MESON Chess Problem Database

Problem Display
PID: 48635 (8/p7/2B1nr2/2pN4/2pk1pp1/1p6/3N4/3RBKb1 w - - 0 1)

Taylor, Jesse Paul

2nd Prize, Brief, 1880

8/p7/2B1nr2/2pN4/2pk1pp1/1p6/3N4/3RBKb1

#2

6 + 10

5024 Elementary Chess Problems 1880
187 The Chess Bouquet 1897
119 Tidskrift for Schack 1909
5454 Near Snap 2011

SOLUTION

  • SOUND
  • Tries
    • 1.Sxc4+?
      • 1...Ke4
        • 2.Sde3#
        • 2.Se7#
      • 1...Kxc4!
  • Keys
    • 1.Se3!
      • threat
        • 2.Sdxc4#
      • 1...fxe3+
        • 2.Sf3#
      • 1...Kc3
        • 2.Sdxc4#
      • 1...Kd3
        • 2.Sdxc4#
      • 1...Kxe3
        • 2.Sxc4#
      • 1...Ke5
        • 2.Sdxc4#
      • 1...Bxe3
        • 2.Sf3#
      • 1...c3
        • 2.Sdc4#

This anticipates 53598(1934)

FEATURES

  • Static
    • TYPE = THREAT
    • CHANGED MATES = 0
    • ADDED MATES = 7
    • REMOVED MATES = 0
  • Sets
  • Tries
    • Try
      • S(D);CHECK,XP(c)
      • Refutation
        • K(d);P-FLIGHT,XS(D)
  • Actual
    • S(E);
    • Threat
      • R(A)+S(D),XP(c)
    • Vars
      • P(e);CHECK,SBLOCK,XS(E)::R(A)+S(D),DCHECK
      • K(d);S_FLIGHT::B(B)+S(D),XP(c)
      • K(d);P-FLIGHT::R(A)+S(D),XP(c)
      • K(d);S_FLIGHT,XS(E)::S(D),XP(c)
      • K(d);S_FLIGHT::S(D),XP(c)
      • B(a);SBLOCK,XS(E)::R(A)+S(D),DCHECK
      • P(c);::R(A)+S(D)
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