MESON Chess Problem Database
Problem Display
PID: 145756 (8/3K1p2/4PBb1/3Q3p/pk3qRr/p1R5/P6n/2N3b1 w - - 0 1)
Bonavia-Hunt, Rev Noel Aubrey
Western Morning News, 1936
(First published on Sat Jun 27 1936)
#2
8 + 10
| 14868 | Pirnie Collection | 2012 |
SOLUTION
- SOUND
- Sets
- 1...Qc4
- 2.Rcxc4#
- 1...Qe4
- 2.Sd3#
- 1...Bd4
- 2.Rc4#
- 1...Bc5
- 2.Qxc5#
- 1...Bd3
- 2.Sxd3#
- 1...Be4
- 2.Rc4#
- 1...Qc4
- Tries
- 1.Be7+?
- 1...Bc5
- 2.Qxc5#
- 1...Kxc3!
- 1...Bc5
- 1.Re3?
- threat
- 2.Bc3#
- 2.Be7#
- 1...Rxg4
- 2.Bc3#
- 1...Sxg4
- 2.Bc3#
- 1...hxg4
- 2.Bc3#
- 1...Qd4
- 2.Be7#
- 1...Bd3
- 2.Sxd3#
- 1...Be4
- 2.Bc3#
- 1...Bxe3!
- threat
- 1.Rc6?
- threat
- 2.Bc3#
- 1...Bc5
- 2.Qxc5#
- 1...Qc4
- 2.Rcxc4#
- 1...Qd4
- 2.Be7#
- 1...Bd4
- 2.Rc4#
- 1...Rh3!
- threat
- 1.Rc7?
- threat
- 2.Bc3#
- 1...Bc5
- 2.Qxc5#
- 1...Qc4
- 2.Rcxc4#
- 1...Qd4
- 2.Be7#
- 1...Bd4
- 2.Rc4#
- 1...Rh3!
- threat
- 1.Rc8?
- threat
- 2.Bc3#
- 1...Bc5
- 2.Qxc5#
- 1...Qc4
- 2.Rcxc4#
- 1...Qd4
- 2.Be7#
- 1...Bd4
- 2.Rc4#
- 1...Rh3!
- threat
- 1.Rxf4+?
- 1...Bd4
- 2.Rc4#
- 2.Qc5#
- 1...Be4
- 2.Sd3#
- 2.Rc4#
- 1...Rxf4!
- 1...Bd4
- 1.Qb7+?
- 1...Bb6
- 2.Qxb6#
- 1...Ka5!
- 1...Bb6
- 1.Be7+?
- Keys
- 1.Kc6!
- threat
- 2.Qb5#
- 1...Qc4+
- 2.Rcxc4#
- 1...Qd4
- 2.Qc5#
- 1...Bd4
- 2.Rc4#
- 1...Bc5
- 2.Qxc5#
- 1...Qe4
- 2.Sd3#
- 1...Bd3
- 2.Sxd3#
- 1...Be4
- 2.Rc4#
- threat
- 1.Kc6!
FEATURES
- Static
- TYPE = THREAT
- CHANGED MATES = 0
- ADDED MATES = 1
- REMOVED MATES = 0
- Sets
- Q(f);N_GUARD::R1(C),XQ(f)
- Q(f);S_CUTB(i)::S(A)
- B(a);N_SPINQ(f),S_CUTQ(f)::R1(C)
- B(a);N_GUARD::QAB1(E),XB(a)
- B(i);N_GUARD::S(A),XB(i)
- B(i);N_SPINQ(f),S_CUTQ(f)::R1(C)
- Tries
- Try
- B(G);CHECK
- Vars
- B(a);N_GUARD,P_SPINB(a)::QAB1(E),XB(a)
- Refutation
- K(e);N_SPINQ(f),S_FLIGHT,XR(C)
- Try
- R(C);
- Threat
- DUALS(2)
- Vars
- R(g);N_SPINQ(f),XR(D)::B(G)
- S(b);N_SPINQ(f),XR(D)::B(G)
- P(h);N_SPINQ(f),XR(D)::B(G)
- Q(f);P_PINQ(E)::B(G)
- B(i);N_GUARD::S(A),XB(i)
- B(i);N_SPINQ(f)::B(G)
- Refutation
- B(a);XR(C)
- Try
- R(C);
- Threat
- B(G)
- Vars
- B(a);N_GUARD::QAB1(E),XB(a)
- Q(f);N_GUARD::R1(C),XQ(f)
- Q(f);P_PINQ(E),S_CUTB(a)::B(G)
- B(a);N_SPINQ(f),S_CUTQ(f)::R1(C)
- Refutation
- R(g);
- Try
- R(C);
- Threat
- B(G)
- Vars
- B(a);N_GUARD::QAB1(E),XB(a)
- Q(f);N_GUARD::R1(C),XQ(f)
- Q(f);P_PINQ(E),S_CUTB(a)::B(G)
- B(a);N_SPINQ(f),S_CUTQ(f)::R1(C)
- Refutation
- R(g);
- Try
- R(C);
- Threat
- B(G)
- Vars
- B(a);N_GUARD::QAB1(E),XB(a)
- Q(f);N_GUARD::R1(C),XQ(f)
- Q(f);P_PINQ(E),S_CUTB(a)::B(G)
- B(a);N_SPINQ(f),S_CUTQ(f)::R1(C)
- Refutation
- R(g);
- Try
- R(D);CHECK,XQ(f)
- Refutation
- R(g);XR(D)
- Try
- Q(E);CHECK
- Vars
- B(a);N_GUARD,P_SPINB(a)::QAR2(E),XB(a)
- Refutation
- K(e);N_SPINQ(f),S_FLIGHT
- Try
- Actual
- K(H);S_FLIGHT
- Threat
- QAR1(E)
- Vars
- Q(f);CHECK,N_GUARD::R1(C),XQ(f)
- Q(f);S_CUTB(a)::QAB1(E)
- B(a);N_SPINQ(f),S_CUTQ(f)::R1(C)
- B(a);N_GUARD::QAB1(E),XB(a)
- Q(f);P_PINQ(E),S_CUTB(i)::S(A)
- B(i);N_GUARD::S(A),XB(i)
- B(i);N_SPINQ(f),P_PINQ(E),S_CUTQ(f)::R1(C)
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