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PID: 5125 (6B1/1p2b1p1/1Bk1N2R/8/pnN2p2/8/b1P4K/3Q4 w - - 0 1)

Barry, Henry William

1st Prize, La Strategie, 1900-1902

6B1/1p2b1p1/1Bk1N2R/8/pnN2p2/8/b1P4K/3Q4

#2

8 + 8

15 British Chess Magazine 1911
3360 Simple Two-move Themes 1924
371 The Chess Review 1933
5064 100 Years of the American Two-move Chess Problem 1962
5063 Spectacular Chess Problems 1965
102 Probleemblad 1974
5424 Versunkene Schatze 1998
23 Die Schwalbe 2003
268 Chess Life 2004
14868 Pirnie Collection 2011
5454 Near Snap 2021

SOLUTION

  • SOUND
  • Sets
    • 1...Kb5
      • 2.Sc7#
  • Tries
    • 1.Sa5+?
      • 1...Kb5
        • 2.Sc7#
      • 1...Kxb6!
    • 1.Se5+?
      • 1...Kb5
        • 2.Sc7#
      • 1...Kxb6!
    • 1.Sc5+?
      • 1...Kb5
        • 2.Sa3#
      • 1...Bf6
        • 2.Qd7#
      • 1...gxh6
        • 2.Qd7#
      • 1...g6
        • 2.Qd7#
      • 1...Bd6!
    • 1.Qd5+?
      • 1...Kxd5
        • 2.Sg5#
      • 1...Sxd5!
    • 1.Qd6+?
      • 1...Kb5
        • 2.Sc7#
      • 1...Bxd6!
    • 1.Qd8?
      • threat
        • 2.Sd4#
      • 1...Kb5
        • 2.Sc7#
      • 1...Bxd8!
  • Keys
    • 1.Qg4!
      • threat
        • 2.Sd4#
      • 1...Kb5
        • 2.Sc7#
      • 1...Kd5
        • 2.Sg5#
      • 1...Kd7
        • 2.Sxg7#

This anticipates 142076(1931)

There are these versions: 175097

FEATURES

  • Static
    • TYPE = THREAT
    • CHANGED MATES = 0
    • ADDED MATES = 2
    • REMOVED MATES = 0
  • Sets
    • K(e);S_FLIGHT::S(F)
  • Tries
    • Try
      • S(D);CHECK
      • Vars
        • K(e);S_FLIGHT::S(F)
      • Refutation
        • K(e);P-FLIGHT,XB(E)
    • Try
      • S(D);CHECK
      • Vars
        • K(e);S_FLIGHT::S(F)
      • Refutation
        • K(e);P-FLIGHT,XB(E)
    • Try
      • S(F);CHECK
      • Vars
        • K(e);S_FLIGHT::S(D)
        • B(g);P_SPINB(g)::QAB1(A)
        • P(h);XR(G)::QAB1(A)
        • P(h);P_SPINP(h)::QAB1(A)
      • Refutation
        • B(g);P_SPINB(g)
    • Try
      • Q(A);CHECK
      • Vars
        • K(e);S_FLIGHT,XQ(A)::B(H)+S(F)
      • Refutation
        • S(c);XQ(A)
    • Try
      • Q(A);CHECK
      • Vars
        • K(e);S_FLIGHT::S(F)
      • Refutation
        • B(g);XQ(A)
    • Try
      • Q(A);
      • Threat
        • R(G)+S(F),DCHECK
      • Vars
        • K(e);S_FLIGHT::S(F)
      • Refutation
        • B(g);XQ(A)
  • Actual
    • Q(A);
    • Threat
      • R(G)+S(F),DCHECK
    • Vars
      • K(e);S_FLIGHT::S(F)
      • K(e);S_FLIGHT::B(H)+S(F)
      • K(e);S_FLIGHT::QAB(A)+S(F),XP(h)
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