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PID: 262422 (Q7/B1P3R1/PR1Pp1B1/3rP3/3k4/1P4P1/3P4/3K4 w - - 0 1)
Winter-Wood, Carslake
The Field, 1888
(First published on Sat Jul 14 1888)
#2
13 + 3
| 15239 | Valois Notebooks | 2022 |
SOLUTION
- SOUND
- Sets
- 1...Kc5
- 2.Rb8#
- 1...Ra5
- 2.Rb5#
- 1...Rb5
- 2.Rxb5#
- 1...Rc5
- 2.Qe4#
- 1...Rxe5
- 2.Rb4#
- 1...Kc5
- Tries
- 1.Rb5+?
- 1...Rc5
- 2.Qe4#
- 1...Kxe5!
- 1...Rc5
- 1.Rb8+?
- 1...Rc5
- 2.Qe4#
- 1...Kxe5!
- 1...Rc5
- 1.Re7?
- 1...Kc5
- 2.Rb8#
- 1...Kxe5
- 2.Qh8#
- 1...Rxe5
- 2.Rb4#
- 1...Rc5
- 2.Qe4#
- 1...Ra5
- 2.Rb5#
- 1...Rb5
- 2.Rxb5#
- 1...Rxd6!
- 1...Kc5
- 1.Rf7?
- 1...Kc5
- 2.Rb8#
- 1...Kxe5
- 2.Qh8#
- 1...Rxe5
- 2.Rb4#
- 1...Rc5
- 2.Qe4#
- 1...Ra5
- 2.Rb5#
- 1...Rb5
- 2.Rxb5#
- 1...Rxd6!
- 1...Kc5
- 1.Rh7?
- 1...Kc5
- 2.Rb8#
- 1...Kxe5
- 2.Qh8#
- 1...Rxe5
- 2.Rb4#
- 1...Rc5
- 2.Qe4#
- 1...Ra5
- 2.Rb5#
- 1...Rb5
- 2.Rxb5#
- 1...Rxd6!
- 1...Kc5
- 1.Qc6?
- threat
- 2.Qc3#
- 1...Rxe5
- 2.Rb4#
- 2.Qc4#
- 1...Rxd6
- 2.Rb5#
- 2.Qxd6#
- 1...Rc5
- 2.Qe4#
- 1...Ra5
- 2.Rb5#
- 1...Rb5
- 2.Rxb5#
- 1...Kxe5!
- threat
- 1.c8Q?
- threat
- 2.Qc3#
- 1...Rc5
- 2.Qe4#
- 1...Kxe5!
- threat
- 1.c8R?
- 1...Rxe5
- 2.Rb4#
- 2.Rc4#
- 1...Rxd6
- 2.Qe4#
- 1...Rc5
- 2.Qe4#
- 1...Ra5
- 2.Rb5#
- 2.Qe4#
- 1...Rb5
- 2.Rxb5#
- 2.Qe4#
- 1...Kxe5!
- 1...Rxe5
- 1.Rb5+?
- Keys
- 1.Rd7!
- 1...Kc5
- 2.Rb8#
- 1...Kxe5
- 2.Qh8#
- 1...Rxe5
- 2.Rb4#
- 1...Rxd6
- 2.Rb5#
- 1...Rc5
- 2.Qe4#
- 1...Ra5
- 2.Rb5#
- 1...Rb5
- 2.Rxb5#
- 1...Kc5
- 1.Rd7!
FEATURES
- Static
- TYPE = INCOMPLETE_BLOCK
- CHANGED MATES = 0
- ADDED MATES = 2
- REMOVED MATES = 0
- Sets
- K(a);N_GUARD,P_PINP(B),S_CUTR(b),S_FLIGHT::B(J)+R(G)
- R(b);N_GUARD::B(J)+R(G)
- R(b);N_GUARD::B(J)+R(G),XR(b)
- R(b);OGATE,SBLOCK::QAR1(M)
- R(b);SBLOCK,XP(E)::B(J)+R(G),DCHECK
- Tries
- Try
- R(G);CHECK
- Vars
- R(b);OGATE,P_SPINR(b)::QAR1(M)
- Refutation
- K(a);P_PINP(B),P_SPINR(b),S_FLIGHT,XP(E)
- Try
- R(G);CHECK
- Vars
- R(b);OGATE,P_SPINR(b)::QAR1(M)
- Refutation
- K(a);P_PINP(B),S_FLIGHT,XP(E)
- Try
- R(L);
- Vars
- K(a);N_GUARD,P_PINP(B),S_CUTR(b),S_FLIGHT::B(J)+R(G)
- K(a);OGATEB,P_PINP(B),P_SPINP(c),S_FLIGHT,XP(E)::QAB(M)
- R(b);SBLOCK,XP(E)::B(J)+R(G),DCHECK
- R(b);OGATE,SBLOCK::QAR1(M)
- R(b);N_GUARD::B(J)+R(G)
- R(b);N_GUARD::B(J)+R(G),XR(b)
- Refutation
- R(b);XP(H)
- Try
- R(L);
- Vars
- K(a);N_GUARD,P_PINP(B),S_CUTR(b),S_FLIGHT::B(J)+R(G)
- K(a);OGATEB,P_PINP(B),S_FLIGHT,XP(E)::QAB(M)
- R(b);SBLOCK,XP(E)::B(J)+R(G),DCHECK
- R(b);OGATE,SBLOCK::QAR1(M)
- R(b);N_GUARD::B(J)+R(G)
- R(b);N_GUARD::B(J)+R(G),XR(b)
- Refutation
- R(b);XP(H)
- Try
- R(L);
- Vars
- K(a);N_GUARD,P_PINP(B),S_CUTR(b),S_FLIGHT::B(J)+R(G)
- K(a);OGATEB,P_PINP(B),S_FLIGHT,XP(E)::QAB(M)
- R(b);SBLOCK,XP(E)::B(J)+R(G),DCHECK
- R(b);OGATE,SBLOCK::QAR1(M)
- R(b);N_GUARD::B(J)+R(G)
- R(b);N_GUARD::B(J)+R(G),XR(b)
- Refutation
- R(b);XP(H)
- Try
- Q(M);
- Threat
- QAB1(M)
- Vars
- R(b);OGATE,SBLOCK::QAR1(M)
- R(b);N_GUARD::B(J)+R(G)
- R(b);N_GUARD::B(J)+R(G),XR(b)
- Refutation
- K(a);P_PINP(B),S_FLIGHT,XP(E)
- Try
- P(K);
- Threat
- QAB1(K)
- Vars
- R(b);OGATE::QAR1(M)
- Refutation
- K(a);P_PINP(B),S_FLIGHT,XP(E)
- Try
- P(K);
- Vars
- R(b);OGATE,XP(H)::QAR1(M)
- R(b);OGATE::QAR1(M)
- Refutation
- K(a);P_PINP(B),S_FLIGHT,XP(E)
- Try
- Actual
- R(L);
- Vars
- K(a);N_GUARD,P_PINP(B),S_CUTR(b),S_FLIGHT::B(J)+R(G)
- K(a);OGATEB,P_PINP(B),S_FLIGHT,XP(E)::QAB(M)
- R(b);SBLOCK,XP(E)::B(J)+R(G),DCHECK
- R(b);N_GUARD,P_SPINR(b),XP(H)::B(J)+R(G)
- R(b);OGATE,SBLOCK::QAR1(M)
- R(b);N_GUARD::B(J)+R(G)
- R(b);N_GUARD::B(J)+R(G),XR(b)
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