MESON Chess Problem Database
Problem Display
PID: 76620 (2r4r/4Pb2/5nR1/B1pPk3/q2R4/p1P4Q/1NB3Pb/7K w - - 0 1)
Bliss, Rev Geoffrey
The Tablet, 1939
(First published on Sat Mar 11 1939)
#2
11 + 9
| 15239 | Valois Notebooks | 2016 |
SOLUTION
- SOUND
- Sets
- 1...Qxc2
- 2.Sc4#
- 1...Qc6
- 2.Sc4#
- 1...Qd7
- 2.Sc4#
- 1...Qe8
- 2.Sc4#
- 1...Qc4
- 2.Sxc4#
- 1...Qxa5
- 2.Sc4#
- 1...Rc7
- 2.Bxc7#
- 1...Ra8
- 2.Bc7#
- 1...Rb8
- 2.Bc7#
- 1...Rce8
- 2.Bc7#
- 1...Rcf8
- 2.Bc7#
- 1...Rcg8
- 2.Bc7#
- 1...Rd8
- 2.Qxh2#
- 1...Rhe8
- 2.Qxh2#
- 1...Rhf8
- 2.Qxh2#
- 1...Rhg8
- 2.Qxh2#
- 1...Be6
- 2.Qxe6#
- 1...Bxg6
- 2.Qe6#
- 1...Be8
- 2.Qe6#
- 1...Se4
- 2.Sd3#
- 1...Sxd5
- 2.Sd3#
- 2.Qf5#
- 1...Sh5
- 2.Sd3#
- 2.Qf5#
- 2.Qe3#
- 1...Sd7
- 2.Sd3#
- 2.Qf5#
- 2.Qe3#
- 1...Sh7
- 2.Sd3#
- 2.Qf5#
- 2.Qxh2#
- 2.Qe3#
- 1...Se8
- 2.Sd3#
- 2.Qf5#
- 2.Qe3#
- 1...Sg8
- 2.Sd3#
- 2.Qf5#
- 2.Qe3#
- 1...Qxc2
- Tries
- 1.Qe3+?
- 1...Se4
- 2.Qxe4#
- 1...Kd6!
- 1...Se4
- 1.e8Q+?
- 1...Qxe8
- 2.Sc4#
- 1...Rcxe8
- 2.Bc7#
- 1...Rhxe8
- 2.Qxh2#
- 1...Be6
- 2.Qhxe6#
- 2.Qexe6#
- 1...Bxe8
- 2.Qe6#
- 1...Sxe8
- 2.Sd3#
- 2.Qf5#
- 2.Qe3#
- 1...Kd6!
- 1...Qxe8
- 1.e8R+?
- 1...Qxe8
- 2.Sc4#
- 1...Rcxe8
- 2.Bc7#
- 1...Rhxe8
- 2.Qxh2#
- 1...Be6
- 2.Rxe6#
- 2.Qxe6#
- 1...Bxe8
- 2.Qe6#
- 1...Sxe8
- 2.Sd3#
- 2.Qf5#
- 2.Qe3#
- 1...Kd6!
- 1...Qxe8
- 1.Qe3+?
- Keys
- 1.e8S!
- threat
- 2.Sd3#
- 2.Rg5#
- 2.Qf5#
- 1...Qxc2
- 2.Sc4#
- 1...Qxe8
- 2.Sc4#
- 1...Qxd4
- 2.Qf5#
- 1...Rcxe8
- 2.Bc7#
- 1...Rxh3
- 2.Rg5#
- 1...Rhxe8
- 2.Qxh2#
- 1...Bxg6
- 2.Qe6#
- 1...Bxe8
- 2.Qe6#
- 1...Sxe8
- 2.Sd3#
- 2.Qf5#
- 2.Qe3#
- 1...axb2
- 2.Rg5#
- 2.Qf5#
- 1...cxd4
- 2.Qf5#
- 1...Se4
- 2.Sd3#
- 1...Qb5
- 2.Rg5#
- 2.Qf5#
- 1...Qd7
- 2.Sd3#
- 2.Sc4#
- 1...Qc4
- 2.Sxc4#
- 2.Rg5#
- 2.Qf5#
- 1...Rh5
- 2.Sd3#
- 1...Rg8
- 2.Sd3#
- 2.Qf5#
- 2.Qxh2#
- 1...Bg1
- 2.Sd3#
- 2.Rg5#
- 1...Bg3
- 2.Sd3#
- 2.Rg5#
- 1...Bf4
- 2.Sd3#
- 1...Be6
- 2.Sd3#
- 2.Qxe6#
- 1...Sg4
- 2.Rg5#
- 1...Sh7
- 2.Sd3#
- 2.Qf5#
- 2.Qxh2#
- 2.Qe3#
- 1...c4
- 2.Rg5#
- 2.Qf5#
- threat
- 1.e8S!
FEATURES
- Static
- TYPE = THREAT
- CHANGED MATES = 0
- ADDED MATES = 6
- REMOVED MATES = 13
- Sets
- Q(c);N_GUARD,XB(C)::S(B)
- Q(c);N_GUARD::S(B)
- Q(c);N_GUARD::S(B),XQ(c)
- Q(c);N_GUARD,XB(H)::S(B)
- R(h);N_GUARD::B(H),XR(h)
- R(h);N_GUARD::B(H)
- R(i);N_GUARD::QAB(F),XB(a)
- B(g);N_GUARD::QAR1(F),XB(g)
- B(g);N_GUARD,XR(J)::QAR1(F)
- B(g);N_GUARD::QAR1(F)
- S(f);::S(B)
- Tries
- Try
- Q(F);CHECK
- Vars
- S(f);N_GUARD,P_SPINS(f)::QAR1(F),XS(f)
- Refutation
- K(e);P_SPINS(f),S_FLIGHT
- Try
- P(K);CHECK
- Vars
- Q(c);XQ(K)::S(B)
- R(h);XQ(K)::B(H)
- R(i);XQ(K)::QAB(F),XB(a)
- B(g);N_GUARD,XQ(K)::QAR1(F)
- Refutation
- K(e);P_SPINS(f),S_FLIGHT
- Try
- P(K);CHECK
- Vars
- Q(c);XR(K)::S(B)
- R(h);XR(K)::B(H)
- R(i);XR(K)::QAB(F),XB(a)
- B(g);N_GUARD,XR(K)::QAR1(F)
- Refutation
- K(e);P_SPINS(f),S_FLIGHT
- Try
- Actual
- P(K);
- Threat
- DUALS(3)
- Vars
- Q(c);N_GUARD,XB(C)::S(B)
- Q(c);N_GUARD,XS(K)::S(B)
- Q(c);XR(G)::QAR1(F)
- R(h);N_GUARD,XS(K)::B(H)
- R(i);XQ(F)::R(J)
- R(i);N_GUARD,XS(K)::QAB(F),XB(a)
- B(g);N_GUARD,XR(J)::QAR1(F)
- B(g);N_GUARD,XS(K)::QAR1(F)
- P(d);XR(G)::QAR1(F)
- S(f);::S(B)
- R(i);::S(B)
- B(a);P_PINQ(F)::S(B)
- S(f);::R(J)
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