MESON Chess Problem Database
Problem Display
PID: 21981 (8/3K2p1/2BQp3/1N1r2Rr/1N2kb1p/p1pR4/q1p5/1nB5 w - - 0 1)
Hume, George
Pirnie, Duncan
1st Prize, Western Morning News and Mercury, 1922
(First published on Sat Oct 28 1922)
#2
8 + 12
| 3348 | Changing Fashions | 1925 |
| 15239 | Valois Notebooks | 2022 |
SOLUTION
- SOUND
- Sets
- 1...Bh2
- 2.Re3#
- 1...Be3
- 2.Rxe3#
- 1...Bg3
- 2.Re3#
- 1...Bxd6
- 2.Sxd6#
- 1...Sd2
- 2.Sxc3#
- 1...Bh2
- Tries
- 1.Kxe6?
- threat
- 2.Qxf4#
- 1...Bxc1
- 2.Qe5#
- 1...Bxg5
- 2.Qe5#
- 1...Bxd6
- 2.Sxd6#
- 1...Be3
- 2.Rxe3#
- 1...Bd2
- 2.Qe5#
- 1...Bh2
- 2.Re3#
- 1...Bg3
- 2.Re3#
- 1...Be5
- 2.Qxe5#
- 1...Sd2
- 2.Sxc3#
- 1...Rh6+!
- threat
- 1.Ke7?
- threat
- 2.Qxf4#
- 1...Bxd6+
- 2.Sxd6#
- 1...Bxc1
- 2.Qe5#
- 1...Be3
- 2.Rxe3#
- 1...Bd2
- 2.Qe5#
- 1...Bh2
- 2.Re3#
- 1...Bg3
- 2.Re3#
- 1...Be5
- 2.Qxe5#
- 1...Sd2
- 2.Sxc3#
- 1...e5
- 2.Qg6#
- 1...Bxg5+!
- threat
- 1.Kc8?
- threat
- 2.Qxf4#
- 1...Bxc1
- 2.Qe5#
- 1...Bxg5
- 2.Qxe6#
- 1...Bxd6
- 2.Sxd6#
- 1...Be3
- 2.Rxe3#
- 1...Bd2
- 2.Qe5#
- 1...Bh2
- 2.Re3#
- 1...Bg3
- 2.Re3#
- 1...Be5
- 2.Qxe5#
- 1...Sd2
- 2.Sxc3#
- 1...e5
- 2.Qg6#
- 1...Rh8+!
- threat
- 1.Ke8?
- threat
- 2.Qxf4#
- 1...Bxc1
- 2.Qe5#
- 1...Bxg5
- 2.Qxe6#
- 1...Bxd6
- 2.Sxd6#
- 1...Be3
- 2.Rxe3#
- 1...Bd2
- 2.Qe5#
- 1...Bh2
- 2.Re3#
- 1...Bg3
- 2.Re3#
- 1...Be5
- 2.Qxe5#
- 1...Sd2
- 2.Sxc3#
- 1...e5
- 2.Qg6#
- 1...Rh8+!
- threat
- 1.Bxd5+?
- 1...exd5
- 2.Qxf4#
- 2.Qg6#
- 1...Qxd5!
- 1...exd5
- 1.Kxe6?
- Keys
- 1.Kc7!
- threat
- 2.Qxf4#
- 1...Bxd6+
- 2.Sxd6#
- 1...Bxc1
- 2.Qe5#
- 1...Bxg5
- 2.Qxe6#
- 1...Be3
- 2.Rxe3#
- 1...Bd2
- 2.Qe5#
- 1...Bh2
- 2.Re3#
- 1...Bg3
- 2.Re3#
- 1...Be5
- 2.Qxe5#
- 1...Sd2
- 2.Sxc3#
- 1...e5
- 2.Qg6#
- threat
- 1.Kc7!
FEATURES
- Static
- TYPE = THREAT
- CHANGED MATES = 0
- ADDED MATES = 5
- REMOVED MATES = 0
- Sets
- B(g);N_GUARD::R1(B)
- B(g);N_GUARD::R1(B),XB(g)
- B(g);XQ(G)::S(D),XB(g)
- S(a);N_GUARD::S(D),XP(e)
- Tries
- Try
- K(H);N_SPINQ(G),S_FLIGHT,XP(k)
- Threat
- QAR1(G),XB(g)
- Vars
- B(g);N_GUARD,XB(A)::QAR1(G)
- B(g);N_GUARD,XR(E)::QAR1(G)
- B(g);XQ(G)::S(D),XB(g)
- B(g);N_GUARD::R1(B),XB(g)
- B(g);N_GUARD::QAR1(G)
- B(g);N_GUARD::R1(B)
- B(g);N_GUARD::QAR1(G),XB(g)
- S(a);N_GUARD::S(D),XP(e)
- Refutation
- R(j);CHECK
- Try
- K(H);N_SPINQ(G),P-FLIGHT
- Threat
- QAR1(G),XB(g)
- Vars
- B(g);CHECK,XQ(G)::S(D),XB(g)
- B(g);N_GUARD,XB(A)::QAR1(G)
- B(g);N_GUARD::R1(B),XB(g)
- B(g);N_GUARD::QAR1(G)
- B(g);N_GUARD::R1(B)
- B(g);N_GUARD::QAR1(G),XB(g)
- S(a);N_GUARD::S(D),XP(e)
- P(k);OGATE::QAB(G)
- Refutation
- B(g);CHECK,XR(E)
- Try
- K(H);N_SPINQ(G),S_FLIGHT
- Threat
- QAR1(G),XB(g)
- Vars
- B(g);N_GUARD,XB(A)::QAR1(G)
- B(g);N_GUARD,XR(E)::QAR2(G),XP(k)
- B(g);XQ(G)::S(D),XB(g)
- B(g);N_GUARD::R1(B),XB(g)
- B(g);N_GUARD::QAR1(G)
- B(g);N_GUARD::R1(B)
- B(g);N_GUARD::QAR1(G),XB(g)
- S(a);N_GUARD::S(D),XP(e)
- P(k);OGATE::QAB(G)
- Refutation
- R(j);CHECK
- Try
- K(H);N_SPINQ(G),S_FLIGHT
- Threat
- QAR1(G),XB(g)
- Vars
- B(g);N_GUARD,XB(A)::QAR1(G)
- B(g);N_GUARD,XR(E)::QAR2(G),XP(k)
- B(g);XQ(G)::S(D),XB(g)
- B(g);N_GUARD::R1(B),XB(g)
- B(g);N_GUARD::QAR1(G)
- B(g);N_GUARD::R1(B)
- B(g);N_GUARD::QAR1(G),XB(g)
- S(a);N_GUARD::S(D),XP(e)
- P(k);OGATE::QAB(G)
- Refutation
- R(j);CHECK
- Try
- B(F);CHECK,N_SPINQ(G),XR(i)
- Refutation
- Q(b);P_PINQ(G),XB(F)
- Try
- Actual
- K(H);P-FLIGHT
- Threat
- QAR1(G),XB(g)
- Vars
- B(g);CHECK,XQ(G)::S(D),XB(g)
- B(g);N_GUARD,N_PINQ(G),XB(A)::QAR1(G)
- B(g);N_PINQ(G),XR(E)::QAR2(G),XP(k)
- B(g);N_GUARD,N_PINQ(G)::R1(B),XB(g)
- B(g);N_GUARD,N_PINQ(G)::QAR1(G)
- B(g);N_GUARD::R1(B)
- B(g);N_GUARD::QAR1(G),XB(g)
- S(a);N_GUARD::S(D),XP(e)
- P(k);N_PINQ(G)::QAB(G)
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