MESON Chess Problem Database

Problem Display
PID: 2187 (3K4/2P5/8/3kP3/3p4/1R1N1P2/8/8 w - - 0 1)

Cook, Eugene Beauharnais

Illustrated London News, 1855

3K4/2P5/8/3kP3/3p4/1R1N1P2/8/8

#2

6 + 2

1679 American Chess Nuts 1868
5656 Sammlung Leichterer Schachaufgaben I (Dufresne) 1881
5454 Near Snap 2020

SOLUTION

  • SOUND
  • Keys
    • 1.c8B!
      • 1...Kc4
        • 2.Be6#
      • 1...Kc6
        • 2.Bb7#

This anticipates 95155(1976), 243086(1981), 7981(1995), 110385(2000), 173960(2005)

FEATURES

  • Static
    • TYPE = INCOMPLETE_BLOCK
    • CHANGED MATES = 0
    • ADDED MATES = 2
    • REMOVED MATES = 0
  • Sets
  • Actual
    • P(E);
    • Vars
      • K(b);S_FLIGHT::B(E)
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