MESON Chess Problem Database
Problem Display
PID: 18745 (BR6/P7/p2p3Q/p1kNNb2/P2p4/8/2p5/2K5 w - - 0 1)
Lipton, Michael
2nd Prize, American Chess Bulletin, 1958
#2
8 + 7
| 3976 | FIDE Album (1956-1958) | 1961 |
| 3174 | The Two-move Chess Problem Tradition and Development | 1966 |
SOLUTION
- SOUND
- Sets
- 1...Bd3
- 2.Rc8#
- 1...Be4
- 2.Rc8#
- 1...Bg6
- 2.Rc8#
- 1...Bh7
- 2.Rc8#
- 1...Bc8
- 2.Rxc8#
- 1...d3
- 2.Qe3#
- 1...dxe5
- 2.Qc6#
- 1...Bd3
- Tries
- 1.Se3?
- 1...dxe3
- 2.Qxe3#
- 1...dxe5
- 2.Qf8#
- 2.Qb6#
- 2.Qc6#
- 1...Bd3
- 2.Sxd3#
- 2.Sd7#
- 1...Bh3
- 2.Sd3#
- 1...Be4
- 2.Sd7#
- 1...Bg4
- 2.Sd3#
- 1...Be6
- 2.Sd3#
- 1...Bg6
- 2.Sd7#
- 1...Bd7
- 2.Sd3#
- 2.Sxd7#
- 1...Bh7
- 2.Sd7#
- 1...Bc8
- 2.Sd3#
- 1...d5
- 2.Qf8#
- 2.Qb6#
- 2.Qc6#
- 1...d3!
- 1...dxe3
- 1.Sb4?
- threat
- 2.Sxa6#
- 1...dxe5
- 2.Qc6#
- 1...d3
- 2.Qe3#
- 1...Bd3
- 2.Sbxd3#
- 1...Bc8
- 2.Sbd3#
- 1...axb4!
- threat
- 1.Sf4?
- 1...dxe5
- 2.Qc6#
- 1...Bd3
- 2.Sfxd3#
- 2.Se6#
- 1...Bh3
- 2.Sfd3#
- 1...Be4
- 2.Se6#
- 1...Bg4
- 2.Sfd3#
- 1...Be6
- 2.Sfd3#
- 2.Sxe6#
- 1...Bg6
- 2.Se6#
- 1...Bd7
- 2.Sfd3#
- 1...Bh7
- 2.Se6#
- 1...Bc8
- 2.Sfd3#
- 1...d5
- 2.Qf8#
- 2.Qb6#
- 2.Qc6#
- 1...d3!
- 1...dxe5
- 1.Sf6?
- 1...d3
- 2.Qe3#
- 1...d5
- 2.Qf8#
- 1...Bd3
- 2.Sfd7#
- 1...Bh3
- 2.Se4#
- 1...Be4
- 2.Sxe4#
- 2.Sfd7#
- 1...Bg4
- 2.Se4#
- 1...Be6
- 2.Se4#
- 1...Bg6
- 2.Sfd7#
- 1...Bd7
- 2.Se4#
- 2.Sfxd7#
- 1...Bh7
- 2.Sfd7#
- 1...Bc8
- 2.Se4#
- 1...dxe5!
- 1...d3
- 1.Sc7?
- threat
- 2.Sxa6#
- 1...dxe5
- 2.Qc6#
- 1...d3
- 2.Qe3#
- 1...Bd3
- 2.Se6#
- 1...Bc8!
- threat
- 1.Sd3+?
- 1...Bxd3
- 2.Rc8#
- 1...Kc4!
- 1...Bxd3
- 1.Rb4?
- threat
- 2.Rc4#
- 1...dxe5
- 2.Qf8#
- 2.Qb6#
- 2.Qc6#
- 1...Bd3
- 2.Sxd3#
- 2.Sd7#
- 1...axb4!
- threat
- 1.Qd2?
- threat
- 2.Qxa5#
- 1...d3
- 2.Qc3#
- 2.Qe3#
- 2.Qf2#
- 1...Bd3
- 2.Rc8#
- 1...Bd7
- 2.Qxc2#
- 1...dxe5!
- threat
- 1.Qg7?
- threat
- 2.Qc7#
- 1...d3
- 2.Qg1#
- 1...Bd7!
- threat
- 1.Qh2?
- 1...d3
- 2.Qg1#
- 2.Qf2#
- 1...Bh3
- 2.Qxc2#
- 1...Bd3
- 2.Rc8#
- 1...Be4
- 2.Rc8#
- 1...Bg4
- 2.Qxc2#
- 1...Be6
- 2.Qxc2#
- 1...Bg6
- 2.Rc8#
- 1...Bd7
- 2.Qxc2#
- 1...Bh7
- 2.Rc8#
- 1...Bc8
- 2.Rxc8#
- 2.Qxc2#
- 1...dxe5!
- 1...d3
- 1.Qh7?
- threat
- 2.Qc7#
- 1...Bxh7
- 2.Rc8#
- 1...Bd7
- 2.Qxc2#
- 1...d3!
- threat
- 1.Se3?
- Keys
- 1.Qg6!
- 1...Bxg6
- 2.Rc8#
- 1...dxe5
- 2.Qc6#
- 1...d3
- 2.Qg1#
- 1...Bh3
- 2.Qxc2#
- 1...Bd3
- 2.Rc8#
- 1...Be4
- 2.Rc8#
- 1...Bg4
- 2.Qxc2#
- 1...Be6
- 2.Qxc2#
- 1...Bd7
- 2.Qxc2#
- 1...Bc8
- 2.Rxc8#
- 2.Qxc2#
- 1...Bxg6
- 1.Qg6!
FEATURES
- Static
- TYPE = INCOMPLETE_BLOCK
- CHANGED MATES = 1
- ADDED MATES = 4
- REMOVED MATES = 2
- Sets
- B(e);N_GUARD::R(H)
- B(e);N_GUARD::R(H),XB(e)
- P(b);OGATEB::QAB(E)
- P(g);OGATE,XS(D)::QAR1(E)
- Tries
- Try
- S(C);
- Vars
- P(b);OGATE,XS(C)::QAB(E),XP(b)
- B(e);N_GUARD::S(D)
- Refutation
- P(b);
- Try
- S(C);
- Threat
- S(C),XP(f)
- Vars
- P(g);OGATE,XS(D)::QAR1(E)
- P(b);OGATEB::QAB(E)
- B(e);N_GUARD::S(C),XB(e)
- B(e);N_GUARD::S(C)
- Refutation
- P(c);XS(C)
- Try
- S(C);
- Vars
- P(g);OGATE,XS(D)::QAR1(E)
- B(e);N_GUARD::S(C)
- Refutation
- P(b);
- Try
- S(C);
- Vars
- P(b);OGATEB::QAB(E)
- P(g);OGATEB::QAB(E)
- B(e);N_GUARD::S(C)
- Refutation
- P(g);XS(D)
- Try
- S(C);
- Threat
- S(C),XP(f)
- Vars
- P(g);OGATE,XS(D)::QAR1(E)
- P(b);OGATEB::QAB(E)
- B(e);N_GUARD::S(C)
- Refutation
- B(e);
- Try
- S(D);CHECK
- Vars
- B(e);XS(D)::R(H)
- Refutation
- K(d);P-FLIGHT
- Try
- R(H);
- Threat
- R1(H)
- Refutation
- P(c);XR(H)
- Try
- Q(E);
- Threat
- QAR2(E),XP(c)
- Vars
- B(e);N_GUARD::R(H)
- B(e);N_GUARD::QAR(E),XP(a)
- Refutation
- P(g);XS(D)
- Try
- Q(E);
- Threat
- QAR2(E)
- Vars
- P(b);OGATEB::QAB(E)
- Refutation
- B(e);
- Try
- Q(E);
- Vars
- B(e);N_GUARD::QAR(E),XP(a)
- B(e);N_GUARD::R(H)
- Refutation
- P(g);XS(D)
- Try
- Q(E);
- Threat
- QAR2(E)
- Vars
- B(e);N_GUARD,XQ(E)::R(H)
- B(e);OGATE::QAR(E),XP(a)
- Refutation
- P(b);
- Try
- Actual
- Q(E);
- Vars
- B(e);N_GUARD,XQ(E)::R(H)
- P(g);OGATE,XS(D)::QAR1(E)
- P(b);OGATEB::QAB(E)
- B(e);OGATE::QAR(E),XP(a)
- B(e);N_GUARD::R(H)
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