MESON Chess Problem Database
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PID: 232268 (2k5/K4R2/N5p1/1br2rB1/p1p5/P1P4B/4R3/8 w - - 0 1)
Finch, James Gayler
English Mechanic and World of Science, 1880
(First published on Thu Jun 17 1880)
#2
8 + 7
| 15239 | Valois Notebooks | 2021 |
SOLUTION
- SOUND
- Sets
- 1...Rd5
- 2.Rc7#
- 1...Re5
- 2.Rc7#
- 1...Rc6
- 2.Re8#
- 1...Rc7+
- 2.Rxc7#
- 1...Bxa6
- 2.Re8#
- 1...Bc6
- 2.Rc7#
- 1...Be8
- 2.Rxe8#
- 1...Rd5
- Tries
- 1.Bg4?
- 1...Rc7+
- 2.Rxc7#
- 1...Bxa6
- 2.Re8#
- 1...Rd5
- 2.Rc7#
- 1...Re5
- 2.Rc7#
- 1...Rc6
- 2.Re8#
- 1...Bc6
- 2.Rc7#
- 1...Be8
- 2.Rxe8#
- 1...Bd7!
- 1...Rc7+
- 1.Bxf5+?
- 1...Rxf5
- 2.Rc7#
- 1...Bd7
- 2.Bxd7#
- 2.Re8#
- 2.Rf8#
- 1...gxf5!
- 1...Rxf5
- 1.Re1?
- 1...Rc7+
- 2.Rxc7#
- 1...Bxa6
- 2.Re8#
- 1...Rd5
- 2.Rc7#
- 1...Re5
- 2.Rc7#
- 1...Rc6
- 2.Re8#
- 1...Bc6
- 2.Rc7#
- 1...Be8
- 2.Rxe8#
- 1...Bd7!
- 1...Rc7+
- 1.Rb2?
- 1...Rc7+
- 2.Rxc7#
- 1...Bxa6
- 2.Rb8#
- 1...Bd7
- 2.Rb8#
- 1...Rd5
- 2.Rc7#
- 1...Re5
- 2.Rc7#
- 1...Bc6
- 2.Rb8#
- 2.Rc7#
- 1...Be8
- 2.Rb8#
- 1...Rc6!
- 1...Rc7+
- 1.Rd2?
- threat
- 2.Rd8#
- 1...Rc7+
- 2.Rxc7#
- 1...Rd5
- 2.Rc7#
- 1...Bd7!
- threat
- 1.Re3?
- 1...Rc7+
- 2.Rxc7#
- 1...Bxa6
- 2.Re8#
- 1...Rd5
- 2.Rc7#
- 1...Re5
- 2.Rc7#
- 1...Rc6
- 2.Re8#
- 1...Bc6
- 2.Rc7#
- 1...Be8
- 2.Rxe8#
- 1...Bd7!
- 1...Rc7+
- 1.Re4?
- 1...Rc7+
- 2.Rxc7#
- 1...Bxa6
- 2.Re8#
- 1...Rd5
- 2.Rc7#
- 1...Re5
- 2.Rc7#
- 1...Rc6
- 2.Re8#
- 1...Bc6
- 2.Rc7#
- 1...Be8
- 2.Rxe8#
- 1...Bd7!
- 1...Rc7+
- 1.Re5?
- 1...Rc7+
- 2.Rxc7#
- 1...Rxe5
- 2.Rc7#
- 1...Bxa6
- 2.Rxc5#
- 2.Re8#
- 1...Rd5
- 2.Rc7#
- 1...Rc6
- 2.Re8#
- 1...Bc6
- 2.Rc7#
- 1...Be8
- 2.Rxe8#
- 1...Bd7!
- 1...Rc7+
- 1.Rg7?
- 1...Rc7+
- 2.Rxc7#
- 1...Bxa6
- 2.Re8#
- 1...Rd5
- 2.Rc7#
- 1...Re5
- 2.Rc7#
- 1...Rc6
- 2.Re8#
- 1...Bc6
- 2.Rc7#
- 1...Be8
- 2.Rxe8#
- 1...Bd7!
- 1...Rc7+
- 1.Rh7?
- 1...Rc7+
- 2.Rxc7#
- 1...Bxa6
- 2.Re8#
- 1...Rd5
- 2.Rc7#
- 1...Re5
- 2.Rc7#
- 1...Rc6
- 2.Re8#
- 1...Bc6
- 2.Rc7#
- 1...Be8
- 2.Rxe8#
- 1...Bd7!
- 1...Rc7+
- 1.Bg4?
- Keys
- 1.Rb7!
- 1...Bxa6
- 2.Re8#
- 1...Rc7
- 2.Rxc7#
- 1...Bd7
- 2.Rb8#
- 1...Rd5
- 2.Rc7#
- 1...Re5
- 2.Rc7#
- 1...Rc6
- 2.Re8#
- 1...Bc6
- 2.Rc7#
- 1...Be8
- 2.Rxe8#
- 1...Bxa6
- 1.Rb7!
FEATURES
- Static
- TYPE = INCOMPLETE_BLOCK
- CHANGED MATES = 0
- ADDED MATES = 1
- REMOVED MATES = 0
- Sets
- R(d);N_GUARD::R1(H)
- R(d);S_CUTB(c)::R(A)
- R(d);CHECK,N_GUARD::R1(H),XR(d)
- B(c);N_GUARD,XS(F)::R(A)
- B(c);S_CUTR(d)::R1(H)
- B(c);N_GUARD::R(A),XB(c)
- Tries
- Try
- B(D);
- Vars
- R(d);CHECK,N_GUARD::R1(H),XR(d)
- B(c);N_GUARD,XS(F)::R(A)
- R(d);N_GUARD::R1(H)
- R(d);S_CUTB(c)::R(A)
- B(c);S_CUTR(d)::R1(H)
- B(c);N_GUARD::R(A),XB(c)
- Refutation
- B(c);N_SPINR(e)
- Try
- B(D);CHECK,XR(e)
- Vars
- R(d);XB(D)::R1(H)
- Refutation
- P(f);XB(D)
- Try
- R(A);
- Vars
- R(d);CHECK,N_GUARD::R1(H),XR(d)
- B(c);N_GUARD,XS(F)::R(A)
- R(d);N_GUARD::R1(H)
- R(d);S_CUTB(c)::R(A)
- B(c);S_CUTR(d)::R1(H)
- B(c);N_GUARD::R(A),XB(c)
- Refutation
- B(c);N_SPINR(e)
- Try
- R(A);
- Vars
- R(d);CHECK,N_GUARD::R1(H),XR(d)
- B(c);OGATE,XS(F)::R1(A)
- B(c);N_SPINR(e),OGATE::R1(A)
- R(d);N_GUARD::R1(H)
- B(c);OGATE::R1(A)
- Refutation
- R(d);
- Try
- R(A);
- Threat
- R1(A)
- Vars
- R(d);CHECK,N_GUARD::R1(H),XR(d)
- R(d);N_GUARD::R1(H)
- Refutation
- B(c);N_SPINR(e)
- Try
- R(A);
- Vars
- R(d);CHECK,N_GUARD::R1(H),XR(d)
- B(c);N_GUARD,XS(F)::R(A)
- R(d);N_GUARD::R1(H)
- R(d);S_CUTB(c)::R(A)
- B(c);S_CUTR(d)::R1(H)
- B(c);N_GUARD::R(A),XB(c)
- Refutation
- B(c);N_SPINR(e)
- Try
- R(A);
- Vars
- R(d);CHECK,N_GUARD::R1(H),XR(d)
- B(c);N_GUARD,XS(F)::R(A)
- R(d);N_GUARD::R1(H)
- R(d);S_CUTB(c)::R(A)
- B(c);S_CUTR(d)::R1(H)
- B(c);N_GUARD::R(A),XB(c)
- Refutation
- B(c);N_SPINR(e)
- Try
- R(A);
- Vars
- R(d);CHECK,N_GUARD::R1(H),XR(d)
- R(d);N_GUARD,XR(A)::R1(H)
- R(d);N_GUARD::R1(H)
- R(d);S_CUTB(c)::R(A)
- B(c);S_CUTR(d)::R1(H)
- B(c);N_GUARD::R(A),XB(c)
- Refutation
- B(c);N_SPINR(e)
- Try
- R(H);
- Vars
- R(d);CHECK,N_GUARD::R1(H),XR(d)
- B(c);N_GUARD,XS(F)::R(A)
- R(d);N_GUARD::R1(H)
- R(d);S_CUTB(c)::R(A)
- B(c);S_CUTR(d)::R1(H)
- B(c);N_GUARD::R(A),XB(c)
- Refutation
- B(c);N_SPINR(e)
- Try
- R(H);
- Vars
- R(d);CHECK,N_GUARD::R1(H),XR(d)
- B(c);N_GUARD,XS(F)::R(A)
- R(d);N_GUARD::R1(H)
- R(d);S_CUTB(c)::R(A)
- B(c);S_CUTR(d)::R1(H)
- B(c);N_GUARD::R(A),XB(c)
- Refutation
- B(c);N_SPINR(e)
- Try
- Actual
- R(H);
- Vars
- B(c);N_GUARD,XS(F)::R(A)
- R(d);N_GUARD,P_PINR(H)::R1(H),XR(d)
- B(c);N_SPINR(e),SBLOCK::R1(H)
- R(d);N_GUARD::R1(H)
- R(d);S_CUTB(c)::R(A)
- B(c);S_CUTR(d)::R1(H)
- B(c);N_GUARD::R(A),XB(c)
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