MESON Chess Problem Database
Problem Display
PID: 222727 (2R3Q1/p7/R7/2Nr4/3N4/2k1P3/8/3BK3 w - - 0 1)
Anonymous
Charleston Sunday News, 1884
(First published on Sun Aug 10 1884)
#2
8 + 3
| 6490 | yacpdb | 2020 |
SOLUTION
- SOUND
- Sets
- 1...Kb4
- 2.Sd3#
- 1...Rxd4
- 2.Qb3#
- 1...Rxc5
- 2.Qb3#
- 1...Re5
- 2.Qb3#
- 1...Rf5
- 2.Qb3#
- 1...Rg5
- 2.Qb3#
- 1...Rh5
- 2.Qb3#
- 1...Rd6
- 2.Qb3#
- 1...Rd7
- 2.Qb3#
- 1...Rd8
- 2.Qb3#
- 1...Kb4
- Tries
- 1.Ke2?
- 1...Kb4
- 2.Sd3#
- 1...Kc4
- 2.Sd3#
- 1...Rxd4
- 2.Qb3#
- 1...Rxc5
- 2.Qb3#
- 1...Re5
- 2.Qb3#
- 1...Rf5
- 2.Qb3#
- 1...Rg5
- 2.Qb3#
- 1...Rh5
- 2.Qb3#
- 1...Rd6
- 2.Qb3#
- 1...Rd7
- 2.Qb3#
- 1...Rd8
- 2.Qb3#
- 1...Kb2!
- 1...Kb4
- 1.Sd3+?
- 1...Rc5
- 2.Ra3#
- 2.Qb3#
- 1...Kxd3!
- 1...Rc5
- 1.Be2?
- 1...Kb4
- 2.Sd3#
- 1...Rxd4
- 2.Qb3#
- 1...Rxc5
- 2.Qb3#
- 1...Re5
- 2.Qb3#
- 1...Rf5
- 2.Qb3#
- 1...Rg5
- 2.Qb3#
- 1...Rh5
- 2.Qb3#
- 1...Rd6
- 2.Qb3#
- 1...Rd7
- 2.Qb3#
- 1...Rd8
- 2.Qb3#
- 1...Kb2!
- 1...Kb4
- 1.Rb8?
- 1...Rxd4
- 2.Ra3#
- 2.Rb3#
- 2.Qb3#
- 1...Rxc5
- 2.Ra3#
- 2.Rb3#
- 2.Qb3#
- 1...Re5
- 2.Se2#
- 2.Ra3#
- 2.Rb3#
- 2.Qb3#
- 1...Rf5
- 2.Se2#
- 2.Ra3#
- 2.Rb3#
- 2.Qb3#
- 1...Rg5
- 2.Se2#
- 2.Ra3#
- 2.Rb3#
- 2.Qb3#
- 1...Rh5
- 2.Se2#
- 2.Ra3#
- 2.Rb3#
- 2.Qb3#
- 1...Rd6
- 2.Se2#
- 2.Ra3#
- 2.Rb3#
- 2.Qb3#
- 1...Rd7
- 2.Se2#
- 2.Ra3#
- 2.Rb3#
- 2.Qb3#
- 1...Rd8
- 2.Se2#
- 2.Ra3#
- 2.Rb3#
- 2.Qb3#
- 1...Kc4!
- 1...Rxd4
- 1.Qxd5?
- threat
- 2.Qb3#
- 1...Kb4
- 2.Sd3#
- 2.Qb3#
- 1...Kb2!
- threat
- 1.Ke2?
- Keys
- 1.Bc2!
- 1...Kb2
- 2.Sd3#
- 1...Kb4
- 2.Sd3#
- 1...Kc4
- 2.Sd3#
- 1...Rxd4
- 2.Qb3#
- 1...Rxc5
- 2.Qb3#
- 1...Re5
- 2.Qb3#
- 1...Rf5
- 2.Qb3#
- 1...Rg5
- 2.Qb3#
- 1...Rh5
- 2.Qb3#
- 1...Rd6
- 2.Qb3#
- 1...Rd7
- 2.Qb3#
- 1...Rd8
- 2.Qb3#
- 1...Kb2
- 1.Bc2!
FEATURES
- Static
- TYPE = INCOMPLETE_BLOCK
- CHANGED MATES = 0
- ADDED MATES = 2
- REMOVED MATES = 0
- Sets
- K(a);S_FLIGHT::S(E)
- R(b);OGATE,XS(D)::QAR1(H)
- R(b);OGATE,P_SPINR(b),XS(E)::QAR1(H)
- R(b);OGATE,P_PINP(C)::QAR1(H)
- R(b);OGATE::QAR1(H)
- Tries
- Try
- K(B);P-FLIGHT
- Vars
- K(a);S_FLIGHT::S(E)
- K(a);P-FLIGHT,P_SPINR(b)::R(G)+S(E)
- R(b);OGATE,XS(D)::QAR1(H)
- R(b);OGATE,P_SPINR(b),XS(E)::QAR1(H)
- R(b);OGATE,P_PINP(C)::QAR1(H)
- R(b);OGATE::QAR1(H)
- Refutation
- K(a);S_FLIGHT
- Try
- S(E);CHECK
- Refutation
- K(a);P-FLIGHT,XS(E)
- Try
- B(A);
- Vars
- K(a);S_FLIGHT::S(E)
- R(b);OGATE,XS(D)::QAR1(H)
- R(b);OGATE,P_SPINR(b),XS(E)::QAR1(H)
- R(b);OGATE::QAR1(H)
- Refutation
- K(a);S_FLIGHT
- Try
- R(G);
- Refutation
- K(a);P-FLIGHT,P_SPINR(b)
- Try
- Q(H);XR(b)
- Threat
- QAR1(H)
- Refutation
- K(a);S_FLIGHT
- Try
- Actual
- B(A);
- Vars
- K(a);S_FLIGHT::S(E)
- K(a);P-FLIGHT,P_SPINR(b)::R(G)+S(E)
- R(b);OGATE,XS(D)::QAR1(H)
- R(b);OGATE,P_SPINR(b),XS(E)::QAR1(H)
- R(b);OGATE,P_PINP(C)::QAR1(H)
- R(b);OGATE::QAR1(H)
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