MESON Chess Problem Database

Problem Display
PID: 194199 (8/3Q4/8/8/3p4/2NkN3/8/3K4 w - - 0 1)

Musketier, Thomas

Rhein-Westphalische Zeitung, 1917

8/3Q4/8/8/3p4/2NkN3/8/3K4

#2

4 + 2

5454 Near Snap 2019
6490 yacpdb 2019

SOLUTION

  • SOUND
  • Tries
    • 1.Scd5?
      • threat
        • 2.Qf5#
        • 2.Qh7#
      • 1...Ke4
        • 2.Qf5#
      • 1...dxe3!
    • 1.Sed5?
      • threat
        • 2.Qb5#
      • 1...Kc4
        • 2.Qb5#
      • 1...dxc3!
    • 1.Qb5+?
      • 1...Kxc3
        • 2.Sd5#
      • 1...Kxe3!
    • 1.Qf5+?
      • 1...Kxe3
        • 2.Sd5#
      • 1...Kxc3!
  • Keys
    • 1.Qd6!
      • 1...Kxc3
        • 2.Qa3#
      • 1...Kxe3
        • 2.Qg3#

Anticipated by 23002(1881), 222665(1884)

This anticipates 169805(1945), 2154(1964), 109480(1986), 103549(2006)

FEATURES

  • Static
    • TYPE = INCOMPLETE_BLOCK
    • CHANGED MATES = 0
    • ADDED MATES = 2
    • REMOVED MATES = 0
  • Sets
  • Tries
    • Try
      • S(B);N_PINP(b)
      • Threat
        • DUALS(2)
      • Vars
        • K(a);S_FLIGHT::QAB1(D)
      • Refutation
        • P(b);XS(C)
    • Try
      • S(C);N_PINP(b)
      • Threat
        • QAB(D)
      • Vars
        • K(a);S_FLIGHT::QAB1(D)
      • Refutation
        • P(b);XS(B)
    • Try
      • Q(D);CHECK,N_PINP(b)
      • Vars
        • K(a);P-FLIGHT,XS(B)::S(C)
      • Refutation
        • K(a);P-FLIGHT,XS(C)
    • Try
      • Q(D);CHECK,N_PINP(b)
      • Vars
        • K(a);P-FLIGHT,XS(C)::S(B)
      • Refutation
        • K(a);P-FLIGHT,XS(B)
  • Actual
    • Q(D);
    • Vars
      • K(a);N_SPINP(b),OGATEB,P-FLIGHT,XS(B)::QAR2(D)
      • K(a);N_SPINP(b),OGATEB,P-FLIGHT,XS(C)::QAR2(D)
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