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PID: 40695 (8/4p3/K2npR2/2P2N2/4k2P/3R1p2/1N2b2B/1Q6 w - - 0 1)
Taverner, Thomas
1st Prize=, Hackney Mercury, 1892
#2
9 + 6
| 15 | British Chess Magazine | 1892 |
| 187 | The Chess Bouquet | 1897 |
| 15 | British Chess Magazine | 1911 |
| 3360 | Simple Two-move Themes | 1924 |
| 6004 | Henk Hagedoorn Solving Ty. | 2008 |
SOLUTION
- SOUND
- Sets
- 1...Bd1
- 2.Rxd1#
- 2.Rd4#
- 1...Bxd3+
- 2.Qxd3#
- 1...Sc4
- 2.Rd4#
- 1...Sb5
- 2.Rd4#
- 1...Sxf5
- 2.Rxe6#
- 1...exf5
- 2.Re6#
- 1...e5
- 2.Sg3#
- 1...exf6
- 2.Sxd6#
- 1...Bd1
- Tries
- 1.Sd1?
- threat
- 2.Sf2#
- 2.Sc3#
- 1...Bxd1
- 2.Rxd1#
- 2.Rd4#
- 1...exf6
- 2.Sxd6#
- 1...Sb5
- 2.Sf2#
- 2.Rd4#
- 1...f2
- 2.Sxf2#
- 2.Sc3#
- 1...Bxd3+!
- threat
- 1.Sa4?
- threat
- 2.Sc3#
- 1...exf6
- 2.Sxd6#
- 1...Sb5
- 2.Rd4#
- 1...Bxd3+!
- threat
- 1.Sc4?
- threat
- 2.Sd2#
- 2.Sg3#
- 2.Rd4#
- 1...Sxc4
- 2.Rd4#
- 1...Sxf5
- 2.Sd2#
- 2.Rxe6#
- 1...exf5
- 2.Sd2#
- 2.Re6#
- 1...exf6
- 2.Scxd6#
- 2.Sfxd6#
- 2.Rd4#
- 1...f2
- 2.Sd2#
- 2.Sg3#
- 1...Bxd3!
- threat
- 1.Bxd6?
- threat
- 2.Sg3#
- 1...Bxd3+
- 2.Qxd3#
- 1...exf5
- 2.Re6#
- 1...exd6!
- threat
- 1.Qa2?
- threat
- 2.Qxe6#
- 1...exf5
- 2.Re6#
- 2.Qd5#
- 2.Qe6#
- 1...Sc4
- 2.Rd4#
- 2.Qxc4#
- 1...Sf7
- 2.Qc4#
- 2.Qa4#
- 1...e5
- 2.Sg3#
- 2.Qd5#
- 1...Bxd3+!
- threat
- 1.Qc2?
- 1...Bxd3+
- 2.Qxd3#
- 1...Sxf5
- 2.Rxe6#
- 1...exf5
- 2.Re6#
- 1...exf6
- 2.Sxd6#
- 1...Sc4
- 2.Rd4#
- 2.Qxc4#
- 1...Bd1
- 2.Rxd1#
- 2.Rd4#
- 1...Sb5
- 2.Rd4#
- 1...Sb7
- 2.Qa4#
- 2.Qc4#
- 1...Sf7
- 2.Qa4#
- 2.Qc4#
- 1...Sc8
- 2.Qa4#
- 2.Qc4#
- 1...Se8
- 2.Qa4#
- 2.Qc4#
- 1...f2
- 2.Qxe2#
- 1...e5
- 2.Sg3#
- 1...Bf1!
- 1...Bxd3+
- 1.Qc1?
- threat
- 2.Qe3#
- 2.Qf4#
- 1...Sxf5
- 2.Rxe6#
- 2.Qf4#
- 1...exf6
- 2.Sxd6#
- 2.Qf4#
- 1...Sc4
- 2.Rd4#
- 2.Qf4#
- 2.Qxc4#
- 1...e5
- 2.Sg3#
- 2.Qe3#
- 1...Bxd3+!
- threat
- 1.Qe1?
- 1...Sxf5
- 2.Rxe6#
- 1...exf5
- 2.Re6#
- 1...exf6
- 2.Sxd6#
- 1...Sc4
- 2.Rd4#
- 1...Sb7
- 2.Qb4#
- 1...Sf7
- 2.Qb4#
- 1...Sc8
- 2.Qb4#
- 1...Se8
- 2.Qb4#
- 1...f2
- 2.Qxe2#
- 1...e5
- 2.Sg3#
- 1...Sb5!
- 1...Sxf5
- 1.Sd1?
- Keys
- 1.Qd1!
- 1...Bxd3+
- 2.Qxd3#
- 1...Bxd1
- 2.Rd4#
- 1...Sxf5
- 2.Rxe6#
- 1...exf5
- 2.Re6#
- 1...exf6
- 2.Sxd6#
- 1...Bf1
- 2.Qxf3#
- 1...Sc4
- 2.Rd4#
- 1...Sb5
- 2.Re3#
- 1...Sb7
- 2.Qa4#
- 1...Sf7
- 2.Qa4#
- 1...Sc8
- 2.Qa4#
- 1...Se8
- 2.Qa4#
- 1...f2
- 2.Qxe2#
- 1...e5
- 2.Sg3#
- 1...Bxd3+
- 1.Qd1!
FEATURES
- Static
- TYPE = INCOMPLETE_BLOCK
- CHANGED MATES = 1
- ADDED MATES = 7
- REMOVED MATES = 0
- Sets
- B(a);CHECK,OGATE,P_SPINB(a),XR(D)::QAB1(A),XB(a)
- S(d);N_PINR(D)::QAB(A)+R(D),DCHECK
- S(d);SBLOCK,XS(G)::R(I),XP(e)
- P(e);SBLOCK,XS(G)::R(I)
- P(e);SBLOCK::S(G)
- P(f);N_GUARD,XR(I)::S(G),XS(d)
- Tries
- Try
- S(B);
- Threat
- DUALS(2)
- Vars
- P(f);N_GUARD,XR(I)::S(G),XS(d)
- Refutation
- B(a);CHECK,P_SPINB(a),XR(D)
- Try
- S(B);
- Threat
- S(B)
- Vars
- P(f);N_GUARD,XR(I)::S(G),XS(d)
- S(d);N_PINR(D)::QAB(A)+R(D),DCHECK
- Refutation
- B(a);CHECK,P_SPINB(a),XR(D)
- Try
- S(B);N_SPINR(D)
- Threat
- DUALS(3)
- Vars
- S(d);XS(B)::QAB(A)+R(D),DCHECK
- Refutation
- B(a);P_PINS(B),P_SPINB(a),XR(D)
- Try
- B(C);XS(d)
- Threat
- S(G)
- Vars
- B(a);CHECK,OGATE,P_SPINB(a),XR(D)::QAB1(A),XB(a)
- P(e);SBLOCK,XS(G)::R(I)
- Refutation
- P(f);XB(C)
- Try
- Q(A);
- Threat
- QAR2(A),XP(e)
- Refutation
- B(a);CHECK,XR(D)
- Try
- Q(A);
- Vars
- B(a);CHECK,OGATE,P_SPINB(a),XR(D)::QAB1(A),XB(a)
- S(d);SBLOCK,XS(G)::R(I),XP(e)
- P(e);SBLOCK,XS(G)::R(I)
- P(f);N_GUARD,XR(I)::S(G),XS(d)
- S(d);N_PINR(D)::QAB(A)+R(D),DCHECK
- P(b);N_GUARD::QAR2(A),XB(a)
- P(e);SBLOCK::S(G)
- Refutation
- B(a);
- Try
- Q(A);
- Threat
- DUALS(2)
- Refutation
- B(a);CHECK,XR(D)
- Try
- Q(A);P_PINB(a)
- Vars
- S(d);SBLOCK,XS(G)::R(I),XP(e)
- P(e);SBLOCK,XS(G)::R(I)
- P(f);N_GUARD,XR(I)::S(G),XS(d)
- S(d);N_PINR(D)::R1(D)
- S(d);N_GUARD::QAR(A)
- P(b);N_GUARD::QAR2(A),XB(a)
- P(e);SBLOCK::S(G)
- Refutation
- S(d);N_PINR(D)
- Try
- Actual
- Q(A);
- Vars
- B(a);CHECK,OGATE,XR(D)::QAB1(A),XB(a)
- B(a);N_PINR(D),XQ(A)::R1(D)
- S(d);SBLOCK,XS(G)::R(I),XP(e)
- P(e);SBLOCK,XS(G)::R(I)
- P(f);N_GUARD,XR(I)::S(G),XS(d)
- B(a);OGATE::QAB1(A),XP(b)
- S(d);N_PINR(D)::R1(D)
- S(d);N_GUARD::QAR(A)
- P(b);N_GUARD::QAR2(A),XB(a)
- P(e);SBLOCK::S(G)
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