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PID: 78398 (2K5/8/1NB1nB2/8/2Rb4/1p1kp3/1Pr1R3/nQ4N1 w - - 0 1)
Andrade, Barry Jack da Costa
The Tablet, 1959
(First published on Sat Feb 7 1959)
#2
9 + 7
| 15239 | Valois Notebooks | 2017 |
SOLUTION
- SOUND
- Sets
- 1...Bxb2
- 2.Be4#
- 1...Bc3
- 2.Be4#
- 2.Rxc3#
- 1...Bc5
- 2.Be4#
- 2.Rc3#
- 1...Be5
- 2.Be4#
- 1...Bxb6
- 2.Rc3#
- 1...Bxf6
- 2.Be4#
- 1...Sf4
- 2.Rxd4#
- 1...Sc5
- 2.Rxd4#
- 1...Sg5
- 2.Rxd4#
- 1...Sc7
- 2.Rxd4#
- 1...Sg7
- 2.Rxd4#
- 1...Sd8
- 2.Rxd4#
- 1...Sf8
- 2.Rxd4#
- 1...Bxb2
- Tries
- 1.Kb8?
- 1...Bxb2
- 2.Be4#
- 1...Bxb6
- 2.Rc3#
- 1...Bxf6
- 2.Be4#
- 1...Bc3
- 2.Be4#
- 2.Rxc3#
- 1...Bc5
- 2.Be4#
- 2.Rc3#
- 1...Sf4
- 2.Rxd4#
- 1...Sc5
- 2.Rxd4#
- 1...Sg5
- 2.Rxd4#
- 1...Sc7
- 2.Rxd4#
- 1...Sg7
- 2.Rxd4#
- 1...Sd8
- 2.Rxd4#
- 1...Sf8
- 2.Rxd4#
- 1...Be5+!
- 1...Bxb2
- 1.Bg7?
- 1...Bxb2
- 2.Be4#
- 1...Bxb6
- 2.Rc3#
- 1...Bxg7
- 2.Be4#
- 1...Sf4
- 2.Rxd4#
- 1...Bc3
- 2.Be4#
- 2.Rxc3#
- 1...Bc5
- 2.Be4#
- 2.Rc3#
- 1...Be5
- 2.Be4#
- 1...Bf6
- 2.Be4#
- 1...Sc5
- 2.Rxd4#
- 1...Sg5
- 2.Rxd4#
- 1...Sc7
- 2.Rxd4#
- 1...Sd8
- 2.Rxd4#
- 1...Sf8
- 2.Rxd4#
- 1...Sxg7!
- 1...Bxb2
- 1.Bh8?
- 1...Bxb2
- 2.Be4#
- 1...Bxb6
- 2.Rc3#
- 1...Bxh8
- 2.Be4#
- 1...Sf4
- 2.Rxd4#
- 1...Bc3
- 2.Be4#
- 2.Rxc3#
- 1...Bc5
- 2.Be4#
- 2.Rc3#
- 1...Be5
- 2.Be4#
- 1...Bf6
- 2.Be4#
- 1...Bg7
- 2.Be4#
- 1...Sc5
- 2.Rxd4#
- 1...Sg5
- 2.Rxd4#
- 1...Sc7
- 2.Rxd4#
- 1...Sd8
- 2.Rxd4#
- 1...Sf8
- 2.Rxd4#
- 1...Sg7!
- 1...Bxb2
- 1.Rg2?
- 1...Bxb2
- 2.Be4#
- 1...Bxb6
- 2.Rc3#
- 1...Bxf6
- 2.Be4#
- 1...Sf4
- 2.Rxd4#
- 1...Bc3
- 2.Be4#
- 2.Rxc3#
- 1...Bc5
- 2.Be4#
- 2.Rc3#
- 1...Be5
- 2.Be4#
- 1...Sc5
- 2.Rxd4#
- 1...Sg5
- 2.Rxd4#
- 1...Sc7
- 2.Rxd4#
- 1...Sg7
- 2.Rxd4#
- 1...Sd8
- 2.Rxd4#
- 1...Sf8
- 2.Rxd4#
- 1...e2!
- 1...Bxb2
- 1.Rh2?
- 1...Bxb2
- 2.Be4#
- 1...Bxb6
- 2.Rc3#
- 1...Bxf6
- 2.Be4#
- 1...Sf4
- 2.Rxd4#
- 1...Bc3
- 2.Be4#
- 2.Rxc3#
- 1...Bc5
- 2.Be4#
- 2.Rc3#
- 1...Be5
- 2.Be4#
- 1...Sc5
- 2.Rxd4#
- 1...Sg5
- 2.Rxd4#
- 1...Sc7
- 2.Rxd4#
- 1...Sg7
- 2.Rxd4#
- 1...Sd8
- 2.Rxd4#
- 1...Sf8
- 2.Rxd4#
- 1...e2!
- 1...Bxb2
- 1.Rcxc2?
- threat
- 2.Rcd2#
- 2.Rc3#
- 2.Qd1#
- 1...Bxb6
- 2.Rc3#
- 2.Qd1#
- 1...Bxf6
- 2.Rcd2#
- 2.Qd1#
- 1...Sxc2
- 2.Qd1#
- 1...Be5
- 2.Rcd2#
- 2.Qd1#
- 1...Bc3
- 2.Rcd2#
- 2.Rxc3#
- 1...bxc2!
- threat
- 1.Qf1?
- threat
- 2.Qf5#
- 1...Rxe2
- 2.Qxe2#
- 1...Sf4
- 2.Rxd4#
- 1...Sc5
- 2.Rxd4#
- 1...Sg5
- 2.Rxd4#
- 1...Sg7
- 2.Rxd4#
- 1...Bxb6!
- threat
- 1.Kb8?
- Keys
- 1.Be5!
- 1...Bxb2
- 2.Be4#
- 1...Bxe5
- 2.Be4#
- 1...Bxb6
- 2.Rc3#
- 1...Sf4
- 2.Rxd4#
- 1...Bc3
- 2.Be4#
- 2.Rxc3#
- 1...Bc5
- 2.Be4#
- 2.Rc3#
- 1...Sc5
- 2.Rxd4#
- 1...Sg5
- 2.Rxd4#
- 1...Sc7
- 2.Rxd4#
- 1...Sg7
- 2.Rxd4#
- 1...Sd8
- 2.Rxd4#
- 1...Sf8
- 2.Rxd4#
- 1...Bxb2
- 1.Be5!
FEATURES
- Static
- TYPE = WAITER
- CHANGED MATES = 0
- ADDED MATES = 0
- REMOVED MATES = 1
- Sets
- B(f);XP(C)::B(G)
- B(f);::B(G)
- B(f);N_GUARD,XS(F)::R1(E)
- B(f);XB(H)::B(G)
- S(g);N_GUARD::R1(E),XB(f)
- Tries
- Try
- K(I);P-FLIGHT
- Vars
- B(f);XP(C)::B(G)
- B(f);N_GUARD,XS(F)::R1(E)
- B(f);XB(H)::B(G)
- S(g);N_GUARD::R1(E),XB(f)
- Refutation
- B(f);CHECK
- Try
- B(H);
- Vars
- B(f);XP(C)::B(G)
- B(f);N_GUARD,XS(F)::R1(E)
- B(f);XB(H)::B(G)
- S(g);N_GUARD::R1(E),XB(f)
- B(f);::B(G)
- Refutation
- S(g);XB(H)
- Try
- B(H);
- Vars
- B(f);XP(C)::B(G)
- B(f);N_GUARD,XS(F)::R1(E)
- B(f);XB(H)::B(G)
- S(g);N_GUARD::R1(E),XB(f)
- B(f);::B(G)
- Refutation
- S(g);
- Try
- R(D);
- Vars
- B(f);XP(C)::B(G)
- B(f);N_GUARD,XS(F)::R1(E)
- B(f);XB(H)::B(G)
- S(g);N_GUARD::R1(E),XB(f)
- B(f);::B(G)
- Refutation
- P(e);
- Try
- R(D);
- Vars
- B(f);XP(C)::B(G)
- B(f);N_GUARD,XS(F)::R1(E)
- B(f);XB(H)::B(G)
- S(g);N_GUARD::R1(E),XB(f)
- B(f);::B(G)
- Refutation
- P(e);
- Try
- R(E);XR(b)
- Threat
- DUALS(3)
- Vars
- S(a);P_SPINS(a),XR(E)::QAR2(A)
- Refutation
- P(c);P_SPINP(c),XR(E)
- Try
- Q(A);N_PINR(b)
- Threat
- QAB(A)
- Vars
- R(b);OGATE,P_SPINR(b),XR(D)::QAB1(A),XR(b)
- S(g);N_GUARD::R1(E),XB(f)
- Refutation
- B(f);XS(F)
- Try
- Actual
- B(H);
- Vars
- B(f);XP(C)::B(G)
- B(f);XB(H)::B(G)
- B(f);N_GUARD,XS(F)::R1(E)
- S(g);N_GUARD::R1(E),XB(f)
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