MESON Chess Problem Database
Problem Display
PID: 250681 (8/3pP3/3n3p/N5bQ/p1PN1p2/P1kP1Pn1/2P3p1/2K3B1 w - - 0 1)
Collings, TG
Manchester Evening News, 1933
(First published on Tue Jul 18 1933)
#2
11 + 9
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SOLUTION
- SOUND
- Sets
- 1...Sf1
- 2.Se2#
- 1...Sh1
- 2.Se2#
- 1...Se2+
- 2.Sxe2#
- 1...Sge4
- 2.Se2#
- 1...Sgf5
- 2.Se2#
- 1...Sxh5
- 2.Se2#
- 1...Sxc4
- 2.Sb5#
- 1...Sde4
- 2.Sb5#
- 1...Sb5
- 2.Sxb5#
- 1...Sdf5
- 2.Sb5#
- 1...Sb7
- 2.Sb5#
- 1...Sf7
- 2.Sb5#
- 1...Sc8
- 2.Sb5#
- 1...Se8
- 2.Sb5#
- 1...Sf1
- Tries
- 1.Sab3?
- 1...Se2+
- 2.Sxe2#
- 1...Bxe7
- 2.Qa5#
- 1...Sxh5
- 2.Se2#
- 1...Sxc4
- 2.Sb5#
- 1...Bh4
- 2.Qa5#
- 1...Bf6
- 2.Qa5#
- 1...Sf1
- 2.Se2#
- 1...Sh1
- 2.Se2#
- 1...Sge4
- 2.Se2#
- 1...Sgf5
- 2.Se2#
- 1...Sde4
- 2.Sb5#
- 1...Sb5
- 2.Sxb5#
- 1...Sdf5
- 2.Sb5#
- 1...Sb7
- 2.Sb5#
- 1...Sf7
- 2.Sb5#
- 1...Sc8
- 2.Sb5#
- 1...Se8
- 2.Sb5#
- 1...axb3!
- 1...Se2+
- 1.Sac6?
- 1...Se2+
- 2.Sxe2#
- 1...Bxe7
- 2.Qa5#
- 1...Sxh5
- 2.Se2#
- 1...Sxc4
- 2.Sb5#
- 1...Bh4
- 2.Qa5#
- 1...Bf6
- 2.Qa5#
- 1...Sf1
- 2.Se2#
- 1...Sh1
- 2.Se2#
- 1...Sge4
- 2.Se2#
- 1...Sgf5
- 2.Se2#
- 1...Sde4
- 2.Sb5#
- 1...Sb5
- 2.Sxb5#
- 1...Sdf5
- 2.Sb5#
- 1...Sb7
- 2.Sb5#
- 1...Sf7
- 2.Sb5#
- 1...Sc8
- 2.Sb5#
- 1...Se8
- 2.Sb5#
- 1...dxc6!
- 1...Se2+
- 1.e8Q?
- threat
- 2.Qe1#
- 1...Se2+
- 2.Sxe2#
- 1...Sxc4
- 2.Sb5#
- 1...Sxe8
- 2.Sb5#
- 1...Sf1
- 2.Se2#
- 1...Sge4
- 2.Se2#
- 1...Sde4
- 2.Sb5#
- 1...Be7!
- threat
- 1.Sab3?
- Keys
- 1.Sb7!
- 1...Se2+
- 2.Sxe2#
- 1...Bxe7
- 2.Qa5#
- 1...Sxh5
- 2.Se2#
- 1...Sxc4
- 2.Sb5#
- 1...Sxb7
- 2.Sb5#
- 1...Bh4
- 2.Qa5#
- 1...Bf6
- 2.Qa5#
- 1...Sf1
- 2.Se2#
- 1...Sh1
- 2.Se2#
- 1...Sge4
- 2.Se2#
- 1...Sgf5
- 2.Se2#
- 1...Sde4
- 2.Sb5#
- 1...Sb5
- 2.Sxb5#
- 1...Sdf5
- 2.Sb5#
- 1...Sf7
- 2.Sb5#
- 1...Sc8
- 2.Sb5#
- 1...Se8
- 2.Sb5#
- 1...Se2+
- 1.Sb7!
FEATURES
- Static
- TYPE = INCOMPLETE_BLOCK
- CHANGED MATES = 0
- ADDED MATES = 3
- REMOVED MATES = 0
- Sets
- S(c);N_GUARD::S(H)
- S(c);CHECK,N_GUARD::S(H),XS(c)
- S(c);N_GUARD,XQ(J)::S(H)
- S(g);N_GUARD,XP(G)::S(H)
- S(g);N_GUARD::S(H)
- S(g);N_GUARD::S(H),XS(g)
- Tries
- Try
- S(I);
- Vars
- S(c);CHECK,N_GUARD::S(H),XS(c)
- B(f);OGATE,XP(K)::QAB(J)
- S(c);N_GUARD,XQ(J)::S(H)
- S(g);N_GUARD,XP(G)::S(H)
- B(f);OGATE::QAB(J)
- S(c);N_GUARD::S(H)
- S(g);N_GUARD::S(H)
- S(g);N_GUARD::S(H),XS(g)
- Refutation
- P(d);XS(I)
- Try
- S(I);
- Vars
- S(c);CHECK,N_GUARD::S(H),XS(c)
- B(f);OGATE,XP(K)::QAB(J)
- S(c);N_GUARD,XQ(J)::S(H)
- S(g);N_GUARD,XP(G)::S(H)
- B(f);OGATE::QAB(J)
- S(c);N_GUARD::S(H)
- S(g);N_GUARD::S(H)
- S(g);N_GUARD::S(H),XS(g)
- Refutation
- P(i);XS(I)
- Try
- P(K);
- Threat
- QAB(K)
- Vars
- S(c);CHECK,N_GUARD::S(H),XS(c)
- S(g);N_GUARD,XP(G)::S(H)
- S(g);N_GUARD,XQ(K)::S(H)
- S(c);N_GUARD::S(H)
- S(g);N_GUARD::S(H)
- Refutation
- B(f);
- Try
- Actual
- S(I);
- Vars
- S(c);CHECK,N_GUARD::S(H),XS(c)
- B(f);OGATE,XP(K)::QAB(J)
- S(c);N_GUARD,XQ(J)::S(H)
- S(g);N_GUARD,XP(G)::S(H)
- S(g);N_GUARD,XS(I)::S(H)
- B(f);OGATE::QAB(J)
- S(c);N_GUARD::S(H)
- S(g);N_GUARD::S(H)
- S(g);N_GUARD::S(H),XS(g)
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