MESON Chess Problem Database
Problem Display
PID: 76802 (5bQ1/3p1r2/1p1p2n1/1Pk1p1B1/2P2P2/2KP4/8/8 w - - 0 1)
Ross, Colonel C
The Tablet, 1945
(First published on Sat Sep 15 1945)
#2
7 + 8
| 15239 | Valois Notebooks | 2016 |
SOLUTION
- SOUND
- Sets
- 1...Rxf4
- 2.Qd5#
- 1...Rf5
- 2.Qd5#
- 1...Rf6
- 2.Qd5#
- 1...Re7
- 2.Qd5#
- 1...Rg7
- 2.Qd5#
- 1...Rh7
- 2.Qd5#
- 1...Bh6
- 2.Qc8#
- 1...Be7
- 2.Qc8#
- 1...Bg7
- 2.Qc8#
- 1...exf4
- 2.d4#
- 1...e4
- 2.d4#
- 1...Rxf4
- Tries
- 1.Bh4?
- threat
- 2.Bf2#
- 1...Rxf4
- 2.Qd5#
- 1...Sxh4
- 2.Qg1#
- 1...e4
- 2.d4#
- 1...d5!
- threat
- 1.Bf6?
- 1...Rxf6
- 2.Qd5#
- 1...Sxf4
- 2.Qg1#
- 1...exf4
- 2.Bd4#
- 2.d4#
- 1...Re7
- 2.Qd5#
- 1...Rg7
- 2.Qd5#
- 1...Rh7
- 2.Qd5#
- 1...Bh6
- 2.Qc8#
- 1...Be7
- 2.Qc8#
- 1...Bg7
- 2.Qc8#
- 1...Sh4
- 2.Qg1#
- 1...Se7
- 2.Qg1#
- 1...Sh8
- 2.Qg1#
- 1...e4
- 2.Bd4#
- 2.d4#
- 1...d5!
- 1...Rxf6
- 1.Bh6?
- 1...Rxf4
- 2.Qd5#
- 1...Bxh6
- 2.Qc8#
- 1...Sxf4
- 2.Qg1#
- 1...exf4
- 2.d4#
- 1...Rf5
- 2.Qd5#
- 1...Rf6
- 2.Qd5#
- 1...Re7
- 2.Qd5#
- 1...Rg7
- 2.Qd5#
- 1...Rh7
- 2.Qd5#
- 1...Be7
- 2.Qc8#
- 1...Bg7
- 2.Qc8#
- 1...Sh4
- 2.Qg1#
- 1...Se7
- 2.Qg1#
- 1...Sh8
- 2.Qg1#
- 1...e4
- 2.d4#
- 1...d5!
- 1...Rxf4
- 1.fxe5?
- threat
- 2.Be3#
- 2.d4#
- 1...Rf3
- 2.Qd5#
- 1...Rf4
- 2.Qd5#
- 1...Bh6
- 2.Qc8#
- 2.d4#
- 1...Sf4
- 2.d4#
- 1...d5
- 2.d4#
- 1...dxe5!
- threat
- 1.Bh4?
- Keys
- 1.Be7!
- 1...Rxf4
- 2.Qd5#
- 1...Rxe7
- 2.Qd5#
- 1...Bxe7
- 2.Qc8#
- 1...Sxf4
- 2.Qg1#
- 1...Sxe7
- 2.Qg1#
- 1...exf4
- 2.d4#
- 1...Rf5
- 2.Qd5#
- 1...Rf6
- 2.Qd5#
- 1...Rg7
- 2.Qd5#
- 1...Rh7
- 2.Qd5#
- 1...Bh6
- 2.Qc8#
- 1...Bg7
- 2.Qc8#
- 1...Sh4
- 2.Qg1#
- 1...Sh8
- 2.Qg1#
- 1...e4
- 2.d4#
- 1...Rxf4
- 1.Be7!
FEATURES
- Static
- TYPE = INCOMPLETE_BLOCK
- CHANGED MATES = 0
- ADDED MATES = 4
- REMOVED MATES = 0
- Sets
- R(g);OGATE,XP(D)::QAR1(G)
- R(g);OGATE::QAR1(G)
- B(h);OGATE::QAR(G)
- P(b);N_GUARD,XP(D)::P(B)
- P(b);N_GUARD::P(B)
- Tries
- Try
- B(F);
- Threat
- B(F)
- Vars
- R(g);OGATE,XP(D)::QAR1(G)
- S(e);OGATE,XB(F)::QAB(G)
- P(b);N_GUARD::P(B)
- Refutation
- P(d);
- Try
- B(F);
- Vars
- R(g);OGATE,XB(F)::QAR1(G)
- S(e);OGATE,XP(D)::QAB(G)
- R(g);OGATE::QAR1(G)
- B(h);OGATE::QAR(G)
- S(e);OGATE::QAB(G)
- Refutation
- P(d);
- Try
- B(F);
- Vars
- R(g);OGATE,XP(D)::QAR1(G)
- B(h);OGATE,XB(F)::QAR(G)
- S(e);OGATE,XP(D)::QAB(G)
- P(b);N_GUARD,XP(D)::P(B)
- R(g);OGATE::QAR1(G)
- B(h);OGATE::QAR(G)
- S(e);OGATE::QAB(G)
- P(b);N_GUARD::P(B)
- Refutation
- P(d);
- Try
- P(D);XP(b)
- Threat
- DUALS(2)
- Vars
- R(g);OGATE,P_PINP(B)::QAR1(G)
- R(g);OGATE::QAR1(G)
- S(e);::P(B)
- P(d);::P(B)
- Refutation
- P(d);XP(D)
- Try
- Actual
- B(F);P_PINP(d)
- Vars
- R(g);OGATE,XP(D)::QAR1(G)
- R(g);N_SPINP(d),OGATE,XB(F)::QAR1(G)
- B(h);N_SPINP(d),OGATE,XB(F)::QAR(G)
- S(e);OGATE,XP(D)::QAB(G)
- S(e);N_SPINP(d),OGATE,XB(F)::QAB(G)
- P(b);N_GUARD,XP(D)::P(B)
- R(g);OGATE::QAR1(G)
- B(h);OGATE::QAR(G)
- S(e);OGATE::QAB(G)
- P(b);N_GUARD::P(B)
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