MESON Chess Problem Database
Problem Display
PID: 68913 (Rb6/1B4n1/6RN/1r2kP1p/1N1ppp1B/1p6/1K2P3/Q7 w - - 0 1)
Rayner, James
3rd Prize, Pen & Pencil, 1889
(First published on Sat Sep 14 1889)
#2
10 + 9
| 15 | British Chess Magazine | 1890 |
| 15239 | Valois Notebooks | 2021 |
SOLUTION
- SOUND
- Sets
- 1...Ra5
- 2.Rxa5#
- 2.Qxa5#
- 1...Rd5
- 2.Sc6#
- 1...Bd6
- 2.Bf6#
- 1...Sxf5
- 2.Sf7#
- 1...Se6
- 2.Rxe6#
- 1...Se8
- 2.Re6#
- 1...d3
- 2.Kxb3#
- 1...e3
- 2.Sd3#
- 1...f3
- 2.Bg3#
- 1...Ra5
- Tries
- 1.Ra5?
- threat
- 2.Rxb5#
- 1...Rxa5
- 2.Qxa5#
- 1...Se6
- 2.Rxe6#
- 1...d3
- 2.Kxb3#
- 1...f3
- 2.Bg3#
- 1...Bd6
- 2.Bf6#
- 1...Rc5
- 2.Rxc5#
- 1...Rd5
- 2.Sc6#
- 2.Rxd5#
- 1...Ba7!
- threat
- 1.Raa6?
- threat
- 2.Bf6#
- 1...f3
- 2.Bg3#
- 1...Se8
- 2.Rae6#
- 2.Rge6#
- 1...Rb6!
- threat
- 1.Qh1?
- threat
- 2.Qxe4#
- 1...Se6
- 2.Rxe6#
- 1...f3
- 2.Bg3#
- 2.Qh2#
- 1...Rd5
- 2.Sc6#
- 1...e3
- 2.Sd3#
- 2.Sc6#
- 2.Qe4#
- 1...Rxb7!
- threat
- 1.Qa5?
- threat
- 2.Qxb5#
- 1...Rxa5
- 2.Rxa5#
- 1...Se6
- 2.Rxe6#
- 1...f3
- 2.Bg3#
- 1...Bd6
- 2.Bf6#
- 1...Rc5
- 2.Qxc5#
- 1...Rd5
- 2.Sc6#
- 2.Qxd5#
- 1...Ba7
- 2.Qc7#
- 1...d3!
- threat
- 1.Qa6?
- threat
- 2.Bf6#
- 2.Qxb5#
- 2.Qf6#
- 1...Rxb4
- 2.Bf6#
- 2.Qf6#
- 1...Rxb7
- 2.Bf6#
- 2.Qf6#
- 1...d3
- 2.Bf6#
- 2.Qf6#
- 1...f3
- 2.Bg3#
- 1...Bd6
- 2.Bf6#
- 2.Qxd6#
- 1...Ra5
- 2.Bf6#
- 2.Qxa5#
- 2.Qf6#
- 1...Rc5
- 2.Bf6#
- 2.Qf6#
- 1...Rd5
- 2.Sc6#
- 2.Bf6#
- 2.Qf6#
- 1...Ba7
- 2.Bf6#
- 2.Qd6#
- 2.Qf6#
- 1...Se6
- 2.Bf6#
- 2.Rxe6#
- 2.Qxe6#
- 1...Se8
- 2.Re6#
- 2.Qxb5#
- 2.Qe6#
- 1...Rb6!
- threat
- 1.Ra5?
- Keys
- 1.Qc1!
- 1...Rxb4
- 2.Qc5#
- 1...Rxb7
- 2.Qc5#
- 1...Sxf5
- 2.Sf7#
- 1...Se6
- 2.Rxe6#
- 1...d3
- 2.Qc3#
- 1...Bd6
- 2.Bf6#
- 1...Ra5
- 2.Rxa5#
- 1...Rc5
- 2.Qxc5#
- 1...Rd5
- 2.Sc6#
- 1...Rb6
- 2.Qc5#
- 1...Ba7
- 2.Qc7#
- 1...Bc7
- 2.Qxc7#
- 1...Se8
- 2.Re6#
- 1...e3
- 2.Sd3#
- 1...f3
- 2.Bg3#
- 1...Rxb4
- 1.Qc1!
FEATURES
- Static
- TYPE = INCOMPLETE_BLOCK
- CHANGED MATES = 1
- ADDED MATES = 7
- REMOVED MATES = 0
- Sets
- R(e);SBLOCK::S(D)
- B(i);SBLOCK::B(E)
- S(h);SBLOCK,XP(F)::S(H)
- S(h);N_GUARD::R1(G),XS(h)
- S(h);N_GUARD::R1(G)
- P(b);::QAB(A)+K(B),XP(a)
- P(c);N_GUARD::S(D)
- P(d);OGATEB::B(E)
- Tries
- Try
- R(J);P_PINR(e)
- Threat
- R(J),XR(e)
- Vars
- R(e);N_SPINR(e),OGATE,XR(J)::QAR(A),XR(e)
- S(h);N_GUARD::R1(G),XS(h)
- P(b);::QAB(A)+K(B),XP(a)
- P(d);OGATEB::B(E)
- B(i);SBLOCK::B(E)
- R(e);OGATE::R(J),XR(e)
- Refutation
- B(i);
- Try
- R(J);
- Threat
- B(E)
- Vars
- P(d);OGATEB::B(E)
- Refutation
- R(e);
- Try
- Q(A);
- Threat
- QAR1(A),XP(c)
- Vars
- S(h);N_GUARD::R1(G),XS(h)
- R(e);SBLOCK::S(D)
- Refutation
- R(e);XB(I)
- Try
- Q(A);P_PINR(e)
- Threat
- QAR(A),XR(e)
- Vars
- R(e);N_SPINR(e),OGATE,XQ(A)::R(J),XR(e)
- S(h);N_GUARD::R1(G),XS(h)
- P(d);OGATEB::B(E)
- B(i);SBLOCK::B(E)
- R(e);OGATE::QAR2(A),XR(e)
- B(i);N_GUARD::QAB(A)
- Refutation
- P(b);
- Try
- Q(A);
- Threat
- DUALS(3)
- Vars
- P(d);OGATEB::B(E)
- Refutation
- R(e);
- Try
- Actual
- Q(A);
- Vars
- R(e);N_GUARD,XS(D)::QAR2(A)
- R(e);N_GUARD,XB(I)::QAR2(A)
- S(h);SBLOCK,XP(F)::S(H)
- S(h);N_GUARD::R1(G),XS(h)
- P(b);OGATEB::QAB(A)
- B(i);SBLOCK::B(E)
- R(e);OGATEB::R(J),XR(e)
- R(e);N_GUARD::QAR2(A),XR(e)
- R(e);SBLOCK::S(D)
- R(e);N_GUARD::QAR2(A)
- B(i);N_GUARD::QAB(A)
- B(i);N_GUARD::QAB(A),XB(i)
- S(h);N_GUARD::R1(G)
- P(c);N_GUARD::S(D)
- P(d);OGATEB::B(E)
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