MESON Chess Problem Database
Problem Display
PID: 16922 (Q1R5/3p4/PPR1P3/3k4/3P2NK/1p2rP2/1P1NP3/6B1 w - - 0 1)
Wenman, Francis Percival (aka Percy Wenman)
One Hundred Published Problems, 1944
#2
14 + 4
SOLUTION
- SOUND
- Sets
- 1...Kxd4
- 2.Rc4#
- 2.Rd6#
- 1...Rxe2
- 2.Sf6#
- 1...Rc3
- 2.Sf6#
- 2.e4#
- 1...Rd3
- 2.Sf6#
- 2.e4#
- 1...Rxf3
- 2.e4#
- 1...Re4
- 2.fxe4#
- 1...Re5
- 2.Sf6#
- 1...dxe6
- 2.Rd8#
- 1...Kxd4
- Tries
- 1.Sc4?
- threat
- 2.Rd6#
- 1...Kxd4
- 2.Rd6#
- 1...d6
- 2.Rxd6#
- 1...dxc6!
- threat
- 1.Bxe3?
- threat
- 2.Sf6#
- 1...dxc6
- 2.Qxc6#
- 1...d6!
- threat
- 1.Rd8?
- threat
- 2.Rxd7#
- 1...Kxd4
- 2.Rc4#
- 2.Rxd7#
- 1...d6
- 2.Rcxd6#
- 2.Rdxd6#
- 1...Rxe6!
- threat
- 1.Qb8?
- threat
- 2.Rd6#
- 2.Qd6#
- 1...Kxd4
- 2.Rd6#
- 2.Qe5#
- 2.Qd6#
- 1...Rxe6
- 2.Rc5#
- 1...d6
- 2.Rxd6#
- 2.Qxd6#
- 1...dxc6!
- threat
- 1.exd7?
- threat
- 2.d8Q#
- 2.d8R#
- 1...Kxd4
- 2.Rc4#
- 2.Rd6#
- 2.d8Q#
- 2.d8R#
- 1...Rxe2
- 2.Sf6#
- 2.Rf6#
- 2.Rg6#
- 2.Rh6#
- 2.d8Q#
- 2.d8R#
- 1...Rxf3
- 2.Rf6#
- 2.Rg6#
- 2.Rh6#
- 2.e4#
- 2.d8Q#
- 2.d8R#
- 1...Rc3
- 2.Sf6#
- 2.e4#
- 2.d8Q#
- 2.d8R#
- 1...Rd3
- 2.Sf6#
- 2.Rf6#
- 2.Rg6#
- 2.Rh6#
- 2.e4#
- 2.d8Q#
- 2.d8R#
- 1...Re4
- 2.Rf6#
- 2.Rg6#
- 2.Rh6#
- 2.fxe4#
- 2.d8Q#
- 2.d8R#
- 1...Re5
- 2.Sf6#
- 2.Rf6#
- 2.Rg6#
- 2.Rh6#
- 2.d8Q#
- 2.d8R#
- 1...Re7
- 2.Sf6#
- 2.Rf6#
- 2.Rg6#
- 2.Rh6#
- 1...Re8
- 2.Sf6#
- 2.Rf6#
- 2.Rg6#
- 2.Rh6#
- 1...Re6!
- threat
- 1.Sc4?
- Keys
- 1.Re8!
- 1...Kxd4
- 2.Rc4#
- 1...Rxe2
- 2.Sf6#
- 1...Rxf3
- 2.e4#
- 1...Rxe6
- 2.Rcxe6#
- 1...dxc6
- 2.Qd8#
- 1...dxe6
- 2.Rd8#
- 1...Rc3
- 2.Sf6#
- 2.e4#
- 1...Rd3
- 2.Sf6#
- 2.e4#
- 1...Re4
- 2.fxe4#
- 1...Re5
- 2.Sf6#
- 1...d6
- 2.Rc4#
- 1...Kxd4
- 1.Re8!
FEATURES
- Static
- TYPE = INCOMPLETE_BLOCK
- CHANGED MATES = 0
- ADDED MATES = 4
- REMOVED MATES = 0
- Sets
- R(b);XP(D)::S(G)
- R(b);OGATE,XP(E)::P(D)
- R(b);OGATE,P_PINS(G)::P(E),XR(b)
- R(b);::S(G)
- P(d);OGATEB,XP(L)::R(N)
- Tries
- Try
- S(C);
- Threat
- QAB(M)+R(K),DCHECK
- Vars
- K(c);P-FLIGHT,P_SPINR(b),XP(F)::R(K)
- P(d);::QAB(M)+R(K),DCHECK,XP(d)
- Refutation
- P(d);P_SPINP(d),XR(K)
- Try
- B(A);XR(b)
- Threat
- S(G)
- Vars
- P(d);OGATE,P_SPINP(d),XR(K)::QAB1(M),XP(d)
- Refutation
- P(d);
- Try
- R(N);P_PINP(d)
- Threat
- R(N),XP(d)
- Refutation
- R(b);XP(L)
- Try
- Q(M);
- Threat
- DUALS(2)
- Vars
- R(b);SBLOCK,XP(L)::R1(K)
- Refutation
- P(d);XR(K)
- Try
- P(L);XP(d)
- Threat
- P=Q
- Refutation
- R(b);
- Try
- Actual
- R(N);
- Vars
- K(c);P-FLIGHT,P_SPINR(b),XP(F)::R1(K)
- R(b);XP(D)::S(G)
- R(b);OGATE,XP(E)::P(D)
- R(b);OGATE,XP(L)::QAB(M)+R(K),XR(b)
- P(d);OGATEB,P_SPINP(d),SBLOCK,XR(K)::QAR(M)
- P(d);OGATEB,XP(L)::R(N)
- R(b);OGATE,P_PINS(G)::P(E),XR(b)
- R(b);::S(G)
- P(d);SBLOCK::QAB(M)+R(K)
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