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PID: 52756 (2k5/6b1/1Q3p2/4NKpR/4P2p/7B/8/8 w - - 0 1)
Rice, John Michael
British Chess Magazine, 2004
#2
6 + 5
SOLUTION
- SOUND
- Sets
- 1...Bh8
- 2.Rxh8#
- 1...fxe5
- 2.Kxg5#
- 1...Bh8
- Tries
- 1.Kg6+?
- 1...f5
- 2.Bxf5#
- 1...g4!
- 1...f5
- 1.Bg4?
- 1...fxe5
- 2.Kxg5#
- 2.Kg6#
- 1...Bh6
- 2.Kxf6#
- 1...Bf8
- 2.Kxf6#
- 1...Bh8
- 2.Rxh8#
- 1...h3!
- 1...fxe5
- 1.Rh7?
- 1...fxe5
- 2.Kxg5#
- 1...Bh6
- 2.Qc7#
- 1...Bf8
- 2.Qc7#
- 1...Bh8
- 2.Rxh8#
- 2.Qc7#
- 1...g4!
- 1...fxe5
- 1.Rh8+?
- 1...Bf8
- 2.Rxf8#
- 1...Bxh8!
- 1...Bf8
- 1.Qc6+?
- 1...Kd8
- 2.Qd7#
- 1...Kb8!
- 1...Kd8
- 1.Qb7+?
- 1...Kd8
- 2.Qd7#
- 1...Kxb7!
- 1...Kd8
- 1.Kg6+?
- Keys
- 1.Rxg5!
- 1...fxe5
- 2.Kg6#
- 1...fxg5
- 2.Kxg5#
- 1...Bh6
- 2.Kxf6#
- 1...Bf8
- 2.Kxf6#
- 1...Bh8
- 2.Rg8#
- 1...fxe5
- 1.Rxg5!
FEATURES
- Static
- TYPE = INCOMPLETE_BLOCK
- CHANGED MATES = 2
- ADDED MATES = 3
- REMOVED MATES = 0
- Sets
- B(d);N_GUARD::R(E),XB(d)
- P(c);XS(C)::B(A)+K(D),XP(b)
- Tries
- Try
- K(D);CHECK,S_FLIGHT
- Vars
- P(c);P_SPINP(c)::B(A),XP(c)
- Refutation
- P(b);P_SPINP(b)
- Try
- B(A);
- Vars
- B(d);::B(A)+K(D),XP(c)
- B(d);N_GUARD::R(E),XB(d)
- Refutation
- P(a);
- Try
- R(E);
- Vars
- P(c);XS(C)::B(A)+K(D),XP(b)
- B(d);::QAR1(F)
- Refutation
- P(b);
- Try
- R(E);CHECK
- Vars
- B(d);N_GUARD,P_SPINB(d)::R(E),XB(d)
- Refutation
- B(d);XR(E)
- Try
- Q(F);CHECK
- Vars
- K(e);P-FLIGHT::QAR1(F)
- Refutation
- K(e);P-FLIGHT
- Try
- Q(F);CHECK
- Vars
- K(e);P-FLIGHT::QAR1(F)
- Refutation
- K(e);S_FLIGHT,XQ(F)
- Try
- Actual
- R(E);XP(b)
- Vars
- P(c);N_GUARD,XS(C)::B(A)+K(D)
- P(c);XR(E)::B(A)+K(D),XP(c)
- B(d);::B(A)+K(D),XP(c)
- B(d);OGATE::R(E)
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