MESON Chess Problem Database
Problem Display
PID: 21007 (1Q2N1r1/B7/6nn/3P3N/4k3/2b3R1/B3PP2/3K3b w - - 0 1)
Reilly, William Henry
2nd Prize, Good Companions (February), 1915
#2
10 + 6
| 15 | British Chess Magazine | 1915 |
| 3132 | The Good Companion Two-Mover | 1922 |
| 23 | Die Schwalbe | 2017 |
SOLUTION
- SOUND
- Sets
- 1...Be5
- 2.Qb1#
- 1...Sf4
- 2.Qxf4#
- 1...Sh4
- 2.Qf4#
- 1...Se5
- 2.Sd6#
- 1...Se7
- 2.Qf4#
- 1...Sf8
- 2.Qf4#
- 1...Sh8
- 2.Qf4#
- 1...Be5
- Tries
- 1.Rxc3?
- threat
- 2.Sg3#
- 1...Sf4
- 2.Qxf4#
- 1...Sh4
- 2.Qf4#
- 1...Se5
- 2.Sd6#
- 1...Se7
- 2.Qf4#
- 1...Sf8
- 2.Qf4#
- 1...Sh8
- 2.Qf4#
- 1...Sf5
- 2.Shf6#
- 2.Sef6#
- 1...Kf5!
- threat
- 1.Rf3?
- threat
- 2.Sg3#
- 1...Sf4
- 2.Rxf4#
- 2.Qxf4#
- 1...Be5
- 2.Qb1#
- 1...Sh4
- 2.Rf4#
- 2.Qf4#
- 1...Se5
- 2.Shf6#
- 2.Sd6#
- 2.Sef6#
- 2.Rf4#
- 1...Se7
- 2.Rf4#
- 2.Qf4#
- 1...Sf8
- 2.Rf4#
- 2.Qf4#
- 1...Sh8
- 2.Rf4#
- 2.Qf4#
- 1...Sf5!
- threat
- 1.Rg4+?
- 1...Sf4
- 2.Sg3#
- 2.Rxf4#
- 2.Qxf4#
- 1...Sxg4
- 2.Sg3#
- 1...Kf5!
- 1...Sf4
- 1.Rg5?
- threat
- 2.Sg3#
- 2.Sd6#
- 2.Bb1#
- 2.Qb1#
- 1...Rxe8
- 2.Sg3#
- 2.Bb1#
- 2.Qb1#
- 1...Bb2
- 2.Sg3#
- 2.Sd6#
- 2.Bb1#
- 1...Bb4
- 2.Sg3#
- 2.Shf6#
- 2.Sef6#
- 2.Bb1#
- 2.Qxb4#
- 1...Be5
- 2.Qb1#
- 1...Sf4
- 2.Sg3#
- 2.Sd6#
- 2.Qxf4#
- 1...Se5
- 2.Sd6#
- 2.Sef6#
- 1...Sf7
- 2.Sg3#
- 2.Bb1#
- 2.Qb1#
- 1...Sf5!
- threat
- 1.Rxg6?
- threat
- 2.Sg3#
- 2.Qf4#
- 1...Rxg6
- 2.Qf4#
- 1...Sf5
- 2.Qf4#
- 1...Rf8
- 2.Sg3#
- 1...Bd2
- 2.Sg3#
- 1...Be5
- 2.Qb1#
- 1...Kf5!
- threat
- 1.Qd6?
- threat
- 2.Bb1#
- 1...Kf5
- 2.Qe6#
- 1...Sf4
- 2.Qxf4#
- 1...Se5!
- threat
- 1.f3+?
- 1...Kf5
- 2.Bb1#
- 2.e4#
- 1...Bxf3!
- 1...Kf5
- 1.f4?
- threat
- 2.Sd6#
- 2.Qb1#
- 1...Kf5
- 2.Sd6#
- 1...Rxe8
- 2.Qb1#
- 1...Sxf4
- 2.Qxf4#
- 1...Sf5
- 2.Qb1#
- 1...Bb2
- 2.Sd6#
- 1...Be5
- 2.Qb1#
- 1...Se5
- 2.Sd6#
- 1...Sf7
- 2.Qb1#
- 1...Bb4!
- threat
- 1.Rxc3?
- Keys
- 1.Rg2!
- threat
- 2.Sg3#
- 1...Kf5
- 2.Bb1#
- 1...Be5
- 2.Qb1#
- 1...Sf4
- 2.Qxf4#
- 1...Sh4
- 2.Qf4#
- 1...Se5
- 2.Sd6#
- 1...Se7
- 2.Qf4#
- 1...Sf8
- 2.Qf4#
- 1...Sh8
- 2.Qf4#
- 1...Sf5
- 2.f3#
- threat
- 1.Rg2!
FEATURES
- Static
- TYPE = THREAT
- CHANGED MATES = 0
- ADDED MATES = 2
- REMOVED MATES = 0
- Sets
- B(b);SBLOCK::QAB(I)
- S(d);N_GUARD::QAR1(I),XS(d)
- S(d);N_GUARD::QAR1(I)
- S(d);SBLOCK::S(J)
- Tries
- Try
- R(E);XB(b)
- Threat
- S(G)
- Vars
- S(d);N_GUARD::QAR1(I),XS(d)
- S(d);N_GUARD::QAR1(I)
- S(d);SBLOCK::S(J)
- Refutation
- K(c);S_FLIGHT
- Try
- R(E);
- Threat
- S(G)
- Vars
- B(b);SBLOCK::QAB(I)
- Refutation
- S(e);
- Try
- R(E);CHECK
- Vars
- S(e);XR(E)::S(G)
- Refutation
- K(c);S_FLIGHT
- Try
- R(E);
- Threat
- DUALS(4)
- Vars
- B(b);::QAB(I)
- Refutation
- S(e);
- Try
- R(E);XS(d)
- Threat
- DUALS(2)
- Vars
- R(f);XR(E)::QAR1(I)
- S(e);::QAR1(I)
- R(f);::S(G)
- B(b);::S(G)
- B(b);SBLOCK::QAB(I)
- Refutation
- K(c);S_FLIGHT
- Try
- Q(I);
- Threat
- B(B)
- Vars
- K(c);S_FLIGHT::QAB1(I)
- S(d);N_GUARD::QAR1(I),XS(d)
- Refutation
- S(d);
- Try
- P(D);CHECK
- Refutation
- B(a);P_PINP(C),XP(D)
- Try
- P(D);
- Threat
- DUALS(2)
- Vars
- K(c);S_FLIGHT::S(J)
- R(f);XS(J)::QAB(I)
- S(d);OGATE,XP(D)::QAR1(I),XS(d)
- S(e);SBLOCK::QAB(I)
- B(b);::S(J)
- B(b);::QAB(I)
- S(d);::S(J)
- S(e);::QAB(I)
- Refutation
- B(b);
- Try
- Actual
- R(E);
- Threat
- S(G)
- Vars
- K(c);S_FLIGHT::B(B)
- B(b);SBLOCK::QAB(I)
- S(d);N_GUARD::QAR1(I),XS(d)
- S(d);N_GUARD::QAR1(I)
- S(d);SBLOCK::S(J)
- S(e);SBLOCK::P(D)
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