MESON Chess Problem Database

Problem Display
PID: 2261 (8/3B4/2P1p1K1/R3p1p1/1P2kb2/1pQ5/1R1pr1P1/3b4 w - - 0 1)

Cook, Eugene Beauharnais

Source?, 0000

8/3B4/2P1p1K1/R3p1p1/1P2kb2/1pQ5/1R1pr1P1/3b4

#2

8 + 9

1679 American Chess Nuts 1868

SOLUTION

  • SOUND
  • Sets
    • 1...Re3
      • 2.Qc4#
  • Tries
    • 1.Rxb3?
      • threat
        • 2.Qd3#
        • 2.Qc4#
      • 1...Bh2
        • 2.Qc4#
      • 1...Be3
        • 2.Qxe5#
      • 1...Bg3
        • 2.Qc4#
      • 1...Re3
        • 2.Qc4#
      • 1...Bc2
        • 2.Qc4#
      • 1...Bxb3!
  • Keys
    • 1.Rd5!
      • threat
        • 2.Qd3#
        • 2.Qf3#
      • 1...Kxd5
        • 2.Qd3#
      • 1...Rxg2
        • 2.Qd3#
      • 1...exd5
        • 2.Bf5#
      • 1...Bh2
        • 2.Qf3#
      • 1...Be3
        • 2.Qxe5#
      • 1...Bg3
        • 2.Qf3#
      • 1...Re1
        • 2.Qd3#
      • 1...Rf2
        • 2.Qd3#
      • 1...Re3
        • 2.Qc4#
      • 1...Bc2
        • 2.Qf3#
      • 1...g4
        • 2.Qd3#

FEATURES

  • Static
    • TYPE = THREAT
    • CHANGED MATES = 0
    • ADDED MATES = 10
    • REMOVED MATES = 0
  • Sets
    • R(c);SBLOCK::QAR2(C)
  • Tries
    • Try
      • R(A);XP(d)
      • Threat
        • DUALS(2)
      • Vars
        • B(f);::QAR2(C)
        • B(f);N_GUARD::QAR1(C),XP(g)
        • R(c);::QAR2(C)
        • B(a);::QAR2(C)
      • Refutation
        • B(a);XR(A)
  • Actual
    • R(E);
    • Threat
      • DUALS(2)
    • Vars
      • K(e);S_FLIGHT,XR(E)::QAR2(C)
      • R(c);XP(B)::QAB1(C)
      • P(i);OGATE,SBLOCK,XR(E)::B(H)
      • B(f);::QAB1(C)
      • B(f);N_GUARD,SBLOCK::QAR1(C),XP(g)
      • R(c);::QAB1(C)
      • R(c);SBLOCK::QAR2(C)
      • B(a);::QAB1(C)
      • P(h);::QAB1(C)
HTML5 logo

Developed and maintained by Brian Stephenson.
Implemented with HTML5, MySQL, Perl (with, inter alia, CGI::Simple, HTML::Template & XML::LibXML) & CSS/Javascript (jQuery, Bootstrap & DataTables).