MESON Chess Problem Database
Problem Display
PID: 17139 (2N1k1N1/1n1pPp1n/3Q4/8/8/8/8/4K3 w - - 0 1)
Shinkman, William Anthony
Chicago Tribune, 1903
#2
5 + 5
| 3925 | The Golden Argosy | 1929 |
| 81 | Chess | 1949 |
| 3310 | 2345 Chess Problems | 1997 |
| 5454 | Near Snap | 2021 |
SOLUTION
- SOUND
- Sets
- 1...Sxd6
- 2.Sxd6#
- 1...Sg5
- 2.Sf6#
- 1...Sf6
- 2.Sxf6#
- 1...Sf8
- 2.Sf6#
- 2.exf8Q#
- 2.exf8R#
- 1...f5
- 2.Qg6#
- 1...Sxd6
- Tries
- 1.Qc5?
- 1...Sxc5
- 2.Sd6#
- 1...d5
- 2.Qb5#
- 2.Qc6#
- 1...d6
- 2.Qb5#
- 2.Qc6#
- 1...f6
- 2.Qh5#
- 1...Sa5
- 2.Sd6#
- 1...Sd6
- 2.Sxd6#
- 1...Sd8
- 2.Sd6#
- 1...Sg5
- 2.Sf6#
- 1...Sf6
- 2.Sxf6#
- 1...Sf8
- 2.Sf6#
- 2.exf8Q#
- 2.exf8R#
- 1...f5!
- 1...Sxc5
- 1.Qd3?
- 1...d5
- 2.Qb5#
- 1...d6
- 2.Qb5#
- 1...f6
- 2.Qg6#
- 1...Sa5
- 2.Sd6#
- 1...Sc5
- 2.Sd6#
- 1...Sd6
- 2.Sxd6#
- 1...Sd8
- 2.Sd6#
- 1...Sg5
- 2.Sf6#
- 1...Sf6
- 2.Sxf6#
- 1...Sf8
- 2.Sf6#
- 1...f5!
- 1...d5
- 1.Qd5?
- 1...d6
- 2.Qc6#
- 2.Qb5#
- 1...Sa5
- 2.Sd6#
- 1...Sc5
- 2.Sd6#
- 1...Sd6
- 2.Sxd6#
- 1...Sd8
- 2.Sd6#
- 1...Sg5
- 2.Sf6#
- 1...Sf6
- 2.Sxf6#
- 1...Sf8
- 2.Sf6#
- 1...f6
- 2.Qh5#
- 1...f5!
- 1...d6
- 1.Qa6?
- 1...d5
- 2.Qb5#
- 2.Qa4#
- 2.Qc6#
- 1...d6
- 2.Qb5#
- 2.Qa4#
- 2.Qc6#
- 1...f5
- 2.Qg6#
- 1...Sa5
- 2.Sd6#
- 1...Sc5
- 2.Sd6#
- 1...Sd6
- 2.Sxd6#
- 1...Sd8
- 2.Sd6#
- 1...Sg5
- 2.Sf6#
- 1...Sf6
- 2.Sxf6#
- 1...Sf8
- 2.Sf6#
- 1...f6!
- 1...d5
- 1.Qb6?
- 1...d5
- 2.Qb5#
- 2.Qc6#
- 1...d6
- 2.Qb5#
- 2.Qc6#
- 1...f5
- 2.Qg6#
- 1...Sa5
- 2.Sd6#
- 2.Qd8#
- 1...Sc5
- 2.Sd6#
- 2.Qd8#
- 1...Sd6
- 2.Sxd6#
- 2.Qd8#
- 1...Sd8
- 2.Sd6#
- 2.Qxd8#
- 2.exd8Q#
- 2.exd8R#
- 1...Sg5
- 2.Sf6#
- 1...Sf6
- 2.Sxf6#
- 1...Sf8
- 2.Sf6#
- 1...f6!
- 1...d5
- 1.Qh6?
- 1...d5
- 2.Qc6#
- 1...f5
- 2.Qh5#
- 2.Qg6#
- 1...f6
- 2.Qh5#
- 2.Qg6#
- 1...Sa5
- 2.Sd6#
- 1...Sc5
- 2.Sd6#
- 1...Sd6
- 2.Sxd6#
- 1...Sd8
- 2.Sd6#
- 1...Sg5
- 2.Sf6#
- 2.Qf8#
- 1...Sf6
- 2.Sxf6#
- 2.Qf8#
- 1...Sf8
- 2.Sf6#
- 2.Qxf8#
- 2.exf8Q#
- 2.exf8R#
- 1...d6!
- 1...d5
- 1.Qc5?
- Keys
- 1.Qd1!
- 1...d5
- 2.Qa4#
- 1...d6
- 2.Qa4#
- 1...f5
- 2.Qh5#
- 1...f6
- 2.Qh5#
- 1...Sa5
- 2.Sd6#
- 1...Sc5
- 2.Sd6#
- 1...Sd6
- 2.Sxd6#
- 1...Sd8
- 2.Sd6#
- 1...Sg5
- 2.Sf6#
- 1...Sf6
- 2.Sxf6#
- 1...Sf8
- 2.Sf6#
- 1...d5
- 1.Qd1!
This anticipates 110635(1955)
FEATURES
- Static
- TYPE = INCOMPLETE_BLOCK
- CHANGED MATES = 1
- ADDED MATES = 7
- REMOVED MATES = 0
- Sets
- S(a);XQ(B)::S(D),XS(a)
- S(d);N_GUARD::S(E)
- S(d);N_GUARD::S(E),XS(d)
- P(c);OGATEB::QAB(B)
- Tries
- Try
- Q(B);
- Vars
- S(a);N_GUARD,XQ(B)::S(D)
- P(c);OGATEB::QAB(B)
- S(a);N_GUARD::S(D)
- S(a);N_GUARD::S(D),XS(a)
- S(d);N_GUARD::S(E)
- S(d);N_GUARD::S(E),XS(d)
- Refutation
- P(c);
- Try
- Q(B);
- Vars
- P(b);OGATEB::QAB(B)
- P(c);OGATEB::QAB(B)
- S(a);N_GUARD::S(D)
- S(a);N_GUARD::S(D),XS(a)
- S(d);N_GUARD::S(E)
- S(d);N_GUARD::S(E),XS(d)
- Refutation
- P(c);
- Try
- Q(B);
- Vars
- S(a);N_GUARD::S(D)
- S(a);N_GUARD::S(D),XS(a)
- S(d);N_GUARD::S(E)
- S(d);N_GUARD::S(E),XS(d)
- P(c);OGATEB::QAB(B)
- Refutation
- P(c);
- Try
- Q(B);
- Vars
- P(c);OGATEB::QAB(B)
- S(a);N_GUARD::S(D)
- S(a);N_GUARD::S(D),XS(a)
- S(d);N_GUARD::S(E)
- S(d);N_GUARD::S(E),XS(d)
- Refutation
- P(c);
- Try
- Q(B);
- Vars
- P(c);OGATEB::QAB(B)
- S(d);N_GUARD::S(E)
- S(d);N_GUARD::S(E),XS(d)
- Refutation
- P(c);
- Try
- Q(B);
- Vars
- P(b);OGATEB::QAB(B)
- S(a);N_GUARD::S(D)
- S(a);N_GUARD::S(D),XS(a)
- Refutation
- P(b);
- Try
- Actual
- Q(B);
- Vars
- P(b);OGATEB::QAB(B)
- P(c);OGATEB::QAB(B)
- S(a);N_GUARD::S(D)
- S(a);N_GUARD::S(D),XS(a)
- S(d);N_GUARD::S(E)
- S(d);N_GUARD::S(E),XS(d)
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