MESON Chess Problem Database

Problem Display
PID: 2036 (1b6/n5K1/1B2p3/4kp2/R2N4/8/1N5P/2R3nB w - - 0 1)

Baird, Edith Elina Helen (Mrs WJ)

2nd Prize, Manchester Weekly Times, 1895

1b6/n5K1/1B2p3/4kp2/R2N4/8/1N5P/2R3nB

#2

8 + 6

187 The Chess Bouquet 1897
3262 700 Chess Problems 1902

SOLUTION

  • SOUND
  • Sets
    • 1...Kf4
      • 2.Sf3#
    • 1...Bd6
      • 2.Sd3#
    • 1...Bc7
      • 2.Bxc7#
    • 1...f4
      • 2.Sc4#
  • Tries
    • 1.Sb5?
      • threat
        • 2.Sd3#
        • 2.Rc5#
      • 1...Sf3
        • 2.Rc5#
      • 1...f4
        • 2.Rc5#
      • 1...Bd6
        • 2.Sd3#
      • 1...Sxb5!
    • 1.Sc6+?
      • 1...Kd6
        • 2.Rd1#
        • 2.Rd4#
      • 1...Sxc6!
    • 1.Bc5?
      • threat
        • 2.Sd3#
      • 1...Kf4
        • 2.Sf3#
      • 1...Sf3!
  • Keys
    • 1.Rd1!
      • 1...Kf4
        • 2.Sf3#
      • 1...Kd6
        • 2.Sc6#
      • 1...Sf3
        • 2.Sxf3#
      • 1...Bd6
        • 2.Sd3#
      • 1...Bc7
        • 2.Bxc7#
      • 1...Se2
        • 2.Sf3#
      • 1...Sh3
        • 2.Sf3#
      • 1...Sb5
        • 2.Sc6#
      • 1...Sc6
        • 2.Sxc6#
      • 1...Sc8
        • 2.Sc6#
      • 1...f4
        • 2.Sc4#

FEATURES

  • Static
    • TYPE = INCOMPLETE_BLOCK
    • CHANGED MATES = 0
    • ADDED MATES = 7
    • REMOVED MATES = 0
  • Sets
    • K(b);S_FLIGHT::R(E)+S(F)
    • B(f);SBLOCK::S(C)
    • B(f);N_GUARD::B(G),XB(f)
    • P(c);SBLOCK::S(C)
  • Tries
    • Try
      • S(F);
      • Threat
        • DUALS(2)
      • Vars
        • S(a);::R(A)
        • P(c);::R(A)
        • B(f);::S(C)
      • Refutation
        • S(e);XS(F)
    • Try
      • S(F);CHECK
      • Refutation
        • S(e);XS(F)
    • Try
      • B(G);
      • Threat
        • S(C)
      • Vars
        • K(b);S_FLIGHT::R(E)+S(F)
      • Refutation
        • S(a);
  • Actual
    • R(A);
    • Vars
      • K(b);S_FLIGHT::R(E)+S(F)
      • K(b);S_FLIGHT::R(A)+S(F)
      • S(a);N_GUARD::S(F),XS(a)
      • B(f);SBLOCK::S(C)
      • B(f);N_GUARD::B(G),XB(f)
      • S(a);N_GUARD::S(F)
      • S(e);N_GUARD::S(F)
      • S(e);N_GUARD::S(F),XS(e)
      • P(c);SBLOCK::S(C)
HTML5 logo

Developed and maintained by Brian Stephenson.
Implemented with HTML5, MySQL, Perl (with, inter alia, CGI::Simple, HTML::Template & XML::LibXML) & CSS/Javascript (jQuery, Bootstrap & DataTables).