MESON Chess Problem Database

Problem Display
PID: 249383 (8/8/8/k2N1QK1/8/8/8/8 w - - 0 1)

Speckmann, Werner

Deutsche Schachzeitung, 1971

8/8/8/k2N1QK1/8/8/8/8

#2

3 + 1

5454 Near Snap 2021
6490 yacpdb 2021

SOLUTION

  • SOUND
  • Keys
    • 1.Qb1!
      • 1...Ka4
        • 2.Qb4#
      • 1...Ka6
        • 2.Qb6#

Anticipated by 182239(1906), 149372(1923), 46746(1967), 85855(1968), 158191(1968)

This anticipates 219432(1977), 245161(1997)

FEATURES

  • Static
    • TYPE = INCOMPLETE_BLOCK
    • CHANGED MATES = 0
    • ADDED MATES = 2
    • REMOVED MATES = 0
  • Sets
  • Actual
    • Q(B);
    • Vars
      • K(a);P-FLIGHT::QAR1(B)
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