MESON Chess Problem Database

Problem Display
PID: 184095 (8/K5k1/1Q3N2/2B1N3/3P4/8/8/8 w - - 0 1)

Salthouse, Thomas

British Chess Magazine, 1916

8/K5k1/1Q3N2/2B1N3/3P4/8/8/8

#2

6 + 1

SOLUTION

  • SOUND
  • Tries
    • 1.Bf8+?
      • 1...Kh8
        • 2.Sg6#
        • 2.Sf7#
      • 1...Kxf8!
    • 1.Qd6?
      • threat
        • 2.Qf8#
      • 1...Kh8
        • 2.Qf8#
      • 1...Kh6!
    • 1.Qe6?
      • 1...Kh8
        • 2.Qg8#
      • 1...Kh6!
  • Keys
    • 1.Qb1!
      • 1...Kxf6
        • 2.Qg6#
      • 1...Kh6
        • 2.Qg6#
      • 1...Kh8
        • 2.Qh7#

FEATURES

  • Static
    • TYPE = INCOMPLETE_BLOCK
    • CHANGED MATES = 0
    • ADDED MATES = 3
    • REMOVED MATES = 0
  • Sets
  • Tries
    • Try
      • B(B);CHECK
      • Refutation
        • K(a);S_FLIGHT,XB(B)
    • Try
      • Q(D);
      • Threat
        • QAB1(D)
      • Vars
        • K(a);S_FLIGHT::QAR2(D)
      • Refutation
        • K(a);S_FLIGHT
    • Try
      • Q(D);
      • Vars
        • K(a);S_FLIGHT::QAR1(D)
      • Refutation
        • K(a);S_FLIGHT
  • Actual
    • Q(D);
    • Vars
      • K(a);S_FLIGHT,XS(E)::QAR1(D)
      • K(a);S_FLIGHT::QAR1(D)
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