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Problem Display
PID: 4638 (1qbQ4/6p1/1p3nB1/1P3p1p/R2Npk1B/K3R3/3P1N2/8 w - - 0 1)
Healey, Frank
1st Prize, Chess Monthly, 1885
#2
10 + 9
| 3644 | 200 Chess Problems (Healey) | 1908 |
| 15 | British Chess Magazine | 1910 |
| 16 | Chess Amateur (The) | 1910 |
| 2638 | White to Play | 1913 |
| 81 | Chess | 1949 |
| 3364 | Solving in Style | 1985 |
SOLUTION
- SOUND
- Sets
- 1...Ke5
- 2.Sd3#
- 1...Qe5
- 2.Se2#
- 1...Qd6+
- 2.Qxd6#
- 1...Qa7
- 2.Qd6#
- 1...Qc7
- 2.Qxc7#
- 1...Qb7
- 2.Qd6#
- 1...Qa8
- 2.Qc7#
- 2.Qd6#
- 1...Ba6
- 2.Qxb8#
- 1...Be6
- 2.Qxb8#
- 1...Bb7
- 2.Qxb8#
- 1...Bd7
- 2.Qxb8#
- 1...Sg4
- 2.Bg3#
- 1...Sd5
- 2.Bg3#
- 1...Sd7
- 2.Bg3#
- 1...Sh7
- 2.Bg3#
- 1...Se8
- 2.Bg3#
- 1...Sg8
- 2.Bg3#
- 1...Ke5
- Tries
- 1.Ka2?
- 1...Ke5
- 2.Sd3#
- 1...Qe5
- 2.Se2#
- 1...Qd6
- 2.Qxd6#
- 1...Qa7
- 2.Qd6#
- 1...Qc7
- 2.Qxc7#
- 1...Qb7
- 2.Qd6#
- 1...Qa8
- 2.Qc7#
- 2.Qd6#
- 1...Ba6
- 2.Qxb8#
- 1...Bb7
- 2.Qxb8#
- 1...Bd7
- 2.Qxb8#
- 1...Sg4
- 2.Bg3#
- 1...Sd5
- 2.Bg3#
- 1...Sd7
- 2.Bg3#
- 1...Sh7
- 2.Bg3#
- 1...Se8
- 2.Bg3#
- 1...Sg8
- 2.Bg3#
- 1...Be6+!
- 1...Ke5
- 1.Kb2?
- 1...Ke5
- 2.Sd3#
- 1...Qd6
- 2.Qxd6#
- 1...Qa7
- 2.Qd6#
- 1...Qc7
- 2.Qxc7#
- 1...Qb7
- 2.Qd6#
- 1...Qa8
- 2.Qc7#
- 2.Qd6#
- 1...Ba6
- 2.Qxb8#
- 1...Be6
- 2.Qxb8#
- 1...Bb7
- 2.Qxb8#
- 1...Bd7
- 2.Qxb8#
- 1...Sg4
- 2.Bg3#
- 1...Sd5
- 2.Bg3#
- 1...Sd7
- 2.Bg3#
- 1...Sh7
- 2.Bg3#
- 1...Se8
- 2.Bg3#
- 1...Sg8
- 2.Bg3#
- 1...Qe5!
- 1...Ke5
- 1.Kb3?
- 1...Ke5
- 2.Sd3#
- 1...Qe5
- 2.Se2#
- 1...Qd6
- 2.Qxd6#
- 1...Qa7
- 2.Qd6#
- 1...Qc7
- 2.Qxc7#
- 1...Qb7
- 2.Qd6#
- 1...Qa8
- 2.Qc7#
- 2.Qd6#
- 1...Ba6
- 2.Qxb8#
- 1...Bb7
- 2.Qxb8#
- 1...Bd7
- 2.Qxb8#
- 1...Sg4
- 2.Bg3#
- 1...Sd5
- 2.Bg3#
- 1...Sd7
- 2.Bg3#
- 1...Sh7
- 2.Bg3#
- 1...Se8
- 2.Bg3#
- 1...Sg8
- 2.Bg3#
- 1...Be6+!
- 1...Ke5
- 1.Kb4?
- 1...Qd6+
- 2.Qxd6#
- 1...Ke5
- 2.Sd3#
- 1...Qe5
- 2.Se2#
- 1...Qa7
- 2.Qd6#
- 1...Qc7
- 2.Qxc7#
- 1...Qb7
- 2.Qd6#
- 1...Qa8
- 2.Qc7#
- 2.Qd6#
- 1...Ba6
- 2.Qxb8#
- 1...Be6
- 2.Qxb8#
- 1...Bb7
- 2.Qxb8#
- 1...Bd7
- 2.Qxb8#
- 1...Sg4
- 2.Bg3#
- 1...Sd7
- 2.Bg3#
- 1...Sh7
- 2.Bg3#
- 1...Se8
- 2.Bg3#
- 1...Sg8
- 2.Bg3#
- 1...Sd5+!
- 1...Qd6+
- 1.Sd3+?
- 1...exd3
- 2.Se2#
- 2.Se6#
- 1...Kg4!
- 1...exd3
- 1.Sc6?
- 1...Qd6+
- 2.Qxd6#
- 1...Qa7
- 2.Qd6#
- 1...Qc7
- 2.Qxc7#
- 1...Qb7
- 2.Qd6#
- 1...Qa8
- 2.Qc7#
- 2.Qd6#
- 1...Ba6
- 2.Qxb8#
- 1...Be6
- 2.Qxb8#
- 1...Bb7
- 2.Qxb8#
- 1...Bd7
- 2.Qxb8#
- 1...Sg4
- 2.Sd3#
- 2.Sh3#
- 2.Bg3#
- 2.Bg5#
- 2.Qg5#
- 1...Sd5
- 2.Bg3#
- 2.Bg5#
- 2.Qg5#
- 1...Sd7
- 2.Bg3#
- 2.Bg5#
- 2.Qg5#
- 1...Sh7
- 2.Bg3#
- 1...Se8
- 2.Bg3#
- 2.Bg5#
- 2.Qg5#
- 1...Sg8
- 2.Bg3#
- 2.Bg5#
- 2.Qg5#
- 1...Qe5!
- 1...Qd6+
- 1.Se6+?
- 1...Bxe6
- 2.Qxb8#
- 1...Ke5!
- 1...Bxe6
- 1.Bg5+?
- 1...Ke5
- 2.Sd3#
- 1...Kxg5!
- 1...Ke5
- 1.Bxf6?
- threat
- 2.Se2#
- 1...Qd6+
- 2.Qxd6#
- 1...gxf6!
- threat
- 1.Bxf5?
- 1...Qd6+
- 2.Qxd6#
- 1...Ke5
- 2.Sd3#
- 2.Bg3#
- 1...Bxf5
- 2.Qxb8#
- 1...Qe5
- 2.Sh3#
- 1...Qa7
- 2.Qd6#
- 1...Qc7
- 2.Qxc7#
- 1...Qb7
- 2.Qd6#
- 1...Qa8
- 2.Qc7#
- 2.Qd6#
- 1...Ba6
- 2.Qxb8#
- 1...Be6
- 2.Qxb8#
- 1...Bb7
- 2.Qxb8#
- 1...Bd7
- 2.Qxb8#
- 1...Sg4
- 2.Bg3#
- 2.Rxe4#
- 1...Sd5
- 2.Bg3#
- 2.Rxe4#
- 1...Sd7
- 2.Bg3#
- 2.Rxe4#
- 1...Sh7
- 2.Bg3#
- 2.Rxe4#
- 1...Se8
- 2.Bg3#
- 2.Rxe4#
- 1...Sg8
- 2.Bg3#
- 2.Rxe4#
- 1...g5
- 2.Bg3#
- 1...g6!
- 1...Qd6+
- 1.Bf7?
- 1...Qd6+
- 2.Qxd6#
- 1...Ke5
- 2.Sd3#
- 1...Qe5
- 2.Se2#
- 1...Qa7
- 2.Qd6#
- 1...Qc7
- 2.Qxc7#
- 1...Qb7
- 2.Qd6#
- 1...Qa8
- 2.Qc7#
- 2.Qd6#
- 1...Ba6
- 2.Qxb8#
- 1...Be6
- 2.Qxb8#
- 1...Bb7
- 2.Qxb8#
- 1...Bd7
- 2.Qxb8#
- 1...Sg4
- 2.Bg3#
- 1...Sd5
- 2.Bg3#
- 1...Sd7
- 2.Bg3#
- 1...Sh7
- 2.Bg3#
- 1...Se8
- 2.Bg3#
- 1...Sg8
- 2.Bg3#
- 1...g5
- 2.Bg3#
- 1...g6!
- 1...Qd6+
- 1.Bh7?
- 1...Qd6+
- 2.Qxd6#
- 1...Ke5
- 2.Sd3#
- 1...Sxh7
- 2.Bg3#
- 1...Qe5
- 2.Se2#
- 1...Qa7
- 2.Qd6#
- 1...Qc7
- 2.Qxc7#
- 1...Qb7
- 2.Qd6#
- 1...Qa8
- 2.Qc7#
- 2.Qd6#
- 1...Ba6
- 2.Qxb8#
- 1...Be6
- 2.Qxb8#
- 1...Bb7
- 2.Qxb8#
- 1...Bd7
- 2.Qxb8#
- 1...Sg4
- 2.Bg3#
- 1...Sd5
- 2.Bg3#
- 1...Sd7
- 2.Bg3#
- 1...Se8
- 2.Bg3#
- 1...Sg8
- 2.Bg3#
- 1...g5
- 2.Bg3#
- 1...g6!
- 1...Qd6+
- 1.Be8?
- 1...Qd6+
- 2.Qxd6#
- 1...Ke5
- 2.Sd3#
- 1...Sxe8
- 2.Bg3#
- 1...Qe5
- 2.Se2#
- 1...Qa7
- 2.Qd6#
- 1...Qc7
- 2.Qxc7#
- 1...Qb7
- 2.Qd6#
- 1...Qa8
- 2.Qc7#
- 2.Qd6#
- 1...Ba6
- 2.Qxb8#
- 1...Be6
- 2.Qxb8#
- 1...Bb7
- 2.Qxb8#
- 1...Bd7
- 2.Qxb8#
- 1...Sg4
- 2.Bg3#
- 1...Sd5
- 2.Bg3#
- 1...Sd7
- 2.Bg3#
- 1...Sh7
- 2.Bg3#
- 1...Sg8
- 2.Bg3#
- 1...g5
- 2.Bg3#
- 1...g6!
- 1...Qd6+
- 1.Ra5?
- 1...Qd6+
- 2.Qxd6#
- 1...Ke5
- 2.Sd3#
- 1...Qe5
- 2.Se2#
- 1...Qa7
- 2.Qd6#
- 1...Qc7
- 2.Qxc7#
- 1...Qb7
- 2.Qd6#
- 1...Qa8
- 2.Qc7#
- 2.Qd6#
- 1...Ba6
- 2.Qxb8#
- 1...Be6
- 2.Qxb8#
- 1...Bb7
- 2.Qxb8#
- 1...Bd7
- 2.Qxb8#
- 1...Sg4
- 2.Bg3#
- 1...Sd5
- 2.Bg3#
- 1...Sd7
- 2.Bg3#
- 1...Sh7
- 2.Bg3#
- 1...Se8
- 2.Bg3#
- 1...Sg8
- 2.Bg3#
- 1...bxa5!
- 1...Qd6+
- 1.Ra7?
- 1...Qd6+
- 2.Qxd6#
- 1...Ke5
- 2.Sd3#
- 1...Qe5
- 2.Se2#
- 1...Qc7
- 2.Qxc7#
- 1...Qb7
- 2.Qd6#
- 1...Qa8
- 2.Qc7#
- 2.Qd6#
- 1...Ba6
- 2.Qxb8#
- 1...Be6
- 2.Qxb8#
- 1...Bb7
- 2.Qxb8#
- 1...Bd7
- 2.Qxb8#
- 1...Sg4
- 2.Bg3#
- 1...Sd5
- 2.Bg3#
- 1...Sd7
- 2.Bg3#
- 1...Sh7
- 2.Bg3#
- 1...Se8
- 2.Bg3#
- 1...Sg8
- 2.Bg3#
- 1...Qxa7+!
- 1...Qd6+
- 1.Qxf6?
- threat
- 2.Se2#
- 2.Bg3#
- 2.Bg5#
- 2.Rxe4#
- 1...Qd6+
- 2.Qxd6#
- 1...Qe5
- 2.Se2#
- 2.Bg3#
- 2.Bg5#
- 2.Qg5#
- 1...Qb7
- 2.Se2#
- 2.Bg3#
- 2.Bg5#
- 2.Qd6#
- 1...Qa8
- 2.Se2#
- 2.Bg3#
- 2.Bg5#
- 2.Qd6#
- 1...Bb7
- 2.Se2#
- 2.Se6#
- 2.Bg3#
- 2.Bg5#
- 2.Qxf5#
- 1...gxf6!
- threat
- 1.Qe7?
- threat
- 2.Se2#
- 1...Qd6+
- 2.Qxd6#
- 1...Be6!
- threat
- 1.Qd5?
- threat
- 2.Se2#
- 1...Qd6+
- 2.Qxd6#
- 1...Sxd5!
- threat
- 1.Ka2?
- Keys
- 1.Ra6!
- 1...Qd6+
- 2.Qxd6#
- 1...Ke5
- 2.Sd3#
- 1...Bxa6
- 2.Qxb8#
- 1...Qe5
- 2.Se2#
- 1...Qa7
- 2.Qd6#
- 1...Qc7
- 2.Qxc7#
- 1...Qb7
- 2.Qd6#
- 1...Qa8
- 2.Qc7#
- 2.Qd6#
- 1...Be6
- 2.Qxb8#
- 1...Bb7
- 2.Qxb8#
- 1...Bd7
- 2.Qxb8#
- 1...Sg4
- 2.Bg3#
- 1...Sd5
- 2.Bg3#
- 1...Sd7
- 2.Bg3#
- 1...Sh7
- 2.Bg3#
- 1...Se8
- 2.Bg3#
- 1...Sg8
- 2.Bg3#
- 1...Qd6+
- 1.Ra6!
FEATURES
- Static
- TYPE = WAITER
- CHANGED MATES = 0
- ADDED MATES = 0
- REMOVED MATES = 0
- Sets
- K(b);P_SPINP(a),S_FLIGHT::S(B)
- Q(h);SBLOCK::S(F)
- Q(h);CHECK,N_GUARD::QAB(J),XQ(h)
- Q(h);N_GUARD,P_PINR(E)::QAB(J)
- Q(h);N_GUARD::QAB(J),XQ(h)
- Q(h);N_GUARD::QAB(J)
- B(i);OGATE::QAB(J),XQ(h)
- S(f);::B(G)
- Tries
- Try
- K(C);P-FLIGHT
- Vars
- K(b);P_SPINP(a),S_FLIGHT::S(B)
- Q(h);SBLOCK::S(F)
- Q(h);N_GUARD::QAB(J),XQ(h)
- Q(h);N_GUARD,P_PINR(E)::QAB(J)
- Q(h);N_GUARD::QAB(J)
- B(i);OGATE::QAB(J),XQ(h)
- S(f);::B(G)
- Refutation
- B(i);CHECK
- Try
- K(C);S_FLIGHT
- Vars
- K(b);P_SPINP(a),S_FLIGHT::S(B)
- Q(h);N_GUARD::QAB(J),XQ(h)
- Q(h);N_GUARD::QAB(J)
- B(i);OGATE::QAB(J),XQ(h)
- S(f);::B(G)
- Refutation
- Q(h);P_PINS(F)
- Try
- K(C);P-FLIGHT
- Vars
- K(b);P_SPINP(a),S_FLIGHT::S(B)
- Q(h);SBLOCK::S(F)
- Q(h);N_GUARD::QAB(J),XQ(h)
- Q(h);N_GUARD::QAB(J)
- B(i);OGATE::QAB(J),XQ(h)
- S(f);::B(G)
- Refutation
- B(i);CHECK
- Try
- K(C);S_FLIGHT
- Vars
- Q(h);CHECK,N_GUARD::QAB(J),XQ(h)
- K(b);P_SPINP(a),S_FLIGHT::S(B)
- Q(h);SBLOCK::S(F)
- Q(h);N_GUARD::QAB(J)
- Q(h);N_GUARD::QAB(J),XQ(h)
- B(i);OGATE::QAB(J),XQ(h)
- S(f);::B(G)
- Refutation
- S(f);CHECK
- Try
- S(B);CHECK
- Refutation
- K(b);P-FLIGHT
- Try
- S(F);P_PINP(a)
- Vars
- Q(h);CHECK,N_GUARD::QAB(J),XQ(h)
- Q(h);N_GUARD,P_PINR(E)::QAB(J)
- Q(h);N_GUARD::QAB(J),XQ(h)
- Q(h);N_GUARD::QAB(J)
- B(i);OGATE::QAB(J),XQ(h)
- S(f);::B(G)
- Refutation
- Q(h);
- Try
- S(F);CHECK,P_PINP(a)
- Vars
- B(i);OGATE,XS(F)::QAB(J),XQ(h)
- Refutation
- K(b);S_FLIGHT
- Try
- B(G);CHECK
- Vars
- K(b);P_SPINP(a),S_FLIGHT::S(B)
- Refutation
- K(b);P_SPINS(f),S_FLIGHT,XB(G)
- Try
- B(G);XS(f)
- Threat
- S(F)
- Vars
- Q(h);CHECK,N_GUARD::QAB(J),XQ(h)
- Refutation
- P(g);XB(G)
- Try
- B(I);XP(c)
- Vars
- Q(h);CHECK,N_GUARD::QAB(J),XQ(h)
- B(i);OGATE,XB(I)::QAB(J),XQ(h)
- Q(h);SBLOCK::S(B)
- Q(h);N_GUARD,P_PINR(E)::QAB(J)
- Q(h);N_GUARD::QAB(J),XQ(h)
- Q(h);N_GUARD::QAB(J)
- B(i);OGATE::QAB(J),XQ(h)
- P(g);SBLOCK::B(G)
- Refutation
- P(g);
- Try
- B(I);
- Vars
- Q(h);CHECK,N_GUARD::QAB(J),XQ(h)
- K(b);P_SPINP(a),S_FLIGHT::S(B)
- Q(h);SBLOCK::S(F)
- Q(h);N_GUARD,P_PINR(E)::QAB(J)
- Q(h);N_GUARD::QAB(J),XQ(h)
- Q(h);N_GUARD::QAB(J)
- B(i);OGATE::QAB(J),XQ(h)
- S(f);::B(G)
- P(g);SBLOCK::B(G)
- Refutation
- P(g);
- Try
- B(I);
- Vars
- Q(h);CHECK,N_GUARD::QAB(J),XQ(h)
- K(b);P_SPINP(a),S_FLIGHT::S(B)
- S(f);XB(I)::B(G)
- Q(h);SBLOCK::S(F)
- Q(h);N_GUARD,P_PINR(E)::QAB(J)
- Q(h);N_GUARD::QAB(J),XQ(h)
- Q(h);N_GUARD::QAB(J)
- B(i);OGATE::QAB(J),XQ(h)
- S(f);::B(G)
- P(g);SBLOCK::B(G)
- Refutation
- P(g);
- Try
- B(I);
- Vars
- Q(h);CHECK,N_GUARD::QAB(J),XQ(h)
- K(b);P_SPINP(a),S_FLIGHT::S(B)
- S(f);XB(I)::B(G)
- Q(h);SBLOCK::S(F)
- Q(h);N_GUARD,P_PINR(E)::QAB(J)
- Q(h);N_GUARD::QAB(J),XQ(h)
- Q(h);N_GUARD::QAB(J)
- B(i);OGATE::QAB(J),XQ(h)
- S(f);::B(G)
- P(g);SBLOCK::B(G)
- Refutation
- P(g);
- Try
- R(E);
- Vars
- Q(h);CHECK,N_GUARD::QAB(J),XQ(h)
- K(b);P_SPINP(a),S_FLIGHT::S(B)
- Q(h);SBLOCK::S(F)
- Q(h);N_GUARD,P_PINR(E)::QAB(J)
- Q(h);N_GUARD::QAB(J),XQ(h)
- Q(h);N_GUARD::QAB(J)
- B(i);OGATE::QAB(J),XQ(h)
- S(f);::B(G)
- Refutation
- P(e);XR(E)
- Try
- R(E);
- Vars
- Q(h);CHECK,N_GUARD::QAB(J),XQ(h)
- K(b);P_SPINP(a),S_FLIGHT::S(B)
- Q(h);SBLOCK::S(F)
- Q(h);N_GUARD::QAB(J),XQ(h)
- Q(h);N_GUARD::QAB(J)
- B(i);OGATE::QAB(J),XQ(h)
- S(f);::B(G)
- Refutation
- Q(h);CHECK,XR(E)
- Try
- Q(J);P_PINP(c),XS(f)
- Threat
- DUALS(4)
- Vars
- Q(h);CHECK,N_GUARD::QAB(J),XQ(h)
- Refutation
- P(g);N_SPINP(c),XQ(J)
- Try
- Q(J);
- Threat
- S(F)
- Vars
- Q(h);CHECK,N_GUARD::QAB(J),XQ(h)
- Refutation
- B(i);
- Try
- Q(J);
- Threat
- S(F)
- Vars
- Q(h);CHECK,N_GUARD::QAB(J),XQ(h)
- Refutation
- S(f);XQ(J)
- Try
- Actual
- R(E);
- Vars
- Q(h);CHECK,N_GUARD::QAB(J),XQ(h)
- K(b);P_SPINP(a),S_FLIGHT::S(B)
- B(i);OGATE,XR(E)::QAB(J),XQ(h)
- Q(h);SBLOCK::S(F)
- Q(h);N_GUARD,P_PINR(E)::QAB(J)
- Q(h);N_GUARD::QAB(J),XQ(h)
- Q(h);N_GUARD::QAB(J)
- B(i);OGATE::QAB(J),XQ(h)
- S(f);::B(G)
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