MESON Chess Problem Database

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PID: 124373 (8/5PBk/4Pp2/5K1N/8/8/8/8 w - - 0 1)

Quenel, Raymond

Courrier Socialiste de St-Ouen, 1937

8/5PBk/4Pp2/5K1N/8/8/8/8

#2

5 + 2

6490 yacpdb 2009
5454 Near Snap 2013

SOLUTION

  • SOUND
  • Tries
    • 1.Kg4?
      • 1...Kg6
        • 2.f8S#
      • 1...f5+!
  • Keys
    • 1.f8B!
      • 1...Kg8
        • 2.Sxf6#

Anticipated by 21732(1920), 205516(1925)

This anticipates 12063(1974)

FEATURES

  • Static
    • TYPE = INCOMPLETE_BLOCK
    • CHANGED MATES = 0
    • ADDED MATES = 1
    • REMOVED MATES = 0
  • Sets
  • Tries
    • Try
      • K(A);S_FLIGHT
      • Vars
        • K(b);S_FLIGHT::P=S
      • Refutation
        • P(a);CHECK
  • Actual
    • P(D);
    • Vars
      • K(b);S_FLIGHT::S(B),XP(a)
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