MESON Chess Problem Database
Problem Display
PID: 245226 (Q5R1/N1rB1b2/p7/5p1p/RPk4P/4P3/1PP5/4K3 w - - 0 1)
Baird, Frederick
Manchester Evening News, 1901
(First published on Wed Jan 30 1901)
#2
11 + 6
| 15239 | Valois Notebooks | 2021 |
SOLUTION
- SOUND
- Sets
- 1...Rc5
- 2.b5#
- 1...Rc6
- 2.Qxc6#
- 1...Rxa7
- 2.Qc6#
- 1...Rxd7
- 2.Qc6#
- 1...Rc8
- 2.Rxc8#
- 1...Be6
- 2.Bxe6#
- 1...Bg6
- 2.Be6#
- 1...Be8
- 2.Be6#
- 1...Bxg8
- 2.Qxg8#
- 1...f4
- 2.Qe4#
- 1...a5
- 2.Bb5#
- 1...Rc5
- Tries
- 1.Sc8?
- threat
- 2.Sb6#
- 2.Sd6#
- 1...Rxd7
- 2.Qc6#
- 1...Rxc8
- 2.Rxc8#
- 1...Rc6
- 2.Qxc6#
- 1...Rb7!
- threat
- 1.Bxf5?
- threat
- 2.Bd3#
- 2.Qe4#
- 1...Rxa7
- 2.Bd3#
- 2.Qc6#
- 1...Rc6
- 2.Qxc6#
- 1...Bd5
- 2.Bd3#
- 1...Rd7
- 2.Qc6#
- 1...Re7
- 2.Bd3#
- 2.Qc6#
- 1...Bg6
- 2.Be6#
- 2.Qe4#
- 1...Rb7!
- threat
- 1.Bc8?
- threat
- 2.Bxa6#
- 1...Rxa7
- 2.Qc6#
- 1...Rxc8
- 2.Rxc8#
- 1...Rc6
- 2.Qxc6#
- 1...Rc5
- 2.b5#
- 1...Be8
- 2.Be6#
- 1...a5
- 2.Ba6#
- 1...Rb7!
- threat
- 1.Rg4+?
- 1...fxg4
- 2.Qe4#
- 1...f4
- 2.Rxf4#
- 2.Qe4#
- 1...hxg4!
- 1...fxg4
- 1.Qh1?
- 1...Rxa7
- 2.Qc6#
- 1...Rxd7
- 2.Qc6#
- 1...Bd5
- 2.Qf1#
- 1...Rc5
- 2.b5#
- 1...Rc6
- 2.Qxc6#
- 1...Rb7
- 2.Qc6#
- 1...Rc8
- 2.Rxc8#
- 1...Be6
- 2.Bxe6#
- 1...Bg6
- 2.Be6#
- 1...Be8
- 2.Be6#
- 1...f4
- 2.Qe4#
- 1...a5
- 2.Bb5#
- 1...Bxg8!
- 1...Rxa7
- 1.Qf3?
- 1...Rxa7
- 2.Qc6#
- 1...Rxd7
- 2.Qc6#
- 1...Bd5
- 2.Qe2#
- 2.Qf1#
- 1...Rc5
- 2.b5#
- 1...Rc6
- 2.Qxc6#
- 1...Rb7
- 2.Qc6#
- 1...Rc8
- 2.Rxc8#
- 1...Be6
- 2.Bxe6#
- 1...Bg6
- 2.Be6#
- 1...Be8
- 2.Be6#
- 1...f4
- 2.Qe4#
- 1...a5
- 2.Bb5#
- 1...Bxg8!
- 1...Rxa7
- 1.Sc8?
- Keys
- 1.Qg2!
- 1...Rxa7
- 2.Qc6#
- 1...Rxd7
- 2.Qc6#
- 1...Bxg8
- 2.Qxg8#
- 1...Bd5
- 2.Qf1#
- 2.Qe2#
- 1...Rc5
- 2.b5#
- 1...Rc6
- 2.Qxc6#
- 1...Rb7
- 2.Qc6#
- 1...Rc8
- 2.Rxc8#
- 1...Be6
- 2.Bxe6#
- 1...Bg6
- 2.Be6#
- 1...Be8
- 2.Be6#
- 1...f4
- 2.Qe4#
- 1...a5
- 2.Bb5#
- 1...Rxa7
- 1.Qg2!
FEATURES
- Static
- TYPE = INCOMPLETE_BLOCK
- CHANGED MATES = 0
- ADDED MATES = 1
- REMOVED MATES = 0
- Sets
- R(e);SBLOCK::R(E)+P(F)
- R(e);N_GUARD::QAR2(J),XR(e)
- R(e);N_GUARD,XS(H)::QAR2(J)
- R(e);N_GUARD,XB(I)::QAR2(J)
- R(e);OGATEB::R(K),XR(e)
- B(f);N_GUARD::B(I),XB(f)
- B(f);N_GUARD::B(I)
- B(f);OGATE,XR(K)::QAB(J),XB(f)
- P(b);N_GUARD::QAR2(J)
- P(d);N_GUARD::B(I)
- Tries
- Try
- S(H);
- Threat
- DUALS(2)
- Vars
- R(e);N_GUARD,XB(I)::QAR2(J)
- R(e);OGATE,XS(H)::R(K),XR(e)
- R(e);N_GUARD::QAR2(J),XR(e)
- Refutation
- R(e);
- Try
- B(I);XP(b)
- Threat
- DUALS(2)
- Vars
- R(e);N_GUARD::QAR2(J),XR(e)
- B(f);::B(I)
- R(e);N_GUARD::QAR2(J)
- Refutation
- R(e);
- Try
- B(I);
- Threat
- B(I),XP(d)
- Vars
- R(e);N_GUARD,XS(H)::QAR2(J)
- R(e);OGATE,XB(I)::R(K),XR(e)
- R(e);N_GUARD::QAR2(J),XR(e)
- R(e);SBLOCK::R(E)+P(F)
- B(f);N_GUARD::B(I)
- P(d);::B(I)
- Refutation
- R(e);
- Try
- R(K);CHECK
- Vars
- P(b);N_GUARD,XR(K)::QAR2(J)
- Refutation
- P(c);XR(K)
- Try
- Q(J);
- Vars
- R(e);N_GUARD,XS(H)::QAR2(J)
- R(e);N_GUARD,XB(I)::QAR2(J)
- B(f);SBLOCK::QAB(J)
- R(e);SBLOCK::R(E)+P(F)
- R(e);N_GUARD::QAR2(J),XR(e)
- R(e);N_GUARD::QAR2(J)
- R(e);OGATEB::R(K),XR(e)
- B(f);N_GUARD::B(I),XB(f)
- B(f);N_GUARD::B(I)
- P(b);N_GUARD::QAR2(J)
- P(d);N_GUARD::B(I)
- Refutation
- B(f);XR(K)
- Try
- Q(J);
- Vars
- R(e);N_GUARD,XS(H)::QAR2(J)
- R(e);N_GUARD,XB(I)::QAR2(J)
- R(e);SBLOCK::R(E)+P(F)
- R(e);N_GUARD::QAR2(J),XR(e)
- R(e);N_GUARD::QAR2(J)
- R(e);OGATEB::R(K),XR(e)
- B(f);N_GUARD::B(I),XB(f)
- B(f);N_GUARD::B(I)
- P(b);N_GUARD::QAR2(J)
- P(d);N_GUARD::B(I)
- Refutation
- B(f);XR(K)
- Try
- Actual
- Q(J);
- Vars
- R(e);N_GUARD,XS(H)::QAR2(J)
- R(e);N_GUARD,XB(I)::QAR2(J)
- B(f);OGATE,XR(K)::QAB(J),XB(f)
- R(e);SBLOCK::R(E)+P(F)
- R(e);N_GUARD::QAR2(J),XR(e)
- R(e);N_GUARD::QAR2(J)
- R(e);OGATEB::R(K),XR(e)
- B(f);N_GUARD::B(I),XB(f)
- B(f);N_GUARD::B(I)
- P(b);N_GUARD::QAR2(J)
- P(d);N_GUARD::B(I)
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