MESON Chess Problem Database
Problem Display
PID: 225097 (K3B3/8/8/Q1bkpP2/3Pn1R1/1P5p/7B/8 w - - 0 1)
Fothergill, Percival Guy Laugham (PGLF)
The Field, 1895
(First published on Sat Dec 14 1895)
#2
8 + 5
| 15239 | Valois Notebooks | 2020 |
SOLUTION
- SOUND
- Sets
- 1...Kxd4
- 2.Qd2#
- 1...Kd6
- 2.Qd8#
- 1...Sd2
- 2.Qxc5#
- 1...Sf2
- 2.Qxc5#
- 1...Sc3
- 2.Qxc5#
- 1...Sg3
- 2.Qxc5#
- 1...Sg5
- 2.Qxc5#
- 1...Sd6
- 2.Qxc5#
- 1...Sf6
- 2.Qxc5#
- 1...Kxd4
- Tries
- 1.Kb7?
- 1...Kxd4
- 2.Qd2#
- 1...Kd6
- 2.Qd8#
- 1...exd4
- 2.Bc6#
- 2.Bf7#
- 1...Sd2
- 2.Qxc5#
- 1...Sf2
- 2.Qxc5#
- 1...Sc3
- 2.Qxc5#
- 1...Sg3
- 2.Qxc5#
- 1...Sg5
- 2.Qxc5#
- 1...Sf6
- 2.Qxc5#
- 1...Sd6+!
- 1...Kxd4
- 1.Bxe5?
- 1...Sd2
- 2.Qxc5#
- 1...Sf2
- 2.Qxc5#
- 1...Sc3
- 2.Qxc5#
- 1...Sg3
- 2.Qxc5#
- 1...Sg5
- 2.Qxc5#
- 1...Sd6
- 2.Qxc5#
- 1...Sf6
- 2.Qxc5#
- 1...h2!
- 1...Sd2
- 1.Ba4?
- 1...Kxd4
- 2.Qd2#
- 1...Kd6
- 2.Qd8#
- 1...Sd2
- 2.Qxc5#
- 1...Sf2
- 2.Qxc5#
- 1...Sc3
- 2.Qxc5#
- 1...Sg3
- 2.Qxc5#
- 1...Sg5
- 2.Qxc5#
- 1...Sd6
- 2.Qxc5#
- 1...Sf6
- 2.Qxc5#
- 1...exd4!
- 1...Kxd4
- 1.Rh4?
- 1...Kxd4
- 2.Qd2#
- 1...Kd6
- 2.Qd8#
- 1...Sd2
- 2.Qxc5#
- 1...Sf2
- 2.Qxc5#
- 1...Sc3
- 2.Qxc5#
- 1...Sg3
- 2.Qxc5#
- 1...Sg5
- 2.Qxc5#
- 1...Sd6
- 2.Qxc5#
- 1...Sf6
- 2.Qxc5#
- 1...exd4!
- 1...Kxd4
- 1.Qc7?
- threat
- 2.Qxe5#
- 1...Bxd4
- 2.Bf7#
- 2.Qc6#
- 1...exd4
- 2.Bc6#
- 2.Bf7#
- 2.Qe5#
- 2.Qc6#
- 2.Qb7#
- 2.Qf7#
- 1...Bd6
- 2.Qc4#
- 1...Sd6
- 2.Bc6#
- 2.Qxc5#
- 2.Qc6#
- 1...Kxd4!
- threat
- 1.Qb5?
- 1...Kd6
- 2.Qd7#
- 1...exd4
- 2.Bc6#
- 2.Bf7#
- 2.Qc4#
- 2.Qc6#
- 2.Qb7#
- 1...Sd2
- 2.Qc6#
- 2.Qxc5#
- 1...Sf2
- 2.Qc6#
- 2.Qxc5#
- 1...Sc3
- 2.Qc6#
- 2.Qxc5#
- 1...Sg3
- 2.Qc6#
- 2.Qxc5#
- 1...Sg5
- 2.Qc6#
- 2.Qxc5#
- 1...Sd6
- 2.Bc6#
- 2.Qc6#
- 2.Qxc5#
- 1...Sf6
- 2.Qc6#
- 2.Qxc5#
- 1...Kxd4!
- 1...Kd6
- 1.Kb7?
- Keys
- 1.Kb8!
- 1...Kxd4
- 2.Qd2#
- 1...Kd6
- 2.Qd8#
- 1...exd4
- 2.Qa8#
- 1...Sd2
- 2.Qxc5#
- 1...Sf2
- 2.Qxc5#
- 1...Sc3
- 2.Qxc5#
- 1...Sg3
- 2.Qxc5#
- 1...Sg5
- 2.Qxc5#
- 1...Sd6
- 2.Qxc5#
- 1...Sf6
- 2.Qxc5#
- 1...Kxd4
- 1.Kb8!
FEATURES
- Static
- TYPE = INCOMPLETE_BLOCK
- CHANGED MATES = 0
- ADDED MATES = 1
- REMOVED MATES = 0
- Sets
- K(d);N_SPINB(c),OGATEB,P-FLIGHT,P_SPINS(b),XP(C)::QAR2(E)
- K(d);N_SPINB(c),P-FLIGHT,P_SPINP(e)::QAR2(E)
- S(b);N_GUARD::QAR1(E),XB(c)
- Tries
- Try
- K(G);S_FLIGHT
- Vars
- K(d);N_SPINB(c),OGATEB,P-FLIGHT,P_SPINS(b),XP(C)::QAR2(E)
- K(d);N_SPINB(c),P-FLIGHT,P_SPINP(e)::QAR2(E)
- S(b);N_GUARD::QAR1(E),XB(c)
- Refutation
- S(b);CHECK
- Try
- B(A);XP(e)
- Vars
- S(b);N_GUARD::QAR1(E),XB(c)
- Refutation
- P(a);
- Try
- B(H);
- Vars
- K(d);N_SPINB(c),OGATEB,P-FLIGHT,P_SPINS(b),XP(C)::QAR2(E)
- K(d);N_SPINB(c),P-FLIGHT,P_SPINP(e)::QAR2(E)
- S(b);N_GUARD::QAR1(E),XB(c)
- Refutation
- P(e);XP(C)
- Try
- R(D);
- Vars
- K(d);N_SPINB(c),OGATEB,P-FLIGHT,P_SPINS(b),XP(C)::QAR2(E)
- K(d);N_SPINB(c),P-FLIGHT,P_SPINP(e)::QAR2(E)
- S(b);N_GUARD::QAR1(E),XB(c)
- Refutation
- P(e);XP(C)
- Try
- Q(E);N_PINB(c)
- Threat
- QAR1(E),XP(e)
- Vars
- B(c);OGATE,SBLOCK::QAB1(E)
- Refutation
- K(d);P-FLIGHT,P_SPINS(b),XP(C)
- Try
- Q(E);
- Vars
- K(d);N_SPINB(c),P-FLIGHT,P_SPINP(e)::QAR1(E)
- Refutation
- K(d);N_SPINB(c),P-FLIGHT,P_SPINS(b),XP(C)
- Try
- Actual
- K(G);P-FLIGHT
- Vars
- K(d);N_SPINB(c),OGATEB,P-FLIGHT,P_SPINS(b),XP(C)::QAR2(E)
- K(d);N_SPINB(c),P-FLIGHT,P_SPINP(e)::QAR2(E)
- P(e);SBLOCK,XP(C)::QAB(E)
- S(b);N_GUARD::QAR1(E),XB(c)
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