MESON Chess Problem Database
Problem Display
PID: 64818 (8/5p2/2q3b1/R1p3Nn/PP1kpP2/R7/BN1p4/B2K4 w - - 0 1)
Faulkner, William J
1st HM.=, Good Companions (February), 1922
#2
10 + 8
| 3132 | The Good Companion Two-Mover | 1922 |
SOLUTION
- SOUND
- Sets
- 1...Qxa4+
- 2.Sxa4#
- 1...Qd5
- 2.Sc4#
- 1...e3
- 2.Sd3#
- 1...cxb4
- 2.Sc4#
- 1...c4
- 2.Sxc4#
- 1...Qxa4+
- Tries
- 1.Kxd2?
- threat
- 2.Sd1#
- 2.Sd3#
- 1...cxb4
- 2.Sc4#
- 1...c4
- 2.Sxc4#
- 1...e3+!
- threat
- 1.Rxc5?
- threat
- 2.Sc4#
- 1...Qxa4+
- 2.Sxa4#
- 1...Qxc5!
- threat
- 1.Kxd2?
- Keys
- 1.Kc2!
- threat
- 2.Sd1#
- 1...Qxa4+
- 2.Sxa4#
- 1...d1Q+
- 2.Sxd1#
- 1...d1B+
- 2.Sxd1#
- 1...e3+
- 2.Sd3#
- 1...cxb4+
- 2.Sc4#
- 1...d1S
- 2.Sxd1#
- 1...d1R
- 2.Sxd1#
- 1...c4
- 2.Sxc4#
- threat
- 1.Kc2!
FEATURES
- Static
- TYPE = THREAT
- CHANGED MATES = 0
- ADDED MATES = 4
- REMOVED MATES = 1
- Sets
- Q(f);CHECK,XP(F)::B(A)+S(D),XQ(f)
- Q(f);SBLOCK::B(A)+S(D)
- P(c);SBLOCK::B(A)+S(D)
- P(d);XP(G)::B(A)+S(D)
- P(d);::B(A)+S(D),XP(d)
- Tries
- Try
- K(B);P-FLIGHT,XP(a)
- Threat
- DUALS(2)
- Vars
- P(d);XP(G)::B(A)+S(D)
- P(d);::B(A)+S(D),XP(d)
- Refutation
- P(c);CHECK
- Try
- R(I);XP(d)
- Threat
- B(A)+S(D)
- Vars
- Q(f);CHECK,XP(F)::B(A)+S(D),XQ(f)
- Refutation
- Q(f);XR(I)
- Try
- Actual
- K(B);S_FLIGHT
- Threat
- B(A)+S(D)
- Vars
- Q(f);CHECK,XP(F)::B(A)+S(D),XQ(f)
- P(a);CHECK::B(A)+S(D),XQ(a)
- P(a);CHECK::B(A)+S(D),XB(a)
- P(c);CHECK,SBLOCK::B(A)+S(D)
- P(d);CHECK,XP(G)::B(A)+S(D)
- P(a);::B(A)+S(D),XS(a)
- P(a);::B(A)+S(D),XR(a)
- P(d);::B(A)+S(D),XP(d)
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