MESON Chess Problem Database

Problem Display
PID: 244666 (8/3p2n1/1n1p4/3Pk1p1/1N3Rp1/8/4K2Q/1B6 w - - 0 1)

Slater, George James

Manchester Evening News, 1896

(First published on Sat Oct 31 1896)

8/3p2n1/1n1p4/3Pk1p1/1N3Rp1/8/4K2Q/1B6

#2

6 + 7

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SOLUTION

  • SOUND
  • Tries
    • 1.Re4+?
      • 1...Kf5
        • 2.Re6#
      • 1...Kf6!
    • 1.Qf2?
      • threat
        • 2.Re4#
        • 2.Qe3#
        • 2.Qd4#
      • 1...Sxd5
        • 2.Re4#
      • 1...Sf5
        • 2.Rxf5#
      • 1...Sc4
        • 2.Re4#
        • 2.Qd4#
      • 1...Se6
        • 2.Re4#
        • 2.Rf5#
        • 2.Qe3#
      • 1...gxf4!
    • 1.Qh7?
      • threat
        • 2.Qe4#
      • 1...gxf4
        • 2.Qxg7#
      • 1...Sf5
        • 2.Qxf5#
      • 1...Kxf4!
  • Keys
    • 1.Qh6!
      • threat
        • 2.Qf6#
      • 1...Kxf4
        • 2.Qxd6#
      • 1...Sxd5
        • 2.Sd3#
      • 1...gxf4
        • 2.Qxg7#
      • 1...Sf5
        • 2.Re4#
      • 1...Sh5
        • 2.Qxg5#
      • 1...Se8
        • 2.Qxg5#

FEATURES

  • Static
    • TYPE = THREAT
    • CHANGED MATES = 0
    • ADDED MATES = 6
    • REMOVED MATES = 0
  • Sets
  • Tries
    • Try
      • R(E);CHECK
      • Vars
        • K(b);OGATE,P-FLIGHT::B(A)+R(E)
      • Refutation
        • K(b);S_FLIGHT
    • Try
      • Q(C);
      • Threat
        • DUALS(3)
      • Vars
        • S(d);XP(F)::R1(E)
        • S(g);N_GUARD::R1(E),XS(g)
      • Refutation
        • P(c);XR(E)
    • Try
      • Q(C);
      • Threat
        • QAR1(C)
      • Vars
        • P(c);SBLOCK,XR(E)::QAB(C),XS(g)
        • S(g);N_GUARD::QAR1(C),XS(g)
      • Refutation
        • K(b);S_FLIGHT,XR(E)
  • Actual
    • Q(C);
    • Threat
      • QAB1(C)
    • Vars
      • K(b);P_SPINP(c),S_FLIGHT,XR(E)::QAB(C),XP(e)
      • S(d);SBLOCK,XP(F)::S(D)
      • P(c);SBLOCK,XR(E)::QAB(C),XS(g)
      • S(g);SBLOCK::R1(E)
      • S(g);N_GUARD::QAR2(C),XP(c)
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