MESON Chess Problem Database
Problem Display
PID: 9542 (6K1/pN2R1PQ/p7/r2k3r/N2n4/1P2p3/BB5p/2Rb2bq w - - 0 1)
Heathcote, Godfrey
1st Prize, Hampstead and Highgate Express, 1905
#2
10 + 11
| 15 | British Chess Magazine | 1906 |
| 2794 | Terms & Themes of Chess Problems | 1907 |
| 15 | British Chess Magazine | 1911 |
| 3360 | Simple Two-move Themes | 1924 |
| 887 | Mate in Two Moves | 1931 |
| 81 | Chess | 1952 |
| 3147 | Chess Problems: Introduction to an Art | 1963 |
| 5862 | An ABC of Chess Problems | 1970 |
| 5066 | Classic Chess Problems by Pioneer Composers | 1970 |
| 1085 | Australian Chess Problem Magazine | 1992 |
| 4640 | Chess Wizardry: The New ABC of Chess Problems | 1996 |
| 15345 | Wola Gulowska Award | 2000 |
| 17121 | Encyclopedia of Chess Problems (Velimirovic/Valtonen) | 2012 |
SOLUTION
- SOUND
- Sets
- 1...Qe4
- 2.Qxe4#
- 1...Rxa4
- 2.Rc5#
- 1...Rc5
- 2.Rxc5#
- 1...Se2
- 2.Qxh5#
- 1...Sxb3
- 2.Qd3#
- 1...Sf3
- 2.Qe4#
- 1...Sb5
- 2.Rc5#
- 1...Sf5
- 2.Re5#
- 1...Se6
- 2.Rd7#
- 1...Qe4
- Tries
- 1.Rc8?
- threat
- 2.Sc3#
- 1...Rxa4
- 2.Rc5#
- 1...Sxb3
- 2.Qd3#
- 1...Rc5
- 2.Rxc5#
- 1...Sc2
- 2.b4#
- 1...Se2
- 2.Qxh5#
- 1...Sf3
- 2.Qe4#
- 1...Sb5
- 2.Rc5#
- 1...Sf5
- 2.Re5#
- 1...Se6
- 2.Rd7#
- 1...Sc6!
- threat
- 1.Qd3?
- threat
- 2.Qc4#
- 2.Qxd4#
- 1...Rxa4
- 2.Rc5#
- 1...Bxb3
- 2.Bxb3#
- 2.Qxd4#
- 1...Rc5
- 2.Rxc5#
- 1...Bc2
- 2.Qc4#
- 1...Qe4
- 2.Qc4#
- 2.Qxe4#
- 1...Rh4
- 2.Qc4#
- 1...Re5
- 2.Qxd4#
- 1...Be2
- 2.Qxd4#
- 2.b4#
- 1...e2
- 2.Qc4#
- 1...Rh8+!
- threat
- 1.Qf5+?
- 1...Sxf5
- 2.Re5#
- 1...Rxf5!
- 1...Sxf5
- 1.Qg6?
- threat
- 2.Sc3#
- 2.Qd6#
- 1...Rxa4
- 2.Rc5#
- 2.Qd6#
- 1...Bxb3
- 2.Qd6#
- 1...Sxb3
- 2.Rd7#
- 2.Qd3#
- 2.Qf7#
- 2.Qc6#
- 2.Qd6#
- 2.Qe6#
- 1...Rc5
- 2.Rxc5#
- 2.Qd6#
- 1...Re5
- 2.Sc3#
- 2.Rd7#
- 1...Rh6
- 2.Sc3#
- 1...Sc2
- 2.Rd7#
- 2.Qd6#
- 2.Qe6#
- 2.b4#
- 1...Se2
- 2.Rd7#
- 2.Qxh5#
- 2.Qf7#
- 2.Qc6#
- 2.Qd6#
- 2.Qe6#
- 1...Sf3
- 2.Rd7#
- 2.Qe4#
- 2.Qf7#
- 2.Qc6#
- 2.Qd6#
- 2.Qe6#
- 1...Sb5
- 2.Rc5#
- 2.Qf7#
- 2.Qc6#
- 2.Qe6#
- 1...Sf5
- 2.Re5#
- 2.Qf7#
- 2.Qc6#
- 2.Qe6#
- 1...Sc6
- 2.Rd7#
- 2.Qf7#
- 2.Qxc6#
- 2.Qd6#
- 2.Qe6#
- 1...Se6
- 2.Rd7#
- 2.Qxe6#
- 1...Rh8+!
- threat
- 1.Qxh5+?
- 1...Sf5
- 2.Re5#
- 2.Qf7#
- 2.Qxf5#
- 1...Bxh5!
- 1...Sf5
- 1.Qh6?
- threat
- 2.Sc3#
- 2.Qd6#
- 1...Rxa4
- 2.Rc5#
- 2.Qd6#
- 1...Bxb3
- 2.Qd6#
- 1...Sxb3
- 2.Qc6#
- 2.Qd6#
- 2.Qe6#
- 1...Re5
- 2.Sc3#
- 1...Se6
- 2.Qxe6#
- 1...Rc5
- 2.Rxc5#
- 2.Qd6#
- 1...Sc2
- 2.Qd6#
- 2.Qe6#
- 2.b4#
- 1...Se2
- 2.Qxh5#
- 2.Qc6#
- 2.Qd6#
- 2.Qe6#
- 1...Sf3
- 2.Qc6#
- 2.Qd6#
- 2.Qe6#
- 1...Sb5
- 2.Rc5#
- 2.Qc6#
- 2.Qe6#
- 1...Sf5
- 2.Re5#
- 2.Qc6#
- 2.Qe6#
- 1...Sc6
- 2.Qxc6#
- 2.Qd6#
- 2.Qe6#
- 1...Rxh6!
- threat
- 1.b4+?
- 1...Sb3
- 2.Qd3#
- 1...Bb3!
- 1...Sb3
- 1.Rc8?
- Keys
- 1.Rcc7!
- threat
- 2.Sc3#
- 1...Rxa4
- 2.Rc5#
- 1...Sxb3
- 2.Qd3#
- 1...Rc5
- 2.Rxc5#
- 1...Sc2
- 2.b4#
- 1...Se2
- 2.Qxh5#
- 1...Sf3
- 2.Qe4#
- 1...Sb5
- 2.Rc5#
- 1...Sf5
- 2.Re5#
- 1...Sc6
- 2.Rcd7#
- 1...Se6
- 2.Red7#
- threat
- 1.Rcc7!
FEATURES
- Static
- TYPE = THREAT
- CHANGED MATES = 0
- ADDED MATES = 2
- REMOVED MATES = 1
- Sets
- Q(c);N_GUARD::QAB1(I),XQ(c)
- R(g);N_GUARD,XS(E)::R1(A)
- R(g);N_GUARD::R1(A),XR(g)
- S(f);N_GUARD,S_CUTB(a)::QAR(I),XR(i)
- S(f);OGATEB,P_SPINS(f),XP(D)::QAR2(I)
- S(f);S_CUTQ(c)::QAB1(I)
- S(f);S_CUTR(g)::R1(A)
- S(f);S_CUTR(i)::R1(G)
- S(f);SBLOCK::R(G)
- Tries
- Try
- R(A);
- Threat
- S(E)
- Vars
- R(g);N_GUARD,XS(E)::R1(A)
- S(f);OGATEB,P_SPINS(f),XP(D)::QAR2(I)
- R(g);N_GUARD::R1(A),XR(g)
- S(f);N_GUARD,S_CUTB(a)::B(B)+P(D)
- S(f);N_GUARD,S_CUTB(a)::QAR(I),XR(i)
- S(f);S_CUTQ(c)::QAB1(I)
- S(f);S_CUTR(g)::R1(A)
- S(f);S_CUTR(i)::R1(G)
- S(f);SBLOCK::R(G)
- Refutation
- S(f);
- Try
- Q(I);P_PINS(f)
- Threat
- DUALS(2)
- Vars
- R(g);N_GUARD,XS(E)::R1(A)
- R(g);N_GUARD::R1(A),XR(g)
- B(a);::QAB1(I)
- R(i);::QAB1(I)
- R(i);::QAR1(I),XS(f)
- P(e);::QAB1(I)
- Refutation
- R(i);CHECK
- Try
- Q(I);CHECK
- Vars
- S(f);XQ(I)::R1(G)
- Refutation
- R(i);XQ(I)
- Try
- Q(I);
- Threat
- DUALS(2)
- Vars
- B(a);P_SPINB(a),XP(D)::QAR1(I)
- R(i);::S(E)
- Refutation
- R(i);CHECK
- Try
- Q(I);CHECK,XR(i)
- Refutation
- B(a);XQ(I)
- Try
- Q(I);
- Threat
- DUALS(2)
- Vars
- B(a);P_SPINB(a),XP(D)::QAR1(I)
- R(i);::S(E)
- S(f);N_GUARD::QAB1(I),XS(f)
- Refutation
- R(i);XQ(I)
- Try
- P(D);CHECK
- Vars
- S(f);P_SPINS(f),S_CUTB(a)::QAR2(I)
- Refutation
- B(a);P_SPINB(a)
- Try
- Actual
- R(A);
- Threat
- S(E)
- Vars
- R(g);N_GUARD,XS(E)::R1(A)
- S(f);OGATEB,P_SPINS(f),XP(D)::QAR2(I)
- R(g);N_GUARD::R1(A),XR(g)
- S(f);N_GUARD,S_CUTB(a)::B(B)+P(D)
- S(f);N_GUARD,S_CUTB(a)::QAR(I),XR(i)
- S(f);S_CUTQ(c)::QAB1(I)
- S(f);S_CUTR(g)::R1(A)
- S(f);S_CUTR(i)::R1(G)
- S(f);SBLOCK::R(A)
- S(f);SBLOCK::R(G)
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