MESON Chess Problem Database
Problem Display
PID: 66853 (8/4p3/1N2P1K1/n1p3p1/1bPk1p2/p3R3/p2N1Q2/R1B2Bn1 w - - 0 1)
Widdows, TH
Chess, 1947
#2
10 + 10
SOLUTION
- SOUND
- Sets
- 1...Bxd2
- 2.Qxd2#
- 1...Bc3
- 2.Re1#
- 2.Re4#
- 1...Se2
- 2.Sf3#
- 1...Sf3
- 2.Sxf3#
- 1...Sh3
- 2.Sf3#
- 1...Sb3
- 2.Sxb3#
- 1...Sxc4
- 2.Sb3#
- 1...Sc6
- 2.Sb3#
- 1...Sb7
- 2.Sb3#
- 1...g4
- 2.Qxf4#
- 1...Bxd2
- Tries
- 1.Kf5?
- threat
- 2.Rxa3#
- 2.Rb3#
- 2.Rd3#
- 2.Rf3#
- 2.Rg3#
- 2.Rh3#
- 1...Bxd2
- 2.Rd3#
- 2.Qxd2#
- 1...Sxc4
- 2.Sb3#
- 2.Rd3#
- 1...Bc3
- 2.Re1#
- 2.Rd3#
- 2.Rf3#
- 2.Rg3#
- 2.Rh3#
- 2.Re4#
- 2.Re5#
- 1...Se2
- 2.Sf3#
- 2.Rxa3#
- 2.Rb3#
- 2.Rf3#
- 2.Rg3#
- 2.Rh3#
- 1...Sf3
- 2.Sxf3#
- 2.Rxa3#
- 2.Rb3#
- 2.Rd3#
- 2.Rxf3#
- 1...Sh3
- 2.Sf3#
- 2.Rd3#
- 2.Rxh3#
- 1...Sb3
- 2.Sxb3#
- 2.Rxb3#
- 2.Rd3#
- 2.Rf3#
- 2.Rg3#
- 2.Rh3#
- 1...f3
- 2.Rxa3#
- 2.Rb3#
- 2.Rd3#
- 2.Rxf3#
- 1...fxe3!
- threat
- 1.Sd7?
- threat
- 2.Rxa3#
- 2.Rb3#
- 2.Rd3#
- 2.Rf3#
- 2.Rg3#
- 2.Rh3#
- 1...Bxd2
- 2.Qxd2#
- 1...Sxc4
- 2.Rd3#
- 1...f3
- 2.Rxa3#
- 2.Rb3#
- 2.Rd3#
- 2.Rxf3#
- 1...Bc3
- 2.Re1#
- 2.Rd3#
- 2.Rf3#
- 2.Rg3#
- 2.Rh3#
- 2.Re4#
- 2.Re5#
- 1...Se2
- 2.Rxa3#
- 2.Rb3#
- 2.Rf3#
- 2.Rg3#
- 2.Rh3#
- 1...Sf3
- 2.Sxf3#
- 2.Rxa3#
- 2.Rb3#
- 2.Rd3#
- 2.Rxf3#
- 1...Sh3
- 2.Sf3#
- 2.Rd3#
- 2.Rxh3#
- 1...Sb3
- 2.Sxb3#
- 2.Rxb3#
- 2.Rd3#
- 2.Rf3#
- 2.Rg3#
- 2.Rh3#
- 1...fxe3!
- threat
- 1.Bb2+?
- 1...Bc3
- 2.Bxc3#
- 2.Ree1#
- 2.Re4#
- 1...axb2!
- 1...Bc3
- 1.Qe1?
- threat
- 2.Rd3#
- 1...Se2
- 2.Sf3#
- 1...fxe3!
- threat
- 1.Qe2?
- threat
- 2.Rd3#
- 2.Qd3#
- 1...Sxe2
- 2.Sf3#
- 1...fxe3!
- threat
- 1.Qf3?
- threat
- 2.Re4#
- 2.Qe4#
- 1...Sxf3
- 2.Sxf3#
- 1...fxe3!
- threat
- 1.Kf5?
- Keys
- 1.Qh2!
- 1...Kxe3
- 2.Qxg1#
- 1...Bxd2
- 2.Qxd2#
- 1...Sxc4
- 2.Sb3#
- 1...fxe3
- 2.Qh8#
- 1...f3
- 2.Rd3#
- 2.Qe5#
- 1...Bc3
- 2.Re4#
- 1...Se2
- 2.Sf3#
- 1...Sf3
- 2.Sxf3#
- 1...Sh3
- 2.Sf3#
- 1...Sb3
- 2.Sxb3#
- 1...Sc6
- 2.Sb3#
- 1...Sb7
- 2.Sb3#
- 1...g4
- 2.Qxf4#
- 1...Kxe3
- 1.Qh2!
FEATURES
- Static
- TYPE = INCOMPLETE_BLOCK
- CHANGED MATES = 0
- ADDED MATES = 3
- REMOVED MATES = 0
- Sets
- B(d);OGATE,XS(D)::QAR2(E),XB(d)
- S(a);N_GUARD::S(D)
- S(a);N_GUARD::S(D),XS(a)
- S(g);N_GUARD::S(D),XS(g)
- S(g);N_GUARD,XP(G)::S(D)
- S(g);N_GUARD::S(D)
- P(i);N_GUARD::QAR2(E),XP(f)
- Tries
- Try
- K(J);S_FLIGHT
- Threat
- DUALS(6)
- Refutation
- P(f);P_SPINP(f),XR(F)
- Try
- S(H);
- Threat
- DUALS(6)
- Vars
- B(d);OGATE,XS(D)::QAR2(E),XB(d)
- S(g);XP(G)::QAB(E)+R(F),DCHECK
- Refutation
- P(f);P_SPINP(f),XR(F)
- Try
- B(B);CHECK
- Refutation
- P(c);XB(B)
- Try
- Q(E);
- Threat
- R1(F)
- Vars
- S(a);N_GUARD::S(D)
- Refutation
- P(f);XR(F)
- Try
- Q(E);
- Threat
- DUALS(2)
- Vars
- S(a);N_GUARD,XQ(E)::S(D)
- Refutation
- P(f);XR(F)
- Try
- Q(E);
- Threat
- DUALS(2)
- Vars
- S(a);XQ(E)::S(D),XS(a)
- Refutation
- P(f);XR(F)
- Try
- Actual
- Q(E);
- Vars
- K(e);OGATEB,S_FLIGHT,XR(F)::QAB(E),XS(a)
- B(d);OGATE,XS(D)::QAR2(E),XB(d)
- S(g);N_GUARD,XP(G)::S(D)
- P(f);SBLOCK,XR(F)::QAB(E)
- B(d);SBLOCK::R1(F)
- S(a);N_GUARD::S(D)
- S(a);N_GUARD::S(D),XS(a)
- S(g);N_GUARD::S(D),XS(g)
- S(g);N_GUARD::S(D)
- P(i);N_GUARD::QAR2(E),XP(f)
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