MESON Chess Problem Database
Problem Display
PID: 230930 (B7/2K3R1/3p4/2k3p1/P1N1n2R/p1P3n1/1p4b1/2N5 w - - 0 1)
Prideaux, Henry Maxwell
English Mechanic and World of Science, 1879
(First published on Fri Sep 12 1879)
#2
8 + 8
| 15239 | Valois Notebooks | 2021 |
SOLUTION
- SOUND
- Sets
- 1...Sd2
- 2.Sd3#
- 1...Sf2
- 2.Sb3#
- 1...Sxc3
- 2.Sd3#
- 1...Sf6
- 2.Sb3#
- 2.Sd3#
- 1...Sd2
- Tries
- 1.Kc8?
- threat
- 2.Rc7#
- 1...Kxc4
- 2.Rc7#
- 1...Sxc3
- 2.Sd3#
- 1...Sd2
- 2.Sd3#
- 1...Sf2
- 2.Sb3#
- 1...Sf6
- 2.Sb3#
- 2.Sd3#
- 1...Bh3+!
- threat
- 1.Sxb2?
- threat
- 2.Sb3#
- 2.Scd3#
- 1...Bf1
- 2.Sb3#
- 1...Sd2
- 2.Scd3#
- 2.Sbd3#
- 1...Sf2
- 2.Sb3#
- 2.Rc4#
- 1...axb2!
- threat
- 1.Kc8?
- Keys
- 1.Kd8!
- threat
- 2.Rc7#
- 1...Kxc4
- 2.Rc7#
- 1...Sxc3
- 2.Sd3#
- 1...Sd2
- 2.Sd3#
- 1...Sf2
- 2.Sb3#
- 1...Sf6
- 2.Sb3#
- 2.Sd3#
- threat
- 1.Kd8!
FEATURES
- Static
- TYPE = THREAT
- CHANGED MATES = 0
- ADDED MATES = 1
- REMOVED MATES = 0
- Sets
- S(e);::S(A)
- S(e);XP(B)::S(A)
- Tries
- Try
- K(F);P-FLIGHT
- Threat
- R(G)
- Vars
- K(f);P-FLIGHT,P_SPINS(e),XS(D)::R(G)
- S(e);XP(B)::S(A)
- S(e);::S(A)
- Refutation
- B(b);CHECK
- Try
- S(D);XP(a)
- Threat
- DUALS(2)
- Vars
- B(b);::S(A)
- Refutation
- P(c);XS(D)
- Try
- Actual
- K(F);S_FLIGHT
- Threat
- R(G)
- Vars
- K(f);P-FLIGHT,P_SPINS(e),XS(D)::R(G)
- S(e);XP(B)::S(A)
- S(e);::S(A)
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