MESON Chess Problem Database
Problem Display
PID: 272411 (8/3B3p/1p2N1pq/nQ3Pp1/1n2k3/2B1N2R/8/bb4K1 w - - 0 1)
Westbury, Eric Ernest
Reading Observer, 1908
#2
8 + 10
| 17417 | Westbury Scrapbooks | 2023 |
SOLUTION
- SOUND
- Sets
- 1...Bd3
- 2.Qe5#
- 1...Sa2
- 2.Qxb1#
- 2.Qd5#
- 1...Sc2
- 2.Qd5#
- 1...Sd3
- 2.Qd5#
- 1...Sd5
- 2.Qxb1#
- 2.Qxd5#
- 1...Sa6
- 2.Qxb1#
- 2.Qd5#
- 1...Sbc6
- 2.Qxb1#
- 2.Qd5#
- 1...Sc4
- 2.Qxc4#
- 1...Sb7
- 2.Qc4#
- 1...gxf5
- 2.Qxf5#
- 1...Bd3
- Tries
- 1.Sd1?
- threat
- 2.Sf2#
- 2.Re3#
- 2.Qe5#
- 1...Bxc3
- 2.Sf2#
- 2.Sxc3#
- 2.Re3#
- 1...Sd5
- 2.Qxb1#
- 1...Qg7
- 2.Sf2#
- 2.Re3#
- 1...Qh4
- 2.Re3#
- 2.Qe5#
- 1...Sc2
- 2.Sf2#
- 2.Qd3#
- 2.Qe5#
- 1...Sd3
- 2.Re3#
- 1...Sbc6
- 2.Sf2#
- 2.Re3#
- 1...Sc4
- 2.Sf2#
- 1...Sac6
- 2.Sf2#
- 2.Re3#
- 1...g4
- 2.Sf2#
- 2.Qe5#
- 1...Qxh3!
- threat
- 1.Sg2?
- threat
- 2.Re3#
- 2.Qe5#
- 1...Qxh3
- 2.Sxg5#
- 1...Bxc3
- 2.Re3#
- 1...Sd5
- 2.Qxb1#
- 1...Qg7
- 2.Sxg5#
- 2.Re3#
- 1...Sc2
- 2.Qd3#
- 2.Qe5#
- 1...Sd3
- 2.Re3#
- 1...Sbc6
- 2.Re3#
- 1...Sac6
- 2.Re3#
- 1...g4
- 2.Qe5#
- 1...Sc4!
- threat
- 1.Sg4?
- threat
- 2.Sf2#
- 2.Sf6#
- 2.Re3#
- 2.Qe5#
- 1...Bxc3
- 2.Sf2#
- 2.Re3#
- 1...gxf5
- 2.Sf2#
- 2.Re3#
- 2.Qe5#
- 1...Sd5
- 2.Qxb1#
- 1...Sc4
- 2.Sf2#
- 2.Sf6#
- 1...Qg7
- 2.Sf2#
- 2.Re3#
- 1...Qf8
- 2.Sf2#
- 2.Re3#
- 2.Qe5#
- 1...Qh4
- 2.Sf6#
- 2.Re3#
- 2.Qe5#
- 1...Sc2
- 2.Sf2#
- 2.Sf6#
- 2.Qd3#
- 2.Qe5#
- 1...Sd3
- 2.Sf6#
- 2.Re3#
- 1...Sbc6
- 2.Sf2#
- 2.Sf6#
- 2.Re3#
- 1...Sac6
- 2.Sf2#
- 2.Sf6#
- 2.Re3#
- 1...Qxh3!
- threat
- 1.Sc5+?
- 1...Kf4
- 2.Qf1#
- 1...bxc5!
- 1...Kf4
- 1.Bc6+?
- 1...Sd5
- 2.Bxd5#
- 2.Qxb1#
- 2.Qxd5#
- 1...Sbxc6
- 2.Qxb1#
- 2.Qd5#
- 1...Saxc6!
- 1...Sd5
- 1.Qxb4+?
- 1...Sc4
- 2.Qxb1#
- 2.Qxc4#
- 1...Kd3!
- 1...Sc4
- 1.Sd1?
- Keys
- 1.Sd5!
- threat
- 2.Sf6#
- 1...Kxf5
- 2.Sc5#
- 1...Qxh3
- 2.Sxg5#
- 1...Bxc3
- 2.Sxc3#
- 1...Sxd5
- 2.Qxb1#
- 1...gxf5
- 2.Re3#
- 1...Qg7
- 2.Sxg5#
- 1...Qf8
- 2.Sxg5#
- threat
- 1.Sd5!
FEATURES
- Static
- TYPE = THREAT
- CHANGED MATES = 1
- ADDED MATES = 6
- REMOVED MATES = 5
- Sets
- B(b);SBLOCK::QAR1(E)
- S(c);N_GUARD::QAB1(E)
- S(e);N_GUARD::QAR2(E),XS(e)
- S(e);N_GUARD::QAR2(E)
- P(h);OGATE,XP(F)::QAB1(E),XP(h)
- Tries
- Try
- S(C);
- Threat
- DUALS(3)
- Vars
- S(c);OGATE,SBLOCK::QAB(E),XB(b)
- S(c);::R1(D)
- S(e);::S(C)
- Refutation
- Q(i);XR(D)
- Try
- S(C);
- Threat
- DUALS(2)
- Vars
- Q(i);N_GUARD,XR(D)::S(G),XP(f)
- B(a);XB(B)::R1(D)
- S(c);OGATE,SBLOCK::QAB(E),XB(b)
- S(c);::R1(D)
- S(e);::R1(D)
- P(f);::QAR1(E)
- Refutation
- S(e);
- Try
- S(C);
- Threat
- DUALS(4)
- Vars
- S(c);OGATE,SBLOCK::QAB(E),XB(b)
- Refutation
- Q(i);XR(D)
- Try
- S(G);CHECK
- Vars
- K(d);P-FLIGHT,S_CUTP(g)::QAR(E)
- Refutation
- P(g);XS(G)
- Try
- B(H);CHECK
- Refutation
- S(e);XB(H)
- Try
- Q(E);CHECK,XS(c)
- Refutation
- K(d);S_FLIGHT
- Try
- Actual
- S(C);
- Threat
- S(C)
- Vars
- K(d);N_GUARD,S_CUTP(g),S_FLIGHT,XP(F)::B(H)+S(G)
- Q(i);N_GUARD,XR(D)::S(G),XP(f)
- B(a);XB(B)::S(C),XB(a)
- S(c);OGATE,SBLOCK,XS(C)::QAB(E),XB(b)
- P(h);SBLOCK,XP(F)::R1(D)
- Q(i);N_GUARD::S(G),XP(f)
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