MESON Chess Problem Database
Problem Display
PID: 226689 (1n6/2N5/4p3/p1R5/Qbr1k1K1/p3Bp2/N1P2P2/3R4 w - - 0 1)
Millins, James Lever
Sunday Chronicle, 1945
(First published on Sun Dec 2 1945)
#2
9 + 8
| 15239 | Valois Notebooks | 2020 |
SOLUTION
- SOUND
- Sets
- 1...Rxc2
- 2.Rd4#
- 2.Qxc2#
- 1...Rc3
- 2.Sxc3#
- 2.Rd4#
- 1...Rd4
- 2.Rxd4#
- 1...Be1
- 2.Qxc4#
- 1...Bd2
- 2.Qxc4#
- 1...Bc3
- 2.Sxc3#
- 1...Sa6
- 2.Qc6#
- 1...Sc6
- 2.Qxc6#
- 1...Sd7
- 2.Qc6#
- 1...e5
- 2.Rxc4#
- 1...Rxc2
- Tries
- 1.Sc3+?
- 1...Rxc3
- 2.Rd4#
- 1...Bxc3!
- 1...Rxc3
- 1.Bf4?
- threat
- 2.Rxc4#
- 2.Re5#
- 1...Rxc2
- 2.Re5#
- 2.Qxc2#
- 1...Bxc5
- 2.Sc3#
- 1...Bd2
- 2.Rxc4#
- 2.Qxc4#
- 1...Rc3
- 2.Sxc3#
- 2.Re5#
- 1...Rd4
- 2.Re5#
- 1...Bc3
- 2.Sxc3#
- 1...Sc6
- 2.Qxc6#
- 1...Sd7
- 2.Rxc4#
- 2.Qc6#
- 1...e5
- 2.Rxc4#
- 2.Rxe5#
- 1...Rxc5!
- threat
- 1.Rd6?
- threat
- 2.Rxe6#
- 1...Rxc2
- 2.Rd4#
- 2.Qxc2#
- 1...Bc3
- 2.Sxc3#
- 1...Sc6
- 2.Qxc6#
- 1...Sd7
- 2.Qc6#
- 1...e5
- 2.Rxc4#
- 1...Rxc5!
- threat
- 1.Qd7?
- threat
- 2.Qxe6#
- 2.Qd3#
- 2.Qh7#
- 1...Rxc5
- 2.Qd4#
- 1...Bxc5
- 2.Qxe6#
- 1...Rc3
- 2.Rd4#
- 2.Qxe6#
- 2.Qd4#
- 2.Qh7#
- 1...Rd4
- 2.Rxd4#
- 2.Qxe6#
- 2.Qxd4#
- 2.Qh7#
- 1...Bc3
- 2.Qd3#
- 2.Qh7#
- 1...Sc6
- 2.Qxc6#
- 2.Qd3#
- 2.Qh7#
- 1...e5
- 2.Rxc4#
- 2.Qf5#
- 2.Qd3#
- 2.Qd5#
- 2.Qh7#
- 1...Sxd7!
- threat
- 1.Qe8?
- threat
- 2.Qg6#
- 2.Qxe6#
- 1...Bxc5
- 2.Qxe6#
- 1...Bc3
- 2.Qg6#
- 1...Sc6
- 2.Qxc6#
- 2.Qg6#
- 1...Sd7
- 2.Qg6#
- 2.Qa8#
- 1...e5
- 2.Rxc4#
- 2.Rxe5#
- 2.Qg6#
- 2.Qxe5#
- 1...Rxc5!
- threat
- 1.Qxb4?
- threat
- 2.Sc3#
- 2.Qxc4#
- 1...Rxb4
- 2.Sc3#
- 1...Rd4
- 2.Sc3#
- 2.Rxd4#
- 2.Qxd4#
- 1...Sc6
- 2.Sc3#
- 1...axb4!
- threat
- 1.Sc3+?
- Keys
- 1.Re1!
- 1...Rxc2
- 2.Qxc2#
- 1...Rxc5
- 2.Bxc5#
- 1...Bxe1
- 2.Qxc4#
- 1...Bxc5
- 2.Bxc5#
- 1...Rc3
- 2.Sxc3#
- 1...Rd4
- 2.Bd2#
- 1...Bd2
- 2.Qxc4#
- 1...Bc3
- 2.Sxc3#
- 1...Sa6
- 2.Qc6#
- 1...Sc6
- 2.Qxc6#
- 1...Sd7
- 2.Qc6#
- 1...e5
- 2.Rxc4#
- 1...Rxc2
- 1.Re1!
FEATURES
- Static
- TYPE = INCOMPLETE_BLOCK
- CHANGED MATES = 1
- ADDED MATES = 4
- REMOVED MATES = 0
- Sets
- R(d);N_GUARD::R1(A),XR(d)
- B(c);OGATE,P_SPINR(d)::QAR2(F),XR(d)
- B(c);N_GUARD,P_SPINR(d)::S(B),XB(c)
- S(h);N_GUARD::QAB(F)
- S(h);N_GUARD::QAB(F),XS(h)
- P(g);SBLOCK::R(H),XR(d)
- Tries
- Try
- S(B);CHECK
- Vars
- R(d);P_SPINB(c),XS(B)::R1(A)
- Refutation
- B(c);P_SPINR(d),XS(B)
- Try
- B(E);
- Threat
- DUALS(2)
- Vars
- B(c);N_GUARD,P_SPINR(d),XR(H)::S(B)
- R(d);::R1(H)
- B(c);N_GUARD,P_SPINR(d)::S(B),XB(c)
- S(h);N_GUARD::QAB(F),XS(h)
- Refutation
- R(d);P_SPINB(c),XR(H)
- Try
- R(A);
- Threat
- R(A),XP(g)
- Vars
- B(c);N_GUARD,P_SPINR(d)::S(B),XB(c)
- S(h);N_GUARD::QAB(F),XS(h)
- S(h);N_GUARD::QAB(F)
- P(g);SBLOCK::R(H),XR(d)
- Refutation
- R(d);P_SPINB(c),XR(H)
- Try
- Q(F);
- Threat
- DUALS(3)
- Vars
- R(d);N_GUARD,XR(H)::QAR1(F)
- B(c);XR(H)::QAR2(F),XP(g)
- Refutation
- S(h);XQ(F)
- Try
- Q(F);P_PINP(g)
- Threat
- DUALS(2)
- Vars
- B(c);XR(H)::QAR2(F),XP(g)
- B(c);::QAB(F)
- Refutation
- R(d);XR(H)
- Try
- Q(F);P_PINR(d),XB(c)
- Threat
- DUALS(2)
- Vars
- R(d);N_SPINR(d),XQ(F)::S(B)
- S(h);::S(B)
- Refutation
- P(f);N_SPINR(d),XQ(F)
- Try
- Actual
- R(A);
- Vars
- R(d);OGATE,P_SPINB(c),XP(C)::QAB(F),XR(d)
- R(d);OGATE,P_SPINB(c),XR(H)::R(A)+B(E),XR(d)
- B(c);OGATE,P_SPINR(d),XR(A)::QAR2(F),XR(d)
- B(c);OGATE,P_SPINR(d),XR(H)::R(A)+B(E),XB(c)
- R(d);N_GUARD,P_SPINB(c)::S(B),XR(d)
- R(d);SBLOCK::R(A)+B(E)
- B(c);OGATE,P_SPINR(d)::QAR2(F),XR(d)
- B(c);N_GUARD,P_SPINR(d)::S(B),XB(c)
- S(h);N_GUARD::QAB(F)
- S(h);N_GUARD::QAB(F),XS(h)
- P(g);SBLOCK::R(H),XR(d)
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