MESON Chess Problem Database

Problem Display
PID: 6692 (B7/8/8/8/6p1/2p2NK1/rb6/r2R1N1k w - - 0 1)

Mansfield, Comins

1st Prize, Teplitz-Schonauer Anzeiger Meredith Ty., 1932

B7/8/8/8/6p1/2p2NK1/rb6/r2R1N1k

#2

5 + 6

249 Schach-Echo 1933
3550 Complete Mansfield/II 1997
4393 Uralski Problemist 2002
133 The Problemist Supplement 2005

SOLUTION

  • SOUND
  • Sets
    • 1...Bc1
      • 2.S1d2#
      • 2.S1h2#
      • 2.Se3#
  • Tries
    • 1.Sd4+?
      • 1...Kg1
        • 2.Se2#
      • 1...Rxa8!
  • Keys
    • 1.Kf2!
      • threat
        • 2.Sg3#
      • 1...Bc1+
        • 2.S1d2#
      • 1...Ba3+
        • 2.S3d2#
      • 1...g3+
        • 2.Sxg3#
      • 1...gxf3
        • 2.Bxf3#

FEATURES

  • Static
    • TYPE = THREAT
    • CHANGED MATES = 0
    • ADDED MATES = 4
    • REMOVED MATES = 0
  • Sets
  • Tries
    • Try
      • S(C);CHECK
      • Vars
        • K(b);P-FLIGHT::S(C)
      • Refutation
        • R(c);XB(E)
  • Actual
    • K(D);S_FLIGHT
    • Threat
      • R(A)+S(B),DCHECK
    • Vars
      • B(d);CHECK,S_CUTR(a)::R(A)+S(B)
      • B(d);CHECK,SBLOCK,S_CUTR(c)::B(E)+S(C)
      • P(f);CHECK::R(A)+S(B),DCHECK,XP(f)
      • P(f);OGATE,P_SPINP(f),XS(C)::B(E),XP(f)
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