MESON Chess Problem Database

Problem Display
PID: 70530 (1B6/2P3P1/2p4Q/N7/3kN1P1/P2p4/5P2/3K4 w - - 0 1)

Holt, Ethelbert

British Chess Magazine, 1894

1B6/2P3P1/2p4Q/N7/3kN1P1/P2p4/5P2/3K4

#2

10 + 3

187 The Chess Bouquet 1897

SOLUTION

  • SOUND
  • Tries
    • 1.Qe6?
      • threat
        • 2.Sb3#
        • 2.Sxc6#
      • 1...c5
        • 2.Sb3#
        • 2.Sc6#
      • 1...d2!
  • Keys
    • 1.Sc3!
      • 1...Kxc3
        • 2.Qf6#
      • 1...Kc5
        • 2.Ba7#
      • 1...Ke5
        • 2.Sxc6#
      • 1...d2
        • 2.Qe3#
      • 1...c5
        • 2.Qf6#

FEATURES

  • Static
    • TYPE = INCOMPLETE_BLOCK
    • CHANGED MATES = 0
    • ADDED MATES = 5
    • REMOVED MATES = 0
  • Sets
  • Tries
    • Try
      • Q(G);
      • Threat
        • DUALS(2)
      • Refutation
        • P(a);
  • Actual
    • S(D);
    • Vars
      • K(b);S_FLIGHT,XS(D)::QAB(G)
      • K(b);S_FLIGHT::B(J)
      • K(b);S_FLIGHT::S(F),XP(c)
      • P(a);::QAB1(G)
      • P(c);SBLOCK::QAB(G)
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