MESON Chess Problem Database
Problem Display
PID: 57579 (5n2/4p2r/R1nN4/2rk3N/1P6/2bPP2B/6PB/6KQ w - - 0 1)
Gamage, Frederick
F Gamage, An Artist in Chess Problems, 1941
#2
11 + 7
| 2207 | To Alain White | 1945 |
| 268 | Chess Life | 1957 |
| 5397 | Frederick Gamage (Prcic) | 2004 |
SOLUTION
- SOUND
- Sets
- 1...Rc4
- 2.dxc4#
- 1...Sd4
- 2.e4#
- 1...Se5
- 2.Sf4#
- 1...Se6
- 2.g4#
- 1...e6
- 2.g4#
- 1...Rc4
- Tries
- 1.Sc4?
- threat
- 2.Sb6#
- 2.Sf4#
- 2.g3#
- 1...Rxh5
- 2.Sb6#
- 2.g3#
- 1...Sxb4
- 2.Sf4#
- 2.g3#
- 2.g4#
- 1...Rb5
- 2.Sf4#
- 2.g3#
- 1...Rf7
- 2.Sb6#
- 1...Be5
- 2.g3#
- 1...Sd4
- 2.Sf4#
- 2.e4#
- 1...Sa5
- 2.Sf4#
- 2.g3#
- 2.g4#
- 1...Se5
- 2.Sf4#
- 1...Sa7
- 2.Sf4#
- 2.g3#
- 2.g4#
- 1...Sb8
- 2.Sf4#
- 2.g3#
- 2.g4#
- 1...Sd8
- 2.Sf4#
- 2.g3#
- 2.g4#
- 1...Se6
- 2.Sb6#
- 2.g3#
- 2.g4#
- 1...Sg6
- 2.Sb6#
- 2.g3#
- 1...Sd7
- 2.Sf4#
- 2.g3#
- 1...e5
- 2.Sf6#
- 1...Rxc4!
- threat
- 1.Sb5?
- threat
- 2.Sc7#
- 2.e4#
- 1...Sxb4
- 2.g4#
- 2.e4#
- 1...Rc4
- 2.Sc7#
- 1...Bd4
- 2.Sc7#
- 1...Be5
- 2.g3#
- 2.e4#
- 1...Sd4
- 2.e4#
- 1...Sa5
- 2.g4#
- 2.e4#
- 1...Se5
- 2.Sf4#
- 2.e4#
- 1...Sa7
- 2.g4#
- 2.e4#
- 1...Sb8
- 2.g4#
- 2.e4#
- 1...Sd8
- 2.g4#
- 2.e4#
- 1...Se6
- 2.g4#
- 2.e4#
- 1...e5
- 2.Sf6#
- 2.e4#
- 1...e6
- 2.g4#
- 2.e4#
- 1...Rxb5!
- threat
- 1.Be6+?
- 1...Sxe6
- 2.g4#
- 1...Kxe6!
- 1...Sxe6
- 1.Sc4?
- Keys
- 1.Se8!
- threat
- 2.Sc7#
- 1...Sxb4
- 2.g4#
- 1...Be5
- 2.g3#
- 1...Sd4
- 2.e4#
- 1...Sa5
- 2.g4#
- 1...Se5
- 2.Sf4#
- 1...Sa7
- 2.g4#
- 1...Sb8
- 2.g4#
- 1...Sd8
- 2.g4#
- 1...Se6
- 2.g4#
- 1...e5
- 2.Shf6#
- 1...e6
- 2.g4#
- threat
- 1.Se8!
FEATURES
- Static
- TYPE = THREAT
- CHANGED MATES = 0
- ADDED MATES = 7
- REMOVED MATES = 1
- Sets
- R(b);OGATE::P(E),XR(b)
- S(d);SBLOCK::P(F)
- S(d);SBLOCK::S(I)
- S(g);SBLOCK::QAB(B)+P(C)
- P(e);SBLOCK::QAB(B)+P(C)
- Tries
- Try
- S(K);
- Threat
- DUALS(3)
- Vars
- R(f);::S(K)
- B(a);::QAB(B)+P(C)
- S(d);::S(I)
- P(e);N_GUARD,S_CUTB(a)::S(I)
- Refutation
- R(b);XS(K)
- Try
- S(K);
- Threat
- DUALS(2)
- Vars
- R(b);::S(K)
- B(a);P_PINP(F)::S(K)
- S(d);::P(F)
- Refutation
- R(b);XS(K)
- Try
- B(G);CHECK
- Vars
- S(g);SBLOCK,XB(G)::QAB(B)+P(C)
- Refutation
- K(c);S_FLIGHT,XB(G)
- Try
- Actual
- S(K);
- Threat
- S(K)
- Vars
- S(d);XP(H)::QAB(B)+P(C)
- B(a);SBLOCK::QAB(B)+P(C)
- S(d);SBLOCK::P(F)
- S(d);::QAB(B)+P(C)
- S(d);SBLOCK::S(I)
- S(g);SBLOCK::QAB(B)+P(C)
- P(e);N_GUARD,S_CUTB(a)::S(I)
- P(e);SBLOCK::QAB(B)+P(C)
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