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PID: 276345 (bKN5/1B1pr3/3Q1p2/3p1p2/4k1rq/5Rb1/ppN2PPB/2n2n2 w - - 0 1)
Rice, William Bayard
Western Morning News, 1926
(First published on Sat Jul 10 1926)
#2
9 + 14
| 15239 | Valois Notebooks | 2024 |
SOLUTION
- SOUND
- Sets
- 1...Rf4
- 2.Qxe7#
- 2.Qxd5#
- 1...Re5
- 2.Qb4#
- 1...Bxf2
- 2.Qxe7#
- 2.Qxd5#
- 1...Bxd6+
- 2.Sxd6#
- 1...Sd2
- 2.Re3#
- 1...Sxh2
- 2.Re3#
- 1...Se3
- 2.Rxe3#
- 1...f4
- 2.Qxd5#
- 1...Rf4
- Tries
- 1.Bxg3?
- threat
- 2.Qb4#
- 2.Qxe7#
- 2.Qxd5#
- 1...Rxg3
- 2.Qxe7#
- 2.Qxd5#
- 1...Bxb7
- 2.Qxe7#
- 1...Sxg3
- 2.Re3#
- 2.Qxe7#
- 2.Qxd5#
- 1...Se3
- 2.Rxe3#
- 1...f4
- 2.Qxd5#
- 1...b1Q
- 2.Qxe7#
- 2.Qxd5#
- 1...b1R
- 2.Qxe7#
- 2.Qxd5#
- 1...Qh7
- 2.Qb4#
- 2.Qxd5#
- 1...Rf4
- 2.Qxe7#
- 2.Qxd5#
- 1...Rgg7
- 2.Qb4#
- 2.Qxd5#
- 1...Re5
- 2.Qb4#
- 1...Re6
- 2.Qb4#
- 2.Qxd5#
- 1...Rf7
- 2.Qb4#
- 2.Qxd5#
- 1...Reg7
- 2.Qb4#
- 2.Qxd5#
- 1...Rh7
- 2.Qb4#
- 2.Qxd5#
- 1...Re8
- 2.Qb4#
- 2.Qxd5#
- 1...Se2
- 2.Qxe7#
- 2.Qxd5#
- 1...Sb3
- 2.Qxe7#
- 2.Qxd5#
- 1...Sd3
- 2.Qxd5#
- 1...Sd2
- 2.Re3#
- 2.Qxe7#
- 2.Qxd5#
- 1...Qxg3!
- threat
- 1.Ra3?
- threat
- 2.f3#
- 1...Bxd6+
- 2.Sxd6#
- 1...Bxf2
- 2.Qxe7#
- 2.Qxd5#
- 1...Sxh2
- 2.Re3#
- 1...Re5
- 2.Qb4#
- 1...f4
- 2.Qxd5#
- 1...Rf4
- 2.Qxe7#
- 2.Qxd5#
- 1...Sd2
- 2.Re3#
- 1...Sb3!
- threat
- 1.Rb3?
- threat
- 2.f3#
- 1...Bxd6+
- 2.Sxd6#
- 1...Bxf2
- 2.Qxe7#
- 2.Qxd5#
- 1...Sxh2
- 2.Re3#
- 1...Re5
- 2.Qb4#
- 1...f4
- 2.Qxd5#
- 1...Rf4
- 2.Qxe7#
- 2.Qxd5#
- 1...Sd2
- 2.Re3#
- 1...Sxb3!
- threat
- 1.fxg3?
- threat
- 2.Qxe7#
- 2.Qxd5#
- 1...Bxb7
- 2.Qxe7#
- 1...Se3
- 2.Rxe3#
- 1...f4
- 2.Qxd5#
- 1...Qh7
- 2.Qxd5#
- 1...Rgg7
- 2.Qxd5#
- 1...Re5
- 2.Qb4#
- 1...Re6
- 2.Qxd5#
- 1...Rf7
- 2.Qxd5#
- 1...Reg7
- 2.Qxd5#
- 1...Rh7
- 2.Qxd5#
- 1...Re8
- 2.Qxd5#
- 1...Sd3
- 2.Qxd5#
- 1...Qxg3!
- threat
- 1.Bxg3?
- Keys
- 1.Rc3!
- threat
- 2.f3#
- 1...Bxd6+
- 2.Sxd6#
- 1...Bxf2
- 2.Qxe7#
- 2.Qxd5#
- 1...Sxh2
- 2.Re3#
- 1...Re5
- 2.Qb4#
- 1...f4
- 2.Qxd5#
- 1...Rf4
- 2.Qxe7#
- 2.Qxd5#
- 1...Sd2
- 2.Re3#
- threat
- 1.Rc3!
FEATURES
- Static
- TYPE = THREAT
- CHANGED MATES = 0
- ADDED MATES = 0
- REMOVED MATES = 1
- Sets
- R(m);N_PINQ(F),SBLOCK::QAR(F)
- B(e);CHECK,XQ(F)::S(I),XB(e)
- S(b);N_GUARD::R1(E)
- S(b);N_GUARD,XB(D)::R1(E)
- S(b);N_GUARD::R1(E),XS(b)
- P(j);N_PINQ(F)::QAB1(F),XP(i)
- Tries
- Try
- B(D);N_SPINQ(F),XB(e)
- Threat
- DUALS(3)
- Vars
- B(n);N_SPINP(i),XB(G)::QAR(F),XR(m)
- S(b);N_GUARD::R1(E),XS(b)
- P(j);::QAB1(F),XP(i)
- R(m);::QAR(F)
- S(a);::QAB1(F),XP(i)
- Refutation
- Q(h);P_PINQ(F),XB(D)
- Try
- R(E);
- Threat
- P(B)
- Vars
- B(e);CHECK,XQ(F)::S(I),XB(e)
- S(b);N_GUARD,XB(D)::R1(E)
- R(m);N_PINQ(F),SBLOCK::QAR(F)
- P(j);N_PINQ(F),SBLOCK::QAB1(F),XP(i)
- S(b);N_GUARD::R1(E)
- Refutation
- S(a);
- Try
- R(E);
- Threat
- P(B)
- Vars
- B(e);CHECK,XQ(F)::S(I),XB(e)
- S(b);N_GUARD,XB(D)::R1(E)
- R(m);N_PINQ(F),SBLOCK::QAR(F)
- P(j);N_PINQ(F),SBLOCK::QAB1(F),XP(i)
- S(b);N_GUARD::R1(E)
- Refutation
- S(a);XR(E)
- Try
- P(B);N_SPINQ(F),XB(e)
- Threat
- DUALS(2)
- Vars
- B(n);N_SPINP(i),XB(G)::QAR(F),XR(m)
- S(b);N_GUARD::R1(E),XS(b)
- P(j);::QAB1(F),XP(i)
- Q(h);::QAB1(F),XP(i)
- R(g);::QAB1(F),XP(i)
- R(m);SBLOCK::QAR(F)
- R(m);::QAB1(F),XP(i)
- R(m);P_PINS(I)::QAB1(F),XP(i)
- S(a);::QAB1(F),XP(i)
- Refutation
- Q(h);P_PINQ(F),XP(B)
- Try
- Actual
- R(E);
- Threat
- P(B)
- Vars
- B(e);CHECK,XQ(F)::S(I),XB(e)
- S(b);N_GUARD,XB(D)::R1(E)
- R(m);N_PINQ(F),SBLOCK::QAR(F)
- P(j);N_PINQ(F),SBLOCK::QAB1(F),XP(i)
- S(b);N_GUARD::R1(E)
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