MESON Chess Problem Database

Problem Display
PID: 20920 (8/2p5/4K3/8/3pkp2/3ppp2/8/4Q3 w - - 0 1)

Salthouse, Thomas

Falkirk Herald, 1914

8/2p5/4K3/8/3pkp2/3ppp2/8/4Q3

#2

2 + 7

3360 Simple Two-move Themes 1924
3310 2345 Chess Problems 1997
5454 Near Snap 2018

SOLUTION

  • SOUND
  • Keys
    • 1.Qa5!
      • threat
        • 2.Qd5#
        • 2.Qe5#
        • 2.Qf5#
      • 1...d2
        • 2.Qf5#
      • 1...e2
        • 2.Qe5#
      • 1...f2
        • 2.Qd5#
      • 1...c5
        • 2.Qa8#
      • 1...c6
        • 2.Qe5#
        • 2.Qf5#

Anticipated by 103820(1892)

FEATURES

  • Static
    • TYPE = THREAT
    • CHANGED MATES = 0
    • ADDED MATES = 4
    • REMOVED MATES = 0
  • Sets
  • Actual
    • Q(A);N_PINP(b)
    • Threat
      • DUALS(3)
    • Vars
      • P(a);::QAB1(A)
      • P(b);::QAR1(A)
      • P(c);::QAB1(A)
      • P(g);N_GUARD::QAB(A)
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