MESON Chess Problem Database
Problem Display
PID: 16413 (2b4b/np4Q1/5r2/1p1N4/1P1k3p/p4R2/Br2RK2/B7 w - - 0 1)
Wenman, Francis Percival (aka Percy Wenman)
Fifty Two-Move Problems, 1940
#2
8 + 10
SOLUTION
- SOUND
- Tries
- 1.Qg1?
- threat
- 2.Ke1#
- 2.Kf1#
- 2.Kg2#
- 2.Qd1#
- 1...Bh3
- 2.Ke1#
- 2.Qd1#
- 1...Re6
- 2.Qd1#
- 1...Rg6
- 2.Qd1#
- 1...Bf5
- 2.Ke1#
- 2.Kf1#
- 2.Kg2#
- 1...h3
- 2.Ke1#
- 2.Kf1#
- 2.Kg3#
- 2.Qd1#
- 1...Rxf3+!
- threat
- 1.Qg4+?
- 1...Rf4
- 2.Qxf4#
- 1...Bxg4!
- 1...Rf4
- 1.Qg5?
- threat
- 2.Qd2#
- 2.Qe3#
- 2.Qe5#
- 1...Rf4
- 2.Qxf4#
- 1...Rf5
- 2.Qd2#
- 2.Qe3#
- 1...Ra6
- 2.Qd2#
- 2.Qe3#
- 2.Qf4#
- 1...Rb6
- 2.Qd2#
- 2.Qe3#
- 2.Qf4#
- 1...Rc6
- 2.Qd2#
- 2.Qe3#
- 2.Qf4#
- 1...Rd6
- 2.Qd2#
- 2.Qe3#
- 2.Qf4#
- 1...Re6
- 2.Qd2#
- 1...Rg6
- 2.Qd2#
- 2.Qe3#
- 2.Qf4#
- 1...Rh6
- 2.Qd2#
- 2.Qe3#
- 2.Qf4#
- 1...Rf7
- 2.Qd2#
- 2.Qe3#
- 1...Rf8
- 2.Qd2#
- 2.Qe3#
- 1...Bf5
- 2.Qe3#
- 1...Sc6
- 2.Qd2#
- 2.Qe3#
- 1...Rxf3+!
- threat
- 1.Qc7?
- threat
- 2.Qe5#
- 2.Qc3#
- 2.Qc5#
- 1...Rf4
- 2.Qxf4#
- 2.Qb6#
- 2.Qc3#
- 2.Qc5#
- 1...Rf5
- 2.Qb6#
- 2.Qc3#
- 2.Qc5#
- 1...Ra6
- 2.Qf4#
- 2.Qc3#
- 2.Qc5#
- 1...Rb6
- 2.Qf4#
- 2.Qxb6#
- 2.Qc3#
- 2.Qc5#
- 1...Rc6
- 2.Qf4#
- 1...Rd6
- 2.Qc3#
- 2.Qc5#
- 1...Re6
- 2.Qc3#
- 2.Qc5#
- 1...Rg6
- 2.Qf4#
- 2.Qc3#
- 2.Qc5#
- 1...Rh6
- 2.Qf4#
- 2.Qc3#
- 2.Qc5#
- 1...Rf7
- 2.Qb6#
- 2.Qc3#
- 2.Qc5#
- 1...Rf8
- 2.Qb6#
- 2.Qc3#
- 2.Qc5#
- 1...Sc6
- 2.Qb6#
- 1...b6
- 2.Qe5#
- 2.Qc3#
- 1...Rxf3+!
- threat
- 1.Qe7?
- threat
- 2.Rd2#
- 2.Qc5#
- 2.Qe3#
- 2.Qe4#
- 2.Qe5#
- 1...Rf4
- 2.Rd2#
- 2.Qc5#
- 2.Qe3#
- 1...Rf5
- 2.Rd2#
- 2.Qc5#
- 2.Qe3#
- 2.Qe4#
- 1...Ra6
- 2.Rd2#
- 2.Qc5#
- 2.Qe3#
- 2.Qe4#
- 1...Rb6
- 2.Rd2#
- 2.Qc5#
- 2.Qe3#
- 2.Qe4#
- 1...Rc6
- 2.Rd2#
- 2.Qe3#
- 2.Qe4#
- 1...Rd6
- 2.Rd2#
- 2.Qe3#
- 2.Qe4#
- 1...Re6
- 2.Qc5#
- 1...Rg6
- 2.Rd2#
- 2.Qc5#
- 2.Qe3#
- 2.Qe4#
- 1...Rh6
- 2.Rd2#
- 2.Qc5#
- 2.Qe3#
- 2.Qe4#
- 1...Rf7
- 2.Rd2#
- 2.Qc5#
- 2.Qe3#
- 2.Qe4#
- 1...Rf8
- 2.Rd2#
- 2.Qc5#
- 2.Qe3#
- 2.Qe4#
- 1...Bf5
- 2.Qc5#
- 2.Qe3#
- 2.Qe5#
- 1...Be6
- 2.Qc5#
- 1...Sc6
- 2.Rd2#
- 2.Qc5#
- 2.Qe3#
- 2.Qe4#
- 1...b6
- 2.Rd2#
- 2.Qe3#
- 2.Qe4#
- 2.Qe5#
- 1...Rxf3+!
- threat
- 1.Qg1?
- Keys
- 1.Se3!
- threat
- 2.Sc2#
- 1...Kc3
- 2.Sc2#
- 1...Kd3
- 2.Sf5#
- 1...Ke4
- 2.Sc2#
- 1...Ke5
- 2.Sf5#
- 1...Bf5
- 2.Sxf5#
- threat
- 1.Se3!
FEATURES
- Static
- TYPE = THREAT
- CHANGED MATES = 0
- ADDED MATES = 5
- REMOVED MATES = 0
- Sets
- Tries
- Try
- Q(H);
- Threat
- DUALS(4)
- Vars
- R(f);::QAR(H)
- Refutation
- R(f);CHECK,XR(E)
- Try
- Q(H);CHECK
- Vars
- R(f);N_GUARD::QAR2(H),XR(f)
- Refutation
- B(i);XQ(H)
- Try
- Q(H);
- Threat
- DUALS(3)
- Vars
- R(f);N_GUARD::QAR2(H),XR(f)
- R(f);::QAR2(H)
- B(i);::QAB1(H)
- Refutation
- R(f);CHECK,XR(E)
- Try
- Q(H);
- Threat
- DUALS(3)
- Vars
- R(f);N_GUARD::QAR2(H)
- S(g);S_CUTR(f)::QAB(H)
- Refutation
- R(f);CHECK,XR(E)
- Try
- Q(H);
- Threat
- DUALS(5)
- Vars
- R(f);::QAB1(H)
- B(i);::QAB1(H)
- Refutation
- R(f);CHECK,XR(E)
- Try
- Actual
- S(G);
- Threat
- S(G)
- Vars
- K(c);S_FLIGHT::R(E)+S(G)
- K(c);N_SPINR(a),P-FLIGHT::R(E)+S(G)
- K(c);N_SPINR(a),P-FLIGHT::R(C)+S(G)
- K(c);S_FLIGHT::R(C)+S(G)
- B(i);N_GUARD::S(G),XB(i)
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