MESON Chess Problem Database

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PID: 181144 (8/8/8/8/2k5/P1N1P2K/2Q5/B7 w - - 0 1)

van Dijk, Johannes

Utrecht Dagblad, 1904

8/8/8/8/2k5/P1N1P2K/2Q5/B7

#2

6 + 1

5454 Near Snap 2018
6490 yacpdb 2018
  • SOUND
  • Tries
    • 1.Qe4+?
      • 1...Kb3
        • 2.Qa4#
      • 1...Kc5!
    • 1.Qh7?
      • 1...Kc5
        • 2.Qc7#
      • 1...Kb3!
    • 1.Qa2+?
      • 1...Kd3
        • 2.Qe2#
      • 1...Kc5!
    • 1.Qb2?
      • threat
        • 2.Qb5#
      • 1...Kd3
        • 2.Qe2#
      • 1...Kc5!
    • 1.Qd2?
      • threat
        • 2.Qd5#
      • 1...Kb3
        • 2.Qa2#
      • 1...Kc5!
    • 1.Qe2+?
      • 1...Kb3
        • 2.Qa2#
      • 1...Kc5!
    • 1.Qf2?
      • 1...Kb3
        • 2.Qa2#
      • 1...Kd3
        • 2.Qe2#
      • 1...Kc5!
    • 1.Qg2?
      • threat
        • 2.Qd5#
      • 1...Kb3
        • 2.Qa2#
      • 1...Kd3
        • 2.Qe2#
      • 1...Kc5!
    • 1.e4?
      • 1...Kd4
        • 2.Sd1#
        • 2.Sd5#
      • 1...Kc5!
  • Keys
    • 1.Qh2!
      • 1...Kb3
        • 2.Qa2#
      • 1...Kd3
        • 2.Qe2#
      • 1...Kc5
        • 2.Qc7#

Anticipated by 4506(1873), 32680(1873), 214539(1878), 218611(1882), 24321(1885)

This anticipates 109336(1920), 22076(1924), 227725(1926), 76425(1929), 46372(1941), 18804(1958), 138100(1981), 211346(1986), 184446(2000), 47757(2003), 67253(2006), 232491(2012), 235007(2019)

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