MESON Chess Problem Database

Problem Display
PID: 16918 (R7/6n1/7b/8/5p2/8/PB4Q1/rk5K w - - 0 1)

Wenman, Francis Percival (aka Percy Wenman)

One Hundred Published Problems, 1944

R7/6n1/7b/8/5p2/8/PB4Q1/rk5K

#2

5 + 5

5454 Near Snap 2009

SOLUTION

  • SOUND
  • Keys
    • 1.Rb8!
      • threat
        • 2.Ba3#
      • 1...Kxa2+
        • 2.Bc1#
      • 1...Rxa2
        • 2.Qe4#

Anticipated by 4949(1895)

This anticipates 170487(1971)

FEATURES

  • Static
    • TYPE = THREAT
    • CHANGED MATES = 0
    • ADDED MATES = 2
    • REMOVED MATES = 0
  • Sets
  • Actual
    • R(E);
    • Threat
      • R(E)+B(C)
    • Vars
      • K(b);CHECK,S_FLIGHT,XP(B)::QAR(D)+B(C)
      • R(a);SBLOCK,XP(B)::QAB(D)
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