MESON Chess Problem Database

Problem Display
PID: 77776 (8/8/N7/8/8/p7/8/k1K5 w - - 0 1)

von Jaenisch, Carl Frederich

Decouvertes sur Le Cavalier aux Echec, 1837

8/8/N7/8/8/p7/8/k1K5

#2

2 + 2

5454 Near Snap 2018

SOLUTION

  • SOUND
  • Tries
    • 1.Sc5?
      • 1...a2
        • 2.Sb3#
      • 1...Ka2!
  • Keys
    • 1.Sb4!
      • 1...a2
        • 2.Sc2#

This anticipates 181163(1904)

FEATURES

  • Static
    • TYPE = INCOMPLETE_BLOCK
    • CHANGED MATES = 0
    • ADDED MATES = 1
    • REMOVED MATES = 0
  • Sets
  • Tries
    • Try
      • S(B);
      • Vars
        • P(b);SBLOCK::S(B)
      • Refutation
        • K(a);P-FLIGHT
  • Actual
    • S(B);
    • Vars
      • P(b);SBLOCK::S(B)
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