MESON Chess Problem Database

Problem Display
PID: 22138 (2N1R3/1n6/2p1P3/1ppk4/7R/1p1pPNK1/2rP2B1/8 w - - 0 1)

Mansfield, Comins

Western Morning News, 1924

(First published on Sat Sep 6 1924)

2N1R3/1n6/2p1P3/1ppk4/7R/1p1pPNK1/2rP2B1/8

#2

9 + 8

3202 Complete Mansfield/I 1996
15239 Valois Notebooks 2022

SOLUTION

  • SOUND
  • Sets
    • 1...Sd6
      • 2.Sb6#
  • Tries
    • 1.Sd4+?
      • 1...Kc4
        • 2.Sxc2#
        • 2.Se2#
        • 2.Sf5#
        • 2.Sxc6#
      • 1...Ke5!
    • 1.Rh5+?
      • 1...Ke4
        • 2.Se1#
        • 2.Sg1#
        • 2.Sh2#
        • 2.Sd4#
        • 2.Sh4#
        • 2.Se5#
        • 2.Re5#
      • 1...Kc4!
  • Keys
    • 1.Kf4!
      • threat
        • 2.Se5#
      • 1...Rc4+
        • 2.Sd4#
      • 1...Kc4
        • 2.Ke5#
      • 1...Rxd2
        • 2.Sxd2#
      • 1...Sd6
        • 2.Sb6#
      • 1...c4
        • 2.Rh5#

FEATURES

  • Static
    • TYPE = THREAT
    • CHANGED MATES = 0
    • ADDED MATES = 4
    • REMOVED MATES = 0
  • Sets
    • S(h);SBLOCK::S(H)
  • Tries
    • Try
      • S(D);CHECK
      • Refutation
        • K(f);P-FLIGHT
    • Try
      • R(F);CHECK
      • Refutation
        • K(f);S_FLIGHT
  • Actual
    • K(E);S_FLIGHT
    • Threat
      • B(B)+S(D)
    • Vars
      • R(a);CHECK,SBLOCK::B(B)+S(D)
      • K(f);S_FLIGHT::R(F)+K(E)
      • R(a);XP(A)::B(B)+S(D),XR(a)
      • S(h);SBLOCK::S(H)
      • P(e);SBLOCK::R(F)
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