MESON Chess Problem Database
Problem Display
PID: 20927 (KR5Q/8/8/2Np4/N1k5/1r1r4/B7/4b3 w - - 0 1)
Mansfield, Comins
1st Prize, Good Companions (April), 1914
#2
6 + 5
| 3132 | The Good Companion Two-Mover | 1922 |
| 4797 | A Genius of the Two-mover | 1936 |
| 3202 | Complete Mansfield/I | 1996 |
| 3310 | 2345 Chess Problems | 1997 |
SOLUTION
- SOUND
- Sets
- 1...Rd1
- 2.Bxb3#
- 1...Rd2
- 2.Bxb3#
- 2.Qc3#
- 1...Rd4
- 2.Bxb3#
- 1...Bc3
- 2.Bxb3#
- 1...d4
- 2.Qg8#
- 1...Rd1
- Tries
- 1.Sxb3?
- threat
- 2.Sd2#
- 2.Sa5#
- 2.Sb2#
- 2.Qc8#
- 1...Rd1
- 2.Sc1#
- 2.Sbc5#
- 2.Sb2#
- 1...Rd2
- 2.Qc3#
- 1...Rc3
- 2.Sb2#
- 2.Qd4#
- 1...Re3
- 2.Sb2#
- 2.Qd4#
- 1...Rf3
- 2.Sb2#
- 2.Qd4#
- 1...Rg3
- 2.Sb2#
- 2.Qd4#
- 1...Rh3
- 2.Sb2#
- 2.Qd4#
- 1...Rd4
- 2.Sc1#
- 2.Sbc5#
- 2.Qxd4#
- 1...d4
- 2.Sd2#
- 2.Sa5#
- 2.Qg8#
- 1...Bd2
- 2.Sxd2#
- 2.Sa5#
- 2.Sb2#
- 2.Qc8#
- 1...Bf2
- 2.Sd2#
- 2.Sa5#
- 2.Sb2#
- 1...Bc3
- 2.Sa1#
- 2.Sc1#
- 2.Sd2#
- 2.Sd4#
- 2.Sa5#
- 2.Sbc5#
- 2.Qc8#
- 1...Bg3
- 2.Sd2#
- 2.Sa5#
- 2.Sb2#
- 1...Bb4
- 2.Sd2#
- 2.Sa5#
- 2.Sb2#
- 1...Ba5
- 2.Sd2#
- 2.Sxa5#
- 2.Sb2#
- 1...Rxb3!
- threat
- 1.Se4?
- threat
- 2.Sb2#
- 2.Sd6#
- 1...Rd1
- 2.Sb2#
- 1...Rd2
- 2.Qc3#
- 1...Rc3
- 2.Sb2#
- 1...Re3
- 2.Sb2#
- 1...Rf3
- 2.Sb2#
- 1...Rg3
- 2.Sb2#
- 1...Rh3
- 2.Sb2#
- 1...Rd4
- 2.Sb2#
- 1...d4
- 2.Qg8#
- 1...Bc3
- 2.Sd6#
- 2.Bxb3#
- 1...Bg3
- 2.Sb2#
- 1...Bb4
- 2.Sb2#
- 1...dxe4!
- threat
- 1.Sa6?
- threat
- 2.Sb2#
- 1...Rd2
- 2.Qc3#
- 1...d4
- 2.Qg8#
- 1...Bc3
- 2.Bxb3#
- 1...Rd4!
- threat
- 1.Se6?
- threat
- 2.Sb2#
- 2.Qc8#
- 1...Rd1
- 2.Sb2#
- 1...Rd2
- 2.Qc3#
- 1...Rc3
- 2.Sb2#
- 2.Qd4#
- 1...Re3
- 2.Sb2#
- 2.Qd4#
- 1...Rf3
- 2.Sb2#
- 2.Qd4#
- 1...Rg3
- 2.Sb2#
- 2.Qd4#
- 1...Rh3
- 2.Sb2#
- 2.Qd4#
- 1...Rd4
- 2.Qxd4#
- 1...Bf2
- 2.Sb2#
- 1...Bc3
- 2.Bxb3#
- 2.Qc8#
- 1...Bg3
- 2.Sb2#
- 1...Bb4
- 2.Sb2#
- 1...Ba5
- 2.Sb2#
- 1...d4!
- threat
- 1.Qd4+?
- 1...Rxd4
- 2.Bxb3#
- 1...Kxd4!
- 1...Rxd4
- 1.Sxb3?
- Keys
- 1.Sd7!
- threat
- 2.Sb2#
- 1...Rd2
- 2.Qc3#
- 1...Rd4
- 2.Se5#
- 1...d4
- 2.Qg8#
- 1...Bc3
- 2.Bxb3#
- threat
- 1.Sd7!
FEATURES
- Static
- TYPE = THREAT
- CHANGED MATES = 1
- ADDED MATES = 1
- REMOVED MATES = 1
- Sets
- R(c);N_GUARD::B(A),XR(b)
- B(a);S_CUTR(c)::B(A),XR(b)
- P(e);OGATEB,SBLOCK::QAB(F)
- Tries
- Try
- S(C);XR(b)
- Threat
- DUALS(4)
- Vars
- R(c);N_GUARD,S_CUTB(a)::QAR1(F)
- Refutation
- R(c);P_SPINR(c),XS(C)
- Try
- S(C);
- Threat
- DUALS(2)
- Vars
- R(c);::S(B)
- R(c);N_GUARD,S_CUTB(a)::QAR1(F)
- P(e);OGATEB,SBLOCK::QAB(F)
- B(a);::S(B)
- Refutation
- P(e);XS(C)
- Try
- S(C);
- Threat
- S(B)
- Vars
- R(c);N_GUARD,S_CUTB(a)::QAR1(F)
- P(e);OGATEB,SBLOCK::QAB(F)
- B(a);S_CUTR(c)::B(A),XR(b)
- Refutation
- R(c);
- Try
- S(C);
- Threat
- DUALS(2)
- Vars
- R(c);::S(B)
- R(c);N_GUARD,S_CUTB(a)::QAR1(F)
- R(c);N_GUARD::QAR1(F),XR(c)
- B(a);::S(B)
- Refutation
- P(e);
- Try
- Q(F);CHECK
- Vars
- R(c);SBLOCK,XQ(F)::B(A),XR(b)
- Refutation
- K(d);N_SPINR(b),P-FLIGHT,XQ(F)
- Try
- Actual
- S(C);
- Threat
- S(B)
- Vars
- R(c);N_GUARD,S_CUTB(a)::QAR1(F)
- R(c);SBLOCK::S(C)
- P(e);OGATEB,SBLOCK::QAB(F)
- B(a);S_CUTR(c)::B(A),XR(b)
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