MESON Chess Problem Database
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PID: 216397 (8/3p4/1R1n1B2/3k1np1/1P4N1/5P1Q/8/1B2N1K1 w - - 0 1)
Finch, James Gayler
Land and Water, 1874
(First published on Sat May 16 1874)
#2
9 + 5
| 15239 | Valois Notebooks | 2020 |
SOLUTION
- SOUND
- Sets
- 1...Kc4
- 2.Ba2#
- 1...Ke6
- 2.Ba2#
- 1...Se3
- 2.Sxe3#
- 1...Sg3
- 2.Se3#
- 1...Sd4
- 2.Se3#
- 1...Sh4
- 2.Se3#
- 1...Sh6
- 2.Se3#
- 1...Se7
- 2.Se3#
- 1...Sg7
- 2.Se3#
- 1...Sc4
- 2.Be4#
- 1...Se4
- 2.Ba2#
- 1...Sb5
- 2.Ba2#
- 1...Sb7
- 2.Ba2#
- 1...Sf7
- 2.Ba2#
- 1...Sc8
- 2.Ba2#
- 1...Se8
- 2.Ba2#
- 1...Kc4
- Tries
- 1.Kf1?
- 1...Se3+
- 2.Sxe3#
- 1...Kc4
- 2.Ba2#
- 1...Ke6
- 2.Ba2#
- 1...Sd4
- 2.Se3#
- 1...Sh4
- 2.Se3#
- 1...Sh6
- 2.Se3#
- 1...Se7
- 2.Se3#
- 1...Sg7
- 2.Se3#
- 1...Sc4
- 2.Be4#
- 1...Se4
- 2.Ba2#
- 1...Sb5
- 2.Ba2#
- 1...Sb7
- 2.Ba2#
- 1...Sf7
- 2.Ba2#
- 1...Sc8
- 2.Ba2#
- 1...Se8
- 2.Ba2#
- 1...Sg3+!
- 1...Se3+
- 1.Kh1?
- 1...Kc4
- 2.Ba2#
- 1...Ke6
- 2.Ba2#
- 1...Se3
- 2.Sxe3#
- 1...Sd4
- 2.Se3#
- 1...Sh4
- 2.Se3#
- 1...Sh6
- 2.Se3#
- 1...Se7
- 2.Se3#
- 1...Sg7
- 2.Se3#
- 1...Sc4
- 2.Be4#
- 1...Se4
- 2.Ba2#
- 1...Sb5
- 2.Ba2#
- 1...Sb7
- 2.Ba2#
- 1...Sf7
- 2.Ba2#
- 1...Sc8
- 2.Ba2#
- 1...Se8
- 2.Ba2#
- 1...Sg3+!
- 1...Kc4
- 1.Kf2?
- 1...Kc4
- 2.Ba2#
- 1...Ke6
- 2.Ba2#
- 1...Se3
- 2.Sxe3#
- 1...Sg3
- 2.Se3#
- 1...Sd4
- 2.Se3#
- 1...Sh4
- 2.Se3#
- 1...Sh6
- 2.Se3#
- 1...Se7
- 2.Se3#
- 1...Sg7
- 2.Se3#
- 1...Sc4
- 2.Be4#
- 1...Sb5
- 2.Ba2#
- 1...Sb7
- 2.Ba2#
- 1...Sf7
- 2.Ba2#
- 1...Sc8
- 2.Ba2#
- 1...Se8
- 2.Ba2#
- 1...Se4+!
- 1...Kc4
- 1.Kg2?
- 1...Se3+
- 2.Sxe3#
- 1...Kc4
- 2.Ba2#
- 1...Ke6
- 2.Ba2#
- 1...Sg3
- 2.Se3#
- 1...Sd4
- 2.Se3#
- 1...Sh6
- 2.Se3#
- 1...Se7
- 2.Se3#
- 1...Sg7
- 2.Se3#
- 1...Sc4
- 2.Be4#
- 1...Se4
- 2.Ba2#
- 1...Sb5
- 2.Ba2#
- 1...Sb7
- 2.Ba2#
- 1...Sf7
- 2.Ba2#
- 1...Sc8
- 2.Ba2#
- 1...Se8
- 2.Ba2#
- 1...Sh4+!
- 1...Se3+
- 1.Sg2?
- 1...Ke6
- 2.Ba2#
- 1...Se3
- 2.S4xe3#
- 1...Sg3
- 2.S4e3#
- 1...Sd4
- 2.S4e3#
- 1...Sh4
- 2.S4e3#
- 1...Sh6
- 2.S4e3#
- 1...Se7
- 2.S4e3#
- 1...Sg7
- 2.S4e3#
- 1...Sc4
- 2.Be4#
- 1...Se4
- 2.Ba2#
- 1...Sb5
- 2.Ba2#
- 1...Sb7
- 2.Ba2#
- 1...Sf7
- 2.Ba2#
- 1...Sc8
- 2.Ba2#
- 1...Se8
- 2.Ba2#
- 1...Kc4!
- 1...Ke6
- 1.Bc2?
- 1...Ke6
- 2.Bb3#
- 1...Sc4
- 2.Be4#
- 1...Se3
- 2.Sxe3#
- 1...Sg3
- 2.Se3#
- 1...Sd4
- 2.Se3#
- 1...Sh4
- 2.Se3#
- 1...Sh6
- 2.Se3#
- 1...Se7
- 2.Se3#
- 1...Sg7
- 2.Se3#
- 1...Se4
- 2.Bb3#
- 1...Sb5
- 2.Bb3#
- 1...Sb7
- 2.Bb3#
- 1...Sf7
- 2.Bb3#
- 1...Sc8
- 2.Bb3#
- 1...Se8
- 2.Bb3#
- 1...Kc4!
- 1...Ke6
- 1.Ra6?
- 1...Ke6
- 2.Ba2#
- 1...Se3
- 2.Sxe3#
- 1...Sg3
- 2.Se3#
- 1...Sd4
- 2.Se3#
- 1...Sh4
- 2.Se3#
- 1...Sh6
- 2.Se3#
- 1...Se7
- 2.Se3#
- 1...Sg7
- 2.Se3#
- 1...Sc4
- 2.Be4#
- 1...Se4
- 2.Ba2#
- 1...Sb5
- 2.Ba2#
- 1...Sb7
- 2.Ba2#
- 1...Sf7
- 2.Ba2#
- 1...Sc8
- 2.Ba2#
- 1...Se8
- 2.Ba2#
- 1...Kc4!
- 1...Ke6
- 1.f4?
- 1...Kc4
- 2.Ba2#
- 2.Qd3#
- 1...Ke6
- 2.Ba2#
- 2.Qb3#
- 1...Se3
- 2.Sxe3#
- 1...Sg3
- 2.Se3#
- 1...Sd4
- 2.Se3#
- 1...Sh4
- 2.Se3#
- 1...Sh6
- 2.Se3#
- 1...Se7
- 2.Se3#
- 1...Sg7
- 2.Se3#
- 1...Sc4
- 2.Qg2#
- 2.Qh1#
- 2.Qf3#
- 1...Se4
- 2.Ba2#
- 2.Qb3#
- 1...Sb5
- 2.Qb3#
- 1...Sb7
- 2.Qb3#
- 1...Sf7
- 2.Qb3#
- 1...Sc8
- 2.Qb3#
- 1...Se8
- 2.Qb3#
- 1...gxf4!
- 1...Kc4
- 1.Kf1?
- Keys
- 1.Kh2!
- 1...Kc4
- 2.Ba2#
- 1...Ke6
- 2.Ba2#
- 1...Se3
- 2.Sxe3#
- 1...Sg3
- 2.Se3#
- 1...Sd4
- 2.Se3#
- 1...Sh4
- 2.Se3#
- 1...Sh6
- 2.Se3#
- 1...Se7
- 2.Se3#
- 1...Sg7
- 2.Se3#
- 1...Sc4
- 2.Be4#
- 1...Se4
- 2.Ba2#
- 1...Sb5
- 2.Ba2#
- 1...Sb7
- 2.Ba2#
- 1...Sf7
- 2.Ba2#
- 1...Sc8
- 2.Ba2#
- 1...Se8
- 2.Ba2#
- 1...Kc4
- 1.Kh2!
FEATURES
- Static
- TYPE = WAITER
- CHANGED MATES = 0
- ADDED MATES = 0
- REMOVED MATES = 0
- Sets
- K(a);S_FLIGHT::B(A)
- K(a);P_SPINS(d),S_FLIGHT::B(A)
- S(b);N_GUARD::S(G),XS(b)
- S(b);N_GUARD::S(G)
- S(d);N_GUARD,SBLOCK::B(A)
- S(d);N_GUARD::B(A)
- Tries
- Try
- K(C);P-FLIGHT
- Vars
- S(b);CHECK,N_GUARD::S(G),XS(b)
- K(a);S_FLIGHT::B(A)
- K(a);P_SPINS(d),S_FLIGHT::B(A)
- S(b);N_GUARD::S(G)
- S(d);N_GUARD,SBLOCK::B(A)
- S(d);N_GUARD::B(A)
- Refutation
- S(b);CHECK
- Try
- K(C);P-FLIGHT
- Vars
- K(a);S_FLIGHT::B(A)
- K(a);P_SPINS(d),S_FLIGHT::B(A)
- S(b);N_GUARD::S(G),XS(b)
- S(b);N_GUARD::S(G)
- S(d);N_GUARD,SBLOCK::B(A)
- S(d);N_GUARD::B(A)
- Refutation
- S(b);CHECK
- Try
- K(C);S_FLIGHT
- Vars
- K(a);S_FLIGHT::B(A)
- K(a);P_SPINS(d),S_FLIGHT::B(A)
- S(b);N_GUARD::S(G),XS(b)
- S(b);N_GUARD::S(G)
- S(d);N_GUARD,SBLOCK::B(A)
- S(d);N_GUARD::B(A)
- Refutation
- S(d);CHECK
- Try
- K(C);P-FLIGHT
- Vars
- S(b);CHECK,N_GUARD::S(G),XS(b)
- K(a);S_FLIGHT::B(A)
- K(a);P_SPINS(d),S_FLIGHT::B(A)
- S(b);N_GUARD::S(G)
- S(d);N_GUARD,SBLOCK::B(A)
- S(d);N_GUARD::B(A)
- Refutation
- S(b);CHECK
- Try
- S(B);
- Vars
- K(a);P_SPINS(d),S_FLIGHT::B(A)
- S(b);N_GUARD::S(G),XS(b)
- S(b);N_GUARD::S(G)
- S(d);N_GUARD,SBLOCK::B(A)
- S(d);N_GUARD::B(A)
- Refutation
- K(a);S_FLIGHT
- Try
- B(A);
- Vars
- K(a);P_SPINS(d),S_FLIGHT::B(A)
- S(d);N_GUARD,SBLOCK::B(A)
- S(b);N_GUARD::S(G),XS(b)
- S(b);N_GUARD::S(G)
- S(d);N_GUARD::B(A)
- Refutation
- K(a);S_FLIGHT
- Try
- R(H);
- Vars
- K(a);P_SPINS(d),S_FLIGHT::B(A)
- S(b);N_GUARD::S(G),XS(b)
- S(b);N_GUARD::S(G)
- S(d);N_GUARD,SBLOCK::B(A)
- S(d);N_GUARD::B(A)
- Refutation
- K(a);S_FLIGHT
- Try
- P(D);
- Vars
- S(b);N_GUARD::S(G),XS(b)
- S(b);N_GUARD::S(G)
- S(d);N_GUARD::QAB(E)
- Refutation
- P(c);XP(D)
- Try
- Actual
- K(C);S_FLIGHT
- Vars
- K(a);S_FLIGHT::B(A)
- K(a);P_SPINS(d),S_FLIGHT::B(A)
- S(b);N_GUARD::S(G),XS(b)
- S(b);N_GUARD::S(G)
- S(d);N_GUARD,SBLOCK::B(A)
- S(d);N_GUARD::B(A)
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