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PID: 9683 (4RB2/3N4/3Pb1N1/bP1k4/1p3R2/1n5p/QPP1Pp2/n2K1B2 w - - 0 1)
King-Parks, Thomas
1st Prize, Bolton Football and Field, 1908
#2
13 + 8
| 2638 | White to Play | 1913 |
| 937 | Sunday Referee | 1937 |
| 5424 | Versunkene Schatze | 1998 |
| 56 | The Problemist | 2008 |
SOLUTION
- SOUND
- Sets
- 1...Bb6
- 2.Qa8#
- 1...Bc7
- 2.Qa8#
- 1...Bd8
- 2.Qa8#
- 1...Bg4
- 2.Re5#
- 1...Bf5
- 2.Re5#
- 1...Bxd7
- 2.Re5#
- 1...Bf7
- 2.Re5#
- 1...Bg8
- 2.Re5#
- 1...Sxc2
- 2.Qxb3#
- 1...h2
- 2.Bg2#
- 1...Bb6
- Tries
- 1.Sh4?
- 1...Sxc2
- 2.Qxb3#
- 1...Bb6
- 2.Qa8#
- 1...Bc7
- 2.Qa8#
- 1...Bd8
- 2.Qa8#
- 1...Bg4
- 2.Re5#
- 1...Bf5
- 2.Re5#
- 1...Bf7
- 2.Re5#
- 1...Bg8
- 2.Re5#
- 1...h2
- 2.Bg2#
- 1...Bxd7!
- 1...Sxc2
- 1.Sh8?
- 1...Sxc2
- 2.Qxb3#
- 1...Bb6
- 2.Qa8#
- 1...Bc7
- 2.Qa8#
- 1...Bd8
- 2.Qa8#
- 1...Bg4
- 2.Re5#
- 1...Bf5
- 2.Re5#
- 1...Bf7
- 2.Re5#
- 1...Bg8
- 2.Re5#
- 1...h2
- 2.Bg2#
- 1...Bxd7!
- 1...Sxc2
- 1.Rxb4?
- threat
- 2.Sf4#
- 2.e4#
- 1...Bxd7
- 2.Re5#
- 1...Bg4
- 2.Sf4#
- 2.Re5#
- 1...Bf5
- 2.Sf4#
- 2.Re5#
- 1...Bxb4!
- threat
- 1.Rg4?
- 1...Bxd7
- 2.Re5#
- 1...Sxc2
- 2.Qxb3#
- 1...Bb6
- 2.Qa8#
- 1...Bc7
- 2.Qa8#
- 1...Bd8
- 2.Qa8#
- 1...Bf5
- 2.Re5#
- 1...Bf7
- 2.Re5#
- 1...Bg8
- 2.Re5#
- 1...h2
- 2.Bg2#
- 1...Bxg4!
- 1...Bxd7
- 1.Rh4?
- 1...Bxd7
- 2.Re5#
- 1...Sxc2
- 2.Qxb3#
- 1...Bb6
- 2.Qa8#
- 1...Bc7
- 2.Qa8#
- 1...Bd8
- 2.Qa8#
- 1...Bf5
- 2.Re5#
- 1...Bf7
- 2.Re5#
- 1...Bg8
- 2.Re5#
- 1...h2
- 2.Bg2#
- 1...Bg4!
- 1...Bxd7
- 1.Qxa5?
- threat
- 2.Qa8#
- 1...Bxd7
- 2.Re5#
- 1...Sd4
- 2.e4#
- 1...Sc5
- 2.Sb6#
- 2.Sf6#
- 1...Sxa5!
- threat
- 1.cxb3?
- 1...Bxd7
- 2.Re5#
- 1...Sxb3
- 2.Qxb3#
- 1...Bg4
- 2.Re5#
- 1...Bb6
- 2.Qa8#
- 1...Bc7
- 2.Qa8#
- 1...Bd8
- 2.Qa8#
- 1...Bf5
- 2.Re5#
- 1...Bf7
- 2.Re5#
- 1...Bg8
- 2.Re5#
- 1...h2
- 2.Bg2#
- 1...Sc2!
- 1...Bxd7
- 1.c3?
- threat
- 2.Rd4#
- 2.e4#
- 2.c4#
- 1...Bxd7
- 2.Re5#
- 1...Bg4
- 2.Rd4#
- 2.Re5#
- 2.c4#
- 1...Bb6
- 2.Qa8#
- 2.e4#
- 2.c4#
- 1...Bf5
- 2.Rd4#
- 2.Re5#
- 2.c4#
- 1...Sc2
- 2.Qxb3#
- 2.e4#
- 2.c4#
- 1...bxc3!
- threat
- 1.e3?
- threat
- 2.Bc4#
- 2.Rd4#
- 1...Bxd7
- 2.Re5#
- 1...Sxc2
- 2.Bc4#
- 2.Qxb3#
- 1...Bb6
- 2.Bc4#
- 2.Qa8#
- 1...Bg4+!
- threat
- 1.Sh4?
- Keys
- 1.Qa3!
- 1...Bxd7
- 2.Re5#
- 1...Sxc2
- 2.Qxb3#
- 1...bxa3
- 2.c4#
- 1...Sd4
- 2.e4#
- 1...Bg4
- 2.Re5#
- 1...Bb6
- 2.Qa8#
- 1...Bc7
- 2.Qa8#
- 1...Bd8
- 2.Qa8#
- 1...Bf5
- 2.Re5#
- 1...Bf7
- 2.Re5#
- 1...Bg8
- 2.Re5#
- 1...Sc1
- 2.Qf3#
- 1...Sd2
- 2.Qd3#
- 1...Sc5
- 2.Sf6#
- 1...h2
- 2.Bg2#
- 1...Bxd7
- 1.Qa3!
FEATURES
- Static
- TYPE = WAITER
- CHANGED MATES = 0
- ADDED MATES = 5
- REMOVED MATES = 0
- Sets
- B(f);OGATE::QAB(C)
- B(h);OGATE,P_PINP(F)::R1(L)
- B(h);OGATE::R1(L)
- B(h);OGATE,XS(K)::R1(L)
- S(a);N_GUARD,XP(E)::QAB(C),XS(c)
- P(d);N_GUARD::B(B)
- Tries
- Try
- S(J);
- Vars
- S(a);N_GUARD,XP(E)::QAB(C),XS(c)
- B(f);OGATE::QAB(C)
- B(h);OGATE,P_PINP(F)::R1(L)
- B(h);OGATE::R1(L)
- P(d);N_GUARD::B(B)
- Refutation
- B(h);XS(K)
- Try
- S(J);
- Vars
- S(a);N_GUARD,XP(E)::QAB(C),XS(c)
- B(f);OGATE::QAB(C)
- B(h);OGATE,P_PINP(F)::R1(L)
- B(h);OGATE::R1(L)
- P(d);N_GUARD::B(B)
- Refutation
- B(h);XS(K)
- Try
- R(G);XP(e)
- Threat
- DUALS(2)
- Vars
- B(h);OGATE,XS(K)::R1(L)
- Refutation
- B(f);XR(G)
- Try
- R(G);
- Vars
- B(h);OGATE,XS(K)::R1(L)
- S(a);N_GUARD,XP(E)::QAB(C),XS(c)
- B(f);OGATE::QAB(C)
- B(h);OGATE::R1(L)
- P(d);N_GUARD::B(B)
- Refutation
- B(h);P_PINP(F),XR(G)
- Try
- R(G);
- Vars
- B(h);OGATE,XS(K)::R1(L)
- S(a);N_GUARD,XP(E)::QAB(C),XS(c)
- B(f);OGATE::QAB(C)
- B(h);OGATE::R1(L)
- P(d);N_GUARD::B(B)
- Refutation
- B(h);P_PINP(F)
- Try
- Q(C);N_PINS(c),XB(f)
- Threat
- QAB(C)
- Vars
- B(h);OGATE,XS(K)::R1(L)
- S(c);SBLOCK::P(F)
- Refutation
- S(c);XQ(C)
- Try
- P(E);XS(c)
- Vars
- B(h);OGATE,XS(K)::R1(L)
- S(a);OGATE,P_SPINS(a),XP(E)::QAB(C),XS(a)
- B(h);OGATE,P_PINP(F)::R1(L)
- B(f);OGATE::QAB(C)
- B(h);OGATE::R1(L)
- P(d);N_GUARD::B(B)
- Refutation
- S(a);
- Try
- P(E);
- Threat
- DUALS(3)
- Vars
- B(h);OGATE,XS(K)::R1(L)
- Refutation
- P(e);XP(E)
- Try
- P(F);
- Threat
- DUALS(2)
- Vars
- B(h);OGATE,XS(K)::R1(L)
- Refutation
- B(h);CHECK
- Try
- Actual
- Q(C);N_PINS(c)
- Vars
- B(h);OGATE,XS(K)::R1(L)
- S(a);N_GUARD,XP(E)::QAB(C),XS(c)
- P(e);N_GUARD,XQ(C)::P(E)
- S(c);SBLOCK::P(F)
- B(h);OGATE,P_PINP(F)::R1(L)
- B(f);OGATE::QAB(C)
- B(h);OGATE::R1(L)
- S(c);OGATE::QAB(C)
- S(c);OGATE::QAR2(C)
- S(c);SBLOCK::S(K)
- P(d);N_GUARD::B(B)
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