MESON Chess Problem Database
Problem Display
PID: 8056 (2B5/8/R7/rk2p2K/2R4Q/B7/1Nr5/4b3 w - - 0 1)
Rice, John Michael
Chess Problems for Solving, 1995
#2
7 + 5
SOLUTION
- SOUND
- Sets
- 1...Rxb2
- 2.Rc5#
- 1...Rd2
- 2.Rc5#
- 1...Re2
- 2.Rc5#
- 1...Rf2
- 2.Rc5#
- 1...Rg2
- 2.Rc5#
- 1...Rh2
- 2.Rc5#
- 1...Rxc4
- 2.Qxc4#
- 1...Bc3
- 2.Rc5#
- 1...e4
- 2.Qg5#
- 1...Rxb2
- Tries
- 1.Rxc2?
- threat
- 2.Rc5#
- 2.Qc4#
- 1...Rxa3
- 2.Qc4#
- 1...Bxh4
- 2.Rc5#
- 1...Ra4
- 2.Rc5#
- 2.Qxa4#
- 1...Bf2
- 2.Qb4#
- 2.Qc4#
- 1...Bc3
- 2.Qc4#
- 1...Bb4
- 2.Qxb4#
- 2.Qc4#
- 1...e4
- 2.Rc5#
- 2.Qg5#
- 1...Rxa6!
- threat
- 1.Rb4+?
- 1...Bxb4
- 2.Qxb4#
- 1...Kc5!
- 1...Bxb4
- 1.Qf2?
- threat
- 2.Rb6#
- 2.Qc5#
- 2.Qb6#
- 1...Rxb2
- 2.Qc5#
- 1...Rxf2
- 2.Rc5#
- 1...Rxc4
- 2.Rb6#
- 2.Qb6#
- 1...Rxa3
- 2.Qc5#
- 2.Qb6#
- 1...Rxa6
- 2.Qc5#
- 1...Ra4
- 2.Qc5#
- 2.Qb6#
- 1...Bb4
- 2.Rxb4#
- 2.Rb6#
- 2.Qb6#
- 1...Bxf2!
- threat
- 1.Qf6?
- threat
- 2.Bd7#
- 2.Rb6#
- 2.Qxe5#
- 2.Qb6#
- 2.Qc6#
- 1...Rxb2
- 2.Qc6#
- 1...Rxc4
- 2.Rb6#
- 2.Qb6#
- 1...Rxa3
- 2.Bd7#
- 2.Qxe5#
- 2.Qb6#
- 2.Qc6#
- 1...Rxa6
- 2.Qxa6#
- 1...Rd2
- 2.Rc5#
- 2.Rb6#
- 2.Qb6#
- 2.Qc6#
- 1...Re2
- 2.Bd7#
- 2.Rc5#
- 2.Rb6#
- 2.Qb6#
- 2.Qc6#
- 1...Ra4
- 2.Bd7#
- 2.Qxe5#
- 2.Qb6#
- 2.Qc6#
- 1...Bf2
- 2.Bd7#
- 2.Qc6#
- 1...Bc3
- 2.Bd7#
- 2.Rc5#
- 2.Rb6#
- 2.Qb6#
- 2.Qc6#
- 1...Bg3
- 2.Bd7#
- 2.Rb6#
- 2.Qb6#
- 2.Qc6#
- 1...Bb4
- 2.Bd7#
- 2.Rb6#
- 2.Qb6#
- 2.Qc6#
- 1...e4
- 2.Bd7#
- 2.Rb6#
- 2.Qe5#
- 2.Qg5#
- 2.Qf5#
- 2.Qb6#
- 2.Qc6#
- 1...Rh2+!
- threat
- 1.Qe7?
- threat
- 2.Qc5#
- 2.Qxe5#
- 2.Qb7#
- 2.Qd7#
- 2.Qe8#
- 1...Rxb2
- 2.Qc5#
- 1...Rxc4
- 2.Qb7#
- 1...Rxa6
- 2.Qc5#
- 1...Rd2
- 2.Rb4#
- 2.Rc5#
- 2.Qb4#
- 2.Qc5#
- 2.Qb7#
- 1...Re2
- 2.Rc5#
- 2.Qc5#
- 2.Qb7#
- 2.Qd7#
- 2.Qe8#
- 1...Bf2
- 2.Rb4#
- 2.Qb4#
- 2.Qd7#
- 2.Qe8#
- 1...Bc3
- 2.Rc5#
- 2.Qc5#
- 2.Qb7#
- 2.Qd7#
- 2.Qe8#
- 1...Bg3
- 2.Rb4#
- 2.Qb4#
- 2.Qc5#
- 2.Qb7#
- 2.Qd7#
- 2.Qe8#
- 1...Bb4
- 2.Rxb4#
- 2.Qxb4#
- 2.Qb7#
- 2.Qd7#
- 2.Qe8#
- 1...e4
- 2.Qc5#
- 2.Qg5#
- 2.Qe5#
- 2.Qb7#
- 2.Qd7#
- 2.Qe8#
- 1...Rh2+!
- threat
- 1.Rxc2?
- Keys
- 1.Rc3!
- threat
- 2.Qb4#
- 2.Qc4#
- 1...Rxb2
- 2.Rc5#
- 2.Qc4#
- 1...Rxc3
- 2.Qb4#
- 1...Rxa3
- 2.Qc4#
- 1...Rxa6
- 2.Qb4#
- 1...Bxc3
- 2.Qc4#
- 1...Bxh4
- 2.Rb3#
- 1...Rh2
- 2.Rc5#
- 1...Ra4
- 2.Qxa4#
- 1...e4
- 2.Qg5#
- threat
- 1.Rc3!
FEATURES
- Static
- TYPE = THREAT
- CHANGED MATES = 1
- ADDED MATES = 5
- REMOVED MATES = 6
- Sets
- R(b);N_GUARD,XS(A)::R1(C)
- R(b);N_GUARD::R1(C)
- R(b);N_GUARD,P_PINQ(D)::R1(C)
- R(b);OGATE,XR(C)::QAB1(D),XR(b)
- B(a);S_CUTR(b)::R1(C)
- P(e);OGATEB::QAR(D)
- Tries
- Try
- R(C);XR(b)
- Threat
- DUALS(2)
- Vars
- R(c);XB(B)::QAB1(D)
- B(a);XQ(D)::R1(C)
- B(a);::QAB1(D)
- Refutation
- R(c);XR(F)
- Try
- R(C);CHECK
- Vars
- B(a);OGATE,XR(C)::QAR1(D),XB(a)
- Refutation
- K(d);P-FLIGHT
- Try
- Q(D);
- Threat
- DUALS(3)
- Vars
- R(b);XS(A)::QAR1(D)
- R(b);N_GUARD,XQ(D)::R1(C)
- R(c);XR(F)::QAR1(D)
- Refutation
- B(a);XQ(D)
- Try
- Q(D);
- Threat
- DUALS(5)
- Vars
- R(b);XS(A)::QAB1(D)
- R(c);OGATE,XR(F)::QAB1(D),XR(c)
- Refutation
- R(b);CHECK
- Try
- Q(D);
- Threat
- DUALS(5)
- Vars
- R(b);XS(A)::QAR1(D)
- R(b);XR(C)::QAR2(D)
- R(c);XR(F)::QAR1(D)
- Refutation
- R(b);CHECK
- Try
- Actual
- R(C);
- Threat
- DUALS(2)
- Vars
- R(b);XR(C)::QAR1(D)
- R(c);XB(B)::QAB1(D)
- R(c);XR(F)::QAR1(D)
- B(a);XR(C)::QAB1(D)
- B(a);N_GUARD,XQ(D)::R(C)
- R(b);N_GUARD,P_PINQ(D)::R1(C)
- R(c);N_GUARD::QAB1(D),XR(c)
- P(e);OGATEB::QAR(D)
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