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PID: 144512 (4R1R1/2p5/1p6/2r2kB1/8/Q1r4P/2PN3K/1B5N w - - 0 1)
Bridgwater, Ralph Herbert
Highly Comm., Birmingham Daily Post, 1899
(First published on Tue Jan 10 1899)
#2
10 + 5
| 15372 | Bridgwater Scrapbook | 2012 |
SOLUTION
- SOUND
- Sets
- 1...Rxc2
- 2.Sg3#
- 2.Qd3#
- 2.Qf3#
- 1...Rxa3
- 2.c3#
- 1...Rd3
- 2.Qxd3#
- 1...Rf3
- 2.Qxf3#
- 1...Rg3
- 2.Sxg3#
- 1...Rxh3+
- 2.Qxh3#
- 1...R3c4
- 2.Sg3#
- 1...R5c4
- 2.Qf8#
- 1...Ra5
- 2.Qf8#
- 1...Rb5
- 2.Qf8#
- 1...Rd5
- 2.Qf8#
- 1...Re5
- 2.Qf8#
- 1...Rxc2
- Tries
- 1.Sf3?
- threat
- 2.Sg3#
- 2.Sd4#
- 2.Sh4#
- 1...Rxf3
- 2.Qxf3#
- 1...Re5
- 2.Sg3#
- 2.Rxe5#
- 1...Rd3
- 2.Sg3#
- 2.Sh4#
- 2.Qxd3#
- 1...R3c4
- 2.Sg3#
- 1...R5c4
- 2.Sg3#
- 2.Re5#
- 2.Qf8#
- 1...Rd5
- 2.Sg3#
- 2.Sh4#
- 2.Qf8#
- 1...Rxc2+!
- threat
- 1.Qb4?
- threat
- 2.Qe4#
- 2.Qf4#
- 2.Qg4#
- 1...Re3
- 2.Qf4#
- 2.Qg4#
- 1...Rf3
- 2.Qe4#
- 2.Qg4#
- 1...Rg3
- 2.Sxg3#
- 2.Qe4#
- 2.Qf4#
- 1...R3c4
- 2.Sg3#
- 1...R5c4
- 2.Qf8#
- 1...Re5
- 2.Qf8#
- 2.Qf4#
- 2.Qg4#
- 1...Rxh3+!
- threat
- 1.Qxc5+?
- 1...Rxc5
- 2.Sg3#
- 2.c3#
- 2.c4#
- 1...bxc5!
- 1...Rxc5
- 1.Qxc3?
- threat
- 2.Sg3#
- 2.Qf6#
- 2.Qd3#
- 2.Qf3#
- 1...Rc4
- 2.Sg3#
- 2.Re5#
- 2.Qe5#
- 2.Qf6#
- 1...Rd5
- 2.Sg3#
- 2.Qf6#
- 2.Qf3#
- 1...Re5
- 2.Sg3#
- 2.Rxe5#
- 2.Qxe5#
- 2.Qf3#
- 1...Rc6
- 2.Sg3#
- 2.Re5#
- 2.Qe5#
- 2.Qd3#
- 2.Qf3#
- 1...Rxc3!
- threat
- 1.Qa4?
- threat
- 2.Qd7#
- 2.Qe4#
- 2.Qf4#
- 2.Qg4#
- 1...Rd3
- 2.Qe4#
- 2.Qf4#
- 2.Qg4#
- 1...Re3
- 2.Qf4#
- 2.Qg4#
- 1...Rf3
- 2.Qd7#
- 2.Qe4#
- 2.Qg4#
- 1...Rg3
- 2.Sxg3#
- 2.Qd7#
- 2.Qe4#
- 2.Qf4#
- 1...R3c4
- 2.Sg3#
- 2.Qd7#
- 1...R5c4
- 2.Qd7#
- 1...Rb5
- 2.Qe4#
- 2.Qf4#
- 2.Qg4#
- 1...Rd5
- 2.Qe4#
- 2.Qf4#
- 2.Qg4#
- 1...Re5
- 2.Qf4#
- 2.Qg4#
- 1...Rc6
- 2.Qe4#
- 2.Qf4#
- 2.Qg4#
- 1...b5
- 2.Qe4#
- 2.Qf4#
- 2.Qg4#
- 1...c6
- 2.Qe4#
- 2.Qf4#
- 2.Qg4#
- 1...Rxh3+!
- threat
- 1.Sf3?
- Keys
- 1.Sc4!
- 1...Rxc2+
- 2.Bxc2#
- 1...Rxh3+
- 2.Qxh3#
- 1...Rxa3
- 2.c3#
- 1...R3xc4
- 2.Sg3#
- 1...R5xc4
- 2.Qf8#
- 1...Re5
- 2.Rxe5#
- 1...Rb3
- 2.cxb3#
- 1...Rd3
- 2.Qxd3#
- 1...Re3
- 2.Sxe3#
- 1...Rf3
- 2.Qxf3#
- 1...Rg3
- 2.Sxg3#
- 1...Ra5
- 2.Qf8#
- 1...Rb5
- 2.Qf8#
- 1...Rd5
- 2.Qf8#
- 1...Rc6
- 2.Re5#
- 1...b5
- 2.Qxc5#
- 1...c6
- 2.Sd6#
- 1...Rxc2+
- 1.Sc4!
FEATURES
- Static
- TYPE = INCOMPLETE_BLOCK
- CHANGED MATES = 1
- ADDED MATES = 6
- REMOVED MATES = 0
- Sets
- R(a);OGATE,XQ(F)::B(A)+P(C)
- R(a);OGATE::QAB(F),XR(a)
- R(a);OGATE::QAR2(F),XR(a)
- R(a);N_GUARD::S(B),XR(a)
- R(a);CHECK,OGATE,XP(G)::QAB(F),XR(a)
- R(a);N_GUARD::S(B)
- R(b);OGATE::QAR(F)
- Tries
- Try
- S(D);
- Threat
- DUALS(3)
- Vars
- R(a);OGATE,XS(D)::QAR2(F),XR(a)
- R(a);::S(B)
- Refutation
- R(a);CHECK,P_SPINR(a),XP(C)
- Try
- Q(F);
- Threat
- DUALS(3)
- Vars
- R(a);N_GUARD::S(B)
- R(b);OGATE::QAR(F)
- Refutation
- R(a);CHECK,XP(G)
- Try
- Q(F);CHECK,XR(b)
- Refutation
- P(d);XQ(F)
- Try
- Q(F);XR(a)
- Threat
- DUALS(4)
- Refutation
- R(b);XQ(F)
- Try
- Q(F);
- Threat
- DUALS(4)
- Vars
- R(b);::QAB(F)
- Refutation
- R(a);CHECK,XP(G)
- Try
- Actual
- S(D);
- Vars
- R(a);CHECK,OGATE,P_SPINR(a),XP(C)::B(A),XR(a)
- R(a);CHECK,OGATE,XP(G)::QAB(F),XR(a)
- R(a);OGATE,XQ(F)::B(A)+P(C)
- R(a);N_GUARD,XS(D)::S(B)
- R(b);OGATE,XS(D)::QAR(F)
- R(b);N_GUARD::R1(I),XR(b)
- R(a);OGATE::B(A)+P(C),XR(a)
- R(a);OGATE::QAB(F),XR(a)
- R(a);N_GUARD::S(D),XR(a)
- R(a);OGATE::QAR2(F),XR(a)
- R(a);N_GUARD::S(B),XR(a)
- R(b);OGATE::QAR(F)
- R(b);N_GUARD::R1(I)
- P(d);N_GUARD::QAR(F),XR(b)
- P(e);N_GUARD::S(D)
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