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PID: 230324 (2R3B1/1Q1N1r1p/5Pbb/1P5r/1p6/3k1P1N/3P1B2/3R1K2 w - - 0 1)
Whitehead, Cyril
Sunday Chronicle, 1948
(First published on Sun May 30 1948)
#2
12 + 7
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SOLUTION
- SOUND
- Sets
- 1...Rxh3
- 2.Se5#
- 2.Qd5#
- 1...Rh4
- 2.Se5#
- 1...Rxb5
- 2.Qxb5#
- 1...Rd5
- 2.Qxd5#
- 1...Re5
- 2.Sxe5#
- 1...Rf5
- 2.Qe4#
- 1...Rg5
- 2.Sf4#
- 1...Be4
- 2.Qxe4#
- 1...Bf5
- 2.Se5#
- 2.Qd5#
- 1...Bxd2
- 2.Sf4#
- 1...Be3
- 2.dxe3#
- 1...Bf4
- 2.Sxf4#
- 1...Bg5
- 2.Se5#
- 2.Qd5#
- 1...Bg7
- 2.Sf4#
- 1...Bf8
- 2.Sf4#
- 1...b3
- 2.Rc3#
- 1...Rxh3
- Tries
- 1.Bb6?
- threat
- 2.Sf2#
- 1...Rxh3
- 2.Se5#
- 2.Qd5#
- 1...Be3
- 2.dxe3#
- 1...Rc5!
- threat
- 1.Ba7?
- threat
- 2.Sf2#
- 1...Rxh3
- 2.Se5#
- 2.Qd5#
- 1...Be3
- 2.dxe3#
- 1...Rc5!
- threat
- 1.Bxf7?
- 1...Rxh3
- 2.Se5#
- 2.Qd5#
- 1...Rxb5
- 2.Qxb5#
- 1...Bxf7
- 2.Qe4#
- 1...Bxd2
- 2.Sf4#
- 1...Be3
- 2.dxe3#
- 1...Rh4
- 2.Se5#
- 1...Rd5
- 2.Qxd5#
- 1...Re5
- 2.Sxe5#
- 1...Rf5
- 2.Qe4#
- 1...Rg5
- 2.Sf4#
- 1...Be4
- 2.Qxe4#
- 1...Bf5
- 2.Se5#
- 2.Qd5#
- 1...Bf4
- 2.Sxf4#
- 1...Bg5
- 2.Se5#
- 2.Qd5#
- 1...Bg7
- 2.Sf4#
- 1...Bf8
- 2.Sf4#
- 1...b3
- 2.Rc3#
- 1...Rc5!
- 1...Rxh3
- 1.Qc6?
- threat
- 2.Qc2#
- 2.Qc4#
- 1...Be3
- 2.Qc4#
- 2.dxe3#
- 1...Rh4
- 2.Se5#
- 2.Qc2#
- 1...b3
- 2.Qc3#
- 2.Qc4#
- 1...Rc5!
- threat
- 1.Qc7?
- threat
- 2.Qc2#
- 2.Qc4#
- 1...Be3
- 2.Qc4#
- 2.dxe3#
- 1...Rh4
- 2.Se5#
- 2.Qc2#
- 1...b3
- 2.Qc3#
- 2.Qc4#
- 1...Rc5!
- threat
- 1.Bb6?
- Keys
- 1.Rcc1!
- 1...Rxh3
- 2.Sc5#
- 2.Se5#
- 2.Qd5#
- 1...Rxb5
- 2.Qxb5#
- 1...Rxf6
- 2.Bc4#
- 1...Rxd7
- 2.Bc4#
- 1...Bxd2
- 2.Sf4#
- 1...Be3
- 2.dxe3#
- 1...Rh4
- 2.Sc5#
- 2.Se5#
- 1...Rc5
- 2.Sxc5#
- 1...Rd5
- 2.Qxd5#
- 1...Re5
- 2.Sxe5#
- 1...Rf5
- 2.Qe4#
- 1...Rg5
- 2.Sf4#
- 1...Re7
- 2.Bc4#
- 1...Rg7
- 2.Bc4#
- 1...Rf8
- 2.Bc4#
- 1...Be4
- 2.Qxe4#
- 1...Bf5
- 2.Sc5#
- 2.Se5#
- 2.Qd5#
- 1...Bf4
- 2.Sxf4#
- 1...Bg5
- 2.Sc5#
- 2.Se5#
- 2.Qd5#
- 1...Bg7
- 2.Sf4#
- 1...Bf8
- 2.Sf4#
- 1...b3
- 2.Rc3#
- 1...Rxh3
- 1.Rcc1!
FEATURES
- Static
- TYPE = INCOMPLETE_BLOCK
- CHANGED MATES = 0
- ADDED MATES = 6
- REMOVED MATES = 1
- Sets
- R(c);N_GUARD::S(J)
- R(c);OGATE,XP(G)::QAB(I),XR(c)
- R(c);N_GUARD::QAR2(I),XR(c)
- R(c);N_GUARD::S(J),XR(c)
- R(c);S_CUTB(d)::QAB1(I)
- R(c);S_CUTB(e)::S(F)
- B(d);N_GUARD::QAB1(I),XB(d)
- B(e);N_GUARD,P_SPINB(e),XP(C)::S(F)
- B(e);OGATE::R(A)+P(C),XB(e)
- B(e);N_GUARD::S(F),XB(e)
- B(e);N_GUARD::S(F)
- P(b);N_GUARD::R1(K)
- Tries
- Try
- B(D);
- Threat
- S(F)
- Vars
- B(e);OGATE::R(A)+P(C),XB(e)
- Refutation
- R(c);
- Try
- B(D);
- Threat
- S(F)
- Vars
- B(e);OGATE::R(A)+P(C),XB(e)
- Refutation
- R(c);
- Try
- B(L);XR(f)
- Vars
- R(c);OGATE,XP(G)::QAB(I),XR(c)
- B(d);N_GUARD,XB(L)::QAB1(I)
- B(e);N_GUARD,P_SPINB(e),XP(C)::S(F)
- B(e);OGATE::R(A)+P(C),XB(e)
- R(c);N_GUARD::S(J)
- R(c);N_GUARD::QAR2(I),XR(c)
- R(c);N_GUARD::S(J),XR(c)
- R(c);S_CUTB(d)::QAB1(I)
- R(c);S_CUTB(e)::S(F)
- B(d);N_GUARD::QAB1(I),XB(d)
- B(e);N_GUARD::S(F),XB(e)
- B(e);N_GUARD::S(F)
- P(b);N_GUARD::R1(K)
- Refutation
- R(c);
- Try
- Q(I);
- Threat
- DUALS(2)
- Refutation
- R(c);
- Try
- Q(I);
- Threat
- DUALS(2)
- Refutation
- R(c);
- Try
- Actual
- R(K);
- Vars
- R(c);OGATE,XP(G)::QAB(I),XR(c)
- R(f);OGATE,XP(H)::B(L)
- R(f);OGATE,XS(J)::B(L)
- B(e);N_GUARD,P_SPINB(e),XP(C)::S(F)
- B(e);OGATE::R(A)+P(C),XB(e)
- R(c);N_GUARD::S(J),XR(c)
- R(c);N_GUARD::QAR2(I),XR(c)
- R(c);S_CUTB(d)::QAB1(I)
- R(c);S_CUTB(e)::S(F)
- R(f);OGATE::B(L)
- B(d);N_GUARD::QAB1(I),XB(d)
- B(e);N_GUARD::S(F),XB(e)
- B(e);N_GUARD::S(F)
- P(b);N_GUARD::R1(K)
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