MESON Chess Problem Database
Problem Display
PID: 1959 (4B1n1/7p/2R1K1p1/2pN4/nP2k3/3pP1b1/4R1P1/Q7 w - - 0 1)
Cook, Eugene Beauharnais
Boston Saturday Evening Gazette, 1859
#2
9 + 8
| 1679 | American Chess Nuts | 1868 |
SOLUTION
- SOUND
- Sets
- 1...Be1
- 2.Qe5#
- 1...Bf2
- 2.Qe5#
- 1...Bh4
- 2.Qe5#
- 1...Be5
- 2.Qxe5#
- 1...Sb2
- 2.Sc3#
- 1...Sc3
- 2.Sxc3#
- 1...Sb6
- 2.Sc3#
- 1...Sf6
- 2.Sxf6#
- 1...Sh6
- 2.Sf6#
- 1...Se7
- 2.Sf6#
- 1...dxe2
- 2.Qb1#
- 1...d2
- 2.Qb1#
- 1...cxb4
- 2.Rc4#
- 2.Qd4#
- 1...c4
- 2.Rxc4#
- 2.Qd4#
- 1...h5
- 2.Bxg6#
- 1...h6
- 2.Bxg6#
- 1...Be1
- Tries
- 1.Rxc5?
- threat
- 2.Rc4#
- 2.Qd4#
- 1...dxe2
- 2.Qd4#
- 2.Qb1#
- 1...d2
- 2.Qd4#
- 2.Qb1#
- 1...Be5
- 2.Qxe5#
- 1...Sb2
- 2.Sc3#
- 1...Sc3
- 2.Sxc3#
- 2.Rc4#
- 1...Sb6
- 2.Sc3#
- 2.Qd4#
- 1...Sxc5+!
- threat
- 1.Qc1?
- threat
- 2.Qc4#
- 1...Sb2
- 2.Sc3#
- 1...Sc3
- 2.Sxc3#
- 1...Sb6
- 2.Sc3#
- 1...c4
- 2.Rxc4#
- 2.Qxc4#
- 1...Be5!
- threat
- 1.Qf1?
- threat
- 2.Qf3#
- 1...dxe2
- 2.Qb1#
- 1...d2
- 2.Qb1#
- 1...Bf2!
- threat
- 1.Qa2?
- threat
- 2.Qc4#
- 1...Sb2
- 2.Sc3#
- 1...Sb6
- 2.Sc3#
- 1...c4
- 2.Rxc4#
- 2.Qxc4#
- 1...Be5!
- threat
- 1.bxc5?
- threat
- 2.Qd4#
- 2.Qxa4#
- 1...dxe2
- 2.Qd4#
- 2.Qb1#
- 1...d2
- 2.Qd4#
- 2.Qb1#
- 1...Be1
- 2.Qd4#
- 2.Qe5#
- 1...Be5
- 2.Qxe5#
- 1...Sb2
- 2.Sc3#
- 1...Sc3
- 2.Sxc3#
- 1...Sb6
- 2.Sc3#
- 2.Qd4#
- 1...Sxc5+!
- threat
- 1.Rxc5?
- Keys
- 1.Qh1!
- 1...dxe2
- 2.Qb1#
- 1...cxb4
- 2.Rc4#
- 1...d2
- 2.Qb1#
- 1...Bh2
- 2.g3#
- 2.g4#
- 1...Be1
- 2.g3#
- 2.g4#
- 1...Bf2
- 2.g3#
- 2.g4#
- 1...Bf4
- 2.g3#
- 2.g4#
- 1...Bh4
- 2.Qxh4#
- 2.g3#
- 2.g4#
- 1...Be5
- 2.g3#
- 2.g4#
- 1...Bd6
- 2.g3#
- 2.g4#
- 1...Bc7
- 2.g3#
- 2.g4#
- 1...Bb8
- 2.g3#
- 2.g4#
- 1...Sb2
- 2.Sc3#
- 1...Sc3
- 2.Sxc3#
- 1...Sb6
- 2.Sc3#
- 1...Sf6
- 2.Sxf6#
- 1...Sh6
- 2.Sf6#
- 1...Se7
- 2.Sf6#
- 1...c4
- 2.Rxc4#
- 1...g5
- 2.Qxh7#
- 1...h5
- 2.Bxg6#
- 1...h6
- 2.Bxg6#
- 1...dxe2
- 1.Qh1!
FEATURES
- Static
- TYPE = INCOMPLETE_BLOCK
- CHANGED MATES = 0
- ADDED MATES = 3
- REMOVED MATES = 4
- Sets
- B(b);N_GUARD::QAR1(A)
- B(b);N_GUARD::QAR1(A),XB(b)
- S(c);N_GUARD::S(F)
- S(c);N_GUARD::S(F),XS(c)
- S(h);N_GUARD::S(F),XS(h)
- S(h);N_GUARD::S(F)
- P(a);OGATEB,XR(B)::QAB(A)
- P(a);OGATEB::QAB(A)
- P(g);N_GUARD::B(I),XP(f)
- Tries
- Try
- R(G);XP(e)
- Threat
- DUALS(2)
- Vars
- B(b);N_GUARD::QAR1(A),XB(b)
- S(c);N_GUARD::S(F)
- Refutation
- S(c);CHECK,XR(G)
- Try
- Q(A);
- Threat
- QAR2(A)
- Vars
- S(c);N_GUARD::S(F)
- S(c);N_GUARD::S(F),XS(c)
- Refutation
- B(b);
- Try
- Q(A);
- Threat
- QAB1(A)
- Vars
- P(a);OGATEB,XR(B)::QAB(A)
- P(a);OGATEB::QAB(A)
- Refutation
- B(b);
- Try
- Q(A);
- Threat
- QAR2(A)
- Vars
- S(c);N_GUARD::S(F)
- Refutation
- B(b);
- Try
- P(E);XP(e)
- Threat
- DUALS(2)
- Vars
- B(b);N_GUARD::QAR1(A),XB(b)
- S(c);N_GUARD::S(F)
- S(c);N_GUARD::S(F),XS(c)
- Refutation
- S(c);CHECK,XP(E)
- Try
- Actual
- Q(A);
- Vars
- P(a);OGATEB,XR(B)::QAB(A)
- P(e);OGATE,XP(E)::R(G)
- P(a);OGATEB::QAB(A)
- S(c);N_GUARD::S(F)
- S(c);N_GUARD::S(F),XS(c)
- S(h);N_GUARD::S(F),XS(h)
- S(h);N_GUARD::S(F)
- P(e);OGATE::R(G),XP(e)
- P(f);OGATEB::QAB(A),XP(g)
- P(g);N_GUARD::B(I),XP(f)
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