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PID: 159634 (8/8/2pQn3/1R1b4/R1B1k1pP/4B1P1/1P6/5NK1 w - - 0 1)
Andrew, Frederick William
Birmingham News, 1899
(First published on Wed Aug 16 1899)
#2
10 + 5
| 15351 | SCPF/BCPS Black Books | 2017 |
SOLUTION
- SOUND
- Sets
- 1...Sd4
- 2.Qf4#
- 1...Sf4
- 2.Qxf4#
- 1...Sc5
- 2.Qf4#
- 1...Sg5
- 2.Qf4#
- 1...Sc7
- 2.Qf4#
- 1...Sg7
- 2.Qf4#
- 1...Sd8
- 2.Qf4#
- 1...Sf8
- 2.Qf4#
- 1...cxb5
- 2.Qxd5#
- 1...c5
- 2.Qxd5#
- 1...Sd4
- Tries
- 1.Kf2?
- 1...Bxc4
- 2.Sd2#
- 2.Re5#
- 1...cxb5
- 2.Qxd5#
- 1...Sd4
- 2.Qf4#
- 1...Sf4
- 2.Qxf4#
- 1...Sc5
- 2.Qf4#
- 1...Sg5
- 2.Qf4#
- 1...Sc7
- 2.Qf4#
- 1...Sg7
- 2.Qf4#
- 1...Sd8
- 2.Qf4#
- 1...Sf8
- 2.Qf4#
- 1...c5
- 2.Qxd5#
- 1...Kf5!
- 1...Bxc4
- 1.Kg2?
- 1...Sf4+
- 2.Qxf4#
- 1...Bxc4
- 2.Re5#
- 1...cxb5
- 2.Qxd5#
- 1...Sd4
- 2.Qf4#
- 1...Sc5
- 2.Qf4#
- 1...Sg5
- 2.Qf4#
- 1...Sc7
- 2.Qf4#
- 1...Sg7
- 2.Qf4#
- 1...Sd8
- 2.Qf4#
- 1...Sf8
- 2.Qf4#
- 1...c5
- 2.Qxd5#
- 1...Kf5+!
- 1...Sf4+
- 1.Bf2?
- 1...Kf3
- 2.Sd2#
- 1...Bxc4
- 2.Sd2#
- 1...cxb5
- 2.Qxd5#
- 1...Sd4
- 2.Qf4#
- 1...Sf4
- 2.Qxf4#
- 1...Sc5
- 2.Qf4#
- 1...Sg5
- 2.Qf4#
- 1...Sc7
- 2.Qf4#
- 1...Sg7
- 2.Qf4#
- 1...Sd8
- 2.Qf4#
- 1...Sf8
- 2.Qf4#
- 1...c5
- 2.Qxd5#
- 1...Kf5!
- 1...Kf3
- 1.Bd4?
- 1...Kf3
- 2.Sd2#
- 1...Kxd4
- 2.Be2#
- 1...Kf5
- 2.Bd3#
- 1...Sxd4
- 2.Qf4#
- 1...cxb5
- 2.Qxd5#
- 1...Sf4
- 2.Qxf4#
- 1...Sc5
- 2.Qf4#
- 1...Sg5
- 2.Qf4#
- 1...Sc7
- 2.Qf4#
- 1...Sg7
- 2.Qf4#
- 1...Sd8
- 2.Qf4#
- 1...Sf8
- 2.Qf4#
- 1...c5
- 2.Qxd5#
- 1...Bxc4!
- 1...Kf3
- 1.Bb6?
- 1...Kf3
- 2.Sd2#
- 1...Bxc4
- 2.Sd2#
- 1...cxb5
- 2.Qxd5#
- 1...Sc5
- 2.Qf4#
- 1...c5
- 2.Qxd5#
- 1...Sd4
- 2.Qf4#
- 1...Sf4
- 2.Qxf4#
- 1...Sg5
- 2.Qf4#
- 1...Sc7
- 2.Qf4#
- 1...Sg7
- 2.Qf4#
- 1...Sd8
- 2.Qf4#
- 1...Sf8
- 2.Qf4#
- 1...Kf5!
- 1...Kf3
- 1.Bh6?
- 1...Kf3
- 2.Sd2#
- 1...Kd4
- 2.Be2#
- 1...Bxc4
- 2.Sd2#
- 1...cxb5
- 2.Qxd5#
- 1...Sd4
- 2.Qf4#
- 1...Sf4
- 2.Qxf4#
- 1...Sc5
- 2.Qf4#
- 1...Sg5
- 2.Qf4#
- 1...Sc7
- 2.Qf4#
- 1...Sg7
- 2.Qf4#
- 1...Sd8
- 2.Qf4#
- 1...Sf8
- 2.Qf4#
- 1...c5
- 2.Qxd5#
- 1...Kf5!
- 1...Kf3
- 1.Ba7?
- 1...Kf3
- 2.Sd2#
- 1...Bxc4
- 2.Sd2#
- 1...cxb5
- 2.Qxd5#
- 1...Sc5
- 2.Qf4#
- 1...c5
- 2.Qxd5#
- 1...Sd4
- 2.Qf4#
- 1...Sf4
- 2.Qxf4#
- 1...Sg5
- 2.Qf4#
- 1...Sc7
- 2.Qf4#
- 1...Sg7
- 2.Qf4#
- 1...Sd8
- 2.Qf4#
- 1...Sf8
- 2.Qf4#
- 1...Kf5!
- 1...Kf3
- 1.Be2+?
- 1...Bc4
- 2.Re5#
- 2.Qe5#
- 2.Qd3#
- 2.Qxc6#
- 2.Qxe6#
- 1...Sd4
- 2.Qf4#
- 1...Kf5!
- 1...Bc4
- 1.Bxd5+?
- 1...Kf5
- 2.Qxe6#
- 1...Kd3!
- 1...Kf5
- 1.Ra3?
- 1...Kf3
- 2.Sd2#
- 1...Bxc4
- 2.Sd2#
- 1...cxb5
- 2.Qxd5#
- 1...Sd4
- 2.Qf4#
- 1...Sf4
- 2.Qxf4#
- 1...Sc5
- 2.Qf4#
- 1...Sg5
- 2.Qf4#
- 1...Sc7
- 2.Qf4#
- 1...Sg7
- 2.Qf4#
- 1...Sd8
- 2.Qf4#
- 1...Sf8
- 2.Qf4#
- 1...c5
- 2.Qxd5#
- 1...Kf5!
- 1...Kf3
- 1.Qe5+?
- 1...Kf3
- 2.Sd2#
- 2.Sh2#
- 1...Kxe5!
- 1...Kf3
- 1.Qxe6+?
- 1...Kf3
- 2.Qf5#
- 1...Bxe6!
- 1...Kf3
- 1.Kf2?
- Keys
- 1.Bg5!
- 1...Kf3
- 2.Sd2#
- 1...Kd4
- 2.Be2#
- 1...Kf5
- 2.Bd3#
- 1...Bxc4
- 2.Sd2#
- 1...Sxg5
- 2.Qf4#
- 1...cxb5
- 2.Qxd5#
- 1...Sd4
- 2.Qf4#
- 1...Sf4
- 2.Qxf4#
- 1...Sc5
- 2.Qf4#
- 1...Sc7
- 2.Qf4#
- 1...Sg7
- 2.Qf4#
- 1...Sd8
- 2.Qf4#
- 1...Sf8
- 2.Qf4#
- 1...c5
- 2.Qxd5#
- 1...Kf3
- 1.Bg5!
FEATURES
- Static
- TYPE = INCOMPLETE_BLOCK
- CHANGED MATES = 0
- ADDED MATES = 4
- REMOVED MATES = 0
- Sets
- S(e);N_GUARD::QAR1(J)
- S(e);N_GUARD::QAR1(J),XS(e)
- P(d);N_GUARD,XR(I)::QAB1(J),XB(c)
- P(d);N_GUARD::QAB1(J),XB(c)
- Tries
- Try
- K(B);S_FLIGHT
- Vars
- P(d);N_GUARD,XR(I)::QAB1(J),XB(c)
- S(e);N_GUARD::QAR1(J)
- S(e);N_GUARD::QAR1(J),XS(e)
- P(d);N_GUARD::QAB1(J),XB(c)
- Refutation
- K(a);P_SPINB(c),S_FLIGHT
- Try
- K(B);P-FLIGHT
- Vars
- S(e);CHECK,N_GUARD::QAR1(J),XS(e)
- B(c);OGATE,P_SPINB(c),XB(G)::R1(I)
- P(d);N_GUARD,XR(I)::QAB1(J),XB(c)
- S(e);N_GUARD::QAR1(J)
- P(d);N_GUARD::QAB1(J),XB(c)
- Refutation
- K(a);CHECK,P_SPINB(c),S_FLIGHT
- Try
- B(D);
- Vars
- K(a);S_FLIGHT::S(A)
- B(c);P_SPINB(c),XB(G)::S(A)
- P(d);N_GUARD,XR(I)::QAB1(J),XB(c)
- S(e);N_GUARD::QAR1(J)
- S(e);N_GUARD::QAR1(J),XS(e)
- P(d);N_GUARD::QAB1(J),XB(c)
- Refutation
- K(a);P_SPINB(c),S_FLIGHT
- Try
- B(D);
- Vars
- K(a);S_FLIGHT::S(A)
- K(a);OGATEB,P-FLIGHT,P_SPINB(c),XB(D)::R(F)+B(G)
- K(a);P_SPINB(c),S_FLIGHT::B(G)
- S(e);N_GUARD,SBLOCK,XB(D)::QAR1(J)
- P(d);N_GUARD,XR(I)::QAB1(J),XB(c)
- S(e);N_GUARD::QAR1(J),XS(e)
- S(e);N_GUARD::QAR1(J)
- P(d);N_GUARD::QAB1(J),XB(c)
- Refutation
- B(c);XB(G)
- Try
- B(D);
- Vars
- K(a);S_FLIGHT::S(A)
- B(c);P_SPINB(c),XB(G)::S(A)
- P(d);N_GUARD,XR(I)::QAB1(J),XB(c)
- S(e);N_GUARD::QAR1(J)
- P(d);N_GUARD::QAB1(J),XB(c)
- S(e);N_GUARD::QAR1(J),XS(e)
- Refutation
- K(a);P_SPINB(c),S_FLIGHT
- Try
- B(D);
- Vars
- K(a);S_FLIGHT::S(A)
- K(a);P-FLIGHT,P_SPINB(c)::R(F)+B(G)
- B(c);P_SPINB(c),XB(G)::S(A)
- P(d);N_GUARD,XR(I)::QAB1(J),XB(c)
- S(e);N_GUARD,SBLOCK::QAR1(J)
- S(e);N_GUARD::QAR1(J),XS(e)
- S(e);N_GUARD::QAR1(J)
- P(d);N_GUARD::QAB1(J),XB(c)
- Refutation
- K(a);P_SPINB(c),S_FLIGHT
- Try
- B(D);
- Vars
- K(a);S_FLIGHT::S(A)
- B(c);P_SPINB(c),XB(G)::S(A)
- P(d);N_GUARD,XR(I)::QAB1(J),XB(c)
- S(e);N_GUARD::QAR1(J)
- P(d);N_GUARD::QAB1(J),XB(c)
- S(e);N_GUARD::QAR1(J),XS(e)
- Refutation
- K(a);P_SPINB(c),S_FLIGHT
- Try
- B(G);CHECK
- Vars
- S(e);P_SPINS(e)::QAR1(J)
- Refutation
- K(a);P_SPINB(c),S_FLIGHT
- Try
- B(G);CHECK,XB(c)
- Vars
- K(a);S_FLIGHT::QAB1(J),XS(e)
- Refutation
- K(a);S_FLIGHT
- Try
- R(F);
- Vars
- K(a);S_FLIGHT::S(A)
- B(c);XB(G)::S(A)
- P(d);N_GUARD,XR(I)::QAB1(J),XB(c)
- S(e);N_GUARD::QAR1(J)
- S(e);N_GUARD::QAR1(J),XS(e)
- P(d);N_GUARD::QAB1(J),XB(c)
- Refutation
- K(a);P_SPINB(c),S_FLIGHT
- Try
- Q(J);CHECK
- Refutation
- K(a);P-FLIGHT,P_SPINB(c),XQ(J)
- Try
- Q(J);CHECK,XS(e)
- Vars
- K(a);S_FLIGHT::QAR2(J)
- Refutation
- B(c);XQ(J)
- Try
- Actual
- B(D);
- Vars
- K(a);S_FLIGHT::S(A)
- K(a);P-FLIGHT,P_SPINB(c)::R(F)+B(G)
- K(a);P_SPINB(c),S_FLIGHT::B(G)
- B(c);P_SPINB(c),XB(G)::S(A)
- S(e);N_GUARD,XB(D)::QAR1(J)
- P(d);N_GUARD,XR(I)::QAB1(J),XB(c)
- S(e);N_GUARD,SBLOCK::QAR1(J)
- S(e);N_GUARD::QAR1(J),XS(e)
- S(e);N_GUARD::QAR1(J)
- P(d);N_GUARD::QAB1(J),XB(c)
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