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PID: 52537 (8/1pQ1B3/bK2P3/3p3p/3kn1nR/N1RP4/2P3N1/8 w - - 0 1)
Holmes, AE
Chess Amateur (The), 1908
#2
10 + 7
SOLUTION
- SOUND
- Sets
- 1...Bxd3
- 2.Rxd3#
- 1...Bb5
- 2.Sxb5#
- 1...Sd2
- 2.Bf6#
- 1...Sef2
- 2.Bf6#
- 1...Sxc3
- 2.Bc5#
- 2.Bf6#
- 1...Sg3
- 2.Bf6#
- 1...Sc5
- 2.Bf6#
- 1...Sg5
- 2.Bf6#
- 1...Sd6
- 2.Bf6#
- 1...Sef6
- 2.Bxf6#
- 1...Sgf2
- 2.Bf6#
- 1...Sh2
- 2.Bf6#
- 1...Se3
- 2.Bf6#
- 1...Se5
- 2.Qc5#
- 1...Sgf6
- 2.Bxf6#
- 1...Sh6
- 2.Bf6#
- 1...Bxd3
- Tries
- 1.Bc5+?
- 1...Sxc5
- 2.Qg7#
- 1...Kxc3!
- 1...Sxc5
- 1.Bg5?
- 1...Bxd3
- 2.Rxd3#
- 1...Sxc3
- 2.Be3#
- 2.Bf6#
- 2.Qg7#
- 1...Sxg5
- 2.Qg7#
- 1...Sc5
- 2.Bf6#
- 2.Qg7#
- 1...Sd6
- 2.Bf6#
- 2.Qg7#
- 1...Bb5
- 2.Sxb5#
- 1...Sd2
- 2.Be3#
- 2.Bf6#
- 2.Qg7#
- 1...Sef2
- 2.Be3#
- 2.Bf6#
- 2.Qg7#
- 1...Sg3
- 2.Be3#
- 2.Bf6#
- 2.Qg7#
- 1...Sef6
- 2.Be3#
- 2.Bxf6#
- 1...Sgf2
- 2.Be3#
- 2.Bf6#
- 2.Qg7#
- 1...Sh2
- 2.Be3#
- 2.Bf6#
- 2.Qg7#
- 1...Se3
- 2.Bxe3#
- 2.Bf6#
- 2.Qg7#
- 1...Se5
- 2.Be3#
- 2.Qc5#
- 1...Sgf6
- 2.Be3#
- 2.Bxf6#
- 1...Sh6
- 2.Be3#
- 2.Bf6#
- 2.Qg7#
- 1...Bc4!
- 1...Bxd3
- 1.Bd6?
- 1...Bxd3
- 2.Rxd3#
- 1...Sxc3
- 2.Bc5#
- 2.Be5#
- 2.Qc5#
- 2.Qg7#
- 1...Sxd6
- 2.Qg7#
- 1...Sc5
- 2.Be5#
- 2.Qxc5#
- 2.Qg7#
- 1...Bb5
- 2.Sxb5#
- 1...Sd2
- 2.Be5#
- 2.Qc5#
- 2.Qg7#
- 1...Sef2
- 2.Be5#
- 2.Qc5#
- 2.Qg7#
- 1...Sg3
- 2.Be5#
- 2.Qc5#
- 2.Qg7#
- 1...Sg5
- 2.Be5#
- 2.Qc5#
- 2.Qg7#
- 1...Sef6
- 2.Be5#
- 2.Qc5#
- 1...Sgf2
- 2.Be5#
- 2.Qc5#
- 2.Qg7#
- 1...Sh2
- 2.Be5#
- 2.Qc5#
- 2.Qg7#
- 1...Se3
- 2.Be5#
- 2.Qc5#
- 2.Qg7#
- 1...Se5
- 2.Bxe5#
- 2.Qc5#
- 1...Sgf6
- 2.Be5#
- 2.Qc5#
- 1...Sh6
- 2.Be5#
- 2.Qc5#
- 2.Qg7#
- 1...Bc4!
- 1...Bxd3
- 1.Bd8?
- 1...Bxd3
- 2.Rxd3#
- 1...Sxc3
- 2.Bf6#
- 2.Qg7#
- 1...Sc5
- 2.Bf6#
- 2.Qg7#
- 1...Sd6
- 2.Bf6#
- 2.Qg7#
- 1...Bb5
- 2.Sxb5#
- 1...Sd2
- 2.Bf6#
- 2.Qg7#
- 1...Sef2
- 2.Bf6#
- 2.Qg7#
- 1...Sg3
- 2.Bf6#
- 2.Qg7#
- 1...Sg5
- 2.Bf6#
- 2.Qg7#
- 1...Sef6
- 2.Bxf6#
- 1...Sgf2
- 2.Bf6#
- 2.Qg7#
- 1...Sh2
- 2.Bf6#
- 2.Qg7#
- 1...Se3
- 2.Bf6#
- 2.Qg7#
- 1...Se5
- 2.Qc5#
- 1...Sgf6
- 2.Bxf6#
- 1...Sh6
- 2.Bf6#
- 2.Qg7#
- 1...Bc4!
- 1...Bxd3
- 1.Rb3?
- 1...Bxd3
- 2.Rxd3#
- 1...Sd6
- 2.Bf6#
- 2.Qc3#
- 1...Bb5
- 2.Sxb5#
- 1...Sd2
- 2.Bc5#
- 2.Bf6#
- 2.Qc3#
- 1...Sef2
- 2.Bc5#
- 2.Bf6#
- 2.Qc3#
- 1...Sc3
- 2.Bc5#
- 2.Bf6#
- 2.Qxc3#
- 1...Sg3
- 2.Bc5#
- 2.Bf6#
- 2.Qc3#
- 1...Sc5
- 2.Bxc5#
- 2.Bf6#
- 1...Sg5
- 2.Bc5#
- 2.Bf6#
- 2.Qc3#
- 1...Sef6
- 2.Bc5#
- 2.Bxf6#
- 2.Qc3#
- 1...Sgf2
- 2.Bc5#
- 2.Bf6#
- 2.Qc3#
- 1...Sh2
- 2.Bc5#
- 2.Bf6#
- 2.Qc3#
- 1...Se3
- 2.Bc5#
- 2.Bf6#
- 2.Qc3#
- 1...Se5
- 2.Bc5#
- 2.Qc3#
- 2.Qc5#
- 1...Sgf6
- 2.Bc5#
- 2.Bxf6#
- 2.Qc3#
- 1...Sh6
- 2.Bc5#
- 2.Bf6#
- 2.Qc3#
- 1...Bc4!
- 1...Bxd3
- 1.Qc5+?
- 1...Sxc5
- 2.Bf6#
- 1...Ke5!
- 1...Sxc5
- 1.Bc5+?
- Keys
- 1.Qd6!
- 1...Kxc3
- 2.Qb4#
- 1...Bxd3
- 2.Rxd3#
- 1...Sxc3
- 2.Bf6#
- 1...Sxd6
- 2.Bf6#
- 1...Bc4
- 2.Rxc4#
- 1...Bb5
- 2.Sxb5#
- 1...Sd2
- 2.Bf6#
- 1...Sef2
- 2.Bf6#
- 1...Sg3
- 2.Bf6#
- 1...Sc5
- 2.Bf6#
- 1...Sg5
- 2.Bf6#
- 1...Sef6
- 2.Bxf6#
- 1...Sgf2
- 2.Bf6#
- 1...Sh2
- 2.Bf6#
- 1...Se3
- 2.Bf6#
- 1...Se5
- 2.Qc5#
- 1...Sgf6
- 2.Bxf6#
- 1...Sh6
- 2.Bf6#
- 1...Kxc3
- 1.Qd6!
FEATURES
- Static
- TYPE = INCOMPLETE_BLOCK
- CHANGED MATES = 0
- ADDED MATES = 3
- REMOVED MATES = 0
- Sets
- B(f);OGATE,XP(E)::R1(D),XB(f)
- B(f);N_GUARD::S(C),XB(f)
- S(b);N_GUARD,P_SPINS(c)::B(J)
- S(b);N_GUARD,P_SPINS(c)::B(J),XS(b)
- S(c);N_GUARD,P_SPINS(b)::B(J)
- S(c);P_SPINS(b),SBLOCK::QAB1(I)
- S(c);N_GUARD,P_SPINS(b)::B(J),XS(c)
- Tries
- Try
- B(J);CHECK
- Vars
- S(b);P_SPINS(c),XB(J)::QAB(I)
- Refutation
- K(a);S_FLIGHT,XR(D)
- Try
- B(J);
- Vars
- B(f);OGATE,XP(E)::R1(D),XB(f)
- S(b);N_GUARD,P_SPINS(c),XB(J)::QAB(I)
- B(f);N_GUARD::S(C),XB(f)
- Refutation
- B(f);
- Try
- B(J);
- Vars
- B(f);OGATE,XP(E)::R1(D),XB(f)
- S(b);N_GUARD,P_SPINS(c),XB(J)::QAB(I)
- B(f);N_GUARD::S(C),XB(f)
- Refutation
- B(f);
- Try
- B(J);
- Vars
- B(f);OGATE,XP(E)::R1(D),XB(f)
- B(f);N_GUARD::S(C),XB(f)
- S(b);N_GUARD,P_SPINS(c)::B(J),XS(b)
- S(c);P_SPINS(b),SBLOCK::QAB1(I)
- S(c);N_GUARD,P_SPINS(b)::B(J),XS(c)
- Refutation
- B(f);
- Try
- R(D);
- Vars
- B(f);OGATE,XP(E)::R1(D),XB(f)
- B(f);N_GUARD::S(C),XB(f)
- Refutation
- B(f);
- Try
- Q(I);CHECK
- Vars
- S(b);P_SPINS(c),XQ(I)::B(J)
- Refutation
- K(a);P_SPINP(d),S_FLIGHT
- Try
- Actual
- Q(I);P_PINP(d)
- Vars
- K(a);N_SPINP(d),S_FLIGHT,XR(D)::QAB1(I)
- B(f);OGATE,XP(E)::R1(D),XB(f)
- S(b);N_GUARD,P_SPINS(c),SBLOCK,XR(D)::B(J)
- S(b);N_GUARD,N_SPINP(d),P_SPINS(c),XQ(I)::B(J)
- B(f);N_GUARD::R1(D),XB(f)
- B(f);N_GUARD::S(C),XB(f)
- S(b);N_GUARD,P_SPINS(c)::B(J)
- S(b);N_GUARD,P_SPINS(c)::B(J),XS(b)
- S(c);N_GUARD,P_SPINS(b)::B(J)
- S(c);P_SPINS(b),SBLOCK::QAB1(I)
- S(c);N_GUARD,P_SPINS(b)::B(J),XS(c)
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