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PID: 219413 (1K6/6N1/Q4p2/3pkp2/3RrR2/8/8/4B2B w - - 0 1)
Whalley, Louis
The Field, 1884
(First published on Sat Mar 15 1884)
#2
7 + 5
| 15239 | Valois Notebooks | 2020 |
SOLUTION
- SOUND
- Sets
- 1...Rxe1
- 2.Qe6#
- 1...Re2
- 2.Qe6#
- 1...Re3
- 2.Qe6#
- 1...Rxd4
- 2.Rxf5#
- 1...Rxf4
- 2.Rxd5#
- 1...Rxe1
- Tries
- 1.Sxf5?
- threat
- 2.Qd6#
- 1...Rxf4
- 2.Rxd5#
- 1...Kxf4!
- threat
- 1.Se6?
- 1...Rxe1
- 2.Rxd5#
- 1...Rxf4
- 2.Rxd5#
- 1...Re2
- 2.Rxd5#
- 1...Re3
- 2.Rxd5#
- 1...Rxd4!
- 1...Rxe1
- 1.Bd2?
- 1...Rxd4
- 2.Rxf5#
- 2.Qe6#
- 1...Rxf4
- 2.Rxd5#
- 1...Re1
- 2.Rxd5#
- 2.Qe6#
- 1...Re2
- 2.Rxd5#
- 2.Qe6#
- 1...Re3
- 2.Qe6#
- 1...Kxd4!
- 1...Rxd4
- 1.Bf2?
- threat
- 2.Rxf5#
- 1...Rxf4
- 2.Rxd5#
- 2.Qe6#
- 1...Re3
- 2.Qe6#
- 1...Kxf4!
- threat
- 1.Bc3?
- threat
- 2.Rdxe4#
- 2.Rxf5#
- 1...Rxd4
- 2.Rxf5#
- 1...Rxf4
- 2.Re4#
- 2.Rxd5#
- 2.Qe6#
- 1...Re1
- 2.Rde4#
- 2.Rxf5#
- 2.Qe6#
- 1...Re2
- 2.Rde4#
- 2.Rxf5#
- 2.Qe6#
- 1...Re3
- 2.Rde4#
- 2.Rxf5#
- 2.Qe6#
- 1...Kxf4!
- threat
- 1.Bg3?
- threat
- 2.Rfxe4#
- 1...Rxd4
- 2.Re4#
- 2.Rxf5#
- 2.Qe6#
- 1...Rxf4
- 2.Rxd5#
- 1...Re1
- 2.Rxd5#
- 2.Rfe4#
- 2.Qe6#
- 1...Re2
- 2.Rxd5#
- 2.Rfe4#
- 2.Qe6#
- 1...Re3
- 2.Rxd5#
- 2.Rfe4#
- 2.Qe6#
- 1...Kxd4!
- threat
- 1.Rdxe4+?
- 1...fxe4
- 2.Qxf6#
- 1...dxe4!
- 1...fxe4
- 1.Rfxe4+?
- 1...dxe4
- 2.Qd6#
- 1...fxe4!
- 1...dxe4
- 1.Qc8?
- 1...Kxd4
- 2.Qc3#
- 1...Kd6
- 2.Qc7#
- 1...Rxe1
- 2.Qe6#
- 2.Qc7#
- 1...Rxd4
- 2.Qc7#
- 1...Rxf4
- 2.Rxd5#
- 1...Re2
- 2.Qe6#
- 2.Qc7#
- 1...Re3
- 2.Qe6#
- 2.Qc7#
- 1...Kxf4!
- 1...Kxd4
- 1.Qa5?
- 1...Kxd4
- 2.Qc3#
- 1...Kd6
- 2.Qc7#
- 1...Rxe1
- 2.Qc7#
- 2.Qxd5#
- 1...Rxd4
- 2.Qc7#
- 1...Rxf4
- 2.Rxd5#
- 2.Qxd5#
- 1...Re2
- 2.Qc7#
- 2.Qxd5#
- 1...Re3
- 2.Qc7#
- 2.Qxd5#
- 1...Kxf4!
- 1...Kxd4
- 1.Qb6?
- threat
- 2.Rxf5#
- 1...Rxf4
- 2.Rxd5#
- 1...Kxf4!
- threat
- 1.Qc6?
- 1...Kxd4
- 2.Qc3#
- 1...Rxe1
- 2.Qxd5#
- 2.Qe6#
- 2.Qc7#
- 1...Rxd4
- 2.Rxf5#
- 2.Qc7#
- 1...Rxf4
- 2.Rxd5#
- 2.Qxd5#
- 1...Re2
- 2.Qxd5#
- 2.Qe6#
- 2.Qc7#
- 1...Re3
- 2.Qxd5#
- 2.Qe6#
- 2.Qc7#
- 1...Kxf4!
- 1...Kxd4
- 1.Qa7?
- 1...Kd6
- 2.Qc7#
- 1...Rxe1
- 2.Qc7#
- 2.Qe7#
- 1...Rxd4
- 2.Qc7#
- 1...Rxf4
- 2.Rxd5#
- 1...Re2
- 2.Qc7#
- 2.Qe7#
- 1...Re3
- 2.Qc7#
- 2.Qe7#
- 1...Kxf4!
- 1...Kd6
- 1.Sxf5?
- Keys
- 1.Qa3!
- 1...Kxd4
- 2.Qc3#
- 1...Kxf4
- 2.Qg3#
- 1...Rxe1
- 2.Qe7#
- 1...Rxd4
- 2.Rxf5#
- 1...Rxf4
- 2.Rxd5#
- 1...Re2
- 2.Qe7#
- 1...Re3
- 2.Qe7#
- 1...Kxd4
- 1.Qa3!
FEATURES
- Static
- TYPE = INCOMPLETE_BLOCK
- CHANGED MATES = 3
- ADDED MATES = 2
- REMOVED MATES = 0
- Sets
- R(a);XB(A)::QAR1(E)
- R(a);::QAR1(E)
- R(a);SBLOCK,XR(C)::R1(D),XP(d)
- R(a);SBLOCK,XR(D)::R1(C),XP(b)
- Tries
- Try
- S(F);XP(d)
- Threat
- QAB1(E)
- Vars
- R(a);SBLOCK,XR(D)::R1(C),XP(b)
- Refutation
- K(c);P_SPINR(a),S_FLIGHT,XR(D)
- Try
- S(F);
- Vars
- R(a);XB(A)::R1(C),XP(b)
- R(a);XR(D)::R1(C),XP(b)
- R(a);::R1(C),XP(b)
- Refutation
- R(a);XR(C)
- Try
- B(A);
- Vars
- R(a);XR(D)::R1(C),XP(b)
- R(a);::QAR1(E)
- Refutation
- K(c);P_SPINR(a),S_FLIGHT,XR(C)
- Try
- B(A);
- Threat
- R1(D),XP(d)
- Vars
- R(a);::QAR1(E)
- Refutation
- K(c);P_SPINR(a),S_FLIGHT,XR(D)
- Try
- B(A);
- Threat
- DUALS(2)
- Vars
- R(a);P_SPINR(a),XR(C)::R1(D),XP(d)
- Refutation
- K(c);P_SPINR(a),S_FLIGHT,XR(D)
- Try
- B(A);
- Threat
- B(A)+R(D),DCHECK,XR(a)
- Vars
- R(a);P_SPINR(a),XR(D)::R1(C),XP(b)
- Refutation
- K(c);P_SPINR(a),S_FLIGHT,XR(C)
- Try
- R(C);CHECK,XR(a)
- Vars
- P(d);XR(C)::QAB1(E),XP(e)
- Refutation
- P(b);XR(C)
- Try
- R(D);CHECK,XR(a)
- Vars
- P(b);XR(D)::QAB1(E)
- Refutation
- P(d);XR(D)
- Try
- Q(E);
- Vars
- K(c);OGATEB,P_SPINR(a),S_FLIGHT,XR(C)::QAB1(E)
- K(c);P_SPINP(b),S_FLIGHT::QAB1(E)
- R(a);XR(C)::QAB(E)
- R(a);SBLOCK,XR(D)::R1(C),XP(b)
- Refutation
- K(c);P_SPINR(a),S_FLIGHT,XR(D)
- Try
- Q(E);P_PINP(b)
- Vars
- K(c);N_SPINP(b),OGATEB,P_SPINR(a),S_FLIGHT,XR(C)::QAB1(E)
- K(c);S_FLIGHT::QAB1(E)
- R(a);XR(C)::QAB(E)
- Refutation
- K(c);N_SPINP(b),P_SPINR(a),S_FLIGHT,XR(D)
- Try
- Q(E);
- Threat
- R1(D),XP(d)
- Vars
- R(a);SBLOCK,XR(D)::R1(C),XP(b)
- Refutation
- K(c);P_SPINR(a),S_FLIGHT,XR(D)
- Try
- Q(E);
- Vars
- K(c);OGATEB,P_SPINR(a),S_FLIGHT,XR(C)::QAB1(E)
- Refutation
- K(c);P_SPINR(a),S_FLIGHT,XR(D)
- Try
- Q(E);
- Vars
- K(c);P_SPINP(b),S_FLIGHT::QAB1(E)
- R(a);XR(C)::QAB(E)
- R(a);SBLOCK,XR(D)::R1(C),XP(b)
- Refutation
- K(c);P_SPINR(a),S_FLIGHT,XR(D)
- Try
- Actual
- Q(E);
- Vars
- K(c);OGATEB,P_SPINR(a),S_FLIGHT,XR(C)::QAB1(E)
- K(c);OGATEB,P_SPINR(a),S_FLIGHT,XR(D)::QAB1(E)
- R(a);XB(A)::QAR2(E)
- R(a);SBLOCK,XR(C)::R1(D),XP(d)
- R(a);SBLOCK,XR(D)::R1(C),XP(b)
- R(a);::QAR2(E)
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