MESON Chess Problem Database
Problem Display
PID: 175753 (3N1R1B/3R2pK/3p1p2/3k4/P5p1/P3PbP1/3N1Q2/7B w - - 0 1)
Gittins, Frederick Richard
1st Prize, Birmingham Post, 1898
#2
12 + 6
| 6490 | yacpdb | 2018 |
SOLUTION
- SOUND
- Sets
- 1...Kc5
- 2.e4#
- 1...Bxh1
- 2.Qf5#
- 1...Bg2
- 2.Qf5#
- 1...Be4+
- 2.Qf5#
- 1...f5
- 2.Rxf5#
- 1...Kc5
- Tries
- 1.Kg6?
- 1...Be4+
- 2.Qf5#
- 1...Kc5
- 2.e4#
- 1...Bxh1
- 2.Qf5#
- 1...Bg2
- 2.Qf5#
- 1...f5
- 2.Rxf5#
- 1...Ke5!
- 1...Be4+
- 1.Kxg7?
- 1...Kc5
- 2.e4#
- 1...Bxh1
- 2.Qf5#
- 1...Bg2
- 2.Qf5#
- 1...Be4
- 2.Qf5#
- 1...f5
- 2.Rxf5#
- 1...Ke5!
- 1...Kc5
- 1.Bxg7?
- 1...Be4+
- 2.Qf5#
- 1...Kc5
- 2.e4#
- 1...Bxh1
- 2.Qf5#
- 1...Bg2
- 2.Qf5#
- 1...f5
- 2.Rxf5#
- 1...Ke5!
- 1...Be4+
- 1.Ra7?
- threat
- 2.Ra5#
- 1...Be4+
- 2.Qf5#
- 1...Kc5
- 2.e4#
- 1...Ke5!
- threat
- 1.Rb7?
- threat
- 2.Rb5#
- 1...Be4+
- 2.Qf5#
- 1...Kc5
- 2.Rb5#
- 2.e4#
- 1...Ke5!
- threat
- 1.Qf1?
- threat
- 2.Qb5#
- 1...Be4+
- 2.Qf5#
- 1...Kc5
- 2.Qb5#
- 1...Ke5!
- threat
- 1.Qxf3+?
- 1...Kc5
- 2.Qc6#
- 1...Ke5
- 2.Sc4#
- 2.Re7#
- 2.Re8#
- 2.Qe4#
- 2.Qd5#
- 2.Qf4#
- 1...gxf3!
- 1...Kc5
- 1.e4+?
- 1...Ke5
- 2.Re7#
- 2.Re8#
- 1...Bxe4+!
- 1...Ke5
- 1.Kg6?
- Keys
- 1.Rxg7!
- 1...Be4+
- 2.Qf5#
- 1...Kc5
- 2.e4#
- 1...Ke5
- 2.Rg5#
- 1...Bxh1
- 2.Qf5#
- 1...Bg2
- 2.Qf5#
- 1...f5
- 2.Rxf5#
- 1...Be4+
- 1.Rxg7!
FEATURES
- Static
- TYPE = INCOMPLETE_BLOCK
- CHANGED MATES = 0
- ADDED MATES = 1
- REMOVED MATES = 0
- Sets
- K(c);N_SPINB(a),N_SPINP(d),P-FLIGHT::QAB(C)+P(E)
- B(a);N_SPINB(a),OGATE,XB(A)::QAR2(C)
- B(a);OGATE::QAR2(C)
- B(a);CHECK,OGATE::QAR2(C)
- P(e);OGATE::R(K),XP(e)
- Tries
- Try
- K(I);S_FLIGHT
- Vars
- B(a);CHECK,OGATE::QAR2(C)
- K(c);N_SPINB(a),N_SPINP(d),P-FLIGHT::QAB(C)+P(E)
- B(a);N_SPINB(a),OGATE,XB(A)::QAR2(C)
- B(a);OGATE::QAR2(C)
- P(e);OGATE::R(K),XP(e)
- Refutation
- K(c);N_SPINB(a),N_SPINP(d),P-FLIGHT
- Try
- K(I);P-FLIGHT,XP(f)
- Vars
- K(c);N_SPINB(a),N_SPINP(d),P-FLIGHT::QAB(C)+P(E)
- B(a);N_SPINB(a),OGATE,XB(A)::QAR2(C)
- B(a);OGATE::QAR2(C)
- P(e);OGATE::R(K),XP(e)
- Refutation
- K(c);N_SPINB(a),N_SPINP(d),P-FLIGHT
- Try
- B(L);XP(f)
- Vars
- B(a);CHECK,OGATE::QAR2(C)
- K(c);N_SPINB(a),N_SPINP(d),P-FLIGHT::QAB(C)+P(E)
- B(a);N_SPINB(a),OGATE,XB(A)::QAR2(C)
- B(a);OGATE::QAR2(C)
- P(e);OGATE::R(K),XP(e)
- Refutation
- K(c);N_SPINB(a),N_SPINP(d),P-FLIGHT,P_SPINP(e)
- Try
- R(H);N_PINP(d)
- Threat
- R(H)
- Vars
- B(a);CHECK,OGATE::QAR2(C)
- K(c);N_SPINB(a),P-FLIGHT::QAB(C)+P(E)
- Refutation
- K(c);N_SPINB(a),P-FLIGHT
- Try
- R(H);N_PINP(d)
- Threat
- R(H)
- Vars
- B(a);CHECK,OGATE::QAR2(C)
- Refutation
- K(c);N_SPINB(a),P-FLIGHT
- Try
- Q(C);
- Threat
- QAR2(C)
- Vars
- B(a);CHECK,OGATE::QAR2(C)
- K(c);N_SPINB(a),N_SPINP(d),P-FLIGHT::QAR1(C)
- Refutation
- K(c);N_SPINB(a),N_SPINP(d),P-FLIGHT
- Try
- Q(C);CHECK,XB(a)
- Vars
- K(c);N_SPINP(d),OGATE,P-FLIGHT::QAR1(C)
- Refutation
- P(b);N_SPINP(d),P_SPINP(b),XQ(C)
- Try
- P(E);CHECK,N_PINB(a)
- Refutation
- B(a);CHECK,P_SPINB(a),XP(E)
- Try
- Actual
- R(H);N_PINP(d),XP(f)
- Vars
- B(a);CHECK,OGATE::QAR2(C)
- K(c);N_SPINB(a),P-FLIGHT::QAB(C)+P(E)
- K(c);N_SPINB(a),P-FLIGHT::R(H)
- B(a);N_SPINB(a),OGATE,XB(A)::QAR2(C)
- B(a);OGATE::QAR2(C)
- P(e);OGATE::R(K),XP(e)
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