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PID: 79951 (7K/6B1/1Q1b2p1/5pR1/2k1B1N1/p3p3/R3N3/n4n2 w - - 0 1)
Templar, James G
The Field, 1943
(First published on Sat Jul 24 1943)
#2
8 + 8
SOLUTION
- SOUND
- Sets
- 1...Bc5
- 2.Se5#
- 1...Be5
- 2.Sxe5#
- 1...Be7
- 2.Se5#
- 1...Bf8
- 2.Se5#
- 1...Sc2
- 2.Rxc2#
- 1...Sb3
- 2.Rc2#
- 1...Sd2
- 2.Sxe3#
- 1...Sh2
- 2.Sxe3#
- 1...Sg3
- 2.Sxe3#
- 1...fxe4
- 2.Qb5#
- 1...fxg4
- 2.Qb5#
- 1...f4
- 2.Qb5#
- 1...Bc5
- Tries
- 1.Bd3+?
- 1...Kxd3
- 2.Qd4#
- 1...Kd5!
- 1...Kxd3
- 1.Bd5+?
- 1...Kd3
- 2.Sc1#
- 2.Qd4#
- 2.Qb5#
- 2.Qa6#
- 1...Kxd5!
- 1...Kd3
- 1.Bc6?
- threat
- 2.Qb5#
- 1...Kd3
- 2.Qd4#
- 2.Qb5#
- 2.Qa6#
- 1...Bb4!
- threat
- 1.Bxa1?
- threat
- 2.Rc2#
- 1...Be5+
- 2.Sxe5#
- 1...fxe4
- 2.Qb5#
- 1...Bb4!
- threat
- 1.Rxa1?
- threat
- 2.Rc1#
- 1...fxe4
- 2.Qb5#
- 1...Be5
- 2.Sxe5#
- 1...Bb4!
- threat
- 1.Rb2?
- threat
- 2.Qd4#
- 2.Qb5#
- 1...Bb4
- 2.Se5#
- 2.Rxb4#
- 2.Qxb4#
- 1...Bc5
- 2.Se5#
- 2.Qb5#
- 2.Qa6#
- 2.Qe6#
- 1...Be5
- 2.Sxe5#
- 2.Rb4#
- 2.Qb4#
- 2.Qb5#
- 2.Qc6#
- 1...Sc2
- 2.Rxc2#
- 2.Qb5#
- 1...Sb3
- 2.Rc2#
- 1...axb2!
- threat
- 1.Rd2?
- threat
- 2.Bd5#
- 2.Rd4#
- 1...Sxd2
- 2.Sxe3#
- 1...fxe4
- 2.Rd4#
- 2.Qb5#
- 1...Bb4
- 2.Bd5#
- 1...Bc5
- 2.Se5#
- 2.Bd5#
- 1...Be5
- 2.Sxe5#
- 2.Bd5#
- 1...Sc2
- 2.Bd5#
- 2.Rxc2#
- 1...Sb3
- 2.Bd5#
- 2.Rc2#
- 1...exd2!
- threat
- 1.Rxa3?
- threat
- 2.Rc3#
- 1...Bxa3
- 2.Se5#
- 1...Bb4
- 2.Se5#
- 1...Be5
- 2.Sxe5#
- 2.Ra4#
- 1...Sb3!
- threat
- 1.Rxf5?
- threat
- 2.Qb5#
- 1...Bb4
- 2.Qe6#
- 1...Bc5
- 2.Se5#
- 2.Rxc5#
- 1...Be5
- 2.Sxe5#
- 1...gxf5!
- threat
- 1.Qd4+?
- 1...Kb3
- 2.Sc1#
- 2.Bd5#
- 1...Kb5!
- 1...Kb3
- 1.Bd3+?
- Keys
- 1.Bf8!
- 1...Be5+
- 2.Sxe5#
- 1...Bxf8
- 2.Se5#
- 1...fxe4
- 2.Qb5#
- 1...fxg4
- 2.Qb5#
- 1...Bb4
- 2.Qxb4#
- 1...Bh2
- 2.Qb4#
- 1...Bg3
- 2.Qb4#
- 1...Bf4
- 2.Qb4#
- 1...Bc5
- 2.Se5#
- 1...Bc7
- 2.Qb4#
- 1...Be7
- 2.Se5#
- 1...Bb8
- 2.Qb4#
- 1...Sc2
- 2.Rxc2#
- 1...Sb3
- 2.Rc2#
- 1...Sd2
- 2.Sxe3#
- 1...Sh2
- 2.Sxe3#
- 1...Sg3
- 2.Sxe3#
- 1...f4
- 2.Qb5#
- 1...Be5+
- 1.Bf8!
FEATURES
- Static
- TYPE = INCOMPLETE_BLOCK
- CHANGED MATES = 0
- ADDED MATES = 6
- REMOVED MATES = 0
- Sets
- B(g);N_GUARD::S(D)
- B(g);N_GUARD,P_PINB(G)::S(D),XB(g)
- S(a);N_GUARD::R(A),XS(a)
- S(a);N_GUARD::R(A)
- S(b);N_GUARD::S(D),XP(d)
- P(f);XB(C)::QAB1(F)
- P(f);XS(D)::QAB1(F)
- P(f);::QAB1(F)
- Tries
- Try
- B(C);CHECK
- Vars
- K(e);S_FLIGHT,XB(C)::QAR1(F)
- Refutation
- K(e);P_SPINP(f),S_FLIGHT
- Try
- B(C);CHECK
- Refutation
- K(e);P_SPINP(f),S_FLIGHT,XB(C)
- Try
- B(C);
- Threat
- QAB1(F)
- Refutation
- B(g);
- Try
- B(G);XS(a)
- Threat
- R(A)
- Vars
- B(g);CHECK,N_GUARD::S(D),XB(g)
- P(f);XB(C)::QAB1(F)
- Refutation
- B(g);
- Try
- R(A);XS(a)
- Threat
- R(A)
- Vars
- P(f);XB(C)::QAB1(F)
- B(g);N_GUARD,P_PINB(G)::S(D),XB(g)
- Refutation
- B(g);
- Try
- R(A);
- Threat
- DUALS(2)
- Vars
- S(a);N_GUARD::R(A)
- Refutation
- P(c);XR(A)
- Try
- R(A);
- Threat
- DUALS(2)
- Vars
- S(b);N_GUARD,XR(A)::S(D),XP(d)
- B(g);::B(C)
- Refutation
- P(d);XR(A)
- Try
- R(A);XP(c)
- Threat
- R1(A)
- Vars
- B(g);N_GUARD,XR(A)::S(D)
- B(g);N_GUARD::S(D)
- Refutation
- S(a);
- Try
- R(E);XP(f)
- Threat
- QAB1(F)
- Vars
- B(g);OGATE,SBLOCK::QAB(F)
- B(g);N_GUARD,P_PINB(G)::S(D),XB(g)
- Refutation
- P(h);XR(E)
- Try
- Q(F);CHECK
- Refutation
- K(e);P_SPINP(f),S_FLIGHT
- Try
- Actual
- B(G);
- Vars
- B(g);CHECK,N_GUARD::S(D),XB(g)
- B(g);N_GUARD,XB(G)::S(D)
- P(f);XB(C)::QAB1(F)
- P(f);XS(D)::QAB1(F)
- B(g);N_GUARD::QAR1(F),XB(g)
- B(g);N_GUARD::QAR1(F)
- B(g);N_GUARD::S(D)
- S(a);N_GUARD::R(A),XS(a)
- S(a);N_GUARD::R(A)
- S(b);N_GUARD::S(D),XP(d)
- P(f);::QAB1(F)
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