MESON Chess Problem Database
Problem Display
PID: 274447 (N3B1b1/2p4p/1b1P3R/pPpk3P/Pn4Q1/2B5/1PPn2K1/8 w - - 0 1)
Pirnie, Duncan
Western Morning News, 1924
(First published on Sat Dec 6 1924)
#2
12 + 9
| 15239 | Valois Notebooks | 2024 |
SOLUTION
- SOUND
- Sets
- 1...Ba7
- 2.Sxc7#
- 1...Be6
- 2.Qxe6#
- 1...Bf7
- 2.Bxf7#
- 1...Sc4
- 2.Qf3#
- 1...Se4
- 2.Qxg8#
- 1...Sa2
- 2.Bc6#
- 1...Sxc2
- 2.Bc6#
- 1...Sd3
- 2.Bc6#
- 1...Sa6
- 2.Bc6#
- 1...Sc6
- 2.Bxc6#
- 1...c4
- 2.Qf5#
- 1...cxd6
- 2.Sxb6#
- 1...c6
- 2.Sxb6#
- 1...Ba7
- Tries
- 1.Bg7?
- 1...Sxc2
- 2.Bc6#
- 1...cxd6
- 2.Sxb6#
- 1...Be6
- 2.Qxe6#
- 1...c4
- 2.Qf5#
- 1...Sb1
- 2.c4#
- 1...Ba7
- 2.Sxc7#
- 1...Bf7
- 2.Bxf7#
- 1...Sf1
- 2.c4#
- 1...Sb3
- 2.c4#
- 1...Sf3
- 2.c4#
- 1...Sc4
- 2.Qf3#
- 1...Sa2
- 2.Bc6#
- 1...Sd3
- 2.Bc6#
- 1...Sa6
- 2.Bc6#
- 1...Sc6
- 2.Bxc6#
- 1...c6
- 2.Sxb6#
- 1...Se4!
- 1...Sxc2
- 1.Qg5+?
- 1...Ke4
- 2.Qe5#
- 1...Kc4!
- 1...Ke4
- 1.b3?
- threat
- 2.Qf5#
- 1...Be6
- 2.Qxe6#
- 1...Sf3
- 2.Qxf3#
- 2.Qc4#
- 1...Sc4
- 2.Qf3#
- 2.Qxc4#
- 2.bxc4#
- 1...Sd3
- 2.Bc6#
- 1...Sc6
- 2.Bxc6#
- 1...Sxb3!
- threat
- 1.dxc7?
- threat
- 2.Sxb6#
- 1...Bxc7
- 2.Sxc7#
- 1...Be6
- 2.Qxe6#
- 1...c4
- 2.Qf5#
- 1...Sc4
- 2.Qf3#
- 1...Ba7!
- threat
- 1.d7?
- threat
- 2.d8Q#
- 2.d8R#
- 1...Sxc2
- 2.d8Q#
- 2.d8R#
- 1...Be6
- 2.Qxe6#
- 1...Se4
- 2.Qxg8#
- 1...c4
- 2.Qf5#
- 1...Sb1
- 2.d8Q#
- 2.d8R#
- 1...Ba7
- 2.Sxc7#
- 2.d8Q#
- 2.d8R#
- 1...Bf7
- 2.Bxf7#
- 2.d8Q#
- 2.d8R#
- 1...Sf1
- 2.d8Q#
- 2.d8R#
- 1...Sb3
- 2.d8Q#
- 2.d8R#
- 1...Sf3
- 2.d8Q#
- 2.d8R#
- 1...Sc4
- 2.Qf3#
- 1...Sa2
- 2.d8Q#
- 2.d8R#
- 1...Sd3
- 2.d8Q#
- 2.d8R#
- 1...Sa6
- 2.d8Q#
- 2.d8R#
- 1...c6
- 2.Sxb6#
- 1...Sc6!
- threat
- 1.Bg7?
- Keys
- 1.Bh8!
- 1...Sxc2
- 2.Bc6#
- 1...cxd6
- 2.Sxb6#
- 1...Be6
- 2.Qxe6#
- 1...Se4
- 2.Qxg8#
- 1...c4
- 2.Qf5#
- 1...Sb1
- 2.c4#
- 1...Ba7
- 2.Sxc7#
- 1...Bf7
- 2.Bxf7#
- 1...Sf1
- 2.c4#
- 1...Sb3
- 2.c4#
- 1...Sf3
- 2.c4#
- 1...Sc4
- 2.Qf3#
- 1...Sa2
- 2.Bc6#
- 1...Sd3
- 2.Bc6#
- 1...Sa6
- 2.Bc6#
- 1...Sc6
- 2.Bxc6#
- 1...c6
- 2.Sxb6#
- 1...Sxc2
- 1.Bh8!
FEATURES
- Static
- TYPE = INCOMPLETE_BLOCK
- CHANGED MATES = 0
- ADDED MATES = 4
- REMOVED MATES = 0
- Sets
- B(f);N_GUARD::S(K),XP(g)
- B(i);N_GUARD::QAB1(F),XB(i)
- B(i);N_GUARD::B(L),XB(i)
- S(a);N_GUARD,SBLOCK::QAB(F)
- S(a);SBLOCK::QAB(F),XB(i)
- S(b);N_GUARD::B(L)
- S(b);N_GUARD,XP(B)::B(L)
- S(b);N_GUARD::B(L),XS(b)
- P(d);SBLOCK::QAR2(F)
- P(g);N_GUARD,XP(I)::S(K),XB(f)
- P(g);N_GUARD::S(K),XB(f)
- Tries
- Try
- B(D);
- Vars
- S(b);N_GUARD,XP(B)::B(L)
- P(g);N_GUARD,XP(I)::S(K),XB(f)
- B(i);N_GUARD::QAB1(F),XB(i)
- P(d);SBLOCK::QAR2(F)
- S(a);N_GUARD::P(B)
- B(f);N_GUARD::S(K),XP(g)
- B(i);N_GUARD::B(L),XB(i)
- S(a);N_GUARD,SBLOCK::QAB(F)
- S(b);N_GUARD::B(L)
- S(b);N_GUARD::B(L),XS(b)
- P(g);N_GUARD::S(K),XB(f)
- Refutation
- S(a);
- Try
- Q(F);CHECK
- Vars
- K(e);N_GUARD,S_FLIGHT::QAR1(F)
- Refutation
- K(e);S_FLIGHT
- Try
- P(A);
- Threat
- QAR2(F)
- Vars
- B(i);N_GUARD::QAB1(F),XB(i)
- S(b);N_GUARD::B(L)
- S(b);N_GUARD::B(L),XS(b)
- Refutation
- S(a);XP(A)
- Try
- P(I);XP(g)
- Threat
- S(K),XB(f)
- Vars
- B(f);XP(I)::S(K),XB(f)
- B(i);N_GUARD::QAB1(F),XB(i)
- P(d);SBLOCK::QAR2(F)
- S(a);N_GUARD,SBLOCK::QAB(F)
- Refutation
- B(f);
- Try
- P(I);
- Threat
- P=Q
- Vars
- S(b);XP(B)::P=Q
- B(i);N_GUARD::QAB1(F),XB(i)
- S(a);SBLOCK::QAB(F),XB(i)
- P(d);SBLOCK::QAR2(F)
- S(a);::P=Q
- S(a);N_GUARD,SBLOCK::QAB(F)
- S(b);::P=Q
- P(g);N_GUARD::S(K),XB(f)
- Refutation
- S(b);
- Try
- Actual
- B(D);
- Vars
- S(b);N_GUARD,XP(B)::B(L)
- P(g);N_GUARD,XP(I)::S(K),XB(f)
- B(i);N_GUARD::QAB1(F),XB(i)
- S(a);SBLOCK::QAB(F),XB(i)
- P(d);SBLOCK::QAR2(F)
- S(a);N_GUARD::P(B)
- B(f);N_GUARD::S(K),XP(g)
- B(i);N_GUARD::B(L),XB(i)
- S(a);N_GUARD,SBLOCK::QAB(F)
- S(b);N_GUARD::B(L)
- S(b);N_GUARD::B(L),XS(b)
- P(g);N_GUARD::S(K),XB(f)
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