Problem Display
PID: 271897 (8/8/3p1p2/4kP2/3p3P/4N3/1QKPPN2/8 w - - 0 1)

Stallybrass, Don HR

The Problemist, 1956

8/8/3p1p2/4kP2/3p3P/4N3/1QKPPN2/8

#2

8 + 4


SOLUTION


  • SOUND
  • Sets
    • 1...d5
      • 2.Qb8#
  • Tries
    • 1.Kb1?
      • 1...d5
        • 2.Qb8#
      • 1...Kf4!
    • 1.Kc1?
      • 1...d5
        • 2.Qb8#
      • 1...Kf4!
    • 1.Kd1?
      • 1...d5
        • 2.Qb8#
      • 1...Kf4!
    • 1.Kd3?
      • threat
        • 2.Qxd4#
      • 1...d5
        • 2.Qb8#
      • 1...Kf4!
    • 1.Sd5?
      • 1...Kxd5
        • 2.Qb5#
      • 1...Kxf5!
    • 1.Qb5+?
      • 1...d5
        • 2.Qb8#
      • 1...Kf4!
    • 1.d3?
      • 1...d5
        • 2.Qb8#
      • 1...Kf4!
    • 1.h5?
      • 1...d5
        • 2.Qb8#
      • 1...Kf4!
  • Keys
    • 1.Qb4!
      • 1...d3+
        • 2.Sxd3#
      • 1...Kf4
        • 2.Qxd6#
      • 1...dxe3
        • 2.Qe4#
      • 1...d5
        • 2.Qb8#

FEATURES


  • Static
    • TYPE = INCOMPLETE_BLOCK
    • CHANGED MATES = 0
    • ADDED MATES = 3
    • REMOVED MATES = 0
  • Sets
    • P(c);OGATEB::QAB(A)
  • Tries
    • Try
      • K(B);S_FLIGHT
      • Vars
        • P(c);OGATEB::QAB(A)
      • Refutation
        • K(b);N_SPINP(a),S_FLIGHT
    • Try
      • K(B);P-FLIGHT
      • Vars
        • P(c);OGATEB::QAB(A)
      • Refutation
        • K(b);N_SPINP(a),S_FLIGHT
    • Try
      • K(B);S_FLIGHT
      • Vars
        • P(c);OGATEB::QAB(A)
      • Refutation
        • K(b);N_SPINP(a),S_FLIGHT
    • Try
      • K(B);S_FLIGHT
      • Threat
        • QAB1(A),XP(a)
      • Vars
        • P(c);OGATEB::QAB(A)
      • Refutation
        • K(b);N_SPINP(a),S_FLIGHT
    • Try
      • S(F);
      • Vars
        • K(b);N_SPINP(a),OGATEB,P-FLIGHT,XS(F)::QAR2(A)
      • Refutation
        • K(b);N_SPINP(a),P-FLIGHT,XP(H)
    • Try
      • Q(A);CHECK,N_PINP(a)
      • Vars
        • P(c);OGATEB,P_SPINP(c)::QAB(A)
      • Refutation
        • K(b);S_FLIGHT
    • Try
      • P(C);
      • Vars
        • P(c);OGATEB::QAB(A)
      • Refutation
        • K(b);N_SPINP(a),S_FLIGHT
    • Try
      • P(G);
      • Vars
        • P(c);OGATEB::QAB(A)
      • Refutation
        • K(b);N_SPINP(a),S_FLIGHT
  • Actual
    • Q(A);N_PINP(a)
    • Vars
      • P(a);CHECK::S(E),XP(a)
      • K(b);N_GUARD,P_SPINP(a),S_FLIGHT::QAB(A),XP(c)
      • P(a);OGATE,XS(F)::QAR1(A)
      • P(c);OGATEB::QAB(A)


Developed and maintained by Brian Stephenson.
Implemented with HTML5, MySQL, Perl (with, inter alia, CGI::Simple, HTML::Template & XML::LibXML) & CSS/Javascript (jQuery, Bootstrap & DataTables).