MESON Chess Problem Database
Problem Display
PID: 80646 (7k/3PP2P/5pBK/1bb5/5N2/2B4p/1q4P1/3rr3 w - - 0 1)
Eaton, Vincent Lanius
The Field, 1948
(First published on Sat Jan 17 1948)
#2
8 + 8
SOLUTION
- SOUND
- Sets
- 1...Qc1
- 2.Bxf6#
- 1...Qa3
- 2.Bxf6#
- 1...Qb1
- 2.Bxf6#
- 1...Qa2
- 2.Bxf6#
- 1...Qc2
- 2.Bxf6#
- 1...Qd2
- 2.Bxf6#
- 1...Qe2
- 2.Bxf6#
- 1...Qf2
- 2.Bxf6#
- 1...Qxg2
- 2.Bxf6#
- 1...Qb3
- 2.Bxf6#
- 1...Qb4
- 2.Bxf6#
- 1...Bd3
- 2.d8Q#
- 2.d8R#
- 1...Be3
- 2.e8Q#
- 2.e8R#
- 1...Qc1
- Tries
- 1.Bb1?
- threat
- 2.Sg6#
- 1...Qxb1
- 2.Bxf6#
- 1...Qc1
- 2.Bxf6#
- 1...Qc2
- 2.Bxf6#
- 1...Qd2
- 2.Bxf6#
- 1...Bd3
- 2.d8Q#
- 2.d8R#
- 1...Be3
- 2.e8Q#
- 2.e8R#
- 1...Qxg2!
- threat
- 1.Bd3?
- threat
- 2.Sg6#
- 1...Bxd3
- 2.d8Q#
- 2.d8R#
- 1...Qc1
- 2.Bxf6#
- 1...Qd2
- 2.Bxf6#
- 1...Be3
- 2.e8Q#
- 2.e8R#
- 1...Qxg2!
- threat
- 1.Be4?
- threat
- 2.Sg6#
- 1...Qc1
- 2.Bxf6#
- 1...Qd2
- 2.Bxf6#
- 1...Be3
- 2.e8Q#
- 2.e8R#
- 1...Qxg2!
- threat
- 1.Bf5?
- threat
- 2.Sg6#
- 1...Qc1
- 2.Bxf6#
- 1...Qd2
- 2.Bxf6#
- 1...Be3
- 2.e8Q#
- 2.e8R#
- 1...Qxg2!
- threat
- 1.Bh5?
- threat
- 2.Sg6#
- 1...Qc1
- 2.Bxf6#
- 1...Qb1
- 2.Bxf6#
- 1...Qc2
- 2.Bxf6#
- 1...Qd2
- 2.Bxf6#
- 1...Bd3
- 2.d8Q#
- 2.d8R#
- 1...Be3
- 2.e8Q#
- 2.e8R#
- 1...Qxg2!
- threat
- 1.Bf7?
- threat
- 2.Sg6#
- 1...Qc1
- 2.Bxf6#
- 1...Qb1
- 2.Bxf6#
- 1...Qc2
- 2.Bxf6#
- 1...Qd2
- 2.Bxf6#
- 1...Bd3
- 2.d8Q#
- 2.d8R#
- 1...Be3
- 2.e8Q#
- 2.e8R#
- 1...Qxg2!
- threat
- 1.d8Q+?
- 1...Be8
- 2.Qxe8#
- 1...Rxd8!
- 1...Be8
- 1.d8R+?
- 1...Be8
- 2.Rxe8#
- 1...Rxd8!
- 1...Be8
- 1.e8Q+?
- 1...Bf8+
- 2.Qxf8#
- 1...Rxe8!
- 1...Bf8+
- 1.e8R+?
- 1...Bf8+
- 2.Rxf8#
- 1...Rxe8!
- 1...Bf8+
- 1.Bb1?
- Keys
- 1.Bc2!
- threat
- 2.Sg6#
- 1...Qxc2
- 2.Bxf6#
- 1...Qc1
- 2.Bxf6#
- 1...Bd3
- 2.d8Q#
- 2.d8R#
- 1...Be3
- 2.e8Q#
- 2.e8R#
- threat
- 1.Bc2!
FEATURES
- Static
- TYPE = THREAT
- CHANGED MATES = 0
- ADDED MATES = 0
- REMOVED MATES = 9
- Sets
- Q(c);N_GUARD,P_PINS(C)::B(B),XP(g)
- Q(c);N_GUARD::B(B),XP(g)
- Q(c);N_GUARD,XP(A)::B(B),XP(g)
- B(e);N_GUARD,S_CUTR(a)::P=Q
- B(f);N_GUARD,P_PINS(C),S_CUTR(b)::P=Q
- Tries
- Try
- B(D);
- Threat
- S(C)
- Vars
- Q(c);N_GUARD,XB(D)::B(B),XP(g)
- Q(c);N_GUARD,P_PINS(C)::B(B),XP(g)
- Q(c);N_GUARD::B(B),XP(g)
- B(e);N_GUARD,S_CUTR(a)::P=Q
- B(f);N_GUARD,P_PINS(C),S_CUTR(b)::P=Q
- Refutation
- Q(c);XP(A)
- Try
- B(D);
- Threat
- S(C)
- Vars
- B(e);N_GUARD,XB(D)::P=Q
- Q(c);N_GUARD,P_PINS(C)::B(B),XP(g)
- B(f);N_GUARD,P_PINS(C),S_CUTR(b)::P=Q
- Refutation
- Q(c);XP(A)
- Try
- B(D);
- Threat
- S(C)
- Vars
- Q(c);N_GUARD,P_PINS(C)::B(B),XP(g)
- B(f);N_GUARD,P_PINS(C)::P=Q
- Refutation
- Q(c);XP(A)
- Try
- B(D);
- Threat
- S(C)
- Vars
- Q(c);N_GUARD,P_PINS(C)::B(B),XP(g)
- B(f);N_GUARD,P_PINS(C),S_CUTR(b)::P=Q
- Refutation
- Q(c);XP(A)
- Try
- B(D);
- Threat
- S(C)
- Vars
- Q(c);N_GUARD,P_PINS(C)::B(B),XP(g)
- Q(c);N_GUARD::B(B),XP(g)
- B(e);N_GUARD,S_CUTR(a)::P=Q
- B(f);N_GUARD,P_PINS(C),S_CUTR(b)::P=Q
- Refutation
- Q(c);XP(A)
- Try
- B(D);
- Threat
- S(C)
- Vars
- Q(c);N_GUARD,P_PINS(C)::B(B),XP(g)
- Q(c);N_GUARD::B(B),XP(g)
- B(e);N_GUARD,S_CUTR(a)::P=Q
- B(f);N_GUARD,P_PINS(C),S_CUTR(b)::P=Q
- Refutation
- Q(c);XP(A)
- Try
- P(F);CHECK
- Vars
- B(e);N_GUARD,P_SPINB(e)::QAR(F),XB(e)
- Refutation
- R(a);XQ(F)
- Try
- P(F);CHECK
- Vars
- B(e);N_GUARD,P_SPINB(e)::R(F),XB(e)
- Refutation
- R(a);XR(F)
- Try
- P(G);CHECK
- Vars
- B(f);CHECK,N_GUARD,P_SPINB(f)::QAR2(G),XB(f)
- Refutation
- R(b);XQ(G)
- Try
- P(G);CHECK
- Vars
- B(f);CHECK,N_GUARD,P_SPINB(f)::R(G),XB(f)
- Refutation
- R(b);XR(G)
- Try
- Actual
- B(D);
- Threat
- S(C)
- Vars
- Q(c);N_GUARD,XB(D)::B(B),XP(g)
- Q(c);N_GUARD,P_PINS(C)::B(B),XP(g)
- B(e);N_GUARD,S_CUTR(a)::P=Q
- B(f);N_GUARD,P_PINS(C),S_CUTR(b)::P=Q
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