MESON Chess Problem Database

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PID: 12478 (8/5Nk1/8/1p3Q2/pB6/K7/8/8 w - - 0 1)

Manolescu, Mircea Mihai

1/2 Prize, Tribuna Sibiului, 1979

8/5Nk1/8/1p3Q2/pB6/K7/8/8

#2

4 + 3

5627 Probleme de Sah 1998
5454 Near Snap 2009
3713 Snap 2009
  • SOUND
  • Sets
    • 1...Kg8
      • 2.Qg6#
  • Tries
    • 1.Ka2?
      • 1...Kg8
        • 2.Qg6#
      • 1...a3!
    • 1.Kb2?
      • 1...Kg8
        • 2.Qg6#
      • 1...a3+!
    • 1.Sg5?
      • 1...Kg8
        • 2.Qh7#
        • 2.Qf8#
      • 1...Kh8
        • 2.Qh7#
        • 2.Qf8#
      • 1...Kh6!
    • 1.Bc3+?
      • 1...Kg8
        • 2.Sh6#
      • 1...Kf8!
    • 1.Bc5?
      • 1...Kg8
        • 2.Qg6#
      • 1...b4+!
    • 1.Bd6?
      • 1...Kg8
        • 2.Qg6#
      • 1...b4+!
    • 1.Be7?
      • 1...Kg8
        • 2.Qg6#
      • 1...b4+!
    • 1.Qe6?
      • 1...Kg8
        • 2.Qg6#
      • 1...Kh7!
    • 1.Qh5?
      • 1...Kg8
        • 2.Qg6#
      • 1...Kf6!
  • Keys
    • 1.Sh6!
      • 1...Kxh6
        • 2.Bf8#
      • 1...Kh8
        • 2.Bc3#

Anticipated by 66425(0000), 190167(1913), 193931(1916), 202552(1923), 108837(1926), 6185(1927), 207089(1951), 178750(1960), 69344(1968), 96988(1969)

This anticipates 221072(1998), 217467(1999)

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