MESON Chess Problem Database
Problem Display
PID: 30720 (R7/1B2K3/2p5/7Q/3k1p2/1P6/2P4B/5N2 w - - 0 1)
Winter-Wood, Edward John
Science Monthly, 1884
(First published on Wed Oct 1 1884)
#2
8 + 3
| 3392 | Chess Souvenirs | 1886 |
| 15254 | EJWW Scrapbook | 2011 |
| 15351 | SCPF/BCPS Black Books | 2016 |
SOLUTION
- SOUND
- Sets
- 1...Ke4
- 2.Ra4#
- 1...f3
- 2.Qe5#
- 1...c5
- 2.Qh8#
- 1...Ke4
- Tries
- 1.Kd6?
- threat
- 2.Qe5#
- 1...Ke4
- 2.Ra4#
- 1...Kc3!
- threat
- 1.Ke6?
- threat
- 2.Qe5#
- 1...Ke4
- 2.Ra4#
- 1...Kc3!
- threat
- 1.Kf6?
- threat
- 2.Qe5#
- 1...Ke4
- 2.Ra4#
- 1...Kc3!
- threat
- 1.Kd7?
- 1...Ke4
- 2.Ra4#
- 1...f3
- 2.Qe5#
- 1...c5
- 2.Qh8#
- 1...Kc3!
- 1...Ke4
- 1.Kf7?
- 1...Ke4
- 2.Ra4#
- 1...f3
- 2.Qe5#
- 1...c5
- 2.Qh8#
- 1...Kc3!
- 1...Ke4
- 1.Kd8?
- 1...Ke4
- 2.Ra4#
- 1...f3
- 2.Qe5#
- 1...c5
- 2.Qh8#
- 1...Kc3!
- 1...Ke4
- 1.Ke8?
- 1...Ke4
- 2.Ra4#
- 1...f3
- 2.Qe5#
- 1...c5
- 2.Qh8#
- 1...Kc3!
- 1...Ke4
- 1.Kf8?
- 1...Ke4
- 2.Ra4#
- 1...f3
- 2.Qe5#
- 1...c5
- 2.Qh8#
- 1...Kc3!
- 1...Ke4
- 1.Bg1+?
- 1...Ke4
- 2.Sd2#
- 2.Bxc6#
- 2.Ra4#
- 1...Kc3!
- 1...Ke4
- 1.Bxf4?
- threat
- 2.Qe5#
- 1...Ke4
- 2.Ra4#
- 1...Kc3!
- threat
- 1.Bxc6?
- 1...f3
- 2.Qe5#
- 1...Kc3!
- 1...f3
- 1.Ra1?
- 1...Ke4
- 2.Ra4#
- 1...f3
- 2.Qe5#
- 1...c5
- 2.Qh8#
- 1...Kc3!
- 1...Ke4
- 1.Ra3?
- 1...Ke4
- 2.Ra4#
- 1...f3
- 2.Qe5#
- 1...c5
- 2.Qh8#
- 1...Kc3!
- 1...Ke4
- 1.Ra5?
- threat
- 2.Qe5#
- 1...Ke4
- 2.Ra4#
- 1...c5
- 2.Qxc5#
- 2.Qh8#
- 1...Kc3!
- threat
- 1.Ra6?
- 1...Ke4
- 2.Ra4#
- 1...f3
- 2.Qe5#
- 1...c5
- 2.Qh8#
- 1...Kc3!
- 1...Ke4
- 1.Ra7?
- 1...Ke4
- 2.Ra4#
- 1...f3
- 2.Qe5#
- 1...c5
- 2.Qh8#
- 1...Kc3!
- 1...Ke4
- 1.Rd8+?
- 1...Ke4
- 2.Bxc6#
- 1...Kc3!
- 1...Ke4
- 1.Rf8?
- 1...Ke4
- 2.Rxf4#
- 1...f3
- 2.Qe5#
- 1...c5
- 2.Qh8#
- 1...Kc3!
- 1...Ke4
- 1.Qa5?
- 1...f3
- 2.Qe5#
- 1...c5
- 2.Qa1#
- 1...Ke4!
- 1...f3
- 1.Qc5+?
- 1...Ke4
- 2.Sd2#
- 2.Bxc6#
- 1...Kxc5!
- 1...Ke4
- 1.Qf5?
- 1...f3
- 2.Qe5#
- 1...c5
- 2.Qf6#
- 1...Kc3!
- 1...f3
- 1.Kd6?
- Keys
- 1.Ra2!
- 1...Kc3
- 2.Qc5#
- 1...Ke4
- 2.Ra4#
- 1...f3
- 2.Qe5#
- 1...c5
- 2.Qh8#
- 1...Kc3
- 1.Ra2!
FEATURES
- Static
- TYPE = INCOMPLETE_BLOCK
- CHANGED MATES = 0
- ADDED MATES = 1
- REMOVED MATES = 0
- Sets
- K(a);P-FLIGHT,P_SPINP(c)::R(H)
- P(b);::QAB1(E)
- P(c);SBLOCK::QAB(E)
- Tries
- Try
- K(G);S_FLIGHT
- Threat
- QAB1(E)
- Vars
- K(a);P-FLIGHT,P_SPINP(c)::R(H)
- Refutation
- K(a);S_FLIGHT
- Try
- K(G);P-FLIGHT
- Threat
- QAB1(E)
- Vars
- K(a);P-FLIGHT,P_SPINP(c)::R(H)
- Refutation
- K(a);S_FLIGHT
- Try
- K(G);S_FLIGHT
- Threat
- QAB1(E)
- Vars
- K(a);P-FLIGHT,P_SPINP(c)::R(H)
- Refutation
- K(a);S_FLIGHT
- Try
- K(G);P-FLIGHT
- Vars
- K(a);P-FLIGHT,P_SPINP(c)::R(H)
- P(b);::QAB1(E)
- P(c);SBLOCK::QAB(E)
- Refutation
- K(a);S_FLIGHT
- Try
- K(G);P-FLIGHT
- Vars
- K(a);P-FLIGHT,P_SPINP(c)::R(H)
- P(b);::QAB1(E)
- P(c);SBLOCK::QAB(E)
- Refutation
- K(a);S_FLIGHT
- Try
- K(G);S_FLIGHT
- Vars
- K(a);P-FLIGHT,P_SPINP(c)::R(H)
- P(b);::QAB1(E)
- P(c);SBLOCK::QAB(E)
- Refutation
- K(a);S_FLIGHT
- Try
- K(G);P-FLIGHT
- Vars
- K(a);P-FLIGHT,P_SPINP(c)::R(H)
- P(b);::QAB1(E)
- P(c);SBLOCK::QAB(E)
- Refutation
- K(a);S_FLIGHT
- Try
- K(G);S_FLIGHT
- Vars
- K(a);P-FLIGHT,P_SPINP(c)::R(H)
- P(b);::QAB1(E)
- P(c);SBLOCK::QAB(E)
- Refutation
- K(a);S_FLIGHT
- Try
- B(C);CHECK
- Refutation
- K(a);S_FLIGHT
- Try
- B(C);XP(b)
- Threat
- QAB1(E)
- Vars
- K(a);P-FLIGHT,P_SPINP(c)::R(H)
- Refutation
- K(a);S_FLIGHT
- Try
- B(F);XP(c)
- Vars
- P(b);::QAB1(E)
- Refutation
- K(a);S_FLIGHT
- Try
- R(H);
- Vars
- K(a);P-FLIGHT,P_SPINP(c)::R(H)
- P(b);::QAB1(E)
- P(c);SBLOCK::QAB(E)
- Refutation
- K(a);S_FLIGHT
- Try
- R(H);
- Vars
- K(a);P-FLIGHT,P_SPINP(c)::R(H)
- P(b);::QAB1(E)
- P(c);SBLOCK::QAB(E)
- Refutation
- K(a);S_FLIGHT
- Try
- R(H);
- Threat
- QAB1(E)
- Vars
- K(a);P-FLIGHT,P_SPINP(c)::R(H)
- Refutation
- K(a);S_FLIGHT
- Try
- R(H);
- Vars
- K(a);P-FLIGHT,P_SPINP(c)::R(H)
- P(b);::QAB1(E)
- P(c);SBLOCK::QAB(E)
- Refutation
- K(a);S_FLIGHT
- Try
- R(H);
- Vars
- K(a);P-FLIGHT,P_SPINP(c)::R(H)
- P(b);::QAB1(E)
- P(c);SBLOCK::QAB(E)
- Refutation
- K(a);S_FLIGHT
- Try
- R(H);CHECK
- Vars
- K(a);P-FLIGHT,P_SPINP(c)::B(F),XP(c)
- Refutation
- K(a);S_FLIGHT
- Try
- R(H);
- Vars
- K(a);P-FLIGHT,P_SPINP(c)::R1(H),XP(b)
- P(b);::QAB1(E)
- P(c);SBLOCK::QAB(E)
- Refutation
- K(a);S_FLIGHT
- Try
- Q(E);
- Vars
- P(b);::QAB1(E)
- P(c);SBLOCK::QAB(E)
- Refutation
- K(a);P-FLIGHT,P_SPINP(c)
- Try
- Q(E);CHECK
- Refutation
- K(a);S_FLIGHT,XQ(E)
- Try
- Q(E);
- Vars
- P(b);::QAB1(E)
- P(c);SBLOCK::QAB(E)
- Refutation
- K(a);S_FLIGHT
- Try
- Actual
- R(H);
- Vars
- K(a);S_FLIGHT::QAR2(E)
- K(a);P-FLIGHT,P_SPINP(c)::R(H)
- P(b);::QAB1(E)
- P(c);SBLOCK::QAB(E)
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