MESON Chess Problem Database
Problem Display
PID: 16999 (8/3p3r/8/3Q2B1/K1N3k1/3NprbR/8/1B5R w - - 0 1)
Macleod, Norman Alasdair
Glasgow Herald, 1945
#2
8 + 6
| 6455 | The Chessboard Adventures of Norman Macleod | 1996 |
SOLUTION
- SOUND
- Sets
- 1...Rf1
- 2.Sxe3#
- 1...Rf2
- 2.Sxe3#
- 1...Rf6
- 2.Sxe3#
- 1...Rff7
- 2.Sxe3#
- 1...Rf8
- 2.Sxe3#
- 1...Rf1
- Tries
- 1.Bf6?
- threat
- 2.Qg5#
- 1...Rxf6
- 2.Sxe3#
- 1...Bh2
- 2.Qxf3#
- 1...Be5
- 2.Qxf3#
- 1...Rf1
- 2.Sxe3#
- 1...Rf2
- 2.Sxe3#
- 1...Rf4
- 2.Se5#
- 1...Rf5
- 2.Sxe3#
- 1...Rh5
- 2.Qxh5#
- 1...Rg7
- 2.Qh5#
- 1...Bh4
- 2.Qxf3#
- 1...Bf4!
- threat
- 1.Bh6?
- threat
- 2.Qg5#
- 2.Qh5#
- 1...Bh2
- 2.Qxf3#
- 2.Qh5#
- 1...Be5
- 2.Sdxe5#
- 2.Qxf3#
- 1...Rf1
- 2.Sxe3#
- 2.Qh5#
- 1...Rf2
- 2.Sxe3#
- 2.Qh5#
- 1...Rf4
- 2.Se5#
- 2.Qh5#
- 1...Rf5
- 2.Sxe3#
- 1...Rf6
- 2.Sxe3#
- 2.Qh5#
- 1...Rff7
- 2.Sxe3#
- 2.Qh5#
- 1...Rf8
- 2.Sxe3#
- 2.Qh5#
- 1...Rg7
- 2.Qh5#
- 1...Bf4
- 2.Qh5#
- 1...Bh4
- 2.Qxf3#
- 1...Rxh6!
- threat
- 1.Bd8?
- threat
- 2.Qg5#
- 1...Bh2
- 2.Qxf3#
- 1...Be5
- 2.Qxf3#
- 1...Rf1
- 2.Sxe3#
- 1...Rf2
- 2.Sxe3#
- 1...Rf4
- 2.Se5#
- 1...Rf5
- 2.Sxe3#
- 1...Rf6
- 2.Sxe3#
- 1...Rff7
- 2.Sxe3#
- 1...Rf8
- 2.Sxe3#
- 1...Rh5
- 2.Qxh5#
- 1...Re7
- 2.Qh5#
- 1...Rg7
- 2.Qh5#
- 1...Bh4
- 2.Qxf3#
- 1...Bf4!
- threat
- 1.Qxf3+?
- 1...Kxg5
- 2.Rxg3#
- 1...Kxf3!
- 1...Kxg5
- 1.Bf6?
- Keys
- 1.Be7!
- threat
- 2.Qg5#
- 1...Rxe7
- 2.Qh5#
- 1...Bh2
- 2.Qxf3#
- 1...Be5
- 2.Qxf3#
- 1...Rf1
- 2.Sxe3#
- 1...Rf2
- 2.Sxe3#
- 1...Rf4
- 2.Se5#
- 1...Rf5
- 2.Sxe3#
- 1...Rf6
- 2.Sxe3#
- 1...Rff7
- 2.Sxe3#
- 1...Rf8
- 2.Sxe3#
- 1...Rh5
- 2.Qxh5#
- 1...Rg7
- 2.Qh5#
- 1...Bf4
- 2.Qxd7#
- 1...Bh4
- 2.Qxf3#
- threat
- 1.Be7!
FEATURES
- Static
- TYPE = THREAT
- CHANGED MATES = 0
- ADDED MATES = 9
- REMOVED MATES = 0
- Sets
- R(b);N_GUARD::S(F),XP(a)
- Tries
- Try
- B(H);
- Threat
- QAR1(G)
- Vars
- R(b);N_GUARD,XB(H)::S(F),XP(a)
- B(c);::QAB1(G),XR(b)
- R(b);N_GUARD::S(F),XP(a)
- R(b);P_PINS(F),SBLOCK,S_CUTB(c)::S(C)
- R(f);N_GUARD::QAB1(G),XR(f)
- R(f);N_GUARD::QAB1(G)
- Refutation
- B(c);
- Try
- B(H);
- Threat
- DUALS(2)
- Vars
- R(b);N_GUARD::S(F),XP(a)
- R(f);::QAB1(G)
- B(c);::QAB1(G)
- B(c);::QAB1(G),XR(b)
- Refutation
- R(f);XB(H)
- Try
- B(H);
- Threat
- QAR1(G)
- Vars
- B(c);::QAB1(G),XR(b)
- R(b);N_GUARD::S(F),XP(a)
- R(b);P_PINS(F),SBLOCK,S_CUTB(c)::S(C)
- R(f);N_GUARD::QAB1(G),XR(f)
- R(f);N_GUARD::QAB1(G)
- Refutation
- B(c);
- Try
- Q(G);CHECK,XR(b)
- Vars
- K(d);P-FLIGHT,XB(H)::R(D),XB(c)
- Refutation
- K(d);P_SPINB(c),S_FLIGHT,XQ(G)
- Try
- Actual
- B(H);
- Threat
- QAR1(G)
- Vars
- R(f);N_GUARD,XB(H)::QAB1(G)
- B(c);::QAB1(G),XR(b)
- R(b);N_GUARD::S(F),XP(a)
- R(b);P_PINS(F),SBLOCK,S_CUTB(c)::S(C)
- R(f);N_GUARD::QAB1(G),XR(f)
- R(f);N_GUARD::QAB1(G)
- B(c);S_CUTR(b)::QAB(G),XP(e)
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