MESON Chess Problem Database

Problem Display
PID: 1977 (4K3/8/P7/2NkB3/P5P1/3N1p2/2P2P2/8 w - - 0 1)

Cook, Eugene Beauharnais

Dubuque Times, 1866

4K3/8/P7/2NkB3/P5P1/3N1p2/2P2P2/8

#2

9 + 2

5078 The Chess Compositions of E B Cook (Keidanz) 1827
1679 American Chess Nuts 1868
5454 Near Snap 2008

SOLUTION

  • SOUND
  • Keys
    • 1.Sd7!
      • 1...Kc4
        • 2.Sb6#
      • 1...Ke4
        • 2.Sf6#
      • 1...Kc6
        • 2.Sb4#
      • 1...Ke6
        • 2.Sf4#

Anticipated by 1936(1852)

This anticipates 75330(1879), 178325(1903), 189978(1913), 195113(1918), 195293(1923), 62067(1936), 139878(1949), 147818(1983), 147815(2012), 147819(2012)

FEATURES

  • Static
    • TYPE = INCOMPLETE_BLOCK
    • CHANGED MATES = 0
    • ADDED MATES = 4
    • REMOVED MATES = 0
  • Sets
  • Actual
    • S(F);
    • Vars
      • K(b);S_FLIGHT::S(F)
      • K(b);S_FLIGHT::S(C)
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