MESON Chess Problem Database
Problem Display
PID: 244663 (4B3/8/3Rpr2/n1p5/2P1kN2/7Q/K5N1/B3n3 w - - 0 1)
Taverner, Thomas
Manchester Evening News, 1896
(First published on Sat Jul 11 1896)
#2
8 + 6
| 15239 | Valois Notebooks | 2021 |
SOLUTION
- SOUND
- Sets
- 1...Rxf4
- 2.Rxe6#
- 1...Rf5
- 2.Qe3#
- 1...Rg6
- 2.Bxg6#
- 1...Rf7
- 2.Rxe6#
- 1...Rf8
- 2.Rxe6#
- 1...Sc2
- 2.Qd3#
- 1...Sd3
- 2.Qxd3#
- 1...Sb3
- 2.Bc6#
- 1...Sxc4
- 2.Bc6#
- 1...Sc6
- 2.Bxc6#
- 1...Sb7
- 2.Bc6#
- 1...Rxf4
- Tries
- 1.Sd3?
- threat
- 2.Sxc5#
- 1...Rf2+
- 2.Sxf2#
- 1...Sxd3
- 2.Qxd3#
- 1...Rf5
- 2.Qe3#
- 1...Sb3
- 2.Bc6#
- 1...Sb7
- 2.Bc6#
- 1...Sxg2!
- threat
- 1.Sh5?
- threat
- 2.Sxf6#
- 1...Sxg2
- 2.Qd3#
- 1...Rf1
- 2.Rxe6#
- 1...Rf3
- 2.Qxe6#
- 1...Rf4
- 2.Rxe6#
- 1...Rf5
- 2.Qe3#
- 1...Rg6
- 2.Bxg6#
- 1...Rh6
- 2.Qg4#
- 1...Rf7
- 2.Rxe6#
- 1...Rf8
- 2.Rxe6#
- 1...Rf2+!
- threat
- 1.Sxe6?
- threat
- 2.Sxc5#
- 2.Sg5#
- 1...Rxe6
- 2.Rxe6#
- 2.Qg4#
- 1...Sxg2
- 2.Qd3#
- 1...Rf5
- 2.Qe3#
- 1...Rg6
- 2.Sxc5#
- 2.Bxg6#
- 1...Sd3
- 2.Sg5#
- 2.Qxd3#
- 1...Sf3
- 2.Sxc5#
- 1...Sb3
- 2.Sg5#
- 2.Bc6#
- 1...Sb7
- 2.Sg5#
- 2.Bc6#
- 1...Rf2+!
- threat
- 1.Bxf6?
- threat
- 2.Bg6#
- 2.Rxe6#
- 1...Sxc4
- 2.Bc6#
- 2.Bg6#
- 1...Sd3
- 2.Bg6#
- 2.Qxd3#
- 1...Sf3
- 2.Bg6#
- 2.Qh7#
- 1...Sc6
- 2.Bxc6#
- 2.Bg6#
- 1...e5
- 2.Bg6#
- 1...Sxg2!
- threat
- 1.Bg6+?
- 1...Rf5
- 2.Rxe6#
- 2.Qe3#
- 1...Rxg6!
- 1...Rf5
- 1.Rd2?
- threat
- 2.Re2#
- 1...Sxc4
- 2.Bc6#
- 1...Sc2
- 2.Qd3#
- 1...Sxg2!
- threat
- 1.Sd3?
- Keys
- 1.Se2!
- 1...Sxg2
- 2.Qd3#
- 1...Sxc4
- 2.Bc6#
- 1...Rf1
- 2.Rxe6#
- 1...Rf2
- 2.Rxe6#
- 1...Rf3
- 2.Qxe6#
- 1...Rf4
- 2.Rxe6#
- 1...Rf5
- 2.Qe3#
- 1...Rg6
- 2.Bxg6#
- 1...Rh6
- 2.Qg4#
- 1...Rf7
- 2.Rxe6#
- 1...Rf8
- 2.Rxe6#
- 1...Sc2
- 2.Qd3#
- 1...Sd3
- 2.Qxd3#
- 1...Sf3
- 2.Sg3#
- 1...Sb3
- 2.Bc6#
- 1...Sc6
- 2.Bxc6#
- 1...Sb7
- 2.Bc6#
- 1...e5
- 2.Sc3#
- 1...Sxg2
- 1.Se2!
FEATURES
- Static
- TYPE = INCOMPLETE_BLOCK
- CHANGED MATES = 0
- ADDED MATES = 7
- REMOVED MATES = 0
- Sets
- R(f);N_GUARD,XS(F)::R(G),XP(e)
- R(f);SBLOCK::QAR1(D)
- R(f);N_GUARD::B(H),XR(f)
- R(f);N_GUARD::R(G),XP(e)
- S(a);N_GUARD::QAB1(D)
- S(a);N_GUARD::QAB1(D),XS(a)
- S(c);N_GUARD::B(H)
- S(c);N_GUARD,XP(E)::B(H)
- S(c);N_GUARD::B(H),XS(c)
- Tries
- Try
- S(F);
- Threat
- S(F),XP(d)
- Vars
- R(f);CHECK,N_GUARD::S(F),XR(f)
- S(a);OGATE,XS(F)::QAB1(D),XS(a)
- R(f);SBLOCK::QAR1(D)
- S(c);N_GUARD::B(H)
- Refutation
- S(a);XS(C)
- Try
- S(F);
- Threat
- S(F),XR(f)
- Vars
- S(a);N_GUARD,XS(C)::QAB1(D)
- R(f);N_GUARD::R(G),XP(e)
- R(f);N_GUARD,SBLOCK::QAR2(D),XP(e)
- R(f);SBLOCK::QAR1(D)
- R(f);N_GUARD::B(H),XR(f)
- R(f);N_GUARD::QAR2(D)
- Refutation
- R(f);CHECK
- Try
- S(F);XP(e)
- Threat
- DUALS(2)
- Vars
- S(a);N_GUARD,XS(C)::QAB1(D)
- R(f);SBLOCK::QAR1(D)
- S(a);::S(F),XP(d)
- Refutation
- R(f);CHECK
- Try
- B(A);XR(f)
- Threat
- DUALS(2)
- Vars
- P(e);::B(H)
- Refutation
- S(a);XS(C)
- Try
- B(H);CHECK
- Refutation
- R(f);XB(H)
- Try
- R(G);
- Threat
- R(G)
- Vars
- S(c);N_GUARD,XP(E)::B(H)
- S(a);N_GUARD::QAB1(D)
- Refutation
- S(a);XS(C)
- Try
- Actual
- S(F);
- Vars
- S(a);N_GUARD,XS(C)::QAB1(D)
- S(c);N_GUARD,XP(E)::B(H)
- R(f);N_GUARD::R(G),XP(e)
- R(f);N_GUARD,P_PINS(F)::R(G),XP(e)
- R(f);N_GUARD,SBLOCK::QAR2(D),XP(e)
- R(f);SBLOCK::QAR1(D)
- R(f);N_GUARD::B(H),XR(f)
- R(f);N_GUARD::QAR2(D)
- S(a);N_GUARD::QAB1(D)
- S(a);N_GUARD::QAB1(D),XS(a)
- S(a);SBLOCK::S(F)
- S(c);N_GUARD::B(H)
- S(c);N_GUARD::B(H),XS(c)
- P(e);SBLOCK::S(F)
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