MESON Chess Problem Database

Problem Display
PID: 42026 (8/pbn5/pkrR4/1rRp4/1Qp5/2B5/3K4/8 w - - 0 1)

Dawson, Thomas Rayner

Pittsburgh Gazette-Times, 1914

(First published on Sun Oct 25 1914)

8/pbn5/pkrR4/1rRp4/1Qp5/2B5/3K4/8

#2

5 + 9

3979 Systematic Terminology 1984
15256 TRD Scrapbook 2013

SOLUTION

  • SOUND
  • Keys
    • 1.Bd4!
      • threat
        • 2.Rxc4#
        • 2.Rxb5#
        • 2.Rcxd5#
        • 2.Rcxc6#
      • 1...c3+
        • 2.Rxc3#
      • 1...Rxb4
        • 2.Rcxd5#
      • 1...Rxd6
        • 2.Rxc4#
      • 1...Ba8
        • 2.Rxb5#
      • 1...Bc8
        • 2.Rxb5#
      • 1...Se6
        • 2.Rcxc6#
      • 1...Sa8
        • 2.Rcxc6#
      • 1...Se8
        • 2.Rcxc6#
      • 1...a5
        • 2.Rcxc6#

FEATURES

  • Static
    • TYPE = THREAT
    • CHANGED MATES = 0
    • ADDED MATES = 9
    • REMOVED MATES = 0
  • Sets
  • Actual
    • B(B);
    • Threat
      • DUALS(4)
    • Vars
      • P(a);CHECK,OGATE::B(B)+R(D),XP(a)
      • R(b);N_SPINR(b),P_SPINR(f),XQ(C)::B(B)+R(D),XP(c)
      • R(f);XR(E)::B(B)+R(D),XP(a)
      • B(h);::B(B)+R(D),DCHECK,XR(b)
      • S(i);::B(B)+R(D),DCHECK,XR(f)
      • P(d);::B(B)+R(D),DCHECK,XR(f)
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