MESON Chess Problem Database
Problem Display
PID: 68492 (Q1R5/3p4/1PR1P3/P2k4/3P2NK/3Br1p1/4P1p1/6B1 w - - 0 1)
Fothergill, Percival Guy Laugham (PGLF)
1st Prize, Hackney Mercury, 1894
#2
12 + 5
| 15 | British Chess Magazine | 1894 |
| 187 | The Chess Bouquet | 1897 |
SOLUTION
- SOUND
- Sets
- 1...Kxd4
- 2.Rc4#
- 2.Rd6#
- 1...Rxe2
- 2.Sf6#
- 1...Rxd3
- 2.Sf6#
- 1...Rf3
- 2.e4#
- 1...Re4
- 2.Bc4#
- 1...Re5
- 2.Sf6#
- 1...dxe6
- 2.Rd8#
- 1...Kxd4
- Tries
- 1.Bxe3?
- threat
- 2.Sf6#
- 1...dxc6
- 2.Qxc6#
- 1...d6!
- threat
- 1.Rd8?
- threat
- 2.Rxd7#
- 1...Kxd4
- 2.Rc4#
- 2.Rxd7#
- 1...Rxd3
- 2.Sf6#
- 1...d6
- 2.Rcxd6#
- 2.Rdxd6#
- 1...Rxe6!
- threat
- 1.Qa6?
- threat
- 2.Qc4#
- 1...Kxd4
- 2.Rd6#
- 2.Qc4#
- 1...Rxd3
- 2.Sf6#
- 1...dxc6!
- threat
- 1.Qb8?
- threat
- 2.Rd6#
- 2.Qd6#
- 1...Kxd4
- 2.Rd6#
- 2.Qe5#
- 2.Qd6#
- 1...Rxd3
- 2.Sf6#
- 2.Qe5#
- 1...Rxe6
- 2.Rc5#
- 1...d6
- 2.Rxd6#
- 2.Qxd6#
- 1...dxc6!
- threat
- 1.exd7?
- threat
- 2.d8Q#
- 2.d8R#
- 1...Kxd4
- 2.Rc4#
- 2.Rd6#
- 2.d8Q#
- 2.d8R#
- 1...Rxe2
- 2.Sf6#
- 2.Rf6#
- 2.Rg6#
- 2.Rh6#
- 2.d8Q#
- 2.d8R#
- 1...Rxd3
- 2.Sf6#
- 2.Rf6#
- 2.Rg6#
- 2.Rh6#
- 1...Rf3
- 2.Rf6#
- 2.Rg6#
- 2.Rh6#
- 2.e4#
- 2.d8Q#
- 2.d8R#
- 1...Re4
- 2.Bc4#
- 2.Rf6#
- 2.Rg6#
- 2.Rh6#
- 2.d8Q#
- 2.d8R#
- 1...Re5
- 2.Sf6#
- 2.Rf6#
- 2.Rg6#
- 2.Rh6#
- 2.d8Q#
- 2.d8R#
- 1...Re7
- 2.Sf6#
- 2.Rf6#
- 2.Rg6#
- 2.Rh6#
- 1...Re8
- 2.Sf6#
- 2.Rf6#
- 2.Rg6#
- 2.Rh6#
- 1...Re6!
- threat
- 1.Bxe3?
- Keys
- 1.Re8!
- 1...Kxd4
- 2.Rc4#
- 1...Rxe2
- 2.Sf6#
- 1...Rxd3
- 2.Sf6#
- 1...Rxe6
- 2.Rcxe6#
- 1...dxc6
- 2.Qd8#
- 1...dxe6
- 2.Rd8#
- 1...Rf3
- 2.e4#
- 1...Re4
- 2.Bc4#
- 1...Re5
- 2.Sf6#
- 1...d6
- 2.Rc4#
- 1...Kxd4
- 1.Re8!
FEATURES
- Static
- TYPE = INCOMPLETE_BLOCK
- CHANGED MATES = 0
- ADDED MATES = 4
- REMOVED MATES = 0
- Sets
- R(b);XP(B)::S(E)
- R(b);XB(C)::S(E)
- R(b);OGATE::P(B)
- R(b);P_PINS(E),SBLOCK::B(C)
- R(b);::S(E)
- P(e);OGATEB,XP(J)::R(L)
- Tries
- Try
- B(A);XR(b)
- Threat
- S(E)
- Vars
- P(e);OGATE,P_SPINP(e),XR(I)::QAB1(K),XP(e)
- Refutation
- P(e);
- Try
- R(L);P_PINP(e)
- Threat
- R(L),XP(e)
- Vars
- R(b);XB(C)::S(E)
- Refutation
- R(b);XP(J)
- Try
- Q(K);
- Threat
- QAB1(K)
- Vars
- R(b);XB(C)::S(E)
- Refutation
- P(e);XR(I)
- Try
- Q(K);
- Threat
- DUALS(2)
- Vars
- R(b);SBLOCK,XP(J)::R1(I)
- Refutation
- P(e);XR(I)
- Try
- P(J);XP(e)
- Threat
- P=Q
- Refutation
- R(b);
- Try
- Actual
- R(L);
- Vars
- K(d);P-FLIGHT,P_SPINR(b),XP(D)::R1(I)
- R(b);XP(B)::S(E)
- R(b);XB(C)::S(E)
- R(b);OGATE,XP(J)::QAB(K)+R(I),XR(b)
- P(e);OGATEB,P_SPINP(e),SBLOCK,XR(I)::QAR(K)
- P(e);OGATEB,XP(J)::R(L)
- R(b);OGATE::P(B)
- R(b);P_PINS(E),SBLOCK::B(C)
- R(b);::S(E)
- P(e);SBLOCK::QAB(K)+R(I)
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