MESON Chess Problem Database
Problem Display
PID: 230192 (8/1q1NN1b1/4b2r/nR2R3/B1k2BQ1/P2pP3/1K4p1/8 w - - 0 1)
Burgess, FA
Sunday Chronicle, 1948
(First published on Thu Mar 11 1948)
#2
10 + 8
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SOLUTION
- SOUND
- Sets
- 1...Qf3
- 2.Sb6#
- 2.Rb4#
- 2.Rc5#
- 1...Qe4
- 2.Sb6#
- 2.Rb4#
- 2.Rc5#
- 1...Qd5
- 2.Sb6#
- 2.Rb4#
- 1...Qa6
- 2.Rb4#
- 2.Rc5#
- 1...Qc6
- 2.Rb4#
- 1...Qa8
- 2.Sb6#
- 2.Rb4#
- 2.Rc5#
- 1...Qc8
- 2.Sb6#
- 2.Rb4#
- 1...Qxb5+
- 2.Bxb5#
- 1...Qb6
- 2.Sxb6#
- 1...Qa7
- 2.Rb4#
- 1...Qc7
- 2.Rb4#
- 1...Qxd7
- 2.Rb4#
- 2.Rc5#
- 1...Rf6
- 2.Rc5#
- 1...Bxe5+
- 2.Sxe5#
- 1...Bf8
- 2.Rc5#
- 1...Sb3
- 2.Bxb3#
- 1...Sc6
- 2.Bb3#
- 1...d2
- 2.Qe2#
- 1...Qf3
- Tries
- 1.Bh2+?
- 1...Qe4
- 2.Sb6#
- 2.Rb4#
- 2.Rc5#
- 2.Qxe4#
- 1...Bxg4!
- 1...Qe4
- 1.Bg3+?
- 1...Qe4
- 2.Sb6#
- 2.Rb4#
- 2.Rc5#
- 2.Qxe4#
- 1...Bxg4!
- 1...Qe4
- 1.Bg5+?
- 1...Qe4
- 2.Sb6#
- 2.Rb4#
- 2.Rc5#
- 2.Qxe4#
- 1...Bxg4!
- 1...Qe4
- 1.Bxh6+?
- 1...Qe4
- 2.Sb6#
- 2.Rb4#
- 2.Rc5#
- 2.Qxe4#
- 1...Bxg4!
- 1...Qe4
- 1.Rxb7?
- threat
- 2.Sb6#
- 2.Bb5#
- 2.Rb4#
- 1...Bxg4
- 2.Bb5#
- 2.Rb4#
- 1...Bxd7
- 2.Rb4#
- 1...Sxb7
- 2.Sb6#
- 2.Bb3#
- 2.Bb5#
- 1...d2
- 2.Bb5#
- 2.Qe2#
- 1...Bd5
- 2.Bb5#
- 2.Rb4#
- 1...Bf5
- 2.Bb5#
- 2.Rb4#
- 1...Bf7
- 2.Bb5#
- 2.Bh2#
- 2.Bg3#
- 2.Bg5#
- 2.Bxh6#
- 2.Rb4#
- 1...Bg8
- 2.Bb5#
- 2.Bh2#
- 2.Bg3#
- 2.Bg5#
- 2.Bxh6#
- 2.Rb4#
- 1...Sc6
- 2.Sb6#
- 2.Bb3#
- 2.Bb5#
- 1...Bxe5+!
- threat
- 1.Qxe6+?
- 1...Qd5
- 2.Sb6#
- 2.Rb4#
- 2.Rc5#
- 2.Qxd5#
- 1...Rxe6!
- 1...Qd5
- 1.Bh2+?
- Keys
- 1.Sc6!
- threat
- 2.Sxa5#
- 1...Qxb5+
- 2.Bxb5#
- 1...Bxe5+
- 2.Scxe5#
- 2.Sdxe5#
- 1...Qxc6
- 2.Rb4#
- 1...Sxc6
- 2.Bb3#
- 1...d2
- 2.Qe2#
- 1...Qa6
- 2.Rb4#
- 2.Rc5#
- 1...Qa8
- 2.Sb6#
- 2.Rb4#
- 2.Rc5#
- 1...Qb6
- 2.Sxb6#
- 1...Qa7
- 2.Rb4#
- 1...Qc7
- 2.Rb4#
- 2.Rc5#
- 1...Sb3
- 2.Bxb3#
- threat
- 1.Sc6!
FEATURES
- Static
- TYPE = THREAT
- CHANGED MATES = 0
- ADDED MATES = 0
- REMOVED MATES = 4
- Sets
- Q(g);N_GUARD,N_PINR(G),P_PINR(H)::R1(G)
- Q(g);CHECK,OGATE,P_PINR(H),XR(G)::B(D),XQ(g)
- Q(g);N_GUARD::S(I),XQ(g)
- R(f);OGATE::R1(H)
- B(h);CHECK,XR(H)::S(I),XB(h)
- B(h);OGATE::R1(H)
- S(d);N_GUARD,N_PINR(G),P_PINR(H)::B(D),XS(d)
- S(d);N_GUARD::B(D)
- P(b);OGATEB::QAB(F)
- Tries
- Try
- B(E);CHECK
- Refutation
- B(e);XQ(F)
- Try
- B(E);CHECK
- Refutation
- B(e);XQ(F)
- Try
- B(E);CHECK
- Refutation
- B(e);XQ(F)
- Try
- B(E);CHECK,XR(f)
- Refutation
- B(e);XQ(F)
- Try
- R(G);N_SPINR(G),P_SPINR(H),XQ(g)
- Threat
- DUALS(3)
- Vars
- B(e);XS(I)::R1(G)
- Refutation
- B(h);CHECK,XR(H)
- Try
- Q(F);CHECK,XB(e)
- Refutation
- R(f);XQ(F)
- Try
- Actual
- S(J);
- Threat
- S(J),XS(d)
- Vars
- Q(g);CHECK,OGATE,P_PINR(H),XR(G)::B(D),XQ(g)
- Q(g);N_GUARD,N_PINR(G),P_PINR(H),XS(J)::R1(G)
- S(d);N_GUARD,XS(J)::B(D)
- P(b);OGATEB::QAB(F)
- Q(g);N_GUARD::S(I),XQ(g)
- Q(g);N_GUARD,N_PINR(G),P_PINR(H)::R1(G)
- S(d);N_GUARD,N_PINR(G),P_PINR(H)::B(D),XS(d)
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