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PID: 230381 (2Q4K/3p4/3N4/2p1p3/2Bk4/P2pnR2/2p5/b1B3N1 w - - 0 1)
Hearn, WG
The Globe, 1911
(First published on Sat Jan 21 1911)
#2
8 + 8
| 15239 | Valois Notebooks | 2021 |
SOLUTION
- SOUND
- Sets
- 1...Bb2
- 2.Bxb2#
- 1...Bc3
- 2.Bxe3#
- 1...Sd1
- 2.Rxd3#
- 1...Sf1
- 2.Rxd3#
- 1...Sg2
- 2.Rxd3#
- 1...Sg4
- 2.Rxd3#
- 1...Sd5
- 2.Rxd3#
- 1...Sf5
- 2.Rxd3#
- 1...d2
- 2.Se2#
- 1...Bb2
- Tries
- 1.Rxe3?
- threat
- 2.Rxd3#
- 1...Kc3
- 2.Se2#
- 2.Rxd3#
- 1...d2
- 2.Rd3#
- 1...e4!
- threat
- 1.Qxc5+?
- 1...Kc3
- 2.Se4#
- 2.Sb5#
- 2.Qxe5#
- 1...Kxc5!
- 1...Kc3
- 1.Rxe3?
- Keys
- 1.Qg8!
- 1...Kc3
- 2.Sb5#
- 1...Sxc4
- 2.Qxc4#
- 1...e4
- 2.Qg7#
- 1...Bb2
- 2.Bxb2#
- 1...Bc3
- 2.Bxe3#
- 1...Sd1
- 2.Rxd3#
- 1...Sf1
- 2.Rxd3#
- 1...Sg2
- 2.Rxd3#
- 1...Sg4
- 2.Rxd3#
- 1...Sd5
- 2.Rxd3#
- 1...Sf5
- 2.Rxd3#
- 1...d2
- 2.Se2#
- 1...Kc3
- 1.Qg8!
FEATURES
- Static
- TYPE = INCOMPLETE_BLOCK
- CHANGED MATES = 0
- ADDED MATES = 3
- REMOVED MATES = 0
- Sets
- B(a);N_GUARD::B(A),XB(a)
- B(a);SBLOCK::B(A),XS(d)
- S(d);OGATE::R1(D),XP(c)
- P(c);N_GUARD::S(B)
- Tries
- Try
- R(D);XS(d)
- Threat
- R1(D),XP(c)
- Vars
- P(c);::R1(D)
- Refutation
- P(g);
- Try
- Q(G);CHECK,XP(f)
- Refutation
- K(e);S_FLIGHT,XQ(G)
- Try
- Actual
- Q(G);
- Vars
- K(e);S_FLIGHT::S(F)
- S(d);OGATE,XB(E)::QAR1(G),XS(d)
- P(g);OGATEB::QAB(G)
- B(a);N_GUARD::B(A),XB(a)
- B(a);SBLOCK::B(A),XS(d)
- S(d);OGATE::R1(D),XP(c)
- P(c);N_GUARD::S(B)
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