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PID: 24560 (3n4/p2p4/pN1Nb3/2k1Pp2/8/2B1PQ2/2P3K1/qR6 w - - 0 1)
Heathcote, Godfrey
Liverpool Courier, 1910
(First published on Fri Dec 16 1910)
#2
9 + 8
| 15239 | Valois Notebooks | 2023 |
SOLUTION
- SOUND
- Sets
- 1...Qb2
- 2.Sa4#
- 1...Qxc3
- 2.Sa4#
- 1...Qxb1
- 2.Sa4#
- 1...Qa2
- 2.Bd4#
- 1...Qa3
- 2.Bd4#
- 1...Qa4
- 2.Sxa4#
- 1...Qa5
- 2.Bd4#
- 1...Ba2
- 2.Sa4#
- 2.Sxd7#
- 1...Bb3
- 2.Sxd7#
- 1...Bc4
- 2.Sxd7#
- 1...Bd5
- 2.Qxd5#
- 1...Bf7
- 2.Sxd7#
- 1...Bg8
- 2.Sxd7#
- 1...Sc6
- 2.Sb7#
- 1...Sb7
- 2.Sxb7#
- 1...Sf7
- 2.Sb7#
- 1...a5
- 2.Rb5#
- 1...axb6
- 2.Bb4#
- 1...Qb2
- Tries
- 1.Kf2?
- 1...Qxc3
- 2.Sa4#
- 1...Qxb1
- 2.Sa4#
- 1...axb6
- 2.Bb4#
- 1...Qb2
- 2.Sa4#
- 1...Bb3
- 2.Sxd7#
- 1...Bd5
- 2.Qxd5#
- 1...Qa2
- 2.Bd4#
- 1...Qa3
- 2.Bd4#
- 1...Qa4
- 2.Sxa4#
- 1...Qa5
- 2.Bd4#
- 1...Ba2
- 2.Sa4#
- 2.Sxd7#
- 1...Bc4
- 2.Sxd7#
- 1...Bf7
- 2.Sxd7#
- 1...Bg8
- 2.Sxd7#
- 1...Sc6
- 2.Sb7#
- 1...Sb7
- 2.Sxb7#
- 1...Sf7
- 2.Sb7#
- 1...a5
- 2.Rb5#
- 1...f4!
- 1...Qxc3
- 1.Kh2?
- 1...Qxc3
- 2.Sa4#
- 1...Qxb1
- 2.Sa4#
- 1...axb6
- 2.Bb4#
- 1...Qb2
- 2.Sa4#
- 1...Bb3
- 2.Sxd7#
- 1...Bd5
- 2.Qxd5#
- 1...Qa2
- 2.Bd4#
- 1...Qa3
- 2.Bd4#
- 1...Qa4
- 2.Sxa4#
- 1...Qa5
- 2.Bd4#
- 1...Ba2
- 2.Sa4#
- 2.Sxd7#
- 1...Bc4
- 2.Sxd7#
- 1...Bf7
- 2.Sxd7#
- 1...Bg8
- 2.Sxd7#
- 1...Sc6
- 2.Sb7#
- 1...Sb7
- 2.Sxb7#
- 1...Sf7
- 2.Sb7#
- 1...a5
- 2.Rb5#
- 1...f4!
- 1...Qxc3
- 1.Kg3?
- 1...Qxc3
- 2.Sa4#
- 1...Qxb1
- 2.Sa4#
- 1...axb6
- 2.Bb4#
- 1...Qb2
- 2.Sa4#
- 1...Bb3
- 2.Sxd7#
- 1...Bd5
- 2.Qxd5#
- 1...Qa2
- 2.Bd4#
- 1...Qa3
- 2.Bd4#
- 1...Qa4
- 2.Sxa4#
- 1...Qa5
- 2.Bd4#
- 1...Ba2
- 2.Sa4#
- 2.Sxd7#
- 1...Bc4
- 2.Sxd7#
- 1...Bf7
- 2.Sxd7#
- 1...Bg8
- 2.Sxd7#
- 1...Sc6
- 2.Sb7#
- 1...Sb7
- 2.Sxb7#
- 1...Sf7
- 2.Sb7#
- 1...a5
- 2.Rb5#
- 1...f4+!
- 1...Qxc3
- 1.Kh3?
- 1...Qxc3
- 2.Sa4#
- 1...Qxb1
- 2.Sa4#
- 1...axb6
- 2.Bb4#
- 1...Qb2
- 2.Sa4#
- 1...Bb3
- 2.Sxd7#
- 1...Bd5
- 2.Qxd5#
- 1...Qa2
- 2.Bd4#
- 1...Qa3
- 2.Bd4#
- 1...Qa4
- 2.Sxa4#
- 1...Qa5
- 2.Bd4#
- 1...Ba2
- 2.Sa4#
- 2.Sxd7#
- 1...Bc4
- 2.Sxd7#
- 1...Bf7
- 2.Sxd7#
- 1...Bg8
- 2.Sxd7#
- 1...Sc6
- 2.Sb7#
- 1...Sb7
- 2.Sxb7#
- 1...Sf7
- 2.Sb7#
- 1...a5
- 2.Rb5#
- 1...f4+!
- 1...Qxc3
- 1.Bxa1?
- threat
- 2.Sa4#
- 2.Bd4#
- 1...axb6
- 2.Bd4#
- 1...Bd5
- 2.Qxd5#
- 1...Sc6
- 2.Sa4#
- 2.Sb7#
- 1...Bb3!
- threat
- 1.Kf2?
- Keys
- 1.Qa8!
- 1...Bd5+
- 2.Qxd5#
- 1...Qxc3
- 2.Sa4#
- 1...Qxb1
- 2.Sa4#
- 1...axb6
- 2.Bb4#
- 1...Qb2
- 2.Sa4#
- 1...Bb3
- 2.Sxd7#
- 1...Sb7
- 2.Qc8#
- 1...f4
- 2.Se4#
- 1...Qa2
- 2.Bd4#
- 1...Qa3
- 2.Bd4#
- 1...Qa4
- 2.Sxa4#
- 1...Qa5
- 2.Bd4#
- 1...Ba2
- 2.Sa4#
- 2.Sxd7#
- 1...Bc4
- 2.Sxd7#
- 1...Bf7
- 2.Sxd7#
- 1...Bg8
- 2.Sxd7#
- 1...Sc6
- 2.Sb7#
- 1...Sf7
- 2.Qc8#
- 1...a5
- 2.Rb5#
- 1...Bd5+
- 1.Qa8!
FEATURES
- Static
- TYPE = INCOMPLETE_BLOCK
- CHANGED MATES = 2
- ADDED MATES = 1
- REMOVED MATES = 0
- Sets
- Q(a);N_GUARD,P_PINP(B)::S(H)
- Q(a);N_GUARD,XB(D)::S(H)
- Q(a);N_GUARD,XR(A)::S(H)
- Q(a);N_GUARD,P_PINP(B)::B(D)
- Q(a);N_GUARD::B(D)
- Q(a);N_GUARD::S(H),XQ(a)
- B(e);N_GUARD::S(H),XP(g)
- B(e);N_GUARD,P_PINQ(F)::QAR1(F),XB(e)
- S(h);N_GUARD::S(I)
- S(h);N_GUARD::S(I),XS(h)
- P(d);N_GUARD::R1(A)
- P(f);SBLOCK,XS(H)::B(D)
- Tries
- Try
- K(C);P-FLIGHT
- Vars
- Q(a);N_GUARD,XB(D)::S(H)
- Q(a);N_GUARD,XR(A)::S(H)
- P(f);SBLOCK,XS(H)::B(D)
- Q(a);N_GUARD,P_PINP(B)::S(H)
- B(e);N_GUARD::S(H),XP(g)
- B(e);N_GUARD::QAR1(F),XB(e)
- Q(a);N_GUARD,P_PINP(B)::B(D)
- Q(a);N_GUARD::B(D)
- Q(a);N_GUARD::S(H),XQ(a)
- S(h);N_GUARD::S(I)
- S(h);N_GUARD::S(I),XS(h)
- P(d);N_GUARD::R1(A)
- Refutation
- P(c);
- Try
- K(C);P-FLIGHT
- Vars
- Q(a);N_GUARD,XB(D)::S(H)
- Q(a);N_GUARD,XR(A)::S(H)
- P(f);SBLOCK,XS(H)::B(D)
- Q(a);N_GUARD,P_PINP(B)::S(H)
- B(e);N_GUARD::S(H),XP(g)
- B(e);N_GUARD::QAR1(F),XB(e)
- Q(a);N_GUARD,P_PINP(B)::B(D)
- Q(a);N_GUARD::B(D)
- Q(a);N_GUARD::S(H),XQ(a)
- S(h);N_GUARD::S(I)
- S(h);N_GUARD::S(I),XS(h)
- P(d);N_GUARD::R1(A)
- Refutation
- P(c);
- Try
- K(C);P-FLIGHT
- Vars
- Q(a);N_GUARD,XB(D)::S(H)
- Q(a);N_GUARD,XR(A)::S(H)
- P(f);SBLOCK,XS(H)::B(D)
- Q(a);N_GUARD::S(H)
- B(e);N_GUARD::S(H),XP(g)
- B(e);N_GUARD::QAR1(F),XB(e)
- Q(a);N_GUARD::B(D)
- Q(a);N_GUARD::S(H),XQ(a)
- S(h);N_GUARD::S(I)
- S(h);N_GUARD::S(I),XS(h)
- P(d);N_GUARD::R1(A)
- Refutation
- P(c);CHECK
- Try
- K(C);S_FLIGHT
- Vars
- Q(a);N_GUARD,XB(D)::S(H)
- Q(a);N_GUARD,XR(A)::S(H)
- P(f);SBLOCK,XS(H)::B(D)
- Q(a);N_GUARD::S(H)
- B(e);N_GUARD::S(H),XP(g)
- B(e);N_GUARD::QAR1(F),XB(e)
- Q(a);N_GUARD::B(D)
- Q(a);N_GUARD::S(H),XQ(a)
- S(h);N_GUARD::S(I)
- S(h);N_GUARD::S(I),XS(h)
- P(d);N_GUARD::R1(A)
- Refutation
- P(c);CHECK
- Try
- B(D);XQ(a)
- Threat
- DUALS(2)
- Vars
- P(f);XS(H)::B(D)
- B(e);N_GUARD,P_PINQ(F)::QAR1(F),XB(e)
- Refutation
- B(e);
- Try
- Actual
- Q(F);
- Vars
- B(e);CHECK,N_GUARD::QAR1(F),XB(e)
- Q(a);N_GUARD,XB(D)::S(H)
- Q(a);N_GUARD,XR(A)::S(H)
- P(f);SBLOCK,XS(H)::B(D)
- Q(a);N_GUARD,P_PINP(B)::S(H)
- B(e);N_GUARD::S(H),XP(g)
- S(h);N_GUARD::QAR(F)
- P(c);N_GUARD::S(I)
- Q(a);N_GUARD,P_PINP(B)::B(D)
- Q(a);N_GUARD::B(D)
- Q(a);N_GUARD::S(H),XQ(a)
- S(h);N_GUARD,SBLOCK::S(I)
- P(d);N_GUARD::R1(A)
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