MESON Chess Problem Database

Problem Display
PID: 22382 (8/1p1B4/bP3p2/1RN1b2K/2kpQ3/q4p2/5B2/3N4 w - - 0 1)

Planck, Charles

4th Prize, Lett's Household Magazine, 1884

8/1p1B4/bP3p2/1RN1b2K/2kpQ3/q4p2/5B2/3N4

#2

8 + 8

15 British Chess Magazine 1887
3316 Chess Problem Text Book 1887
2794 Terms & Themes of Chess Problems 1907
15 British Chess Magazine 1910
56 The Problemist 1936
3979 Systematic Terminology 1984

SOLUTION

  • SOUND
  • Sets
    • 1...Bh2
      • 2.Qxd4#
      • 2.Qe6#
    • 1...Bg3
      • 2.Qxd4#
      • 2.Qe6#
    • 1...Bf4
      • 2.Qxd4#
      • 2.Qe6#
    • 1...Bd6
      • 2.Qxd4#
      • 2.Qe6#
    • 1...Bc7
      • 2.Qxd4#
      • 2.Qe6#
    • 1...Bb8
      • 2.Qxd4#
      • 2.Qe6#
  • Tries
    • 1.Sb2+?
      • 1...Kc3
        • 2.Be1#
        • 2.Qd3#
      • 1...Qxb2!
    • 1.Se3+?
      • 1...Kc3
        • 2.Be1#
        • 2.Qc2#
        • 2.Qd3#
      • 1...Qxe3!
  • Keys
    • 1.Sd3!
      • 1...Qxd3
        • 2.Qd5#
      • 1...Bxb5
        • 2.Be6#
      • 1...Qb4
        • 2.Rxb4#
      • 1...Qc1
        • 2.Rb4#
      • 1...Qb2
        • 2.S3xb2#
      • 1...Qc5
        • 2.S3b2#
      • 1...Qd6
        • 2.S3b2#
      • 1...Qe7
        • 2.S3b2#
      • 1...Qf8
        • 2.S3b2#
      • 1...Qa1
        • 2.Rb4#
      • 1...Qa2
        • 2.Rb4#
      • 1...Qb3
        • 2.Rc5#
      • 1...Qc3
        • 2.Se3#
      • 1...Qa4
        • 2.S3b2#
      • 1...Qa5
        • 2.S3b2#
      • 1...Bh2
        • 2.Qxd4#
      • 1...Bg3
        • 2.Qxd4#
      • 1...Bf4
        • 2.Qxd4#
      • 1...Bd6
        • 2.Qxd4#
      • 1...Bc7
        • 2.Qxd4#
      • 1...Bb8
        • 2.Qxd4#
      • 1...f5
        • 2.Sxe5#

FEATURES

  • Static
    • TYPE = INCOMPLETE_BLOCK
    • CHANGED MATES = 0
    • ADDED MATES = 22
    • REMOVED MATES = 0
  • Sets
  • Tries
    • Try
      • S(A);CHECK
      • Refutation
        • Q(a);XS(A)
    • Try
      • S(A);CHECK
      • Refutation
        • Q(a);XS(A)
  • Actual
    • S(E);
    • Vars
      • Q(a);SBLOCK,XS(E)::QAB1(C)
      • B(f);SBLOCK,XR(D)::B(H)
      • Q(a);N_GUARD::R1(D),XQ(a)
      • Q(a);N_GUARD::R1(D)
      • Q(a);N_GUARD::S(E),XQ(a)
      • Q(a);N_GUARD::S(E)
      • Q(a);N_GUARD,SBLOCK::R1(D)
      • Q(a);SBLOCK::S(A)
      • B(e);N_GUARD::QAR1(C),XP(d)
      • P(g);N_GUARD::S(E),XB(e)
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