MESON Chess Problem Database

Problem Display
PID: 152980 (1B6/3p1PR1/2pP1n1N/R1p1k1P1/1N1n4/4PP2/8/3K4 w - - 0 1)

Dawson, Thomas Rayner

British Chess Magazine, 1943

1B6/3p1PR1/2pP1n1N/R1p1k1P1/1N1n4/4PP2/8/3K4

#2

11 + 6

15256 TRD Scrapbook 2014

SOLUTION

  • SOUND
  • Tries
    • 1.Rxc5+?
      • 1...Ke6
        • 2.f8S#
      • 1...Sd5!
    • 1.f4+?
      • 1...Ke6
        • 2.f8S#
      • 1...Ke4!
  • Keys
    • 1.f8S!
      • 1...Sxf3
        • 2.Re7#
      • 1...Sc2
        • 2.Re7#
      • 1...Se2
        • 2.Re7#
      • 1...Sb3
        • 2.Re7#
      • 1...Sb5
        • 2.Re7#
      • 1...Sf5
        • 2.Sf7#
      • 1...Se6
        • 2.Sg6#
      • 1...Se4
        • 2.f4#
      • 1...Sg4
        • 2.Rxc5#
      • 1...Sd5
        • 2.Sd3#
      • 1...Sh5
        • 2.Rxc5#
      • 1...Sh7
        • 2.Rxc5#
      • 1...Se8
        • 2.Rxc5#
      • 1...Sg8
        • 2.Rxc5#

FEATURES

  • Static
    • TYPE = INCOMPLETE_BLOCK
    • CHANGED MATES = 0
    • ADDED MATES = 14
    • REMOVED MATES = 0
  • Sets
  • Tries
    • Try
      • R(E);CHECK,XP(b)
      • Vars
        • K(c);P-FLIGHT::P=S
      • Refutation
        • S(e);P_SPINS(e)
    • Try
      • P(C);CHECK
      • Vars
        • K(c);N_SPINP(b),P-FLIGHT::P=S
      • Refutation
        • K(c);N_SPINP(b),P-FLIGHT
  • Actual
    • P(I);
    • Vars
      • S(a);N_GUARD,XP(C)::R(J)
      • S(a);N_GUARD::R(J)
      • S(a);N_GUARD,N_SPINP(b)::R(J)
      • S(a);SBLOCK::S(H)
      • S(a);SBLOCK::S(I)
      • S(e);SBLOCK::P(C)
      • S(e);N_GUARD::R(E),XP(b)
      • S(e);N_SPINP(b),SBLOCK::S(D)
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