MESON Chess Problem Database
Problem Display
PID: 231815 (b4B2/1n6/5b2/1KN3p1/2NkB3/p7/PP5Q/3r3n w - - 0 1)
Tilsley, WB
Pen & Pencil, 1889
(First published on Sat Aug 3 1889)
#2
8 + 8
| 15239 | Valois Notebooks | 2021 |
SOLUTION
- SOUND
- Sets
- 1...Ra1
- 2.Qd2#
- 1...Rb1
- 2.Qd2#
- 1...Rc1
- 2.Qd2#
- 1...Re1
- 2.Qd2#
- 1...Rf1
- 2.Qd2#
- 1...Rg1
- 2.Qd2#
- 1...Rd2
- 2.Qxd2#
- 1...Be5
- 2.Qxe5#
- 1...Be7
- 2.Qe5#
- 1...Bg7
- 2.Bxg7#
- 1...Bd8
- 2.Qe5#
- 1...Bh8
- 2.Qxh8#
- 1...Sf2
- 2.Qxf2#
- 1...Sg3
- 2.Qf2#
- 1...axb2
- 2.Qxb2#
- 1...Ra1
- Tries
- 1.Bxb7?
- threat
- 2.Qd6#
- 1...axb2
- 2.Qxb2#
- 1...Be5
- 2.Qxe5#
- 1...Be7
- 2.Qe5#
- 1...Sg3
- 2.Qf2#
- 1...Bxb7!
- threat
- 1.Qg1+?
- 1...Sf2
- 2.Qxf2#
- 1...Rxg1!
- 1...Sf2
- 1.Qc2?
- threat
- 2.Sb3#
- 2.Se6#
- 2.Qxd1#
- 2.Qc3#
- 1...Sxc5
- 2.Bxc5#
- 1...axb2
- 2.Sb3#
- 2.Se6#
- 2.Qxb2#
- 1...Ra1
- 2.Sb3#
- 2.Se6#
- 2.Qd3#
- 2.Qd2#
- 2.Qc3#
- 1...Rb1
- 2.Sb3#
- 2.Se6#
- 2.Qd3#
- 2.Qd2#
- 2.Qc3#
- 1...Rc1
- 2.Sb3#
- 2.Se6#
- 2.Qd3#
- 2.Qd2#
- 1...Re1
- 2.Sb3#
- 2.Se6#
- 2.Qd3#
- 2.Qd2#
- 2.Qc3#
- 1...Rf1
- 2.Sb3#
- 2.Se6#
- 2.Qd3#
- 2.Qd2#
- 2.Qc3#
- 1...Rg1
- 2.Sb3#
- 2.Se6#
- 2.Qd3#
- 2.Qd2#
- 2.Qc3#
- 1...Rd2
- 2.Sb3#
- 2.Se6#
- 2.Qxd2#
- 2.Qc3#
- 1...Rd3
- 2.Qxd3#
- 1...Sf2
- 2.Sb3#
- 2.Se6#
- 2.Qxf2#
- 2.Qc3#
- 1...Sa5
- 2.Se6#
- 2.Qxd1#
- 2.Qc3#
- 1...Sd8
- 2.Sb3#
- 2.Qxd1#
- 2.Qc3#
- 1...Sd6+!
- threat
- 1.Qe2?
- threat
- 2.Sb3#
- 2.Se6#
- 2.Qxd1#
- 2.Qe3#
- 1...Sxc5
- 2.Bxc5#
- 2.Qe3#
- 1...axb2
- 2.Qxb2#
- 2.Qe3#
- 1...Ra1
- 2.Sb3#
- 2.Se6#
- 2.Qd3#
- 2.Qd2#
- 2.Qe3#
- 1...Rb1
- 2.Sb3#
- 2.Se6#
- 2.Qd3#
- 2.Qd2#
- 2.Qe3#
- 1...Rc1
- 2.Sb3#
- 2.Se6#
- 2.Qd3#
- 2.Qd2#
- 2.Qe3#
- 1...Re1
- 2.Sb3#
- 2.Se6#
- 2.Qd3#
- 2.Qd2#
- 1...Rf1
- 2.Sb3#
- 2.Se6#
- 2.Qd3#
- 2.Qd2#
- 2.Qe3#
- 1...Rg1
- 2.Sb3#
- 2.Se6#
- 2.Qd3#
- 2.Qd2#
- 2.Qe3#
- 1...Rd2
- 2.Sb3#
- 2.Se6#
- 2.Qxd2#
- 2.Qe3#
- 1...Rd3
- 2.Se6#
- 2.Qxd3#
- 1...Sf2
- 2.Sb3#
- 2.Se6#
- 2.Qxf2#
- 2.Qe3#
- 1...Sa5
- 2.Se6#
- 2.Qxd1#
- 2.Qe3#
- 1...Sd8
- 2.Sb3#
- 2.Qxd1#
- 2.Qe3#
- 1...Sd6+!
- threat
- 1.Qg2?
- threat
- 2.Sb3#
- 2.Se6#
- 1...Sxc5
- 2.Bxc5#
- 1...axb2
- 2.Qxb2#
- 1...Rd3
- 2.Se6#
- 1...Sa5
- 2.Se6#
- 1...Sd8
- 2.Sb3#
- 1...Sd6+!
- threat
- 1.Bxb7?
- Keys
- 1.Bc6!
- 1...Sd6+
- 2.Qxd6#
- 1...Sxc5
- 2.Qd6#
- 1...axb2
- 2.Qxb2#
- 1...Ra1
- 2.Qd2#
- 1...Rb1
- 2.Qd2#
- 1...Rc1
- 2.Qd2#
- 1...Re1
- 2.Qd2#
- 1...Rf1
- 2.Qd2#
- 1...Rg1
- 2.Qd2#
- 1...Rd2
- 2.Qxd2#
- 1...Rd3
- 2.Se6#
- 1...Be5
- 2.Qxe5#
- 1...Be7
- 2.Qe5#
- 1...Bg7
- 2.Bxg7#
- 1...Bd8
- 2.Qe5#
- 1...Bh8
- 2.Qxh8#
- 1...Sf2
- 2.Qxf2#
- 1...Sg3
- 2.Qf2#
- 1...Sa5
- 2.Qd6#
- 1...Sd8
- 2.Qd6#
- 1...g4
- 2.Qf4#
- 1...Sd6+
- 1.Bc6!
FEATURES
- Static
- TYPE = INCOMPLETE_BLOCK
- CHANGED MATES = 0
- ADDED MATES = 6
- REMOVED MATES = 0
- Sets
- R(a);N_GUARD::QAR2(C)
- R(a);N_GUARD,P_PINP(B)::QAR2(C)
- R(a);N_GUARD::QAR2(C),XR(a)
- B(f);N_GUARD::QAB1(C),XB(f)
- B(f);N_GUARD::QAB1(C)
- B(f);OGATEB::B(H),XB(f)
- B(f);OGATEB::QAB(C),XB(f)
- S(b);N_GUARD::QAB(C),XS(b)
- S(b);N_GUARD::QAB(C)
- P(c);OGATE,XP(B)::QAB(C),XP(c)
- Tries
- Try
- B(E);XS(g)
- Threat
- QAR2(C)
- Vars
- P(c);OGATE,XP(B)::QAB(C),XP(c)
- B(f);N_GUARD::QAB1(C),XB(f)
- B(f);N_GUARD::QAB1(C)
- S(b);N_GUARD::QAB(C)
- Refutation
- B(h);XB(E)
- Try
- Q(C);CHECK
- Vars
- S(b);N_GUARD,P_SPINS(b)::QAB(C),XS(b)
- Refutation
- R(a);XQ(C)
- Try
- Q(C);
- Threat
- DUALS(4)
- Vars
- S(g);OGATE,XS(G)::B(H),XS(g)
- R(a);N_GUARD::QAR1(C),XR(a)
- Refutation
- S(g);CHECK
- Try
- Q(C);
- Threat
- DUALS(4)
- Refutation
- S(g);CHECK
- Try
- Q(C);
- Threat
- DUALS(2)
- Vars
- S(g);OGATE,XS(G)::B(H),XS(g)
- P(c);OGATE,XP(B)::QAB(C),XP(c)
- R(a);::S(G)
- S(g);::S(G)
- Refutation
- S(g);CHECK
- Try
- Actual
- B(E);
- Vars
- S(g);CHECK,N_GUARD::QAR2(C),XS(g)
- S(g);N_GUARD,XS(G)::QAR2(C)
- P(c);OGATE,XP(B)::QAB(C),XP(c)
- R(a);N_GUARD::QAR2(C)
- R(a);N_GUARD,P_PINP(B)::QAR2(C)
- R(a);N_GUARD::QAR2(C),XR(a)
- R(a);SBLOCK::S(G)
- B(f);N_GUARD::QAB1(C),XB(f)
- B(f);N_GUARD::QAB1(C)
- B(f);OGATEB::B(H),XB(f)
- B(f);OGATEB::QAB(C),XB(f)
- S(b);N_GUARD::QAB(C),XS(b)
- S(b);N_GUARD::QAB(C)
- S(g);N_GUARD::QAR2(C)
- P(e);N_GUARD::QAR2(C)
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