MESON Chess Problem Database
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PID: 194813 (8/2R2KQn/3PNP2/3k4/2N5/1p6/q6B/1B4b1 w - - 0 1)
Hodgins, S
Western Daily Mercury, 1917
(First published on Fri Jun 15 1917)
#2
9 + 5
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SOLUTION
- SOUND
- Sets
- 1...Qa1
- 2.Qg2#
- 1...Qg2
- 2.Qxg2#
- 1...Qa3
- 2.Qg2#
- 1...Qa4
- 2.Qg2#
- 1...Qa5
- 2.Qg2#
- 1...Qa6
- 2.Qg2#
- 1...Qa7
- 2.Qg2#
- 1...Qa8
- 2.Qg2#
- 1...Bf2
- 2.Qg2#
- 1...Bxh2
- 2.Rc5#
- 1...Be3
- 2.Sxe3#
- 1...Bd4
- 2.Sf4#
- 1...Bc5
- 2.Rxc5#
- 1...Bb6
- 2.Sxb6#
- 1...Sg5+
- 2.Qxg5#
- 1...Sxf6
- 2.Qg5#
- 1...Sf8
- 2.Qg5#
- 1...b2
- 2.Qg2#
- 1...Qa1
- Tries
- 1.Bc2?
- threat
- 2.Qg2#
- 1...Sg5+
- 2.Qxg5#
- 1...Sxf6
- 2.Qg5#
- 1...Bc5
- 2.Rxc5#
- 1...Qxc2!
- threat
- 1.Qxg1?
- threat
- 2.Se3#
- 2.Sb6#
- 2.Sf4#
- 2.Rc5#
- 2.Qd4#
- 2.Qc5#
- 1...Sg5+
- 2.Qxg5#
- 1...Qxb1
- 2.Qd4#
- 1...Qxh2
- 2.Rc5#
- 2.Qd4#
- 2.Qc5#
- 1...Qc2
- 2.Qd4#
- 1...Qa1
- 2.Se3#
- 2.Sb6#
- 2.Sf4#
- 2.Rc5#
- 2.Qc5#
- 2.Qh1#
- 2.Qg2#
- 1...Qb2
- 2.Se3#
- 2.Sb6#
- 2.Sf4#
- 2.Rc5#
- 2.Qc5#
- 1...Qd2
- 2.Sb6#
- 2.Rc5#
- 2.Qc5#
- 1...Qe2
- 2.Sb6#
- 2.Sf4#
- 2.Rc5#
- 2.Qd4#
- 2.Qc5#
- 1...Qa3
- 2.Se3#
- 2.Sb6#
- 2.Sf4#
- 2.Qd4#
- 2.Qd1#
- 2.Qh1#
- 2.Qg2#
- 1...Qa5
- 2.Se3#
- 2.Sf4#
- 2.Qd4#
- 2.Qh1#
- 2.Qg2#
- 1...Qa6
- 2.Se3#
- 2.Sf4#
- 2.Rc5#
- 2.Qd4#
- 2.Qc5#
- 2.Qd1#
- 2.Qh1#
- 2.Qg2#
- 1...Qa7
- 2.Sf4#
- 2.Qh1#
- 2.Qg2#
- 1...Qf2!
- threat
- 1.Qg3?
- threat
- 2.Qe5#
- 2.Qf3#
- 1...Sg5+
- 2.Qxg5#
- 1...Qxb1
- 2.Qe5#
- 1...Qxh2
- 2.Qf3#
- 1...Bxh2
- 2.Se3#
- 2.Sb6#
- 2.Rc5#
- 2.Qd3#
- 2.Qf3#
- 1...Sxf6
- 2.Qe5#
- 2.Qg5#
- 1...Qc2
- 2.Qe5#
- 1...Bc5
- 2.Rxc5#
- 1...Qa1
- 2.Qg2#
- 2.Qf3#
- 1...Qb2
- 2.Qf3#
- 1...Qf2
- 2.Qe5#
- 1...Qg2
- 2.Qe5#
- 2.Qxg2#
- 1...Bd4
- 2.Sf4#
- 2.Qf3#
- 1...Qe2!
- threat
- 1.Bc2?
- Keys
- 1.Qg8!
- 1...Sg5+
- 2.Qxg5#
- 1...Qxb1
- 2.Qa8#
- 1...Qxh2
- 2.Qa8#
- 1...Bxh2
- 2.Rc5#
- 1...Sxf6
- 2.Qg5#
- 1...Qc2
- 2.Qa8#
- 1...Bc5
- 2.Rxc5#
- 1...Qa1
- 2.Qg2#
- 1...Qb2
- 2.Qa8#
- 1...Qd2
- 2.Qa8#
- 1...Qe2
- 2.Qa8#
- 1...Qf2
- 2.Qa8#
- 1...Qg2
- 2.Qxg2#
- 2.Qa8#
- 1...Qa3
- 2.Qg2#
- 1...Qa4
- 2.Qg2#
- 1...Qa5
- 2.Qg2#
- 1...Qa6
- 2.Qg2#
- 1...Qa7
- 2.Qg2#
- 1...Qa8
- 2.Qg2#
- 2.Qxa8#
- 1...Bf2
- 2.Qg2#
- 1...Be3
- 2.Sxe3#
- 1...Bd4
- 2.Sf4#
- 1...Bb6
- 2.Sxb6#
- 1...Ba7
- 2.Qa8#
- 1...Sf8
- 2.Qg5#
- 1...b2
- 2.Qg2#
- 1...Sg5+
- 1.Qg8!
FEATURES
- Static
- TYPE = INCOMPLETE_BLOCK
- CHANGED MATES = 0
- ADDED MATES = 8
- REMOVED MATES = 2
- Sets
- Q(b);N_GUARD::QAB(I)
- Q(b);N_GUARD::QAB(I),XQ(b)
- Q(b);N_GUARD,P_PINR(G)::QAB(I)
- B(a);S_CUTQ(b)::QAB(I)
- B(a);N_GUARD,XB(B)::R1(G)
- B(a);N_GUARD::S(C),XB(a)
- B(a);SBLOCK::S(E)
- B(a);N_GUARD::R1(G),XB(a)
- S(e);CHECK,N_GUARD::QAR(I),XS(e)
- S(e);N_GUARD,XP(F)::QAR(I)
- S(e);N_GUARD::QAR(I)
- P(c);S_CUTQ(b)::QAB(I)
- Tries
- Try
- B(A);
- Threat
- QAB(I)
- Vars
- S(e);CHECK,N_GUARD::QAR(I),XS(e)
- S(e);N_GUARD,XP(F)::QAR(I)
- B(a);N_GUARD::R1(G),XB(a)
- Refutation
- Q(b);XB(A)
- Try
- Q(I);XB(a)
- Threat
- DUALS(6)
- Vars
- S(e);CHECK,N_GUARD::QAR(I),XS(e)
- Q(b);XB(A)::QAR1(I)
- Q(b);::QAR1(I)
- Refutation
- Q(b);P_PINP(F)
- Try
- Q(I);
- Threat
- DUALS(2)
- Vars
- S(e);CHECK,N_GUARD::QAR(I),XS(e)
- Q(b);XB(A)::QAR1(I)
- Q(b);XB(B)::QAB(I)
- Q(b);::QAR1(I)
- B(a);N_GUARD::R1(G),XB(a)
- Q(b);::QAB(I)
- Q(b);P_PINP(F)::QAR1(I)
- Refutation
- Q(b);
- Try
- Actual
- Q(I);
- Vars
- S(e);CHECK,N_GUARD::QAR(I),XS(e)
- Q(b);N_GUARD,XB(A)::QAB(I)
- Q(b);N_GUARD,XB(B)::QAB(I)
- B(a);N_GUARD,XB(B)::R1(G)
- S(e);N_GUARD,XP(F)::QAR(I)
- Q(b);N_GUARD::QAB(I)
- B(a);N_GUARD::R1(G),XB(a)
- Q(b);N_GUARD,P_PINP(F)::QAB(I)
- Q(b);N_GUARD,P_PINR(G)::QAB(I)
- B(a);S_CUTQ(b)::QAB(I)
- B(a);N_GUARD::S(C),XB(a)
- B(a);SBLOCK::S(E)
- S(e);N_GUARD::QAR(I)
- P(c);S_CUTQ(b)::QAB(I)
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