MESON Chess Problem Database
Problem Display
PID: 9864 (7B/3p4/n7/K1N1RB2/pp1k4/1P4r1/1N1PbP2/Q6r w - - 0 1)
Barnes, Barry Peter
1st Prize, Die Schwalbe, 1960
#2
10 + 8
| 3749 | FIDE Album (1959-1961) | 1966 |
| 3174 | The Two-move Chess Problem Tradition and Development | 1966 |
| 4199 | Barnes about Chess Problems | 2001 |
| 145 | StrateGems | 2002 |
SOLUTION
- SOUND
- Sets
- 1...Rh2
- 2.Sbd3#
- 1...Rhh3
- 2.Sbd3#
- 1...Rh4
- 2.Sbd3#
- 1...Rh5
- 2.Sbd3#
- 1...Rh6
- 2.Sbd3#
- 1...Rh7
- 2.Sbd3#
- 1...Rxh8
- 2.Sbd3#
- 1...Rg1
- 2.Sd1#
- 1...Rg2
- 2.Sd1#
- 1...Re3
- 2.fxe3#
- 1...Rg4
- 2.Sd1#
- 1...Rg5
- 2.Sd1#
- 1...Rg6
- 2.Sd1#
- 1...Rg7
- 2.Sd1#
- 1...Rg8
- 2.Sd1#
- 1...Bd1
- 2.Sbd3#
- 1...Bf1
- 2.Sbd3#
- 1...Bd3
- 2.Sd1#
- 1...Bf3
- 2.Sd1#
- 1...d5
- 2.Se6#
- 1...d6
- 2.Se6#
- 1...Rh2
- Tries
- 1.Bb1?
- threat
- 2.Sbd3#
- 1...Rxb1
- 2.Rg5#
- 1...Rxb3
- 2.Rh5#
- 1...Rc3
- 2.Rh5#
- 1...Rc1
- 2.Rg5#
- 1...Rd3
- 2.Sbxd3#
- 2.Rh5#
- 1...Bd3
- 2.Sd1#
- 2.Sbxd3#
- 2.Sbxa4#
- 2.Sc4#
- 1...axb3!
- threat
- 1.Bd3?
- threat
- 2.Sd1#
- 1...Rxa1
- 2.Rg5#
- 1...Rxd3
- 2.Rh5#
- 1...axb3
- 2.Sxb3#
- 1...d5
- 2.Se6#
- 1...Rb1
- 2.Rg5#
- 1...Rc1
- 2.Rg5#
- 1...Rd1
- 2.Sxd1#
- 2.Rg5#
- 1...Bd1
- 2.Sxd1#
- 2.Sbxa4#
- 2.Sc4#
- 1...Sxc5!
- threat
- 1.Bh3?
- threat
- 2.Rg5#
- 1...Rhxh3
- 2.Sbd3#
- 1...Rgxh3
- 2.Rh5#
- 1...Rg7
- 2.Sd1#
- 1...d5
- 2.Se6#
- 1...Re3
- 2.fxe3#
- 1...Rf3
- 2.Rf5#
- 1...Rg5
- 2.Sd1#
- 2.Rxg5#
- 1...Rg6
- 2.Sd1#
- 1...Rg8
- 2.Sd1#
- 1...Sxc5!
- threat
- 1.Be4?
- threat
- 2.Rd5#
- 1...d5
- 2.Se6#
- 2.Rxd5#
- 1...Sxc5!
- threat
- 1.Be6?
- threat
- 2.Rd5#
- 1...dxe6
- 2.Sxe6#
- 1...d5
- 2.Rxd5#
- 1...Sxc5!
- threat
- 1.Bg6?
- threat
- 2.Rh5#
- 1...Rxh8
- 2.Sbd3#
- 1...Rxg6
- 2.Sd1#
- 1...d5
- 2.Se6#
- 1...Rh5
- 2.Sbd3#
- 2.Rxh5#
- 1...Rh6
- 2.Sbd3#
- 1...Rh7
- 2.Sbd3#
- 1...Re3
- 2.fxe3#
- 1...Rg5
- 2.Sd1#
- 1...Bh5
- 2.Rf5#
- 2.Rg5#
- 2.Rxh5#
- 1...Rf3!
- threat
- 1.Bb1?
- Keys
- 1.Bh7!
- threat
- 2.Rg5#
- 1...Rxh7
- 2.Sbd3#
- 1...Rg7
- 2.Sd1#
- 1...d5
- 2.Se6#
- 1...Rh6
- 2.Sbd3#
- 1...Re3
- 2.fxe3#
- 1...Rf3
- 2.Rf5#
- 1...Rg5
- 2.Sd1#
- 2.Rxg5#
- 1...Rg6
- 2.Sd1#
- 1...Rg8
- 2.Sd1#
- threat
- 1.Bh7!
FEATURES
- Static
- TYPE = THREAT
- CHANGED MATES = 0
- ADDED MATES = 1
- REMOVED MATES = 14
- Sets
- R(a);N_GUARD::QAB(A)+S(B)
- R(a);N_GUARD,XB(J)::QAB(A)+S(B)
- R(c);N_GUARD::QAB(A)+S(B)
- R(c);OGATE::P(D),XR(c)
- B(b);S_CUTR(a)::QAB(A)+S(B)
- B(b);S_CUTR(c)::QAB(A)+S(B)
- P(h);N_GUARD::S(G)
- Tries
- Try
- B(I);
- Threat
- QAB(A)+S(B)
- Vars
- R(a);N_GUARD,XB(I)::B(J)+R(H)
- R(c);N_GUARD,XP(E)::B(J)+R(H)
- R(c);N_GUARD::B(J)+R(H)
- R(a);N_GUARD::B(J)+R(H)
- Refutation
- P(d);XP(E)
- Try
- B(I);
- Threat
- QAB(A)+S(B)
- Vars
- R(a);N_GUARD,XQ(A)::B(J)+R(H)
- R(c);N_GUARD,XB(I)::B(J)+R(H)
- P(d);XP(E)::S(G),XP(d)
- P(h);N_GUARD::S(G)
- R(a);N_GUARD::B(J)+R(H)
- Refutation
- S(g);XS(G)
- Try
- B(I);
- Threat
- B(J)+R(H)
- Vars
- R(a);N_GUARD,XB(I)::QAB(A)+S(B)
- R(c);N_GUARD,XB(I)::B(J)+R(H)
- R(c);N_GUARD::QAB(A)+S(B)
- P(h);N_GUARD::S(G)
- R(c);OGATE::P(D),XR(c)
- R(c);N_GUARD::B(J)+R(H)
- Refutation
- S(g);XS(G)
- Try
- B(I);
- Threat
- B(J)+R(H),DCHECK
- Refutation
- S(g);XS(G)
- Try
- B(I);
- Threat
- B(J)+R(H),DCHECK
- Vars
- P(h);XB(I)::S(G),XP(h)
- P(h);::B(J)+R(H),DCHECK,XP(h)
- Refutation
- S(g);XS(G)
- Try
- B(I);
- Threat
- B(J)+R(H)
- Vars
- R(a);N_GUARD,XB(J)::QAB(A)+S(B)
- R(c);N_GUARD,XB(I)::QAB(A)+S(B)
- P(h);N_GUARD::S(G)
- R(a);N_GUARD::QAB(A)+S(B)
- R(c);OGATE::P(D),XR(c)
- R(c);N_GUARD::QAB(A)+S(B)
- Refutation
- R(c);
- Try
- Actual
- B(I);
- Threat
- B(J)+R(H)
- Vars
- R(a);N_GUARD,XB(I)::QAB(A)+S(B)
- R(c);N_GUARD::QAB(A)+S(B)
- P(h);N_GUARD::S(G)
- R(a);N_GUARD::QAB(A)+S(B)
- R(c);OGATE::P(D),XR(c)
- R(c);N_GUARD::B(J)+R(H)
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