MESON Chess Problem Database
Problem Display
PID: 133540 (3K4/8/1p1B1p2/3k1N2/P2N2P1/3p4/3P4/3B4 w - - 0 1)
Rice, John Michael
The Field, 1961
(First published on Thu Jun 15 1961)
#2
8 + 4
| 5454 | Near Snap | 2009 |
SOLUTION
- SOUND
- Sets
- 1...Kc4
- 2.Bb3#
- 1...Ke4
- 2.Bf3#
- 1...Kc4
- Tries
- 1.Kc7?
- 1...Kc4
- 2.Bb3#
- 1...Ke4
- 2.Bf3#
- 1...b5!
- 1...Kc4
- 1.Kd7?
- 1...Kc4
- 2.Bb3#
- 1...Ke4
- 2.Bf3#
- 1...b5!
- 1...Kc4
- 1.Ke7?
- 1...Kc4
- 2.Bb3#
- 1...Ke4
- 2.Bf3#
- 1...b5!
- 1...Kc4
- 1.Kc8?
- 1...Kc4
- 2.Bb3#
- 1...Ke4
- 2.Bf3#
- 1...b5!
- 1...Kc4
- 1.Ke8?
- 1...Kc4
- 2.Bb3#
- 1...Ke4
- 2.Bf3#
- 1...b5!
- 1...Kc4
- 1.Kc7?
- Keys
- 1.Sb5!
- 1...Kc4
- 2.Se3#
- 1...Ke4
- 2.Sc3#
- 1...Kc6
- 2.Bf3#
- 1...Ke6
- 2.Bb3#
- 1...Kc4
- 1.Sb5!
Anticipated by 69030(1957)
FEATURES
- Static
- TYPE = INCOMPLETE_BLOCK
- CHANGED MATES = 2
- ADDED MATES = 2
- REMOVED MATES = 0
- Sets
- K(b);S_FLIGHT::B(A)
- Tries
- Try
- K(H);S_FLIGHT
- Vars
- K(b);S_FLIGHT::B(A)
- Refutation
- P(c);
- Try
- K(H);P-FLIGHT
- Vars
- K(b);S_FLIGHT::B(A)
- Refutation
- P(c);
- Try
- K(H);S_FLIGHT
- Vars
- K(b);S_FLIGHT::B(A)
- Refutation
- P(c);
- Try
- K(H);P-FLIGHT
- Vars
- K(b);S_FLIGHT::B(A)
- Refutation
- P(c);
- Try
- K(H);P-FLIGHT
- Vars
- K(b);S_FLIGHT::B(A)
- Refutation
- P(c);
- Try
- Actual
- S(D);
- Vars
- K(b);S_FLIGHT::S(F)
- K(b);S_FLIGHT::S(D)
- K(b);S_FLIGHT::B(A)
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