MESON Chess Problem Database
Problem Display
PID: 57647 (1b4n1/p3pp2/2PPk3/1R6/1PK2Pr1/7N/QB1R4/8 w - - 0 1)
Scotti, Louis
Het Belgisch Schaakbord (L'Echiquier Belge), 1954
#2
10 + 7
SOLUTION
- SOUND
- Sets
- 1...Rg1
- 2.f5#
- 1...Rg2
- 2.f5#
- 1...Rg3
- 2.f5#
- 1...Rxf4+
- 2.Sxf4#
- 1...Rh4
- 2.Sg5#
- 1...Rg5
- 2.Sxg5#
- 1...Rg6
- 2.f5#
- 1...Rg7
- 2.f5#
- 1...Bxd6
- 2.Kd3#
- 1...Sf6
- 2.Re5#
- 1...exd6
- 2.Re2#
- 1...f5
- 2.Kc5#
- 1...f6
- 2.Kc3#
- 1...Rg1
- Tries
- 1.Kb3?
- threat
- 2.Kc2#
- 2.Ka3#
- 2.Ka4#
- 2.f5#
- 1...Rxf4
- 2.Sxf4#
- 2.Sg5#
- 1...exd6
- 2.Re2#
- 1...f5
- 2.Kc2#
- 2.Ka3#
- 2.Ka4#
- 1...f6
- 2.Kc2#
- 2.Ka3#
- 2.Kc3#
- 2.Ka4#
- 1...Rg5
- 2.Sxg5#
- 1...Sf6
- 2.Re5#
- 2.f5#
- 1...Sh6
- 2.Kc2#
- 2.Ka3#
- 2.Ka4#
- 1...Rg3+!
- threat
- 1.Bg7?
- threat
- 2.Kc3#
- 2.Re5#
- 1...Rxf4+
- 2.Sxf4#
- 1...Bxd6
- 2.Kc3#
- 2.Kd3#
- 2.Kd4#
- 1...exd6
- 2.Re2#
- 1...f5
- 2.Kc3#
- 2.Kc5#
- 1...f6
- 2.Kc3#
- 1...Rg3
- 2.Re5#
- 2.f5#
- 1...Rg5
- 2.Sxg5#
- 1...Sf6
- 2.Re5#
- 1...Rxg7!
- threat
- 1.Bh8?
- threat
- 2.Kc3#
- 2.Re5#
- 1...Rxf4+
- 2.Sxf4#
- 1...Bxd6
- 2.Kc3#
- 2.Kd3#
- 2.Kd4#
- 1...exd6
- 2.Re2#
- 1...f5
- 2.Kc3#
- 2.Kc5#
- 1...f6
- 2.Kc3#
- 1...Rg3
- 2.Re5#
- 2.f5#
- 1...Rg5
- 2.Sxg5#
- 1...Sf6
- 2.Re5#
- 1...Rg7!
- threat
- 1.Rc5?
- threat
- 2.Kb5#
- 1...Rxf4+
- 2.Sxf4#
- 1...exd6
- 2.Re2#
- 1...Rg3
- 2.f5#
- 1...Rg5
- 2.Sxg5#
- 1...Sf6
- 2.Re5#
- 1...a6!
- threat
- 1.Rg5?
- threat
- 2.Kb5#
- 2.Kc5#
- 1...Rxf4+
- 2.Sxf4#
- 1...Bxd6
- 2.Kd3#
- 2.Kb5#
- 1...exd6
- 2.Re2#
- 1...Rg3
- 2.f5#
- 1...Sf6
- 2.Re5#
- 1...a6
- 2.Kc5#
- 1...Rxg5!
- threat
- 1.Rh5?
- threat
- 2.Kb5#
- 2.Kc5#
- 1...Rxf4+
- 2.Sxf4#
- 1...Bxd6
- 2.Kd3#
- 2.Kb5#
- 1...exd6
- 2.Re2#
- 1...Rg3
- 2.f5#
- 1...Sf6
- 2.Re5#
- 1...a6
- 2.Kc5#
- 1...Rg5!
- threat
- 1.Qb1?
- threat
- 2.Qe4#
- 2.Qf5#
- 2.Qe1#
- 1...Rxf4+
- 2.Sxf4#
- 1...Bxd6
- 2.Qf5#
- 1...exd6
- 2.Re2#
- 2.Qe4#
- 2.Qe1#
- 1...f5
- 2.Qxf5#
- 1...Rg1
- 2.Qe4#
- 2.Qf5#
- 2.f5#
- 1...Rg2
- 2.Qe4#
- 2.Qf5#
- 2.f5#
- 1...Rg3
- 2.Qe4#
- 2.Qf5#
- 2.f5#
- 1...Rg5
- 2.Sxg5#
- 1...Sf6
- 2.Re5#
- 2.Qf5#
- 1...Sh6
- 2.Qe4#
- 2.Qe1#
- 1...f6!
- threat
- 1.Kb3?
- Keys
- 1.Qb3!
- threat
- 2.Qe3#
- 1...Rxf4+
- 2.Sxf4#
- 1...Bxd6
- 2.Kd3#
- 1...f5
- 2.Kc5#
- 1...f6
- 2.Kc3#
- 1...Rg3
- 2.f5#
- 1...Rg5
- 2.Sxg5#
- 1...Sf6
- 2.Re5#
- threat
- 1.Qb3!
FEATURES
- Static
- TYPE = THREAT
- CHANGED MATES = 0
- ADDED MATES = 0
- REMOVED MATES = 6
- Sets
- R(a);N_PINP(G)::P(G)
- R(a);CHECK,XP(G)::S(D),XR(a)
- R(a);N_GUARD::S(D)
- R(a);N_GUARD,N_PINP(G)::S(D),XR(a)
- B(f);SBLOCK,XP(J)::QAB(A)+K(F)
- S(g);SBLOCK::R1(H)
- P(d);SBLOCK,XP(J)::R(C)
- P(e);SBLOCK::QAB(A)+K(F)
- Tries
- Try
- K(F);N_SPINP(G),S_FLIGHT
- Threat
- DUALS(4)
- Vars
- P(d);SBLOCK,XP(J)::R(C)
- R(a);N_GUARD::S(D),XR(a)
- Refutation
- R(a);CHECK
- Try
- B(B);
- Threat
- DUALS(2)
- Vars
- R(a);CHECK,XP(G)::S(D),XR(a)
- P(d);SBLOCK,XP(J)::R(C)
- P(e);::QAB(A)+K(F)
- R(a);N_GUARD,N_PINP(G)::S(D),XR(a)
- S(g);::R1(H)
- Refutation
- R(a);N_PINP(G),XB(B)
- Try
- B(B);
- Threat
- DUALS(2)
- Vars
- R(a);CHECK,XP(G)::S(D),XR(a)
- P(d);SBLOCK,XP(J)::R(C)
- P(e);::QAB(A)+K(F)
- R(a);N_GUARD,N_PINP(G)::S(D),XR(a)
- S(g);::R1(H)
- Refutation
- R(a);N_PINP(G)
- Try
- R(H);
- Threat
- QAB(A)+K(F)
- Vars
- R(a);CHECK,XP(G)::S(D),XR(a)
- P(d);SBLOCK,XP(J)::R(C)
- R(a);N_PINP(G)::P(G)
- R(a);N_GUARD,N_PINP(G)::S(D),XR(a)
- S(g);SBLOCK::R1(H)
- Refutation
- P(c);
- Try
- R(H);
- Threat
- DUALS(2)
- Vars
- R(a);CHECK,XP(G)::S(D),XR(a)
- P(d);SBLOCK,XP(J)::R(C)
- R(a);N_PINP(G)::P(G)
- S(g);SBLOCK::R1(H)
- P(c);::QAB(A)+K(F)
- Refutation
- R(a);N_PINP(G),XR(H)
- Try
- R(H);
- Threat
- DUALS(2)
- Vars
- R(a);CHECK,XP(G)::S(D),XR(a)
- P(d);SBLOCK,XP(J)::R(C)
- R(a);N_PINP(G)::P(G)
- S(g);SBLOCK::R1(H)
- P(c);::QAB(A)+K(F)
- Refutation
- R(a);N_PINP(G)
- Try
- Q(A);
- Threat
- DUALS(3)
- Vars
- R(a);CHECK,XP(G)::S(D),XR(a)
- B(f);XP(J)::QAB1(A)
- P(e);::QAB1(A),XP(e)
- R(a);N_GUARD,N_PINP(G)::S(D),XR(a)
- Refutation
- P(e);
- Try
- Actual
- Q(A);
- Threat
- QAR(A)
- Vars
- R(a);CHECK,XP(G)::S(D),XR(a)
- B(f);SBLOCK,XP(J)::QAB(A)+K(F)
- P(e);SBLOCK::QAB(A)+K(F)
- R(a);N_PINP(G)::P(G)
- R(a);N_GUARD,N_PINP(G)::S(D),XR(a)
- S(g);SBLOCK::R1(H)
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