MESON Chess Problem Database
Problem Display
PID: 135258 (8/3K4/Qp3B2/2pk3p/7p/2p4n/3r1PR1/4R3 w - - 0 1)
Fothergill, Percival Guy Laugham (PGLF)
The Field, 1915
(First published on Sat Mar 20 1915)
#2
6 + 8
SOLUTION
- SOUND
- Sets
- 1...Ra2
- 2.Qd3#
- 1...Rb2
- 2.Qd3#
- 1...Rc2
- 2.Qd3#
- 1...Re2
- 2.Qd3#
- 1...Rxf2
- 2.Qd3#
- 1...Rd3
- 2.Qxd3#
- 1...Rd4
- 2.Re5#
- 1...Sg1
- 2.Rg5#
- 1...Sxf2
- 2.Rg5#
- 1...Sf4
- 2.Rg5#
- 1...Sg5
- 2.Rxg5#
- 1...c4
- 2.Qb5#
- 1...b5
- 2.Qe6#
- 1...Ra2
- Tries
- 1.Bxc3?
- threat
- 2.Re5#
- 1...Re2
- 2.Qd3#
- 1...b5
- 2.Qe6#
- 1...Rd4!
- threat
- 1.Re4?
- threat
- 2.Qc4#
- 2.Qb7#
- 2.Qa8#
- 1...c4
- 2.Qxc4#
- 1...Ra2
- 2.Qd3#
- 2.Qc4#
- 2.Qb7#
- 1...Rd4
- 2.Re5#
- 1...b5
- 2.Qb7#
- 2.Qc6#
- 2.Qe6#
- 2.Qa8#
- 1...Kxe4+!
- threat
- 1.Rg4?
- threat
- 2.Re5#
- 2.Qc4#
- 2.Qb7#
- 2.Qa8#
- 1...c4
- 2.Re5#
- 2.Qxc4#
- 2.Qb5#
- 1...Ra2
- 2.Re5#
- 2.Qd3#
- 2.Qc4#
- 2.Qb7#
- 1...Re2
- 2.Qd3#
- 2.Qc4#
- 2.Qb7#
- 2.Qa8#
- 1...Rd4
- 2.Re5#
- 1...Sf4
- 2.Rg5#
- 1...b5
- 2.Re5#
- 2.Qb7#
- 2.Qc6#
- 2.Qd6#
- 2.Qe6#
- 2.Qa8#
- 1...hxg4!
- threat
- 1.Qe2?
- threat
- 2.Qe4#
- 2.Qe6#
- 1...Sxf2
- 2.Rg5#
- 2.Qe6#
- 1...c4
- 2.Qe5#
- 1...Rd4
- 2.Qe6#
- 1...Sf4
- 2.Rg5#
- 2.Qe4#
- 1...Sg5
- 2.Rxg5#
- 1...Rxe2!
- threat
- 1.Qa4?
- threat
- 2.Re5#
- 2.Qe4#
- 1...Sxf2
- 2.Re5#
- 2.Rg5#
- 1...c4
- 2.Qb5#
- 2.Qc6#
- 1...Rd4
- 2.Re5#
- 1...Sg5
- 2.Re5#
- 2.Rxg5#
- 1...Re2!
- threat
- 1.f4?
- 1...Rxg2
- 2.Qd3#
- 1...Sxf4
- 2.Rg5#
- 1...Re2
- 2.Qd3#
- 1...c4
- 2.Qb5#
- 1...b5
- 2.Qe6#
- 1...Ra2
- 2.Qd3#
- 1...Rb2
- 2.Qd3#
- 1...Rc2
- 2.Qd3#
- 1...Rf2
- 2.Qd3#
- 1...Rd3
- 2.Qxd3#
- 1...Rd4
- 2.Re5#
- 1...Sg1
- 2.Rg5#
- 1...Sf2
- 2.Rg5#
- 1...Sg5
- 2.Rxg5#
- 1...c2
- 2.Rxd2#
- 1...Rd1!
- 1...Rxg2
- 1.Bxc3?
- Keys
- 1.f3!
- 1...Rxg2
- 2.Qd3#
- 1...c4
- 2.Qb5#
- 1...b5
- 2.Qe6#
- 1...Rd1
- 2.Rxd1#
- 1...Ra2
- 2.Qd3#
- 1...Rb2
- 2.Qd3#
- 1...Rc2
- 2.Qd3#
- 1...Re2
- 2.Qd3#
- 1...Rf2
- 2.Qd3#
- 1...Rd3
- 2.Qxd3#
- 1...Rd4
- 2.Re5#
- 1...Sg1
- 2.Rg5#
- 1...Sf2
- 2.Rg5#
- 1...Sf4
- 2.Rg5#
- 1...Sg5
- 2.Rxg5#
- 1...c2
- 2.Rxd2#
- 1...Rxg2
- 1.f3!
FEATURES
- Static
- TYPE = INCOMPLETE_BLOCK
- CHANGED MATES = 0
- ADDED MATES = 3
- REMOVED MATES = 0
- Sets
- R(a);N_GUARD::QAR2(D)
- R(a);N_GUARD,XP(B)::QAR2(D)
- R(a);N_GUARD::QAR2(D),XR(a)
- R(a);SBLOCK::R1(A)
- S(c);N_GUARD::R(C)
- S(c);N_GUARD,XP(B)::R(C)
- S(c);N_GUARD::R(C),XS(c)
- P(e);OGATEB::QAR2(D)
- P(h);OGATE::QAB1(D)
- Tries
- Try
- B(E);XP(b)
- Threat
- R1(A)
- Vars
- R(a);N_GUARD::QAR2(D)
- P(h);OGATE::QAB1(D)
- Refutation
- R(a);
- Try
- R(A);
- Threat
- DUALS(3)
- Vars
- P(e);::QAB1(D),XP(e)
- R(a);SBLOCK::R1(A)
- Refutation
- K(f);CHECK,S_FLIGHT,XR(A)
- Try
- R(C);
- Threat
- DUALS(4)
- Vars
- R(a);::R1(A)
- S(c);N_GUARD::R(C)
- Refutation
- P(g);XR(C)
- Try
- Q(D);
- Threat
- DUALS(2)
- Vars
- P(e);SBLOCK::QAR1(D)
- R(a);::QAB1(D)
- S(c);N_GUARD::R(C),XS(c)
- Refutation
- R(a);XQ(D)
- Try
- Q(D);
- Threat
- DUALS(2)
- Vars
- R(a);::R1(A)
- Refutation
- R(a);
- Try
- P(B);
- Vars
- R(a);N_GUARD,XR(C)::QAR2(D)
- S(c);N_GUARD,XP(B)::R(C)
- R(a);N_GUARD::QAR2(D)
- P(e);OGATEB::QAR2(D)
- P(h);OGATE::QAB1(D)
- R(a);N_GUARD::QAR2(D),XR(a)
- R(a);SBLOCK::R1(A)
- S(c);N_GUARD::R(C)
- S(c);N_GUARD::R(C),XS(c)
- P(b);N_GUARD::R(C),XR(a)
- Refutation
- R(a);
- Try
- Actual
- P(B);
- Vars
- R(a);N_GUARD,XR(C)::QAR2(D)
- P(e);OGATEB::QAR2(D)
- P(h);OGATE::QAB1(D)
- R(a);OGATEB::R(A),XR(a)
- R(a);N_GUARD::QAR2(D)
- R(a);N_GUARD::QAR2(D),XR(a)
- R(a);SBLOCK::R1(A)
- S(c);N_GUARD::R(C)
- S(c);N_GUARD::R(C),XS(c)
- P(b);N_GUARD::R(C),XR(a)
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