MESON Chess Problem Database
Problem Display
PID: 223259 (8/B3n3/1r1p4/5R2/P1N1k3/4P1Rn/8/Kb1Q4 w - - 0 1)
Whalley, Louis
3rd Prize, English Mechanic and World of Science, 1885
(First published on Fri Sep 4 1885)
#2
8 + 6
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SOLUTION
- SOUND
- Sets
- 1...Rb2
- 2.Sxd6#
- 1...Rb3
- 2.Sxd6#
- 1...Rb4
- 2.Sxd6#
- 1...Rb5
- 2.Sxd6#
- 1...Ra6
- 2.Qxb1#
- 1...Rc6
- 2.Qxb1#
- 1...Rb7
- 2.Sxd6#
- 1...Rb8
- 2.Sxd6#
- 1...Ba2
- 2.Qc2#
- 1...Bc2
- 2.Qxc2#
- 1...Bd3
- 2.Qf3#
- 1...Sg1
- 2.Rf4#
- 1...Sf2
- 2.Rf4#
- 1...Sf4
- 2.Rxf4#
- 1...Sg5
- 2.Rf4#
- 1...Sd5
- 2.Qxd5#
- 1...Sc6
- 2.Sxd6#
- 2.Qd5#
- 1...Sg6
- 2.Qd5#
- 1...Sc8
- 2.Qd5#
- 1...Sg8
- 2.Qd5#
- 1...d5
- 2.Re5#
- 1...Rb2
- Tries
- 1.Rgf3?
- threat
- 2.Qd4#
- 1...Sf4
- 2.R3xf4#
- 2.R5xf4#
- 1...Bd3
- 2.Sd2#
- 1...Sc6
- 2.Sxd6#
- 2.Qd5#
- 1...Sxf5!
- threat
- 1.Rg4+?
- 1...Sf4
- 2.Rgxf4#
- 2.Rfxf4#
- 1...Kxf5!
- 1...Sf4
- 1.Rgg5?
- threat
- 2.Qd4#
- 1...Sxg5
- 2.Rf4#
- 1...Bd3
- 2.Qf3#
- 2.Qh1#
- 1...Sf4
- 2.Rxf4#
- 1...Sc6
- 2.Qd5#
- 1...Sxf5!
- threat
- 1.Rb5?
- threat
- 2.Qxb1#
- 2.Qd4#
- 1...Sd5
- 2.Qxb1#
- 2.Qxd5#
- 1...d5
- 2.Qxb1#
- 1...Sf5
- 2.Qxb1#
- 2.Qd5#
- 1...Ba2
- 2.Qc2#
- 2.Qd4#
- 1...Bc2
- 2.Qxc2#
- 2.Qd4#
- 1...Bd3
- 2.Sd2#
- 2.Qf3#
- 2.Qh1#
- 1...Sf2
- 2.Qd4#
- 1...Sf4
- 2.Qd4#
- 1...Sc6
- 2.Sxd6#
- 2.Qxb1#
- 2.Qd5#
- 1...Rxb5!
- threat
- 1.Rd5?
- threat
- 2.Qf3#
- 2.Qh1#
- 2.Qd4#
- 1...Bd3
- 2.Qf3#
- 2.Qh1#
- 2.Qxd3#
- 1...Sf5
- 2.Qf3#
- 2.Qh1#
- 1...Rb2
- 2.Sxd6#
- 2.Qf3#
- 2.Qd4#
- 1...Sg1
- 2.Rg4#
- 2.Qd4#
- 1...Sf2
- 2.Qf3#
- 2.Qd4#
- 1...Sf4
- 2.Qf3#
- 2.Qd4#
- 1...Sg5
- 2.Rg4#
- 2.Qd4#
- 1...Sc6
- 2.Sxd6#
- 2.Qf3#
- 2.Qh1#
- 1...Sxd5!
- threat
- 1.Rf6?
- threat
- 2.Qd4#
- 1...Bd3
- 2.Qf3#
- 2.Qh1#
- 1...Sf5
- 2.Re6#
- 1...Sc6!
- threat
- 1.Rgf3?
- Keys
- 1.Rg6!
- 1...Kxf5
- 2.Qg4#
- 1...Sxf5
- 2.Re6#
- 1...Sxg6
- 2.Qd5#
- 1...Rb2
- 2.Sxd6#
- 1...Rb3
- 2.Sxd6#
- 1...Rb4
- 2.Sxd6#
- 1...Rb5
- 2.Sxd6#
- 1...Ra6
- 2.Qxb1#
- 1...Rc6
- 2.Qxb1#
- 1...Rb7
- 2.Sxd6#
- 1...Rb8
- 2.Sxd6#
- 1...Ba2
- 2.Qc2#
- 1...Bc2
- 2.Qxc2#
- 1...Bd3
- 2.Qf3#
- 1...Sg1
- 2.Rf4#
- 1...Sf2
- 2.Rf4#
- 1...Sf4
- 2.Rxf4#
- 1...Sg5
- 2.Rf4#
- 1...Sd5
- 2.Qxd5#
- 1...Sc6
- 2.Qd5#
- 1...Sc8
- 2.Qd5#
- 1...Sg8
- 2.Qd5#
- 1...d5
- 2.Re5#
- 1...Kxf5
- 1.Rg6!
FEATURES
- Static
- TYPE = INCOMPLETE_BLOCK
- CHANGED MATES = 0
- ADDED MATES = 3
- REMOVED MATES = 0
- Sets
- R(d);N_GUARD::S(F),XP(e)
- R(d);N_GUARD,P_PINP(E)::QAB(B),XB(a)
- R(d);N_GUARD::QAB(B),XB(a)
- B(a);N_GUARD::QAB(B)
- B(a);N_GUARD::QAB(B),XB(a)
- B(a);SBLOCK::QAB1(B)
- S(b);N_GUARD::R1(G)
- S(b);N_GUARD::R1(G),XS(b)
- S(f);N_GUARD::QAB1(B),XS(f)
- S(f);N_GUARD::QAB1(B)
- P(e);N_GUARD::R1(G)
- Tries
- Try
- R(D);
- Threat
- QAR1(B)
- Vars
- B(a);SBLOCK::S(F)
- Refutation
- S(f);XR(G)
- Try
- R(D);CHECK
- Refutation
- K(c);S_FLIGHT,XR(G)
- Try
- R(D);
- Threat
- QAR1(B)
- Vars
- S(b);N_GUARD,XR(D)::R1(G)
- S(b);N_GUARD::R1(G),XS(b)
- S(f);N_GUARD::QAB1(B)
- Refutation
- S(f);XR(G)
- Try
- R(G);
- Threat
- DUALS(2)
- Vars
- P(e);::QAB(B),XB(a)
- S(b);::QAR1(B)
- Refutation
- R(d);XR(G)
- Try
- R(G);
- Threat
- DUALS(3)
- Refutation
- S(f);XR(G)
- Try
- R(G);
- Threat
- QAR1(B)
- Vars
- S(f);SBLOCK::R(G)
- Refutation
- S(f);
- Try
- Actual
- R(D);
- Vars
- K(c);S_FLIGHT,XR(G)::QAB1(B)
- S(f);SBLOCK,XR(G)::R(D)
- S(f);N_GUARD,XR(D)::QAB1(B)
- R(d);N_GUARD::S(F),XP(e)
- R(d);N_GUARD,P_PINP(E)::QAB(B),XB(a)
- R(d);N_GUARD::QAB(B),XB(a)
- B(a);N_GUARD::QAB(B)
- B(a);N_GUARD::QAB(B),XB(a)
- B(a);SBLOCK::QAB1(B)
- S(b);N_GUARD::R1(G)
- S(b);N_GUARD::R1(G),XS(b)
- S(f);N_GUARD::QAB1(B),XS(f)
- S(f);N_GUARD::QAB1(B)
- P(e);N_GUARD::R1(G)
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