MESON Chess Problem Database

Problem Display
PID: 52309 (7B/n4N2/7R/r1kN2Kp/pRB1pp2/P4b2/1p2n3/2Q5 w - - 0 1)

Howard, Kenneth Samuel

Dagens Nyheder, 1932

7B/n4N2/7R/r1kN2Kp/pRB1pp2/P4b2/1p2n3/2Q5

#2

9 + 10

5089 The Enjoyment of Chess Problems 1943
5064 100 Years of the American Two-move Chess Problem 1962

SOLUTION

  • SOUND
  • Tries
    • 1.Se5?
      • threat
        • 2.Sd7#
      • 1...Kd4
        • 2.Sd3#
        • 2.Sd7#
        • 2.Ba2#
        • 2.Bb3#
      • 1...Bg4!
    • 1.Qe3+?
      • 1...Sd4
        • 2.Bxd4#
        • 2.Qxd4#
      • 1...fxe3!
  • Keys
    • 1.Sf6!
      • threat
        • 2.Sd7#
      • 1...Kd4+
        • 2.Bb5#
      • 1...Kc6+
        • 2.Bd5#
      • 1...Bg4
        • 2.Sxe4#

FEATURES

  • Static
    • TYPE = THREAT
    • CHANGED MATES = 0
    • ADDED MATES = 3
    • REMOVED MATES = 0
  • Sets
  • Tries
    • Try
      • S(H);
      • Threat
        • S(H)
      • Refutation
        • B(c);
    • Try
      • Q(A);CHECK
      • Refutation
        • P(f);XQ(A)
  • Actual
    • S(E);
    • Threat
      • S(E)
    • Vars
      • K(h);CHECK,S_FLIGHT::R(C)+B(D)
      • K(h);CHECK,P-FLIGHT::QAR(A)+B(D),DCHECK
      • B(c);N_GUARD::S(E),XP(e)
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