MESON Chess Problem Database

Problem Display
PID: 1953 (2B5/8/8/2K3P1/4k3/6R1/3B4/8 w - - 0 1)

Loyd, Sam

New York Musical World, 1859

2B5/8/8/2K3P1/4k3/6R1/3B4/8

#2

5 + 1

153 La Strategie 1867
1679 American Chess Nuts 1868
5206 Sam Loyd and His Chess Problems 1913
785 Het Belgisch Schaakbord (L'Echiquier Belge) 1947
3295 Einfuhrung in die Welt des Schachproblem 1984
5454 Near Snap 2009

SOLUTION

  • SOUND
  • Keys
    • 1.Rg2!
      • 1...Kd3
        • 2.Bf5#
      • 1...Kf3
        • 2.Bb7#
      • 1...Ke5
        • 2.Re2#

This anticipates 4775(1891), 234958(1894), 120937(1898), 57017(1900), 31183(1902), 175166(1902), 181896(1905), 50715(1907), 184830(1908), 189845(1912), 178324(1915), 193481(1915), 75889(1920), 206553(1925), 206593(1925), 231389(1927), 76533(1933), 76553(1936), 101951(1939), 19270(1943), 76843(1947), 51132(1950), 184308(1950), 51583(1965), 213018(1967), 121122(1980), 240454(1992)

FEATURES

  • Static
    • TYPE = INCOMPLETE_BLOCK
    • CHANGED MATES = 0
    • ADDED MATES = 3
    • REMOVED MATES = 0
  • Sets
  • Actual
    • R(B);
    • Vars
      • K(a);S_FLIGHT::B(E)
      • K(a);P-FLIGHT::R(B)
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