MESON Chess Problem Database
Problem Display
PID: 61137 (K7/p2P1Q1p/r2pPN2/bp3k2/3nNBR1/1r5B/4p3/5q1b w - - 0 1)
Sparke, Arthur M
Good Companions (October), 1917
#2
9 + 12
| 3132 | The Good Companion Two-Mover | 1922 |
| 14868 | Pirnie Collection | 2012 |
SOLUTION
- SOUND
- Sets
- 1...Qxf4
- 2.Rg5#
- 1...Bxe4+
- 2.Sd5#
- 1...Sf3
- 2.Sg3#
- 1...Sc6
- 2.Sxd6#
- 1...Sxe6
- 2.Qxh7#
- 1...Qxf4
- Tries
- 1.Bh2?
- threat
- 2.Sd5#
- 2.Sh5#
- 2.Sxh7#
- 2.Se8#
- 2.Sg8#
- 2.Rg5#
- 1...Bxe4+
- 2.Sxe4#
- 2.Sd5#
- 1...Qxh3
- 2.Rg5#
- 1...Rxh3
- 2.Rg5#
- 1...Qf4
- 2.Rg5#
- 1...Bd8
- 2.Rg5#
- 1...d5
- 2.Sxd5#
- 2.Sh5#
- 2.Sxh7#
- 2.Se8#
- 2.Sg8#
- 2.Rg5#
- 1...h5
- 2.Sd5#
- 2.Sxh5#
- 2.Sh7#
- 2.Se8#
- 2.Sg8#
- 2.Rg5#
- 1...h6
- 2.Sd5#
- 2.Sh5#
- 2.Sh7#
- 2.Se8#
- 2.Sg8#
- 2.Rg5#
- 1...Rg3!
- threat
- 1.Bg3?
- threat
- 2.Sd5#
- 2.Sh5#
- 2.Sxh7#
- 2.Se8#
- 2.Sg8#
- 2.Rg5#
- 1...Bxe4+
- 2.Sxe4#
- 2.Sd5#
- 1...Qxh3
- 2.Rg5#
- 1...Qf4
- 2.Rg5#
- 1...Bd8
- 2.Rg5#
- 1...d5
- 2.Sxd5#
- 2.Sh5#
- 2.Sxh7#
- 2.Se8#
- 2.Sg8#
- 2.Rg5#
- 1...h5
- 2.Sd5#
- 2.Sxh5#
- 2.Sh7#
- 2.Se8#
- 2.Sg8#
- 2.Rg5#
- 1...h6
- 2.Sd5#
- 2.Sh5#
- 2.Sh7#
- 2.Se8#
- 2.Sg8#
- 2.Rg5#
- 1...Rxg3!
- threat
- 1.Bxd6?
- threat
- 2.Sd5#
- 2.Sh5#
- 2.Sxh7#
- 2.Se8#
- 2.Sg8#
- 2.Rf4#
- 2.Rg5#
- 1...Bxe4+
- 2.Sxe4#
- 2.Sd5#
- 1...Qxh3
- 2.Rf4#
- 2.Rg5#
- 1...Rxh3
- 2.Rg5#
- 1...Qf4
- 2.Rxf4#
- 2.Rg5#
- 1...Bd8
- 2.Rf4#
- 2.Rg5#
- 1...h5
- 2.Sd5#
- 2.Sxh5#
- 2.Sh7#
- 2.Se8#
- 2.Sg8#
- 2.Rf4#
- 2.Rg5#
- 1...h6
- 2.Sd5#
- 2.Sh5#
- 2.Sh7#
- 2.Se8#
- 2.Sg8#
- 2.Rf4#
- 2.Rg5#
- 1...Rxd6!
- threat
- 1.Bh2?
- Keys
- 1.e7!
- threat
- 2.Qd5#
- 1...Bxe4+
- 2.Sd5#
- 1...Qxf4
- 2.Rg5#
- 1...Sf3
- 2.Sg3#
- 1...Sc6
- 2.Sxd6#
- 1...Se6
- 2.Qxh7#
- 1...d5
- 2.Qxd5#
- threat
- 1.e7!
FEATURES
- Static
- TYPE = THREAT
- CHANGED MATES = 0
- ADDED MATES = 1
- REMOVED MATES = 0
- Sets
- Q(a);SBLOCK,XB(C)::B(A)+R(D),DCHECK
- B(b);CHECK,SBLOCK,XS(B)::QAR(H)+S(F)
- S(e);N_PINS(B)::S(B)
- S(e);N_PINS(B)::S(B),XP(j)
- S(e);SBLOCK,XP(E)::QAB(H),XP(l)
- Tries
- Try
- B(C);
- Threat
- DUALS(6)
- Vars
- Q(a);XB(A)::R1(D)
- R(d);XB(A)::R1(D)
- Q(a);::B(A)+R(D),DCHECK
- B(f);::B(A)+R(D),DCHECK
- Refutation
- R(d);
- Try
- B(C);
- Threat
- DUALS(6)
- Vars
- Q(a);XB(A)::R1(D)
- Q(a);::B(A)+R(D),DCHECK
- B(f);::B(A)+R(D),DCHECK
- Refutation
- R(d);XB(C)
- Try
- B(C);XP(j)
- Threat
- DUALS(7)
- Vars
- R(d);XB(A)::R1(D)
- Refutation
- R(i);XB(C)
- Try
- Actual
- P(E);
- Threat
- QAR2(H)
- Vars
- B(b);CHECK,SBLOCK,XS(B)::QAR(H)+S(F)
- Q(a);SBLOCK,XB(C)::B(A)+R(D),DCHECK
- S(e);N_PINS(B)::S(B)
- S(e);N_PINS(B)::S(B),XP(j)
- S(e);SBLOCK::QAB(H),XP(l)
- P(j);N_PINS(B)::QAR2(H),XP(j)
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