars
- P(g);OGATEB,P_SPINP(g),SBLOCK,XS(F)::QAR2(G)
- B(b);OGATE::R(E)
- P(c);OGATEB::R(D)
- Refutation
- P(c);XR(D)
- Try
- R(D);XP(f)
- Threat
- R(E),XP(c)
- Vars
- B(b);CHECK,SBLOCK::QAR(G)+S(F)
- P(g);P_SPINP(g),SBLOCK,XS(F)::QAR2(G)
- B(b);OGATE::R(E)
- S(e);N_GUARD::B(A)
- P(c);OGATEB::R(D)
- Refutation
- S(e);
- Try
- R(E);XB(b)
- Threat
- DUALS(2)
- Vars
- S(e);::R(E)
- S(e);N_GUARD::B(A)
- Refutation
- P(g);P_SPINP(g),XS(F)
- Try
- R(E);
- Threat
- DUALS(8)
- Vars
- P(g);OGATEB,P_SPINP(g),SBLOCK,XS(F)::QAR2(G)
- Refutation
- B(b);XR(E)
- Try
- Actual
- B(A);
- Vars
- B(b);CHECK,SBLOCK::QAR(G)+S(F)
- P(g);P_SPINP(g),SBLOCK,XS(F)::QAR2(G)
- S(e);N_GUARD,SBLOCK::QAB1(G)
- B(b);OGATE::R(E)
- S(e);N_GUARD::B(A),XS(e)
- S(e);N_GUARD::B(A)
- P(a);OGATE::R(D)
- P(c);OGATEB::R(D)
- P(f);N_GUARD::R(E),XP(c)
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