MESON Chess Problem Database
Problem Display
PID: 52411 (B4b1r/4p1Pp/1p2R2Q/1r3k1K/1R1n4/3qp1P1/2b1p2n/B7 w - - 0 1)
Gamage, Frederick
Honour Problem, Chess Correspondent, 1944
#2
8 + 13
| 5064 | 100 Years of the American Two-move Chess Problem | 1962 |
| 5397 | Frederick Gamage (Prcic) | 2004 |
SOLUTION
- SOUND
- Sets
- 1...Sf1
- 2.g4#
- 1...Shf3
- 2.g4#
- 1...Sb3
- 2.Rf4#
- 1...Sdf3
- 2.Rf4#
- 1...Sc6
- 2.Rf4#
- 1...Sf1
- Tries
- 1.Bd5?
- threat
- 2.Qf4#
- 2.Qg5#
- 1...Sxe6
- 2.Bxe6#
- 2.Qxe6#
- 1...Qe4
- 2.Qg5#
- 1...Shf3
- 2.Qf4#
- 2.g4#
- 1...Sdf3
- 2.Rf4#
- 2.Qf4#
- 1...Rxd5!
- threat
- 1.Rxb5+?
- 1...Sxb5
- 2.Re5#
- 1...Qxb5!
- 1...Sxb5
- 1.Rxb6?
- threat
- 2.Qf4#
- 2.Qg5#
- 1...Ke5
- 2.Qf4#
- 2.Qe6#
- 1...Rd5
- 2.Qf4#
- 1...Qe4
- 2.Qg5#
- 1...Shf3
- 2.Qf4#
- 1...Sdf3
- 2.Rf4#
- 2.Qf4#
- 2.Qe6#
- 1...Sc6
- 2.Rf4#
- 1...Se6
- 2.Qxe6#
- 1...e5
- 2.Rf6#
- 2.Qg5#
- 2.Qf6#
- 1...Rxb6!
- threat
- 1.Rd6?
- threat
- 2.Qf4#
- 2.Qg5#
- 1...Ke5
- 2.Qf4#
- 2.Qe6#
- 1...Rd5
- 2.Qf4#
- 1...Qe4
- 2.Qg5#
- 1...Shf3
- 2.Qf4#
- 1...Sdf3
- 2.Rf4#
- 2.Qf4#
- 2.Qe6#
- 1...Se6
- 2.Qxe6#
- 1...e5
- 2.Rf6#
- 2.Qg5#
- 2.Qf6#
- 1...exd6!
- threat
- 1.Rf6+?
- 1...Ke5
- 2.Qf4#
- 1...exf6!
- 1...Ke5
- 1.Rxe7?
- threat
- 2.Qf4#
- 2.Qg5#
- 1...Qe4
- 2.Qg5#
- 1...Shf3
- 2.Qf4#
- 2.g4#
- 1...Sdf3
- 2.Rf4#
- 2.Rf7#
- 2.Qf4#
- 2.Qe6#
- 2.Qf6#
- 1...Se6
- 2.Rf7#
- 2.Qxe6#
- 2.Qf6#
- 1...Bxe7!
- threat
- 1.gxf8S?
- threat
- 2.Qf4#
- 2.Qg5#
- 1...Sxe6
- 2.Qxe6#
- 1...Qe4
- 2.Qg5#
- 1...Rg8
- 2.Qf4#
- 1...Shf3
- 2.Qf4#
- 2.g4#
- 1...Sdf3
- 2.Rf4#
- 2.Qf4#
- 1...Rxf8!
- threat
- 1.gxh8Q?
- threat
- 2.Q8xh7#
- 2.Q8xf8#
- 1...Sxe6
- 2.Q6xh7#
- 2.Q8xh7#
- 1...Bg7
- 2.Q8xh7#
- 1...Sg4
- 2.Q8xh7#
- 1...Bxh6!
- threat
- 1.g8Q?
- threat
- 2.Qf4#
- 2.Qhg5#
- 2.Qhxf8#
- 2.Qf7#
- 2.Qgg5#
- 1...Bxh6
- 2.Qf7#
- 1...Sxe6
- 2.Qgxe6#
- 2.Qf7#
- 2.Qhxe6#
- 1...Qe4
- 2.Qhg5#
- 2.Qhxf8#
- 2.Qf7#
- 2.Qgg5#
- 1...Bg7
- 2.Qf4#
- 2.Qg5#
- 1...Shf3
- 2.Qf4#
- 2.Qhxf8#
- 2.Qf7#
- 2.Qg4#
- 2.g4#
- 1...Sg4
- 2.Qf4#
- 2.Qhg5#
- 2.Qxg4#
- 2.Qgg5#
- 1...Sdf3
- 2.Rf4#
- 2.Qf4#
- 2.Qhxf8#
- 2.Qf7#
- 1...Rxg8!
- threat
- 1.Bd5?
- Keys
- 1.Rc6!
- threat
- 2.Qf4#
- 1...Ke4+
- 2.Rc5#
- 1...Ke5
- 2.Qe6#
- 1...Sxc6
- 2.Rf4#
- 1...Qe4
- 2.Qg5#
- 1...Se6
- 2.Qxe6#
- 1...e5
- 2.Rf6#
- threat
- 1.Rc6!
FEATURES
- Static
- TYPE = THREAT
- CHANGED MATES = 0
- ADDED MATES = 5
- REMOVED MATES = 4
- Sets
- S(c);N_GUARD::P(B)
- S(f);OGATE::R1(C)
- Tries
- Try
- B(H);
- Threat
- DUALS(2)
- Vars
- Q(d);::QAR1(F)
- Refutation
- R(g);XB(H)
- Try
- R(C);CHECK,XR(g)
- Vars
- S(f);XR(C)::R1(E)
- Refutation
- Q(d);XR(C)
- Try
- R(E);XP(i)
- Threat
- DUALS(2)
- Vars
- R(g);::QAR1(F)
- Q(d);::QAR1(F)
- S(c);::QAR1(F)
- S(f);OGATE::R1(C)
- S(f);N_GUARD::QAB1(F),XS(f)
- Refutation
- R(g);XR(E)
- Try
- R(E);
- Threat
- DUALS(2)
- Vars
- R(g);::QAR1(F)
- Q(d);::QAR1(F)
- S(c);::QAR1(F)
- S(f);N_GUARD::QAB1(F),XS(f)
- Refutation
- P(j);XR(E)
- Try
- R(E);CHECK
- Vars
- K(h);P-FLIGHT,P_SPINS(f)::QAB1(F)
- Refutation
- P(j);XR(E)
- Try
- R(E);XP(j)
- Threat
- DUALS(2)
- Vars
- Q(d);::QAR1(F)
- Refutation
- B(l);XR(E)
- Try
- P(G);XB(l)
- Threat
- DUALS(2)
- Vars
- S(f);OGATE,XR(E)::QAB1(F),XS(f)
- Q(d);::QAR1(F)
- R(m);::QAR1(F)
- Refutation
- R(m);XS(G)
- Try
- P(G);XR(m)
- Threat
- DUALS(2)
- Vars
- B(l);::QAB(G),XP(k)
- S(c);::QAB(G),XP(k)
- Refutation
- B(l);XQ(F)
- Try
- P(G);
- Threat
- DUALS(5)
- Vars
- B(l);XQ(F)::QAR2(G)
- Refutation
- R(m);XQ(G)
- Try
- Actual
- R(E);
- Threat
- QAR1(F)
- Vars
- K(h);CHECK,P_SPINS(f),S_FLIGHT::B(H)+R(E)
- K(h);P-FLIGHT,P_SPINS(f)::QAR1(F)
- S(f);OGATE,XR(E)::R1(C)
- Q(d);SBLOCK::QAR1(F)
- S(f);N_GUARD::QAB1(F),XS(f)
- P(j);N_GUARD,SBLOCK::R1(E)
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