MESON Chess Problem Database
Problem Display
PID: 80343 (b7/rP5B/8/n4R2/K1pb2P1/3kBN1n/7p/3N3r w - - 0 1)
Templar, James G
The Field, 1944
(First published on Sat Sep 16 1944)
#2
8 + 9
SOLUTION
- SOUND
- Tries
- 1.Se1+?
- 1...Ke4
- 2.Rxa5#
- 2.Rb5#
- 2.Rc5#
- 2.Rg5#
- 2.Rh5#
- 1...Rxe1
- 2.Rf2#
- 1...Ke2!
- 1...Ke4
- 1.Sxd4?
- threat
- 2.Rf1#
- 2.Rf2#
- 2.Rf3#
- 2.Rf4#
- 2.Rxa5#
- 2.Rb5#
- 2.Rc5#
- 2.Rd5#
- 2.Re5#
- 2.Rg5#
- 2.Rh5#
- 2.Rf6#
- 2.Rf7#
- 2.Rf8#
- 1...Sb3+
- 2.Ra5#
- 1...Sc6+
- 2.Ra5#
- 1...Sxb7+
- 2.Ra5#
- 1...Ke4
- 2.Rxa5#
- 2.Rb5#
- 2.Rc5#
- 2.Rg5#
- 2.Rh5#
- 1...Rxb7
- 2.Rf7#
- 1...Bxb7
- 2.Rd5#
- 1...c3
- 2.Rc5#
- 1...Rf1
- 2.Rxf1#
- 2.Rf2#
- 2.Rf3#
- 2.Rf4#
- 1...Ra6
- 2.Rf6#
- 1...Sf2
- 2.Rxf2#
- 1...Sf4
- 2.Rxf4#
- 1...Sg5
- 2.Rxg5#
- 1...Rxd1!
- threat
- 1.Se1+?
- Keys
- 1.Sg1!
- threat
- 2.Rf1#
- 2.Rf2#
- 2.Rf3#
- 2.Rf4#
- 2.Rxa5#
- 2.Rb5#
- 2.Rc5#
- 2.Rd5#
- 2.Re5#
- 2.Rg5#
- 2.Rh5#
- 2.Rf6#
- 2.Rf7#
- 2.Rf8#
- 1...Sb3+
- 2.Ra5#
- 1...Sc6+
- 2.Ra5#
- 1...Sxb7+
- 2.Ra5#
- 1...Kc2
- 2.Rf1#
- 1...Ke4
- 2.Rxa5#
- 2.Rb5#
- 2.Rc5#
- 2.Rg5#
- 2.Rh5#
- 1...Rxg1
- 2.Rf2#
- 1...Rxb7
- 2.Rf7#
- 1...Bxe3
- 2.Rd5#
- 1...Bxb7
- 2.Rd5#
- 1...Sxg1
- 2.Rf2#
- 1...hxg1Q
- 2.Rf2#
- 1...hxg1S
- 2.Rf2#
- 1...hxg1B
- 2.Rf2#
- 1...hxg1R
- 2.Rf2#
- 1...c3
- 2.Rc5#
- 1...Ra6
- 2.Rf6#
- 1...Bc5
- 2.Rf1#
- 2.Rf2#
- 2.Rf3#
- 2.Rf4#
- 2.Rxc5#
- 2.Rd5#
- 2.Re5#
- 2.Rg5#
- 2.Rh5#
- 2.Rf6#
- 2.Rf7#
- 2.Rf8#
- 1...Be5
- 2.Rf1#
- 2.Rf2#
- 2.Rf3#
- 2.Rf4#
- 2.Rxe5#
- 2.Rg5#
- 2.Rh5#
- 2.Rf6#
- 2.Rf7#
- 2.Rf8#
- 1...Bf6
- 2.Rf1#
- 2.Rf2#
- 2.Rf3#
- 2.Rf4#
- 2.Rxa5#
- 2.Rb5#
- 2.Rc5#
- 2.Rd5#
- 2.Re5#
- 2.Rg5#
- 2.Rh5#
- 2.Rxf6#
- 1...Sf2
- 2.Rxf2#
- 1...Sf4
- 2.Rxf4#
- 1...Sg5
- 2.Rxg5#
- threat
- 1.Sg1!
FEATURES
- Static
- TYPE = THREAT
- CHANGED MATES = 0
- ADDED MATES = 18
- REMOVED MATES = 0
- Sets
- Tries
- Try
- S(C);CHECK
- Vars
- R(a);XS(C)::B(H)+R(F)
- Refutation
- K(c);S_FLIGHT
- Try
- S(C);XB(f)
- Threat
- DUALS(14)
- Vars
- S(g);CHECK::B(H)+R(F)
- S(g);CHECK,XP(G)::B(H)+R(F)
- R(h);XP(G)::B(H)+R(F)
- B(i);XP(G)::B(H)+R(F)
- P(e);::B(H)+R(F)
- R(h);::B(H)+R(F)
- S(d);::B(H)+R(F),XS(d)
- Refutation
- R(a);XS(A)
- Try
- Actual
- S(C);
- Threat
- DUALS(14)
- Vars
- S(g);CHECK::B(H)+R(F)
- S(g);CHECK,XP(G)::B(H)+R(F)
- K(c);S_FLIGHT::B(H)+R(F)
- R(a);XS(C)::B(H)+R(F)
- R(h);XP(G)::B(H)+R(F)
- B(f);XB(B)::B(H)+R(F),DCHECK
- B(i);XP(G)::B(H)+R(F)
- S(d);XS(C)::B(H)+R(F)
- P(b);XS(C)::B(H)+R(F)
- P(e);::B(H)+R(F)
- R(h);::B(H)+R(F)
- S(d);::B(H)+R(F),XS(d)
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