MESON Chess Problem Database
Problem Display
PID: 70467 (2bn4/1p4p1/r3kBQ1/1pP4K/1R4P1/1N1R3n/4r1N1/1B6 w - - 0 1)
Taverner, Thomas
1st Prize=, Brownson's Chess Journal 07. TT, 1889
#2
10 + 9
| 187 | The Chess Bouquet | 1897 |
| 15 | British Chess Magazine | 1898 |
| 5454 | Near Snap | 2022 |
SOLUTION
- SOUND
- Sets
- 1...Rea2
- 2.Re4#
- 1...Rb2
- 2.Re4#
- 1...Rc2
- 2.Re4#
- 1...Rd2
- 2.Re4#
- 1...Rf2
- 2.Re4#
- 1...Rxg2
- 2.Re4#
- 1...Re4
- 2.Rxe4#
- 1...Re5+
- 2.Bg5#
- 1...Ra1
- 2.Rd6#
- 1...Raa2
- 2.Rd6#
- 1...Ra3
- 2.Rd6#
- 1...Ra4
- 2.Rd6#
- 1...Ra5
- 2.Rd6#
- 1...Rd6
- 2.Rxd6#
- 1...Ra7
- 2.Rd6#
- 1...Ra8
- 2.Rd6#
- 1...Sg1
- 2.Sf4#
- 1...Sf2
- 2.Sf4#
- 1...Sf4+
- 2.Sxf4#
- 1...Sg5
- 2.Sf4#
- 1...Sc6
- 2.Rd6#
- 1...Sf7
- 2.Qf5#
- 1...b6
- 2.Rd6#
- 1...gxf6
- 2.Qe8#
- 1...Rea2
- Tries
- 1.Rd1?
- threat
- 2.Bf5#
- 1...Re5+
- 2.Bg5#
- 1...Sf4+
- 2.Sxf4#
- 1...gxf6
- 2.Qe8#
- 1...Rc2
- 2.Re4#
- 1...Rf2
- 2.Re4#
- 1...Re4
- 2.Rxe4#
- 1...Rd2!
- threat
- 1.Rd2?
- threat
- 2.Bf5#
- 1...Re5+
- 2.Bg5#
- 1...Sf4+
- 2.Sxf4#
- 1...gxf6
- 2.Qe8#
- 1...Rf2
- 2.Re4#
- 1...Re4
- 2.Rxe4#
- 1...Rxd2!
- threat
- 1.Rxd8?
- threat
- 2.Sd4#
- 2.Bf5#
- 1...Re5+
- 2.Bg5#
- 1...Sf4+
- 2.Sxf4#
- 1...gxf6
- 2.Qe8#
- 1...Rd6
- 2.Rxd6#
- 1...Rc2
- 2.Sd4#
- 2.Re4#
- 1...Rd2
- 2.Bf5#
- 2.Re4#
- 1...Rf2
- 2.Sd4#
- 2.Re4#
- 1...Re4
- 2.Rxe4#
- 1...Bd7!
- threat
- 1.Rf4?
- threat
- 2.Qe8#
- 1...Re5+
- 2.Bg5#
- 1...Sxf4+
- 2.Sxf4#
- 1...Sc6
- 2.Rd6#
- 1...Sf7
- 2.Qf5#
- 1...Bd7!
- threat
- 1.Rd1?
- Keys
- 1.Ba2!
- 1...Re5+
- 2.Bg5#
- 1...Sf4+
- 2.Sxf4#
- 1...Rexa2
- 2.Re4#
- 1...Rxg2
- 2.Re4#
- 1...Raxa2
- 2.Rd6#
- 1...gxf6
- 2.Qe8#
- 1...Rd6
- 2.Rxd6#
- 1...Re1
- 2.Sa5#
- 1...Rb2
- 2.Re4#
- 1...Rc2
- 2.Re4#
- 1...Rd2
- 2.Re4#
- 1...Rf2
- 2.Re4#
- 1...Re3
- 2.Sa5#
- 1...Re4
- 2.Rxe4#
- 1...Ra3
- 2.Rd6#
- 1...Ra4
- 2.Rd6#
- 1...Ra5
- 2.Rd6#
- 1...Rb6
- 2.Sd2#
- 1...Rc6
- 2.Sd2#
- 1...Ra7
- 2.Rd6#
- 1...Ra8
- 2.Rd6#
- 1...Bd7
- 2.Sd4#
- 1...Sg1
- 2.Sf4#
- 1...Sf2
- 2.Sf4#
- 1...Sg5
- 2.Sf4#
- 1...Sc6
- 2.Rd6#
- 1...Sf7
- 2.Qf5#
- 1...b6
- 2.Rd6#
- 1...Re5+
- 1.Ba2!
Anticipated by 258712(0000)
FEATURES
- Static
- TYPE = INCOMPLETE_BLOCK
- CHANGED MATES = 0
- ADDED MATES = 5
- REMOVED MATES = 1
- Sets
- R(a);N_GUARD::R(E)
- R(a);N_GUARD,XS(B)::R(E)
- R(a);N_GUARD::R(E),XR(a)
- R(a);CHECK,SBLOCK::QAR(J)+B(I)
- R(d);N_GUARD::R1(D)
- R(d);N_GUARD::R1(D),XR(d)
- S(b);N_GUARD::S(B)
- S(b);CHECK,N_GUARD::S(B),XS(b)
- S(i);S_CUTR(d)::R1(D)
- S(i);SBLOCK::QAB1(J)
- P(f);S_CUTR(d)::R1(D)
- P(g);P_SPINP(g),SBLOCK,XB(I)::QAR2(J)
- Tries
- Try
- R(D);
- Threat
- B(A)
- Vars
- R(a);CHECK,SBLOCK::QAR(J)+B(I)
- S(b);CHECK,N_GUARD::S(B),XS(b)
- P(g);P_SPINP(g),SBLOCK,XB(I)::QAR2(J)
- R(a);N_GUARD::R(E)
- R(a);N_GUARD::R(E),XR(a)
- Refutation
- R(a);
- Try
- R(D);
- Threat
- B(A)
- Vars
- R(a);CHECK,SBLOCK::QAR(J)+B(I)
- S(b);CHECK,N_GUARD::S(B),XS(b)
- P(g);P_SPINP(g),SBLOCK,XB(I)::QAR2(J)
- R(a);N_GUARD::R(E)
- R(a);N_GUARD::R(E),XR(a)
- Refutation
- R(a);XR(D)
- Try
- R(D);XS(i)
- Threat
- DUALS(2)
- Vars
- R(a);CHECK,SBLOCK::QAR(J)+B(I)
- S(b);CHECK,N_GUARD::S(B),XS(b)
- P(g);P_SPINP(g),SBLOCK,XB(I)::QAR2(J)
- R(d);N_GUARD::R1(D),XR(d)
- R(a);N_GUARD::R(E),XR(a)
- Refutation
- B(h);
- Try
- R(E);
- Threat
- QAR2(J)
- Vars
- R(a);CHECK,SBLOCK::QAR(J)+B(I)
- S(b);CHECK,XR(E)::S(B),XS(b)
- S(i);S_CUTR(d)::R1(D)
- S(i);SBLOCK::QAB1(J)
- Refutation
- B(h);
- Try
- Actual
- B(A);
- Vars
- R(a);CHECK,SBLOCK::QAR(J)+B(I)
- S(b);CHECK,N_GUARD::S(B),XS(b)
- R(a);N_GUARD,XB(A)::R(E)
- R(a);N_GUARD,XS(B)::R(E)
- R(d);N_GUARD,XB(A)::R1(D)
- P(g);P_SPINP(g),SBLOCK,XB(I)::QAR2(J)
- R(d);N_GUARD::R1(D),XR(d)
- R(a);N_GUARD::B(A)+S(C)
- R(a);N_GUARD::R(E)
- R(a);N_GUARD::R(E),XR(a)
- R(d);N_GUARD::R1(D)
- R(d);N_GUARD::B(A)+S(C)
- B(h);SBLOCK::B(A)+S(C),DCHECK
- S(b);N_GUARD::S(B)
- S(i);S_CUTR(d)::R1(D)
- S(i);SBLOCK::QAB1(J)
- P(f);S_CUTR(d)::R1(D)
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