MESON Chess Problem Database

Problem Display
PID: 141374 (8/5p2/K1PN1p2/3k1N2/3P2B1/P5P1/2P5/8 w - - 0 1)

Gold, Samuel

Bradford Observer Budget, 1884

(First published on Sat May 10 1884)

8/5p2/K1PN1p2/3k1N2/3P2B1/P5P1/2P5/8

#2

9 + 3

56 The Problemist 1938
14868 Pirnie Collection 2011
5454 Near Snap 2013

SOLUTION

  • SOUND
  • Tries
    • 1.Se8?
      • 1...Ke4
        • 2.Sxf6#
      • 1...Kxc6
        • 2.Se7#
      • 1...Ke6
        • 2.Sc7#
      • 1...Kc4!
    • 1.Be2?
      • 1...Ke6
        • 2.Bc4#
      • 1...Kxc6!
    • 1.Bh5?
      • 1...Ke6
        • 2.Bxf7#
      • 1...Kxc6!
  • Keys
    • 1.Sb5!
      • 1...Kc4
        • 2.Se3#
      • 1...Ke4
        • 2.Sc3#
      • 1...Kxc6
        • 2.Se7#
      • 1...Ke6
        • 2.Sc7#

This anticipates 147116(1895), 81801(1994)

FEATURES

  • Static
    • TYPE = INCOMPLETE_BLOCK
    • CHANGED MATES = 0
    • ADDED MATES = 4
    • REMOVED MATES = 0
  • Sets
  • Tries
    • Try
      • S(I);
      • Vars
        • K(a);S_FLIGHT::S(I),XP(b)
        • K(a);S_FLIGHT,XP(H)::S(F)
        • K(a);S_FLIGHT::S(I)
      • Refutation
        • K(a);S_FLIGHT
    • Try
      • B(E);
      • Vars
        • K(a);S_FLIGHT::B(E)
      • Refutation
        • K(a);S_FLIGHT,XP(H)
    • Try
      • B(E);
      • Vars
        • K(a);S_FLIGHT::B(E),XP(c)
      • Refutation
        • K(a);S_FLIGHT,XP(H)
  • Actual
    • S(I);
    • Vars
      • K(a);S_FLIGHT::S(F)
      • K(a);S_FLIGHT::S(I)
      • K(a);S_FLIGHT,XP(H)::S(F)
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