MESON Chess Problem Database
Problem Display
PID: 38405 (7K/8/8/8/5p1Q/8/7N/5Bkr w - - 0 1)
Mott-Smith, Geoffrey
The Chess Review, 1937
#2
4 + 3
| 2012 | Miniature Chess Problems from Many Countries | 1981 |
| 5454 | Near Snap | 2008 |
SOLUTION
- SOUND
- Sets
- 1...f3
- 2.Qg3#
- 1...f3
- Tries
- 1.Kg7?
- 1...f3
- 2.Qg3#
- 1...Rxh2!
- 1...f3
- 1.Kh7?
- 1...f3
- 2.Qg3#
- 1...Rxh2!
- 1...f3
- 1.Kg8?
- 1...f3
- 2.Qg3#
- 1...Rxh2!
- 1...f3
- 1.Bh3?
- threat
- 2.Sf3#
- 1...Rxh2
- 2.Qe1#
- 1...f3
- 2.Sxf3#
- 2.Qg3#
- 1...Kxh2!
- threat
- 1.Qg5+?
- 1...Kxh2
- 2.Qg2#
- 1...Kf2!
- 1...Kxh2
- 1.Qg4+?
- 1...Kxh2
- 2.Qg2#
- 1...Kf2!
- 1...Kxh2
- 1.Kg7?
- Keys
- 1.Qe1!
- 1...Rxh2+
- 2.Bh3#
- 1...Kxh2
- 2.Qf2#
- 1...f3
- 2.Qg3#
- 1...Rxh2+
- 1.Qe1!
Anticipated by 24049(1917)
This anticipates 231061(2006)
FEATURES
- Static
- TYPE = INCOMPLETE_BLOCK
- CHANGED MATES = 0
- ADDED MATES = 2
- REMOVED MATES = 0
- Sets
- P(c);N_GUARD::QAR2(C)
- Tries
- Try
- K(D);S_FLIGHT
- Vars
- P(c);N_GUARD::QAR2(C)
- Refutation
- R(b);XS(B)
- Try
- K(D);P-FLIGHT
- Vars
- P(c);N_GUARD::QAR2(C)
- Refutation
- R(b);P_PINQ(C),XS(B)
- Try
- K(D);P-FLIGHT
- Vars
- P(c);N_GUARD::QAR2(C)
- Refutation
- R(b);XS(B)
- Try
- B(A);
- Threat
- S(B)
- Vars
- R(b);SBLOCK,XS(B)::QAR2(C)
- Refutation
- K(a);S_FLIGHT,XS(B)
- Try
- Q(C);CHECK,P_SPINS(B)
- Vars
- K(a);S_FLIGHT,XS(B)::QAR1(C)
- Refutation
- K(a);S_FLIGHT
- Try
- Q(C);CHECK,P_SPINS(B)
- Vars
- K(a);S_FLIGHT,XS(B)::QAR1(C)
- Refutation
- K(a);S_FLIGHT
- Try
- Actual
- Q(C);P_SPINS(B)
- Vars
- R(b);CHECK,SBLOCK,XS(B)::QAR(C)+B(A)
- K(a);S_FLIGHT,XS(B)::QAR2(C)
- P(c);N_GUARD::QAR2(C)
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