MESON Chess Problem Database
Problem Display
PID: 147286 (K3B3/5N2/2Qn2p1/2nb4/3Nk2b/5R1R/1B1p3r/8 w - - 0 1)
Barnes, Barry Peter
British Chess Magazine, 1998
#2
8 + 8
SOLUTION
- SOUND
- Sets
- 1...Re2
- 2.Rxh4#
- 1...Rf2
- 2.Rxh4#
- 1...Bxc6+
- 2.Bxc6#
- 1...Scb7
- 2.Qc2#
- 1...Sdb7
- 2.Qxg6#
- 1...Re2
- Tries
- 1.Se2?
- threat
- 2.Sxd6#
- 2.Rf4#
- 1...Bxc6+
- 2.Bxc6#
- 1...Rxe2
- 2.Sxd6#
- 1...Sxf7
- 2.Rf4#
- 1...Sxe8
- 2.Rf4#
- 1...Bg3
- 2.Sg5#
- 1...Rf2
- 2.Sxd6#
- 1...Bg5
- 2.Sxg5#
- 2.Sxd6#
- 1...Be7
- 2.Rf4#
- 1...Sd3
- 2.Sxd6#
- 1...Se6
- 2.Sxd6#
- 1...Scb7
- 2.Rf4#
- 2.Qc2#
- 1...Sc4
- 2.Rf4#
- 1...Sb5
- 2.Rf4#
- 1...Sf5
- 2.Rf4#
- 1...Sdb7
- 2.Rf4#
- 2.Qxg6#
- 1...Sc8
- 2.Rf4#
- 1...g5
- 2.Sxd6#
- 1...Rxh3!
- threat
- 1.Se6?
- threat
- 2.Sxc5#
- 2.Sxd6#
- 2.Rf4#
- 1...Bxc6+
- 2.Bxc6#
- 1...Sxe6
- 2.Sxd6#
- 1...Sxf7
- 2.Sxc5#
- 2.Rf4#
- 1...Sxe8
- 2.Sxc5#
- 2.Rf4#
- 1...Bg3
- 2.Seg5#
- 2.Sfg5#
- 1...Rf2
- 2.Sxc5#
- 2.Sxd6#
- 1...Bf2
- 2.Seg5#
- 2.Sfg5#
- 2.Sxd6#
- 2.Rf4#
- 1...Bg5
- 2.Sxc5#
- 2.Sexg5#
- 2.Sfxg5#
- 2.Sxd6#
- 1...Be7
- 2.Sxc5#
- 2.Rf4#
- 1...Sb3
- 2.Sxd6#
- 2.Rf4#
- 1...Sd3
- 2.Sxd6#
- 1...Sa4
- 2.Sxd6#
- 2.Rf4#
- 1...Sa6
- 2.Sxd6#
- 2.Rf4#
- 1...Scb7
- 2.Rf4#
- 2.Qc2#
- 1...Sd7
- 2.Sxd6#
- 2.Rf4#
- 1...Sc4
- 2.Sxc5#
- 2.Rf4#
- 1...Sb5
- 2.Sxc5#
- 2.Rf4#
- 1...Sf5
- 2.Sxc5#
- 2.Rf4#
- 1...Sdb7
- 2.Rf4#
- 1...Sc8
- 2.Sxc5#
- 2.Rf4#
- 1...g5
- 2.Sxc5#
- 2.Sxd6#
- 1...Rxh3!
- threat
- 1.Sg5+?
- 1...Ke5
- 2.Sc2#
- 2.Se2#
- 2.Sb3#
- 2.Sb5#
- 2.Sf5#
- 2.Sde6#
- 1...Bxg5!
- 1...Ke5
- 1.Se2?
- Keys
- 1.Sb3!
- threat
- 2.Sxc5#
- 2.Sxd6#
- 1...Bxc6+
- 2.Bxc6#
- 1...Rxh3
- 2.Sxd2#
- 1...Sxb3
- 2.Sxd6#
- 1...Sxf7
- 2.Sxc5#
- 1...Sxe8
- 2.Sxc5#
- 1...Bg3
- 2.Sg5#
- 1...Bf2
- 2.Sxd2#
- 2.Sg5#
- 2.Sxd6#
- 1...Be7
- 2.Sxc5#
- 1...Sd3
- 2.Sxd6#
- 1...Sa4
- 2.Sxd6#
- 1...Sa6
- 2.Sxd6#
- 1...Se6
- 2.Sxd6#
- 1...Scb7
- 2.Qc2#
- 1...Sd7
- 2.Sxd6#
- 1...Sc4
- 2.Sxc5#
- 1...Sb5
- 2.Sxc5#
- 1...Sf5
- 2.Sxc5#
- 1...Sdb7
- 2.Qxg6#
- 1...Sc8
- 2.Sxc5#
- threat
- 1.Sb3!
FEATURES
- Static
- TYPE = THREAT
- CHANGED MATES = 0
- ADDED MATES = 15
- REMOVED MATES = 2
- Sets
- R(b);N_GUARD::R(C),XB(d)
- B(f);CHECK,N_SPINB(f),OGATE,XQ(E)::B(H),XB(f)
- S(e);N_PINQ(E)::QAB(E)
- S(g);N_PINQ(E)::QAB(E),XP(h)
- Tries
- Try
- S(D);
- Threat
- DUALS(2)
- Vars
- B(f);CHECK,N_SPINB(f),OGATE,XQ(E)::B(H),XB(f)
- R(b);XS(D)::S(F),XS(g)
- S(g);XS(F)::R1(B)
- S(g);XB(H)::R1(B)
- B(d);N_GUARD::S(F)
- R(b);::S(F),XS(g)
- B(d);::R1(B)
- S(e);::S(F),XS(g)
- S(g);::R1(B)
- P(h);::S(F),XS(g)
- Refutation
- R(b);XR(C)
- Try
- S(D);
- Threat
- DUALS(3)
- Vars
- B(f);CHECK,N_SPINB(f),OGATE,XQ(E)::B(H),XB(f)
- S(e);XS(D)::S(F),XS(g)
- S(e);::S(F),XS(g)
- S(g);N_PINQ(E)::R1(B)
- Refutation
- R(b);XR(C)
- Try
- S(F);CHECK
- Refutation
- B(d);XS(F)
- Try
- Actual
- S(D);
- Threat
- DUALS(2)
- Vars
- B(f);CHECK,N_SPINB(f),OGATE,XQ(E)::B(H),XB(f)
- R(b);N_GUARD,XR(C)::S(D),XP(a)
- S(e);XS(D)::S(F),XS(g)
- S(g);XS(F)::S(D),XS(e)
- S(g);XB(H)::S(D),XS(e)
- B(d);N_GUARD::S(F)
- B(d);::S(D),XS(e)
- S(e);::S(F),XS(g)
- S(e);N_PINQ(E)::QAB(E)
- S(g);::S(D),XS(e)
- S(g);N_PINQ(E)::QAB(E),XP(h)
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