MESON Chess Problem Database

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PID: 218522 (8/B6N/Q7/2R1rb2/4kp1K/8/6p1/8 w - - 0 1)

Greenwood, William M

Leeds Mercury Weekly Supplement, 1881

(First published on Sat Feb 19 1881)

8/B6N/Q7/2R1rb2/4kp1K/8/6p1/8

#2

5 + 5

4501 Cincinnati Commercial 1881
15239 Valois Notebooks 2020
6490 yacpdb 2020

SOLUTION

  • SOUND
  • Tries
    • 1.Sg5+?
      • 1...Ke3
        • 2.Rd5#
      • 1...Kd4!
    • 1.Rxe5+?
      • 1...Kf3
        • 2.Sg5#
        • 2.Qe2#
      • 1...Kxe5!
  • Keys
    • 1.Rd5!
      • threat
        • 2.Qd3#
      • 1...Kf3
        • 2.Sg5#
      • 1...Kxd5
        • 2.Sf6#
      • 1...Rxd5
        • 2.Qe2#
      • 1...f3
        • 2.Qc4#

FEATURES

  • Static
    • TYPE = THREAT
    • CHANGED MATES = 0
    • ADDED MATES = 4
    • REMOVED MATES = 0
  • Sets
  • Tries
    • Try
      • S(E);CHECK
      • Vars
        • K(b);P-FLIGHT::B(D)+R(B)
      • Refutation
        • K(b);P-FLIGHT
    • Try
      • R(B);CHECK,XR(d)
      • Refutation
        • K(b);P-FLIGHT,XR(B)
  • Actual
    • R(B);
    • Threat
      • QAB1(C)
    • Vars
      • K(b);S_FLIGHT::S(E)
      • K(b);S_FLIGHT,XR(B)::S(E)
      • R(d);SBLOCK,XR(B)::QAR2(C)
      • P(c);SBLOCK::QAR2(C)
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