MESON Chess Problem Database
Problem Display
PID: 16939 (6b1/8/8/1K1p1p2/8/NNkPb1BQ/1pPp4/qr1BR3 w - - 0 1)
Wenman, Francis Percival (aka Percy Wenman)
One Hundred Published Problems, 1944
#2
9 + 9
SOLUTION
- SOUND
- Tries
- 1.Be5+?
- 1...Bd4
- 2.Bxd4#
- 1...d4!
- 1...Bd4
- 1.Bd6?
- threat
- 2.Bb4#
- 1...Bc5
- 2.d4#
- 1...Qxa3!
- threat
- 1.Bc7?
- threat
- 2.Ba5#
- 1...Bc5
- 2.d4#
- 1...Bb6
- 2.d4#
- 1...Qxa3!
- threat
- 1.Rxe3?
- threat
- 2.d4#
- 1...f4
- 2.Qc8#
- 1...d4!
- threat
- 1.Qh8+?
- 1...Bd4
- 2.Qxd4#
- 1...d4!
- 1...Bd4
- 1.Be5+?
- Keys
- 1.d4!
- threat
- 2.Rxe3#
- 1...Bxd4
- 2.Be5#
- 1...dxe1Q
- 2.Bxe1#
- 1...dxe1S
- 2.Bxe1#
- 1...dxe1B
- 2.Bxe1#
- 1...dxe1R
- 2.Bxe1#
- 1...Bg1
- 2.Bf2#
- 1...Bf2
- 2.Bxf2#
- 1...Bf4
- 2.Bxf4#
- 1...Bg5
- 2.Bf4#
- 1...Bh6
- 2.Bf4#
- 1...f4
- 2.Qc8#
- threat
- 1.d4!
FEATURES
- Static
- TYPE = THREAT
- CHANGED MATES = 0
- ADDED MATES = 11
- REMOVED MATES = 0
- Sets
- Tries
- Try
- B(G);CHECK
- Vars
- B(f);N_GUARD,P_SPINB(f)::B(G),XB(f)
- Refutation
- P(g);P_SPINP(g)
- Try
- B(G);
- Threat
- B(G)
- Vars
- B(f);::QAR(H)+P(F)
- Refutation
- Q(a);XS(D)
- Try
- B(G);
- Threat
- B(G)
- Vars
- B(f);::QAR(H)+P(F)
- Refutation
- Q(a);XS(D)
- Try
- R(B);XB(f)
- Threat
- R(B)+P(F)
- Vars
- P(h);OGATE::QAR(H)
- Refutation
- P(g);
- Try
- Q(H);CHECK
- Vars
- B(f);N_GUARD,P_SPINB(f)::QAB1(H),XB(f)
- Refutation
- P(g);P_SPINP(g)
- Try
- Actual
- P(F);
- Threat
- R(B),XB(f)
- Vars
- B(f);OGATEB,XP(F)::QAR(H)+B(G)
- P(d);OGATE,XR(B)::B(G),XQ(d)
- P(d);OGATE,XR(B)::B(G),XS(d)
- P(d);OGATE,XR(B)::B(G),XB(d)
- P(d);OGATE,XR(B)::B(G),XR(d)
- B(f);OGATEB::QAR(H)+B(G)
- B(f);OGATEB::QAR(H)+B(G),XB(f)
- P(h);OGATE::QAR(H)
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