MESON Chess Problem Database
Problem Display
PID: 271726 (8/2NN4/2P1r3/r1B5/b1k1nQ2/R1P3p1/4Kp1p/2Rn1Bbq w - - 0 1)
Westbury, Eric Ernest
4th Prize, Birmingham News, 1905
#2
10 + 11
| 17417 | Westbury Scrapbooks | 2023 |
SOLUTION
- SOUND
- Sets
- 1...Qf3+
- 2.Kxf3#
- 1...Rxc5
- 2.Sb6#
- 1...Bb5
- 2.Kxd1#
- 1...Bxc6
- 2.Kxd1#
- 1...Sxc3+
- 2.Ke3#
- 2.Rcxc3#
- 2.Raxc3#
- 1...Se3
- 2.Kxe3#
- 1...Qf3+
- Tries
- 1.Qe3?
- threat
- 2.Sb6#
- 2.Qd4#
- 2.Qd3#
- 1...Qf3+
- 2.Kxf3#
- 1...Sexc3+
- 2.Kd2#
- 1...Rxc6
- 2.Se5#
- 2.Qd4#
- 2.Qd3#
- 1...Sxe3
- 2.Kxe3#
- 1...Sxc5
- 2.Sb6#
- 1...Rb5
- 2.Qd4#
- 2.Qd3#
- 1...Ra6
- 2.Qd4#
- 2.Qd3#
- 1...Rd6
- 2.Se5#
- 2.Sb6#
- 1...Bc2
- 2.Sb6#
- 2.Qd4#
- 1...Sb2
- 2.Sb6#
- 2.Qd4#
- 1...Sd2
- 2.Kxd2#
- 2.Sb6#
- 1...Sg5
- 2.Kd2#
- 2.Sb6#
- 1...Sd6
- 2.Kd2#
- 2.Sb6#
- 1...Sf6
- 2.Kd2#
- 2.Sb6#
- 1...Sdxc3+!
- threat
- 1.Qe5?
- threat
- 2.Sb6#
- 2.Qd4#
- 2.Qd5#
- 2.Qxe6#
- 1...Qf3+
- 2.Kxf3#
- 1...Sdxc3+
- 2.Ke3#
- 1...Sexc3+
- 2.Kd2#
- 1...Rxc5
- 2.Sb6#
- 2.Qd4#
- 1...Rxc6
- 2.Qd4#
- 2.Qd5#
- 1...Bxc6
- 2.Kxd1#
- 2.Sb6#
- 2.Qd4#
- 1...Sxc5
- 2.Sb6#
- 1...Rb5
- 2.Qd4#
- 2.Qd5#
- 2.Qxe6#
- 1...Ra6
- 2.Qd4#
- 2.Qd5#
- 2.Qxe6#
- 1...Rd6
- 2.Sb6#
- 1...Rf6
- 2.Sb6#
- 2.Qd4#
- 2.Qd5#
- 1...Rg6
- 2.Sb6#
- 2.Qd4#
- 2.Qd5#
- 1...Rh6
- 2.Sb6#
- 2.Qd4#
- 2.Qd5#
- 1...Re7
- 2.Sb6#
- 2.Qd4#
- 2.Qd5#
- 1...Re8
- 2.Sb6#
- 2.Qd4#
- 2.Qd5#
- 1...Se3
- 2.Kxe3#
- 2.Sb6#
- 2.Qd4#
- 1...Sd2
- 2.Kxd2#
- 2.Sb6#
- 1...Sg5
- 2.Kd2#
- 2.Sb6#
- 1...Sd6
- 2.Kd2#
- 2.Sb6#
- 1...Sf6
- 2.Kd2#
- 2.Sb6#
- 1...Rxe5!
- threat
- 1.Qe3?
- Keys
- 1.Qf7!
- threat
- 2.Qxe6#
- 1...Qf3+
- 2.Kxf3#
- 1...Sdxc3+
- 2.Ke3#
- 1...Sd2+
- 2.Kxd2#
- 1...Sexc3+
- 2.Kd2#
- 1...Sxc5+
- 2.Se5#
- 1...Sg5+
- 2.Kd2#
- 1...Sd6+
- 2.Kd2#
- 1...Sf6+
- 2.Kd2#
- 1...Rxc5
- 2.Sb6#
- 1...Bxc6
- 2.Kxd1#
- 1...Se3
- 2.Kxe3#
- threat
- 1.Qf7!
FEATURES
- Static
- TYPE = THREAT
- CHANGED MATES = 0
- ADDED MATES = 7
- REMOVED MATES = 1
- Sets
- Q(c);CHECK::B(B)+K(C),XQ(c)
- R(j);SBLOCK,XB(G)::S(J)
- B(g);::B(B)+K(C),XS(a)
- B(g);XP(H)::B(B)+K(C),XS(a)
- S(a);::B(B)+K(C),XS(a)
- Tries
- Try
- Q(F);N_PINS(i)
- Threat
- DUALS(3)
- Vars
- Q(c);CHECK::B(B)+K(C),XQ(c)
- S(i);CHECK,P_PINQ(F),P_SPINS(i),XP(E)::B(B)+K(C)
- S(a);XQ(F)::B(B)+K(C),XS(a)
- S(i);P_PINQ(F),XB(G)::S(J)
- Refutation
- S(a);CHECK,P_SPINS(a),XP(E)
- Try
- Q(F);N_PINS(i)
- Threat
- DUALS(4)
- Vars
- Q(c);CHECK::B(B)+K(C),XQ(c)
- S(a);CHECK,P_SPINS(a),XP(E)::B(B)+K(C)
- S(i);CHECK,P_PINQ(F),P_SPINS(i),XP(E)::B(B)+K(C)
- S(i);P_PINQ(F),XB(G)::S(J)
- R(k);::S(J)
- Refutation
- R(k);XQ(F)
- Try
- Actual
- Q(F);N_PINS(i),P_PINR(k)
- Threat
- QAB(F),XR(k)
- Vars
- Q(c);CHECK::B(B)+K(C),XQ(c)
- S(a);CHECK,P_SPINS(a),XP(E)::B(B)+K(C)
- S(i);CHECK::B(B)+K(C),XS(i)
- S(i);CHECK,P_SPINS(i),XP(E)::B(B)+K(C)
- S(i);CHECK,SBLOCK,XB(G)::S(J)
- S(i);CHECK::B(B)+K(C)
- R(j);SBLOCK,XB(G)::S(J)
- B(g);XP(H)::B(B)+K(C),XS(a)
- S(a);::B(B)+K(C),XS(a)
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