MESON Chess Problem Database
Problem Display
PID: 20967 (8/1nQp3p/2bn3B/7K/p2p2P1/N2PrPp1/1p1kP1Rp/1BbN3R w - - 0 1)
Harley, Brian
Pittsburgh Gazette-Times, 1914
(First published on Sun Feb 8 1914)
#2
12 + 13
| 887 | Mate in Two Moves | 1931 |
| 5658 | Beispiele zur Ideengeschichte des Schachproblems (Josef Breuer) | 1982 |
| 17121 | Encyclopedia of Chess Problems (Velimirovic/Valtonen) | 2012 |
| 15290 | Harley Scrapbook | 2014 |
SOLUTION
- SOUND
- Sets
- 1...Bxf3
- 2.Qc2#
- 2.exf3#
- 1...Be4
- 2.Qc2#
- 1...Bb5
- 2.Qc2#
- 1...Bd5
- 2.Qc2#
- 1...Sc4
- 2.Sxc4#
- 1...Se4
- 2.Sc4#
- 1...Sb5
- 2.Sc4#
- 1...Sf5
- 2.Sc4#
- 1...Sf7
- 2.Sc4#
- 1...Sc8
- 2.Sc4#
- 1...Se8
- 2.Sc4#
- 1...Sa5
- 2.Qxa5#
- 1...Sc5
- 2.Qa5#
- 1...Sd8
- 2.Qa5#
- 1...Bxf3
- Tries
- 1.Kh4?
- 1...Bxf3
- 2.Qc2#
- 2.exf3#
- 1...Be4
- 2.Qc2#
- 1...Bb5
- 2.Qc2#
- 1...Bd5
- 2.Qc2#
- 1...Sc4
- 2.Sxc4#
- 1...Se4
- 2.Sc4#
- 1...Sb5
- 2.Sc4#
- 1...Sf7
- 2.Sc4#
- 1...Sc8
- 2.Sc4#
- 1...Se8
- 2.Sc4#
- 1...Sa5
- 2.Qxa5#
- 1...Sc5
- 2.Qa5#
- 1...Sd8
- 2.Qa5#
- 1...Sf5+!
- 1...Bxf3
- 1.Bf4?
- 1...Bxf3
- 2.Qc2#
- 2.exf3#
- 1...Be4
- 2.Qc2#
- 1...Bb5
- 2.Qc2#
- 1...Bd5
- 2.Qc2#
- 1...Sc4
- 2.Sxc4#
- 1...Se4
- 2.Sc4#
- 1...Sb5
- 2.Sc4#
- 1...Sf5
- 2.Sc4#
- 1...Sf7
- 2.Sc4#
- 1...Sc8
- 2.Sc4#
- 1...Se8
- 2.Sc4#
- 1...Sa5
- 2.Qxa5#
- 1...Sc5
- 2.Qa5#
- 1...Sd8
- 2.Qa5#
- 1...h6!
- 1...Bxf3
- 1.Bg5?
- 1...Bxf3
- 2.Qc2#
- 2.exf3#
- 1...Be4
- 2.Qc2#
- 1...Bb5
- 2.Qc2#
- 1...Bd5
- 2.Qc2#
- 1...Sc4
- 2.Sxc4#
- 1...Se4
- 2.Sc4#
- 1...Sb5
- 2.Sc4#
- 1...Sf5
- 2.Sc4#
- 1...Sf7
- 2.Sc4#
- 1...Sc8
- 2.Sc4#
- 1...Se8
- 2.Sc4#
- 1...Sa5
- 2.Qxa5#
- 1...Sc5
- 2.Qa5#
- 1...Sd8
- 2.Qa5#
- 1...h6!
- 1...Bxf3
- 1.Qb6?
- threat
- 2.Qb4#
- 1...Se4
- 2.Sc4#
- 1...Sb5
- 2.Sc4#
- 1...Bb5!
- threat
- 1.Qxd6?
- threat
- 2.Sc4#
- 2.Qb4#
- 1...Bb5
- 2.Qb4#
- 1...Bd5
- 2.Qb4#
- 1...Sa5
- 2.Qb4#
- 1...Sc5
- 2.Sc4#
- 1...Sxd6!
- threat
- 1.g5?
- 1...Rxe2
- 2.g6#
- 1...Rxd3
- 2.exd3#
- 2.e3#
- 2.e4#
- 1...Rxf3
- 2.exf3#
- 1...Be4
- 2.Qc2#
- 1...Re4
- 2.e3#
- 1...Re5
- 2.e3#
- 2.e4#
- 1...Re6
- 2.e3#
- 2.e4#
- 1...Re7
- 2.e3#
- 2.e4#
- 1...Re8
- 2.e3#
- 2.e4#
- 1...Bb5
- 2.Qc2#
- 1...Bd5
- 2.Qc2#
- 1...Sc4
- 2.Sxc4#
- 1...Se4
- 2.Sc4#
- 1...Sb5
- 2.Sc4#
- 1...Sf5
- 2.Sc4#
- 1...Sf7
- 2.Sc4#
- 1...Sc8
- 2.Sc4#
- 1...Se8
- 2.Sc4#
- 1...Sa5
- 2.Qxa5#
- 1...Sc5
- 2.Qa5#
- 1...Sd8
- 2.Qa5#
- 1...Bxf3+!
- 1...Rxe2
- 1.Kh4?
- Keys
- 1.f4!
- 1...Re5+
- 2.fxe5#
- 1...Rxe2
- 2.f5#
- 1...Rxd3
- 2.e4#
- 1...Bxg2
- 2.Qc2#
- 1...Be4
- 2.Qc2#
- 1...Rf3
- 2.exf3#
- 1...Re4
- 2.e3#
- 1...Re6
- 2.e4#
- 1...Re7
- 2.e4#
- 1...Re8
- 2.e4#
- 1...Bf3
- 2.Qc2#
- 1...Bb5
- 2.Qc2#
- 1...Bd5
- 2.Qc2#
- 1...Sc4
- 2.Sxc4#
- 1...Se4
- 2.Sc4#
- 1...Sb5
- 2.Sc4#
- 1...Sf5
- 2.Sc4#
- 1...Sf7
- 2.Sc4#
- 1...Sc8
- 2.Sc4#
- 1...Se8
- 2.Sc4#
- 1...Sa5
- 2.Qxa5#
- 1...Sc5
- 2.Qa5#
- 1...Sd8
- 2.Qa5#
- 1...Re5+
- 1.f4!
FEATURES
- Static
- TYPE = WAITER
- CHANGED MATES = 0
- ADDED MATES = 10
- REMOVED MATES = 0
- Sets
- B(i);OGATE::QAR1(L)
- S(j);N_GUARD::S(F),XS(j)
- S(j);N_GUARD::S(F)
- S(k);N_GUARD::QAB(L),XS(k)
- S(k);N_GUARD::QAB(L)
- Tries
- Try
- K(J);P-FLIGHT
- Vars
- B(i);OGATE::QAR1(L)
- S(j);N_GUARD::S(F),XS(j)
- S(j);N_GUARD::S(F)
- S(k);N_GUARD::QAB(L),XS(k)
- S(k);N_GUARD::QAB(L)
- Refutation
- S(j);CHECK
- Try
- B(K);
- Vars
- B(i);OGATE::QAR1(L)
- S(j);N_GUARD::S(F),XS(j)
- S(j);N_GUARD::S(F)
- S(k);N_GUARD::QAB(L),XS(k)
- S(k);N_GUARD::QAB(L)
- Refutation
- P(m);
- Try
- B(K);
- Vars
- B(i);OGATE::QAR1(L)
- S(j);N_GUARD::S(F),XS(j)
- S(j);N_GUARD::S(F)
- S(k);N_GUARD::QAB(L),XS(k)
- S(k);N_GUARD::QAB(L)
- Refutation
- P(m);
- Try
- Q(L);
- Threat
- QAB(L)
- Vars
- S(j);N_GUARD::S(F)
- Refutation
- B(i);
- Try
- Q(L);XS(j)
- Threat
- DUALS(2)
- Vars
- B(i);::QAB(L)
- S(k);::QAB(L)
- S(k);::S(F)
- Refutation
- S(k);XQ(L)
- Try
- P(I);N_PINR(e)
- Vars
- R(e);P_SPINR(e),XP(D)::B(K)+P(I)
- R(e);OGATE,XP(H)::R(E)+P(D),XR(e)
- B(i);OGATE::QAR1(L)
- R(e);OGATE::R(E)+P(D)
- S(j);N_GUARD::S(F),XS(j)
- S(j);N_GUARD::S(F)
- S(k);N_GUARD::QAB(L),XS(k)
- S(k);N_GUARD::QAB(L)
- Refutation
- B(i);CHECK,XP(H)
- Try
- Actual
- P(H);N_PINR(e)
- Vars
- R(e);CHECK,OGATE::B(K)+P(H),XR(e)
- R(e);P_SPINR(e),XP(D)::B(K)+P(H)
- R(e);OGATE,XP(G)::R(E)+P(D)
- B(i);OGATE,XR(E)::QAR1(L)
- B(i);OGATE::QAR1(L)
- R(e);OGATE::R(E)+P(D),XR(e)
- R(e);OGATE::R(E)+P(D)
- B(i);OGATE,P_PINP(I)::QAR1(L)
- S(j);N_GUARD::S(F),XS(j)
- S(j);N_GUARD::S(F)
- S(k);N_GUARD::QAB(L),XS(k)
- S(k);N_GUARD::QAB(L)
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