MESON Chess Problem Database

Problem Display
PID: 269984 (2b2N2/4kPP1/6Pp/5n2/5B2/8/1Q6/K7 w - - 0 1)

Westbury, Eric Ernest

Birmingham Weekly Mercury, 1899

2b2N2/4kPP1/6Pp/5n2/5B2/8/1Q6/K7

#2

7 + 4

17417 Westbury Scrapbooks 2023

SOLUTION

  • SOUND
  • Tries
    • 1.Qe5+?
      • 1...Kd8
        • 2.Qc7#
        • 2.Qe8#
      • 1...Be6!
    • 1.g8S+?
      • 1...Kd8
        • 2.Qb6#
      • 1...Kxf8!
  • Keys
    • 1.Qb8!
      • 1...Kf6
        • 2.Qe5#
      • 1...Kd8
        • 2.Qc7#
      • 1...Sxg7
        • 2.Qd6#
      • 1...Be6
        • 2.g8S#
      • 1...Ba6
        • 2.g8S#
      • 1...Bb7
        • 2.g8S#
      • 1...Bd7
        • 2.g8S#
      • 1...Se3
        • 2.Qd6#
      • 1...Sg3
        • 2.Qd6#
      • 1...Sd4
        • 2.Qd6#
      • 1...Sh4
        • 2.Qd6#
      • 1...Sd6
        • 2.Qxd6#
      • 1...h5
        • 2.Bg5#

FEATURES

  • Static
    • TYPE = INCOMPLETE_BLOCK
    • CHANGED MATES = 0
    • ADDED MATES = 13
    • REMOVED MATES = 0
  • Sets
  • Tries
    • Try
      • Q(B);CHECK
      • Refutation
        • B(d);P_SPINB(d)
    • Try
      • P(F);CHECK
      • Vars
        • K(c);N_GUARD,S_FLIGHT::QAB(B)
      • Refutation
        • K(c);S_FLIGHT,XS(G)
  • Actual
    • Q(B);
    • Vars
      • K(c);N_GUARD,S_CUTB(d),S_FLIGHT::QAB1(B)
      • K(c);N_GUARD,P_SPINB(d),S_FLIGHT::QAB1(B)
      • S(a);N_GUARD,XP(F)::QAB1(B)
      • B(d);::P=S
      • S(a);N_GUARD::QAB1(B)
      • S(a);N_GUARD::QAB1(B),XS(a)
      • P(b);N_GUARD::B(C)
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