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PID: 121082 (8/8/3P2NP/2N2Bk1/3B2P1/8/7K/8 w - - 0 1)

Meyer, Heinrich Friedrich Ludwig

English Mechanic and World of Science, 1888

(First published on Fri Dec 28 1888)

8/8/3P2NP/2N2Bk1/3B2P1/8/7K/8

#2

8 + 1

655 La Presse 1899
5454 Near Snap 2009
6490 yacpdb 2009
15239 Valois Notebooks 2021

SOLUTION

  • SOUND
  • Tries
    • 1.Sh4?
      • 1...Kf4
        • 2.Se6#
      • 1...Kxh4
        • 2.Bf6#
      • 1...Kxh6!
    • 1.Sh8?
      • 1...Kh4
        • 2.Bf6#
      • 1...Kxh6
        • 2.Sf7#
      • 1...Kf4!
  • Keys
    • 1.Se5!
      • 1...Kf4
        • 2.Se6#
      • 1...Kh4
        • 2.Sf3#
      • 1...Kf6
        • 2.Se4#
      • 1...Kxh6
        • 2.Sf7#

This anticipates 77331(1950)

FEATURES

  • Static
    • TYPE = INCOMPLETE_BLOCK
    • CHANGED MATES = 0
    • ADDED MATES = 4
    • REMOVED MATES = 0
  • Sets
  • Tries
    • Try
      • S(G);
      • Vars
        • K(a);S_FLIGHT::S(D)
        • K(a);S_FLIGHT,XS(G)::B(B)
      • Refutation
        • K(a);S_FLIGHT,XP(H)
    • Try
      • S(G);
      • Vars
        • K(a);S_FLIGHT::B(B)
        • K(a);S_FLIGHT,XP(H)::S(G)
      • Refutation
        • K(a);S_FLIGHT
  • Actual
    • S(G);
    • Vars
      • K(a);S_FLIGHT::S(D)
      • K(a);S_FLIGHT::S(G)
      • K(a);S_FLIGHT,XP(H)::S(G)
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