MESON Chess Problem Database
Problem Display
PID: 725 (4R3/7p/1KN3P1/2pp1N1Q/RB3kpp/4rp2/b5nP/bn6 w - - 0 1)
Mansfield, Comins
1st HM., British Chess Magazine, 1944
#2
9 + 12
| 3550 | Complete Mansfield/II | 1997 |
SOLUTION
- SOUND
- Sets
- 1...Re1
- 2.Bd2#
- 1...Re2
- 2.Bd2#
- 1...Ra3
- 2.Bd2#
- 1...Rd3
- 2.Bd2#
- 1...Re5
- 2.Bd2#
- 1...Re6
- 2.Bd2#
- 1...Re7
- 2.Bd2#
- 1...Rxe8
- 2.Bd2#
- 1...Re1
- Tries
- 1.Sxe3?
- threat
- 2.Qxg4#
- 2.Qf5#
- 2.Qh6#
- 1...hxg6
- 2.Qxg4#
- 1...Be5
- 2.Qxe5#
- 1...f2
- 2.Qxg4#
- 2.Qf5#
- 1...Bf6
- 2.Qxg4#
- 2.Qf5#
- 1...Bg7
- 2.Qxg4#
- 2.Qf5#
- 1...g3
- 2.Qg4#
- 2.Qf5#
- 2.Qh6#
- 1...h6
- 2.Qxg4#
- 2.Qf5#
- 2.Qxh6#
- 1...Sxe3!
- threat
- 1.Sxh4?
- threat
- 2.Qf5#
- 2.Qh6#
- 1...Rxe8
- 2.Bd2#
- 1...hxg6
- 2.Sxg6#
- 1...Re4
- 2.Qh6#
- 1...Re5
- 2.Bd2#
- 1...Re6
- 2.Bd2#
- 1...Re7
- 2.Bd2#
- 1...Be5
- 2.Qf5#
- 1...Bf6
- 2.Qf5#
- 1...Bg7
- 2.Qf5#
- 1...g3
- 2.Qf5#
- 1...h6
- 2.Qf5#
- 2.Qxh6#
- 1...Sxh4!
- threat
- 1.Sd6?
- threat
- 2.Qf5#
- 2.Qh6#
- 1...Rxe8
- 2.Bd2#
- 2.Qh6#
- 1...Re4
- 2.Qh6#
- 1...Re5
- 2.Bd2#
- 1...Re6
- 2.Bd2#
- 2.Qh6#
- 1...Re7
- 2.Bd2#
- 2.Qh6#
- 1...f2
- 2.Qf5#
- 1...Bf6
- 2.Qf5#
- 1...Bg7
- 2.Qf5#
- 1...g3
- 2.Qf5#
- 1...h6
- 2.Qf5#
- 2.Qxh6#
- 1...hxg6!
- threat
- 1.Sh6?
- threat
- 2.Qxg4#
- 2.Qf5#
- 1...Rxe8
- 2.Bd2#
- 1...hxg6
- 2.Qxg4#
- 1...Re5
- 2.Bd2#
- 1...Re6
- 2.Bd2#
- 1...Re7
- 2.Bd2#
- 1...g3
- 2.Qg4#
- 2.Qf5#
- 1...Re4!
- threat
- 1.h3?
- threat
- 2.Qxg4#
- 1...g3
- 2.Qg4#
- 1...gxh3!
- threat
- 1.Sxe3?
- Keys
- 1.Sfe7!
- threat
- 2.Qf5#
- 1...Ke4
- 2.Qf5#
- 1...Rxe7
- 2.Bd2#
- 1...hxg6
- 2.Sxg6#
- 1...Re1
- 2.Bd2#
- 1...Re2
- 2.Bd2#
- 1...Ra3
- 2.Bd2#
- 1...Rb3
- 2.Sxd5#
- 1...Rc3
- 2.Qe5#
- 1...Rd3
- 2.Bd2#
- 1...Re5
- 2.Bd2#
- 1...Re6
- 2.Bd2#
- 1...Re4
- 2.Qh6#
- threat
- 1.Sfe7!
FEATURES
- Static
- TYPE = THREAT
- CHANGED MATES = 0
- ADDED MATES = 5
- REMOVED MATES = 1
- Sets
- R(e);::R(B)+B(C),DCHECK
- R(e);P_PINS(G)::R(B)+B(C),DCHECK
- R(e);XR(I)::R(B)+B(C),DCHECK
- Tries
- Try
- S(D);XR(e)
- Threat
- DUALS(3)
- Vars
- P(l);XP(H)::QAR1(E),XP(h)
- B(a);N_GUARD::QAB1(E),XB(a)
- Refutation
- S(d);XS(D)
- Try
- S(D);XP(i)
- Threat
- DUALS(2)
- Vars
- R(e);XR(I)::R(B)+B(C),DCHECK
- P(l);XP(H)::S(D),XP(l)
- R(e);::QAB(E)
- R(e);::R(B)+B(C),DCHECK
- R(e);P_PINS(G)::R(B)+B(C),DCHECK
- B(a);::QAR1(E)
- P(h);::QAR1(E)
- Refutation
- S(d);XS(D)
- Try
- S(D);
- Threat
- DUALS(2)
- Vars
- R(e);::QAB(E)
- R(e);::R(B)+B(C),DCHECK
- P(f);::QAR1(E)
- B(a);::QAR1(E)
- P(h);::QAR1(E)
- Refutation
- P(l);XP(H)
- Try
- S(D);
- Threat
- DUALS(2)
- Vars
- R(e);XR(I)::R(B)+B(C),DCHECK
- P(l);XP(H)::QAR1(E),XP(h)
- R(e);::R(B)+B(C),DCHECK
- R(e);P_PINS(G)::R(B)+B(C),DCHECK
- Refutation
- R(e);
- Try
- P(A);
- Threat
- QAR1(E),XP(h)
- Vars
- P(h);::QAR1(E)
- Refutation
- P(h);XP(A)
- Try
- Actual
- S(D);
- Threat
- QAR1(E)
- Vars
- K(g);P-FLIGHT::QAB1(E)
- R(e);XS(D)::R(B)+B(C),DCHECK
- P(l);XP(H)::S(D),XP(l)
- R(e);::R(B)+B(C),DCHECK
- R(e);P_PINB(C),S_CUTB(c)::S(D),XP(k)
- R(e);N_GUARD,S_CUTB(a)::QAB1(E)
- R(e);P_PINS(G)::R(B)+B(C),DCHECK
- R(e);SBLOCK::QAB(E)
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