MESON Chess Problem Database

Problem Display
PID: 18544 (8/8/K4P2/1R1P2Br/p1k3N1/r7/3Q4/b7 w - - 0 1)

Manolescu, Mircea Mihai

1st Prize, Revista de Sah (Meredith Section), 1956

8/8/K4P2/1R1P2Br/p1k3N1/r7/3Q4/b7

#2

7 + 5

5862 An ABC of Chess Problems 1970
274 diagrammes 1974
4640 Chess Wizardry: The New ABC of Chess Problems 1996
3310 2345 Chess Problems 1997
5627 Probleme de Sah 1998
56 The Problemist 2003
23 Die Schwalbe 2013
5454 Near Snap 2023

SOLUTION

  • SOUND
  • Sets
    • 1...Ra2
      • 2.Se3#
    • 1...Rc3
      • 2.Se5#
    • 1...Rd3
      • 2.Qb4#
    • 1...Re3
      • 2.Sxe3#
    • 1...Bc3
      • 2.Se3#
    • 1...Be5
      • 2.Sxe5#
  • Tries
    • 1.Sf2?
      • threat
        • 2.Qb4#
      • 1...Rc3
        • 2.Qf4#
      • 1...Bc3
        • 2.Qd3#
      • 1...Rb3!
  • Keys
    • 1.Be3!
      • threat
        • 2.Rb4#
      • 1...Rxe3
        • 2.Sxe3#
      • 1...Rb3
        • 2.Rc5#
      • 1...Rc3
        • 2.Qd4#
      • 1...Rd3
        • 2.Qb4#
      • 1...Bc3
        • 2.Qe2#
      • 1...Bd4
        • 2.Qxd4#

This anticipates 268408(1996)

FEATURES

  • Static
    • TYPE = THREAT
    • CHANGED MATES = 2
    • ADDED MATES = 2
    • REMOVED MATES = 2
  • Sets
    • R(b);N_GUARD::S(B)
    • R(b);S_CUTB(a)::S(B)
    • R(b);SBLOCK::QAR1(A)
    • R(b);N_GUARD::S(B),XR(b)
    • B(a);S_CUTR(b)::S(B)
    • B(a);N_GUARD::S(B),XB(a)
  • Tries
    • Try
      • S(B);
      • Threat
        • QAR1(A)
      • Vars
        • R(b);SBLOCK,S_CUTB(a)::QAR(A)
        • B(a);S_CUTR(b)::QAB1(A)
      • Refutation
        • R(b);
  • Actual
    • B(E);
    • Threat
      • R1(C)
    • Vars
      • R(b);XB(E)::S(B),XR(b)
      • R(b);SBLOCK::R1(C)
      • R(b);S_CUTB(a)::QAR1(A)
      • R(b);SBLOCK::QAR1(A)
      • B(a);SBLOCK,S_CUTR(b)::QAB(A)
      • B(a);N_GUARD::QAR1(A),XB(a)
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