MESON Chess Problem Database

Problem Display
PID: 193931 (8/8/7K/8/3B4/5Nk1/8/5Q2 w - - 0 1)

Fink, Adolf Jay

Pittsburgh Gazette-Times, 1916

8/8/7K/8/3B4/5Nk1/8/5Q2

#2

4 + 1

6490 yacpdb 2019
5454 Near Snap 2021
14986 White-Hume Collection 2021

SOLUTION

  • SOUND
  • Tries
    • 1.Sg1?
      • 1...Kh2
        • 2.Qh3#
      • 1...Kh4
        • 2.Qh3#
        • 2.Qf4#
      • 1...Kg4!
    • 1.Se5?
      • 1...Kh4
        • 2.Bf2#
      • 1...Kh2!
    • 1.Sg5?
      • 1...Kh2
        • 2.Be5#
        • 2.Qh3#
        • 2.Qg1#
      • 1...Kh4
        • 2.Qh3#
        • 2.Qf4#
      • 1...Kg4!
  • Keys
    • 1.Sh2!
      • 1...Kxh2
        • 2.Be5#
      • 1...Kh4
        • 2.Bf2#

This anticipates 6185(1927), 96988(1969), 12478(1979)

FEATURES

  • Static
    • TYPE = INCOMPLETE_BLOCK
    • CHANGED MATES = 0
    • ADDED MATES = 2
    • REMOVED MATES = 0
  • Sets
  • Tries
    • Try
      • S(B);
      • Vars
        • K(a);S_FLIGHT::QAR1(A)
      • Refutation
        • K(a);P-FLIGHT
    • Try
      • S(B);
      • Vars
        • K(a);S_FLIGHT::B(C)
      • Refutation
        • K(a);S_FLIGHT
    • Try
      • S(B);
      • Refutation
        • K(a);P-FLIGHT
  • Actual
    • S(B);
    • Vars
      • K(a);S_FLIGHT,XS(B)::B(C)
      • K(a);S_FLIGHT::B(C)
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