MESON Chess Problem Database
Problem Display
PID: 184099 (8/8/2n2K2/2p2p2/2pkPB2/2p2Q2/2n2P2/8 w - - 0 1)
Salthouse, Thomas
British Chess Magazine, 1916
#2
5 + 7
SOLUTION
- SOUND
- Sets
- 1...Sa1
- 2.Qe3#
- 1...Se1
- 2.Qe3#
- 1...Sa3
- 2.Qe3#
- 1...Se3
- 2.Qxe3#
- 1...S2b4
- 2.Qe3#
- 1...S6b4
- 2.Be5#
- 1...Sa5
- 2.Be5#
- 1...Se5
- 2.Bxe5#
- 1...Sa7
- 2.Be5#
- 1...Se7
- 2.Be5#
- 1...Sb8
- 2.Be5#
- 1...Sd8
- 2.Be5#
- 1...fxe4
- 2.Qd1#
- 1...Sa1
- Tries
- 1.Kxf5?
- threat
- 2.Qd1#
- 1...Se3+
- 2.Qxe3#
- 1...Se1
- 2.Qe3#
- 1...S2b4
- 2.Qe3#
- 1...S6b4
- 2.Be5#
- 1...Se5
- 2.Bxe5#
- 1...Se7+!
- threat
- 1.Ke6?
- 1...fxe4
- 2.Qd1#
- 1...Se3
- 2.Qxe3#
- 1...Sa1
- 2.Qe3#
- 1...Se1
- 2.Qe3#
- 1...Sa3
- 2.Qe3#
- 1...S2b4
- 2.Qe3#
- 1...S6b4
- 2.Be5#
- 1...Sa5
- 2.Be5#
- 1...Se5
- 2.Bxe5#
- 1...Sa7
- 2.Be5#
- 1...Se7
- 2.Be5#
- 1...Sb8
- 2.Be5#
- 1...Sd8+!
- 1...fxe4
- 1.Bh2?
- 1...fxe4
- 2.Qd1#
- 1...Se3
- 2.Qxe3#
- 1...S6b4
- 2.Be5#
- 1...Sa1
- 2.Qe3#
- 1...Se1
- 2.Qe3#
- 1...Sa3
- 2.Qe3#
- 1...S2b4
- 2.Qe3#
- 1...Sa5
- 2.Be5#
- 1...Se5
- 2.Bxe5#
- 1...Sa7
- 2.Be5#
- 1...Se7
- 2.Be5#
- 1...Sb8
- 2.Be5#
- 1...Sd8
- 2.Be5#
- 1...f4!
- 1...fxe4
- 1.Be3+?
- 1...Sxe3
- 2.Qxe3#
- 1...Kd3!
- 1...Sxe3
- 1.Bg3?
- 1...fxe4
- 2.Qd1#
- 1...Se3
- 2.Qxe3#
- 1...S6b4
- 2.Be5#
- 1...Sa1
- 2.Qe3#
- 1...Se1
- 2.Qe3#
- 1...Sa3
- 2.Qe3#
- 1...S2b4
- 2.Qe3#
- 1...Sa5
- 2.Be5#
- 1...Se5
- 2.Bxe5#
- 1...Sa7
- 2.Be5#
- 1...Se7
- 2.Be5#
- 1...Sb8
- 2.Be5#
- 1...Sd8
- 2.Be5#
- 1...f4!
- 1...fxe4
- 1.Bd6?
- 1...fxe4
- 2.Qd1#
- 1...Se3
- 2.Qxe3#
- 1...S6b4
- 2.Be5#
- 1...Sa1
- 2.Qe3#
- 1...Se1
- 2.Qe3#
- 1...Sa3
- 2.Qe3#
- 1...S2b4
- 2.Qe3#
- 1...Sa5
- 2.Be5#
- 1...Se5
- 2.Bxe5#
- 1...Sa7
- 2.Be5#
- 1...Se7
- 2.Be5#
- 1...Sb8
- 2.Be5#
- 1...Sd8
- 2.Be5#
- 1...f4!
- 1...fxe4
- 1.Bc7?
- 1...fxe4
- 2.Qd1#
- 1...Se3
- 2.Qxe3#
- 1...S6b4
- 2.Be5#
- 1...Sa1
- 2.Qe3#
- 1...Se1
- 2.Qe3#
- 1...Sa3
- 2.Qe3#
- 1...S2b4
- 2.Qe3#
- 1...Sa5
- 2.Be5#
- 1...Se5
- 2.Bxe5#
- 1...Sa7
- 2.Be5#
- 1...Se7
- 2.Be5#
- 1...Sb8
- 2.Be5#
- 1...Sd8
- 2.Be5#
- 1...f4!
- 1...fxe4
- 1.Kxf5?
- Keys
- 1.Qe2!
- 1...fxe4
- 2.Qd1#
- 1...Se3
- 2.Qxe3#
- 1...S6b4
- 2.Be5#
- 1...Sa1
- 2.Qe3#
- 1...Se1
- 2.Qe3#
- 1...Sa3
- 2.Qe3#
- 1...S2b4
- 2.Qe3#
- 1...Sa5
- 2.Be5#
- 1...Se5
- 2.Bxe5#
- 1...Sa7
- 2.Be5#
- 1...Se7
- 2.Be5#
- 1...Sb8
- 2.Be5#
- 1...Sd8
- 2.Be5#
- 1...fxe4
- 1.Qe2!
FEATURES
- Static
- TYPE = WAITER
- CHANGED MATES = 0
- ADDED MATES = 0
- REMOVED MATES = 0
- Sets
- S(a);N_GUARD::QAB1(B)
- S(a);N_GUARD::QAB1(B),XS(a)
- S(g);N_GUARD::B(D)
- S(g);N_GUARD::B(D),XS(g)
- P(f);SBLOCK,XP(C)::QAR(B)
- Tries
- Try
- K(E);P-FLIGHT,XP(f)
- Threat
- QAR(B)
- Vars
- S(a);CHECK,N_GUARD::QAB1(B),XS(a)
- S(a);N_GUARD::QAB1(B)
- S(g);N_GUARD::B(D)
- S(g);N_GUARD::B(D),XS(g)
- Refutation
- S(g);CHECK
- Try
- K(E);P-FLIGHT
- Vars
- P(f);SBLOCK,XP(C)::QAR(B)
- S(a);N_GUARD::QAB1(B),XS(a)
- S(a);N_GUARD::QAB1(B)
- S(g);N_GUARD::B(D)
- S(g);N_GUARD::B(D),XS(g)
- Refutation
- S(g);CHECK
- Try
- B(D);
- Vars
- P(f);SBLOCK,XP(C)::QAR(B)
- S(a);N_GUARD::QAB1(B),XS(a)
- S(g);N_GUARD::B(D)
- S(a);N_GUARD::QAB1(B)
- S(g);N_GUARD::B(D),XS(g)
- Refutation
- P(f);
- Try
- B(D);CHECK
- Vars
- S(a);OGATE,XB(D)::QAB1(B),XS(a)
- Refutation
- K(d);P-FLIGHT
- Try
- B(D);
- Vars
- P(f);SBLOCK,XP(C)::QAR(B)
- S(a);N_GUARD::QAB1(B),XS(a)
- S(g);N_GUARD::B(D)
- S(a);N_GUARD::QAB1(B)
- S(g);N_GUARD::B(D),XS(g)
- Refutation
- P(f);
- Try
- B(D);
- Vars
- P(f);SBLOCK,XP(C)::QAR(B)
- S(a);N_GUARD::QAB1(B),XS(a)
- S(g);N_GUARD::B(D)
- S(a);N_GUARD::QAB1(B)
- S(g);N_GUARD::B(D),XS(g)
- Refutation
- P(f);
- Try
- B(D);
- Vars
- P(f);SBLOCK,XP(C)::QAR(B)
- S(a);N_GUARD::QAB1(B),XS(a)
- S(g);N_GUARD::B(D)
- S(a);N_GUARD::QAB1(B)
- S(g);N_GUARD::B(D),XS(g)
- Refutation
- P(f);
- Try
- Actual
- Q(B);
- Vars
- P(f);SBLOCK,XP(C)::QAR(B)
- S(a);N_GUARD::QAB1(B),XS(a)
- S(g);N_GUARD::B(D)
- S(a);N_GUARD::QAB1(B)
- S(g);N_GUARD::B(D),XS(g)
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