MESON Chess Problem Database
Problem Display
PID: 64298 (2Q3bB/1P5p/2Rp2BP/r2k2KR/r7/p5N1/N7/3n4 w - - 0 1)
Davis, Henry Hosey
1st Prize, Bristol Mercury, 1892
#2
10 + 8
| 187 | The Chess Bouquet | 1897 |
| 15 | British Chess Magazine | 1911 |
SOLUTION
- SOUND
- Sets
- 1...Rb4
- 2.Sxb4#
- 1...Rd4
- 2.Kf6#
- 1...Re4
- 2.Bxe4#
- 1...Rf4
- 2.Kxf4#
- 1...Rg4+
- 2.Kxg4#
- 1...Rh4
- 2.Kxh4#
- 1...Bf7
- 2.Bxf7#
- 1...Sb2
- 2.Sc3#
- 1...Sf2
- 2.Sc3#
- 1...Sc3
- 2.Sxc3#
- 1...Se3
- 2.Sc3#
- 1...hxg6
- 2.Kxg6#
- 1...Rb4
- Tries
- 1.Rc1?
- threat
- 2.Qf5#
- 2.Qxg8#
- 1...Rg4+
- 2.Kxg4#
- 1...hxg6
- 2.Kxg6#
- 2.Qxg8#
- 1...Rc4
- 2.Qxc4#
- 1...Re4
- 2.Bxe4#
- 1...Rf4
- 2.Kxf4#
- 1...Ra8
- 2.Qf5#
- 1...Be6
- 2.Qc6#
- 1...Bf7
- 2.Bxf7#
- 2.Qf5#
- 1...Sc3
- 2.Sxc3#
- 1...Se3
- 2.Sc3#
- 2.Qxg8#
- 1...Rc5!
- threat
- 1.Rc2?
- threat
- 2.Qf5#
- 2.Qxg8#
- 1...Rg4+
- 2.Kxg4#
- 1...hxg6
- 2.Kxg6#
- 2.Qxg8#
- 1...Rc4
- 2.Qxc4#
- 1...Re4
- 2.Bxe4#
- 1...Rf4
- 2.Kxf4#
- 1...Ra8
- 2.Qf5#
- 1...Be6
- 2.Qc6#
- 1...Bf7
- 2.Bxf7#
- 2.Qf5#
- 1...Sc3
- 2.Sxc3#
- 1...Se3
- 2.Sc3#
- 2.Qxg8#
- 1...Rc5!
- threat
- 1.Rc3?
- threat
- 2.Qf5#
- 2.Qxg8#
- 1...Rg4+
- 2.Kxg4#
- 1...Sxc3
- 2.Sxc3#
- 1...hxg6
- 2.Kxg6#
- 2.Qxg8#
- 1...Rc4
- 2.Qxc4#
- 1...Re4
- 2.Bxe4#
- 1...Rf4
- 2.Kxf4#
- 1...Ra8
- 2.Qf5#
- 1...Be6
- 2.Qc6#
- 1...Bf7
- 2.Bxf7#
- 2.Qf5#
- 1...Se3
- 2.Qxg8#
- 1...Rc5!
- threat
- 1.Rc7?
- threat
- 2.Qf5#
- 2.Qxg8#
- 1...Rg4+
- 2.Kxg4#
- 1...hxg6
- 2.Kxg6#
- 2.Qxg8#
- 1...Rc5
- 2.Qxg8#
- 1...Re4
- 2.Bxe4#
- 1...Rf4
- 2.Kxf4#
- 1...Ra8
- 2.Qf5#
- 1...Bf7
- 2.Bxf7#
- 2.Qf5#
- 1...Se3
- 2.Sc3#
- 2.Qxg8#
- 1...Be6!
- threat
- 1.Qd7?
- threat
- 2.Qxd6#
- 1...Rg4+
- 2.Kxg4#
- 1...Rc5!
- threat
- 1.b8Q?
- threat
- 2.Rxd6#
- 2.Qxd6#
- 1...Rg4+
- 2.Kxg4#
- 1...Ra6
- 2.Qxd6#
- 2.Qb5#
- 1...Rc5!
- threat
- 1.b8S?
- threat
- 2.Qf5#
- 2.Qxg8#
- 1...Rg4+
- 2.Kxg4#
- 1...hxg6
- 2.Kxg6#
- 2.Qxg8#
- 1...Rc5
- 2.Qxg8#
- 1...Re4
- 2.Bxe4#
- 1...Rf4
- 2.Kxf4#
- 1...Ra7
- 2.Qf5#
- 1...Bf7
- 2.Bxf7#
- 2.Qf5#
- 1...Se3
- 2.Sc3#
- 2.Qxg8#
- 1...Be6!
- threat
- 1.Rc1?
- Keys
- 1.Rb6!
- 1...Rg4+
- 2.Kxg4#
- 1...hxg6
- 2.Kxg6#
- 1...Rc5
- 2.Qxg8#
- 1...Rc4
- 2.Qf5#
- 1...Rb4
- 2.Sxb4#
- 1...Rd4
- 2.Kf6#
- 1...Re4
- 2.Bxe4#
- 1...Rf4
- 2.Kxf4#
- 1...Rh4
- 2.Kxh4#
- 1...Rb5
- 2.Rxb5#
- 1...Ra6
- 2.Rb5#
- 1...Ra7
- 2.Rb5#
- 1...Ra8
- 2.Rb5#
- 1...Be6
- 2.Qc6#
- 1...Bf7
- 2.Bxf7#
- 1...Sb2
- 2.Sc3#
- 1...Sf2
- 2.Sc3#
- 1...Sc3
- 2.Sxc3#
- 1...Se3
- 2.Sc3#
- 1...Rg4+
- 1.Rb6!
FEATURES
- Static
- TYPE = INCOMPLETE_BLOCK
- CHANGED MATES = 0
- ADDED MATES = 7
- REMOVED MATES = 0
- Sets
- R(c);N_GUARD::S(A),XR(c)
- R(c);SBLOCK::R(D)+K(C)
- R(c);N_GUARD::B(F),XR(c)
- R(c);::R(D)+K(C),XR(c)
- R(c);CHECK::R(D)+K(C),XR(c)
- B(h);N_GUARD::B(F),XB(h)
- S(a);N_GUARD::S(A)
- S(a);N_GUARD::S(A),XS(a)
- P(g);XB(F)::R(D)+K(C),XP(g)
- Tries
- Try
- R(E);
- Threat
- DUALS(2)
- Vars
- R(c);CHECK::R(D)+K(C),XR(c)
- R(c);N_GUARD::QAB1(I),XR(c)
- R(c);N_GUARD::B(F),XR(c)
- R(c);::R(D)+K(C),XR(c)
- R(d);::QAR2(I)
- B(h);SBLOCK::QAB1(I)
- S(a);N_GUARD::S(A),XS(a)
- Refutation
- R(d);
- Try
- R(E);
- Threat
- DUALS(2)
- Vars
- R(c);CHECK::R(D)+K(C),XR(c)
- R(c);N_GUARD::QAB1(I),XR(c)
- R(c);N_GUARD::B(F),XR(c)
- R(c);::R(D)+K(C),XR(c)
- R(d);::QAR2(I)
- B(h);SBLOCK::QAB1(I)
- S(a);N_GUARD::S(A),XS(a)
- Refutation
- R(d);
- Try
- R(E);
- Threat
- DUALS(2)
- Vars
- R(c);CHECK::R(D)+K(C),XR(c)
- S(a);XR(E)::S(A),XS(a)
- R(c);N_GUARD::QAB1(I),XR(c)
- R(c);N_GUARD::B(F),XR(c)
- R(c);::R(D)+K(C),XR(c)
- R(d);::QAR2(I)
- B(h);SBLOCK::QAB1(I)
- S(a);::QAB(I),XB(h)
- Refutation
- R(d);
- Try
- R(E);
- Threat
- DUALS(2)
- Vars
- R(c);CHECK::R(D)+K(C),XR(c)
- R(d);::QAB(I),XB(h)
- R(c);N_GUARD::B(F),XR(c)
- R(c);::R(D)+K(C),XR(c)
- R(d);::QAR2(I)
- Refutation
- B(h);
- Try
- Q(I);P_PINP(f)
- Threat
- QAR1(I),XP(f)
- Vars
- R(c);CHECK::R(D)+K(C),XR(c)
- Refutation
- R(d);
- Try
- P(H);
- Threat
- DUALS(2)
- Vars
- R(c);CHECK::R(D)+K(C),XR(c)
- Refutation
- R(d);
- Try
- P(H);
- Threat
- DUALS(2)
- Vars
- R(c);CHECK::R(D)+K(C),XR(c)
- R(d);::QAB(I),XB(h)
- R(c);N_GUARD::B(F),XR(c)
- R(c);::R(D)+K(C),XR(c)
- R(d);::QAR2(I)
- Refutation
- B(h);
- Try
- Actual
- R(E);
- Vars
- R(c);CHECK::R(D)+K(C),XR(c)
- P(g);XB(F)::R(D)+K(C),XP(g)
- R(d);SBLOCK::QAB(I),XB(h)
- R(c);SBLOCK::QAR2(I)
- R(c);N_GUARD::S(A),XR(c)
- R(c);SBLOCK::R(D)+K(C)
- R(c);N_GUARD::B(F),XR(c)
- R(c);::R(D)+K(C),XR(c)
- R(d);N_GUARD::R(E),XR(d)
- R(d);N_GUARD::R(E)
- B(h);SBLOCK::QAB1(I)
- B(h);N_GUARD::B(F),XB(h)
- S(a);N_GUARD::S(A)
- S(a);N_GUARD::S(A),XS(a)
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