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PID: 224444 (1Q3b1B/5P1n/3pp1NR/5k1P/5r1P/3P1NRP/5K2/1B6 w - - 0 1)
Anonymous
Wilkes-Barre Record, 1888
(First published on Thu Dec 13 1888)
#2
13 + 6
| 6490 | yacpdb | 2020 |
SOLUTION
- SOUND
- Sets
- 1...Rxf3+
- 2.Rxf3#
- 1...Ra4
- 2.d4#
- 1...Rc4
- 2.dxc4#
- 1...Rd4
- 2.Sxd4#
- 1...Re4
- 2.dxe4#
- 1...Rg4
- 2.hxg4#
- 1...Rxh4
- 2.Sfxh4#
- 1...Bxh6
- 2.Se7#
- 1...Be7
- 2.Sxe7#
- 1...Bg7
- 2.Se7#
- 1...Sg5
- 2.Rxg5#
- 1...Sf6
- 2.Rg5#
- 1...d5
- 2.Qxf4#
- 2.Qe5#
- 1...e5
- 2.Qc8#
- 1...Rxf3+
- Tries
- 1.Ke1?
- 1...Re4+
- 2.dxe4#
- 1...Rxf3
- 2.Rxf3#
- 1...Rxh4
- 2.Sfxh4#
- 1...Bxh6
- 2.Se7#
- 1...Bg7
- 2.Se7#
- 1...e5
- 2.Qc8#
- 1...Ra4
- 2.d4#
- 1...Rc4
- 2.dxc4#
- 1...Rd4
- 2.Sxd4#
- 1...Rg4
- 2.hxg4#
- 1...Be7
- 2.Sxe7#
- 1...Sg5
- 2.Rxg5#
- 1...Sf6
- 2.Rg5#
- 1...d5
- 2.Qxf4#
- 2.Qe5#
- 1...Rb4!
- 1...Re4+
- 1.Kf1?
- 1...Rxf3+
- 2.Rxf3#
- 1...Rxh4
- 2.Sfxh4#
- 1...Bxh6
- 2.Se7#
- 1...Bg7
- 2.Se7#
- 1...e5
- 2.Qc8#
- 1...Ra4
- 2.d4#
- 1...Rc4
- 2.dxc4#
- 1...Rd4
- 2.Sxd4#
- 1...Re4
- 2.dxe4#
- 1...Rg4
- 2.hxg4#
- 1...Be7
- 2.Sxe7#
- 1...Sg5
- 2.Rxg5#
- 1...Sf6
- 2.Rg5#
- 1...d5
- 2.Qxf4#
- 2.Qe5#
- 1...Rb4!
- 1...Rxf3+
- 1.Kg1?
- 1...Rxf3
- 2.Rxf3#
- 1...Rxh4
- 2.Sfxh4#
- 1...Bxh6
- 2.Se7#
- 1...Bg7
- 2.Se7#
- 1...e5
- 2.Qc8#
- 1...Ra4
- 2.d4#
- 1...Rc4
- 2.dxc4#
- 1...Rd4
- 2.Sxd4#
- 1...Re4
- 2.dxe4#
- 1...Rg4
- 2.hxg4#
- 1...Be7
- 2.Sxe7#
- 1...Sg5
- 2.Rxg5#
- 1...Sf6
- 2.Rg5#
- 1...d5
- 2.Qxf4#
- 2.Qe5#
- 1...Rb4!
- 1...Rxf3
- 1.Ke2?
- 1...Re4+
- 2.dxe4#
- 1...Rxf3
- 2.Rxf3#
- 1...Rxh4
- 2.Sfxh4#
- 1...Bxh6
- 2.Se7#
- 1...Bg7
- 2.Se7#
- 1...e5
- 2.Qc8#
- 1...Ra4
- 2.d4#
- 1...Rc4
- 2.dxc4#
- 1...Rd4
- 2.Sxd4#
- 1...Rg4
- 2.hxg4#
- 1...Be7
- 2.Sxe7#
- 1...Sg5
- 2.Rxg5#
- 1...Sf6
- 2.Rg5#
- 1...d5
- 2.Qxf4#
- 2.Qe5#
- 1...Rb4!
- 1...Re4+
- 1.Kg2?
- 1...Rxf3
- 2.Rxf3#
- 1...Rxh4
- 2.Sfxh4#
- 1...Bxh6
- 2.Se7#
- 1...Bg7
- 2.Se7#
- 1...e5
- 2.Qc8#
- 1...Ra4
- 2.d4#
- 1...Rc4
- 2.dxc4#
- 1...Rd4
- 2.Sxd4#
- 1...Re4
- 2.dxe4#
- 1...Rg4
- 2.hxg4#
- 1...Be7
- 2.Sxe7#
- 1...Sg5
- 2.Rxg5#
- 1...Sf6
- 2.Rg5#
- 1...d5
- 2.Qxf4#
- 2.Qe5#
- 1...Rb4!
- 1...Rxf3
- 1.Ke3?
- 1...Rxf3+
- 2.Rxf3#
- 1...Re4+
- 2.dxe4#
- 1...Rxh4
- 2.Sfxh4#
- 2.Sgxh4#
- 1...Bxh6
- 2.Se7#
- 1...Bg7
- 2.Se7#
- 1...e5
- 2.Qc8#
- 1...Ra4
- 2.d4#
- 1...Rc4
- 2.dxc4#
- 1...Rd4
- 2.Sxd4#
- 1...Rg4
- 2.hxg4#
- 1...Be7
- 2.Sxe7#
- 1...Sg5
- 2.Rxg5#
- 1...Sf6
- 2.Rg5#
- 1...d5
- 2.Qxf4#
- 2.Qe5#
- 1...Rb4!
- 1...Rxf3+
- 1.Bg7?
- 1...Rxf3+
- 2.Rxf3#
- 1...Rxh4
- 2.Sfxh4#
- 1...Bxg7
- 2.Se7#
- 1...e5
- 2.Qc8#
- 1...Ra4
- 2.d4#
- 1...Rc4
- 2.dxc4#
- 1...Rd4
- 2.Sxd4#
- 1...Re4
- 2.dxe4#
- 1...Rg4
- 2.hxg4#
- 1...Be7
- 2.Sxe7#
- 1...Sg5
- 2.Rxg5#
- 1...Sf6
- 2.Rg5#
- 1...d5
- 2.Qxf4#
- 2.Qe5#
- 1...Rb4!
- 1...Rxf3+
- 1.Rxh7?
- threat
- 2.Rg5#
- 1...Rxf3+
- 2.Rxf3#
- 1...e5
- 2.Qc8#
- 1...Rg4
- 2.hxg4#
- 1...Bh6
- 2.Se7#
- 1...Be7
- 2.Sxe7#
- 1...Bg7!
- threat
- 1.Qxd6?
- threat
- 2.Qxf4#
- 2.Qe5#
- 1...Rxf3+
- 2.Rxf3#
- 1...Rxh4
- 2.Sfxh4#
- 2.Sgxh4#
- 2.Qe5#
- 1...Bxh6
- 2.Se7#
- 2.Qe5#
- 1...Bg7
- 2.Se7#
- 2.Qxf4#
- 1...Rb4
- 2.Qe5#
- 1...Ra4
- 2.Qe5#
- 2.d4#
- 1...Rc4
- 2.Qe5#
- 2.dxc4#
- 1...Rd4
- 2.Sxd4#
- 2.Qe5#
- 1...Re4
- 2.dxe4#
- 1...Rg4
- 2.Qe5#
- 2.hxg4#
- 1...e5
- 2.Qxe5#
- 2.Qd7#
- 1...Bxd6!
- threat
- 1.Qc7?
- 1...Rxf3+
- 2.Rxf3#
- 1...Rxh4
- 2.Sfxh4#
- 1...Bxh6
- 2.Se7#
- 1...Bg7
- 2.Se7#
- 1...e5
- 2.Qd7#
- 2.Qc8#
- 1...Ra4
- 2.d4#
- 1...Rc4
- 2.dxc4#
- 1...Rd4
- 2.Sxd4#
- 1...Re4
- 2.dxe4#
- 1...Rg4
- 2.hxg4#
- 1...Be7
- 2.Sxe7#
- 1...Sg5
- 2.Rxg5#
- 1...Sf6
- 2.Rg5#
- 1...d5
- 2.Qxf4#
- 2.Qe5#
- 1...Rb4!
- 1...Rxf3+
- 1.Qb2?
- 1...Rxf3+
- 2.Rxf3#
- 1...Rxh4
- 2.Sfxh4#
- 1...Bxh6
- 2.Se7#
- 1...Rb4
- 2.d4#
- 1...Ra4
- 2.d4#
- 1...Rc4
- 2.dxc4#
- 1...Rd4
- 2.Sxd4#
- 1...Re4
- 2.dxe4#
- 1...Rg4
- 2.hxg4#
- 1...Be7
- 2.Sxe7#
- 1...Bg7
- 2.Se7#
- 1...Sg5
- 2.Rxg5#
- 2.Qf6#
- 1...Sf6
- 2.Rg5#
- 2.Qxf6#
- 1...d5
- 2.Qe5#
- 1...e5!
- 1...Rxf3+
- 1.Qb5+?
- 1...e5
- 2.Qd7#
- 1...d5!
- 1...e5
- 1.Qxf8?
- threat
- 2.Se7#
- 1...Rxf3+
- 2.Rxf3#
- 1...Rxh4
- 2.Sfxh4#
- 1...Ra4
- 2.d4#
- 1...Rc4
- 2.dxc4#
- 1...Rd4
- 2.Sxd4#
- 1...Re4
- 2.dxe4#
- 1...Rg4
- 2.hxg4#
- 1...Rb4!
- threat
- 1.Ke1?
- Keys
- 1.Bc2!
- 1...Rxf3+
- 2.Rxf3#
- 1...Rxh4
- 2.Sfxh4#
- 1...Bxh6
- 2.Se7#
- 1...Bg7
- 2.Se7#
- 1...e5
- 2.Qc8#
- 1...Rb4
- 2.d4#
- 1...Ra4
- 2.d4#
- 1...Rc4
- 2.dxc4#
- 1...Rd4
- 2.Sxd4#
- 1...Re4
- 2.dxe4#
- 1...Rg4
- 2.hxg4#
- 1...Be7
- 2.Sxe7#
- 1...Sg5
- 2.Rxg5#
- 1...Sf6
- 2.Rg5#
- 1...d5
- 2.Qxf4#
- 2.Qe5#
- 1...Rxf3+
- 1.Bc2!
FEATURES
- Static
- TYPE = INCOMPLETE_BLOCK
- CHANGED MATES = 0
- ADDED MATES = 1
- REMOVED MATES = 0
- Sets
- R(a);CHECK,OGATE,XS(D)::R(E),XR(a)
- R(a);N_GUARD,N_PINS(D)::B(A)+P(C)
- R(a);N_PINS(D),OGATE::B(A)+P(C),XR(a)
- R(a);N_PINS(D)::S(D),XR(a)
- R(a);N_PINS(D),OGATE::P(C),XR(a)
- R(a);N_PINS(D),OGATE::P(F),XR(a)
- R(a);N_PINS(D),XP(G)::S(D),XR(a)
- B(f);N_GUARD,XR(J)::S(I)
- B(f);N_GUARD::S(I),XB(f)
- B(f);N_GUARD::S(I)
- S(e);N_GUARD::R1(E),XS(e)
- S(e);N_GUARD::R1(E)
- P(d);OGATEB::QAB(L)
- Tries
- Try
- K(B);N_SPINS(D),S_FLIGHT
- Vars
- R(a);CHECK,OGATE::P(C),XR(a)
- R(a);OGATE,XS(D)::R(E),XR(a)
- R(a);XP(G)::S(D),XR(a)
- B(f);N_GUARD,XR(J)::S(I)
- B(f);N_GUARD::S(I)
- P(d);OGATEB::QAB(L)
- R(a);N_GUARD::B(A)+P(C)
- R(a);OGATE::B(A)+P(C),XR(a)
- R(a);N_GUARD::S(D),XR(a)
- R(a);OGATE::P(F),XR(a)
- B(f);N_GUARD::S(I),XB(f)
- S(e);N_GUARD::R1(E),XS(e)
- S(e);N_GUARD::R1(E)
- Refutation
- R(a);
- Try
- K(B);P-FLIGHT
- Vars
- R(a);CHECK,OGATE,XS(D)::R(E),XR(a)
- R(a);N_PINS(D),XP(G)::S(D),XR(a)
- B(f);N_GUARD,XR(J)::S(I)
- B(f);N_GUARD::S(I)
- P(d);OGATEB::QAB(L)
- R(a);N_GUARD,N_PINS(D)::B(A)+P(C)
- R(a);N_PINS(D),OGATE::B(A)+P(C),XR(a)
- R(a);N_PINS(D)::S(D),XR(a)
- R(a);N_PINS(D),OGATE::P(C),XR(a)
- R(a);N_PINS(D),OGATE::P(F),XR(a)
- B(f);N_GUARD::S(I),XB(f)
- S(e);N_GUARD::R1(E),XS(e)
- S(e);N_GUARD::R1(E)
- Refutation
- R(a);N_PINS(D)
- Try
- K(B);N_SPINS(D),S_FLIGHT
- Vars
- R(a);OGATE,XS(D)::R(E),XR(a)
- R(a);XP(G)::S(D),XR(a)
- B(f);N_GUARD,XR(J)::S(I)
- B(f);N_GUARD::S(I)
- P(d);OGATEB::QAB(L)
- R(a);N_GUARD::B(A)+P(C)
- R(a);OGATE::B(A)+P(C),XR(a)
- R(a);N_GUARD::S(D),XR(a)
- R(a);OGATE::P(C),XR(a)
- R(a);OGATE,P_PINR(E)::P(F),XR(a)
- B(f);N_GUARD::S(I),XB(f)
- S(e);N_GUARD::R1(E),XS(e)
- S(e);N_GUARD::R1(E)
- Refutation
- R(a);
- Try
- K(B);N_SPINS(D),P-FLIGHT
- Vars
- R(a);CHECK,OGATE::P(C),XR(a)
- R(a);OGATE,XS(D)::R(E),XR(a)
- R(a);XP(G)::S(D),XR(a)
- B(f);N_GUARD,XR(J)::S(I)
- B(f);N_GUARD::S(I)
- P(d);OGATEB::QAB(L)
- R(a);N_GUARD::B(A)+P(C)
- R(a);OGATE::B(A)+P(C),XR(a)
- R(a);N_GUARD::S(D),XR(a)
- R(a);OGATE::P(F),XR(a)
- B(f);N_GUARD::S(I),XB(f)
- S(e);N_GUARD::R1(E),XS(e)
- S(e);N_GUARD::R1(E)
- Refutation
- R(a);
- Try
- K(B);N_SPINS(D),P-FLIGHT
- Vars
- R(a);OGATE,XS(D)::R(E),XR(a)
- R(a);XP(G)::S(D),XR(a)
- B(f);N_GUARD,XR(J)::S(I)
- B(f);N_GUARD::S(I)
- P(d);OGATEB::QAB(L)
- R(a);N_GUARD::B(A)+P(C)
- R(a);OGATE::B(A)+P(C),XR(a)
- R(a);N_GUARD::S(D),XR(a)
- R(a);OGATE::P(C),XR(a)
- R(a);OGATE,P_PINR(E)::P(F),XR(a)
- B(f);N_GUARD::S(I),XB(f)
- S(e);N_GUARD::R1(E),XS(e)
- S(e);N_GUARD::R1(E)
- Refutation
- R(a);
- Try
- K(B);N_SPINS(D),S_FLIGHT
- Vars
- R(a);CHECK,OGATE,XS(D)::R(E),XR(a)
- R(a);CHECK,OGATE::P(C),XR(a)
- B(f);N_GUARD,XR(J)::S(I)
- B(f);N_GUARD::S(I)
- P(d);OGATEB::QAB(L)
- R(a);N_GUARD::B(A)+P(C)
- R(a);OGATE::B(A)+P(C),XR(a)
- R(a);N_GUARD::S(D),XR(a)
- R(a);OGATE::P(F),XR(a)
- B(f);N_GUARD::S(I),XB(f)
- S(e);N_GUARD::R1(E),XS(e)
- S(e);N_GUARD::R1(E)
- Refutation
- R(a);
- Try
- B(M);
- Vars
- R(a);CHECK,OGATE,XS(D)::R(E),XR(a)
- R(a);N_PINS(D),XP(G)::S(D),XR(a)
- B(f);N_GUARD,XB(M)::S(I)
- P(d);OGATEB::QAB(L)
- R(a);N_GUARD,N_PINS(D)::B(A)+P(C)
- R(a);N_PINS(D),OGATE::B(A)+P(C),XR(a)
- R(a);N_PINS(D)::S(D),XR(a)
- R(a);N_PINS(D),OGATE::P(C),XR(a)
- R(a);N_PINS(D),OGATE::P(F),XR(a)
- B(f);N_GUARD::S(I),XB(f)
- S(e);N_GUARD::R1(E),XS(e)
- S(e);N_GUARD::R1(E)
- Refutation
- R(a);N_PINS(D)
- Try
- R(J);XS(e)
- Threat
- R1(E)
- Vars
- R(a);CHECK,OGATE,XS(D)::R(E),XR(a)
- P(d);OGATEB::QAB(L)
- R(a);N_PINS(D),OGATE::P(F),XR(a)
- B(f);N_GUARD::S(I)
- B(f);N_GUARD::S(I),XB(f)
- Refutation
- B(f);
- Try
- Q(L);XP(c)
- Threat
- DUALS(2)
- Vars
- R(a);CHECK,OGATE,XS(D)::R(E),XR(a)
- R(a);N_PINS(D)::QAR1(L)
- R(a);N_PINS(D),OGATE::P(C),XR(a)
- Refutation
- B(f);XQ(L)
- Try
- Q(L);
- Vars
- R(a);CHECK,OGATE,XS(D)::R(E),XR(a)
- R(a);N_PINS(D),XP(G)::S(D),XR(a)
- B(f);N_GUARD,XR(J)::S(I)
- B(f);N_GUARD::S(I)
- R(a);N_GUARD,N_PINS(D)::B(A)+P(C)
- R(a);N_PINS(D),OGATE::B(A)+P(C),XR(a)
- R(a);N_PINS(D)::S(D),XR(a)
- R(a);N_PINS(D),OGATE::P(C),XR(a)
- R(a);N_PINS(D),OGATE::P(F),XR(a)
- B(f);N_GUARD::S(I),XB(f)
- S(e);N_GUARD::R1(E),XS(e)
- S(e);N_GUARD::R1(E)
- Refutation
- R(a);N_PINS(D)
- Try
- Q(L);
- Vars
- R(a);CHECK,OGATE,XS(D)::R(E),XR(a)
- R(a);N_PINS(D),XP(G)::S(D),XR(a)
- B(f);N_GUARD,XR(J)::S(I)
- R(a);N_GUARD,N_PINS(D)::B(A)+P(C)
- R(a);N_PINS(D),OGATE::B(A)+P(C),XR(a)
- R(a);N_PINS(D)::S(D),XR(a)
- R(a);N_PINS(D),OGATE::P(C),XR(a)
- R(a);N_PINS(D),OGATE::P(F),XR(a)
- B(f);N_GUARD::S(I),XB(f)
- B(f);N_GUARD::S(I)
- P(c);N_GUARD::QAR1(L)
- Refutation
- P(d);
- Try
- Q(L);CHECK
- Vars
- P(d);OGATEB,P_SPINP(d)::QAB(L)
- Refutation
- P(c);P_SPINP(c)
- Try
- Q(L);XB(f)
- Threat
- S(I)
- Vars
- R(a);CHECK,OGATE,XS(D)::R(E),XR(a)
- R(a);N_PINS(D),XP(G)::S(D),XR(a)
- R(a);N_GUARD,N_PINS(D)::B(A)+P(C)
- R(a);N_PINS(D),OGATE::B(A)+P(C),XR(a)
- R(a);N_PINS(D)::S(D),XR(a)
- R(a);N_PINS(D),OGATE::P(C),XR(a)
- R(a);N_PINS(D),OGATE::P(F),XR(a)
- Refutation
- R(a);N_PINS(D)
- Try
- Actual
- B(A);
- Vars
- R(a);CHECK,OGATE,XS(D)::R(E),XR(a)
- R(a);N_PINS(D),XP(G)::S(D),XR(a)
- B(f);N_GUARD,XR(J)::S(I)
- B(f);N_GUARD::S(I)
- P(d);OGATEB::QAB(L)
- R(a);N_GUARD,N_PINS(D)::B(A)+P(C)
- R(a);N_PINS(D),OGATE::B(A)+P(C),XR(a)
- R(a);N_PINS(D)::S(D),XR(a)
- R(a);N_PINS(D),OGATE::P(C),XR(a)
- R(a);N_PINS(D),OGATE::P(F),XR(a)
- B(f);N_GUARD::S(I),XB(f)
- S(e);N_GUARD::R1(E),XS(e)
- S(e);N_GUARD::R1(E)
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