MESON Chess Problem Database

Problem Display
PID: 272410 (3b3B/3R4/2r2n2/1NpBk3/2p3PK/3n4/4N3/4R3 w - - 0 1)

Westbury, Eric Ernest

Birmingham Daily Post, 1908

3b3B/3R4/2r2n2/1NpBk3/2p3PK/3n4/4N3/4R3

#2

8 + 7

17417 Westbury Scrapbooks 2023

SOLUTION

  • SOUND
  • Tries
    • 1.Sg1+?
      • 1...Kf4
        • 2.Sh3#
      • 1...Sxe1!
    • 1.Sf4+?
      • 1...Sxe1
        • 2.Sg6#
      • 1...Kxf4!
    • 1.Rh7?
      • threat
        • 2.Rh5#
      • 1...Kxd5
        • 2.Sec3#
      • 1...Sf4!
  • Keys
    • 1.Rg7!
      • threat
        • 2.Rg5#
      • 1...Sxd5+
        • 2.Re7#
      • 1...Kxd5
        • 2.Sec3#

FEATURES

  • Static
    • TYPE = THREAT
    • CHANGED MATES = 0
    • ADDED MATES = 2
    • REMOVED MATES = 0
  • Sets
  • Tries
    • Try
      • S(B);CHECK
      • Vars
        • K(d);N_SPINS(f),S_CUTS(a),S_FLIGHT::S(B)
      • Refutation
        • S(a);XR(A)
    • Try
      • S(B);CHECK
      • Vars
        • S(a);XR(A)::S(B)
      • Refutation
        • K(d);N_SPINS(f),S_FLIGHT,XS(B)
    • Try
      • R(G);
      • Threat
        • R(G)
      • Vars
        • K(d);N_GUARD,N_SPINS(f),P-FLIGHT,S_CUTS(a),XB(F)::S(B)
      • Refutation
        • S(a);
  • Actual
    • R(G);N_PINS(f)
    • Threat
      • R(G)
    • Vars
      • S(f);CHECK,SBLOCK,XB(F)::B(H)+R(G),DCHECK
      • K(d);N_GUARD,P-FLIGHT,S_CUTS(a),S_CUTS(f),XB(F)::S(B)
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