MESON Chess Problem Database

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PID: 214368 (8/8/8/1K4BB/4k3/8/1Q6/8 w - - 0 1)

Hawkins, Xenophon

Detroit Free Press, 1878

8/8/8/1K4BB/4k3/8/1Q6/8

#2

4 + 1

5454 Near Snap 2020
6490 yacpdb 2020
  • SOUND
  • Sets
    • 1...Kd3
      • 2.Bg6#
  • Tries
    • 1.Kc5?
      • 1...Kd3
        • 2.Bg6#
      • 1...Kf5!
    • 1.Bf4?
      • 1...Kd3
        • 2.Bg6#
      • 1...Kd5
        • 2.Qe5#
      • 1...Kf5
        • 2.Qe5#
      • 1...Kxf4!
    • 1.Bf3+?
      • 1...Kd3
        • 2.Qd2#
      • 1...Kf5
        • 2.Qf6#
      • 1...Kxf3!
    • 1.Bg4?
      • 1...Kd3
        • 2.Bf5#
      • 1...Kd5!
    • 1.Qd4+?
      • 1...Kf5
        • 2.Qd5#
      • 1...Kxd4!
    • 1.Qe5+?
      • 1...Kd3
        • 2.Bg6#
      • 1...Kxe5!
    • 1.Qf6?
      • 1...Kd5
        • 2.Bf3#
      • 1...Kd3!
    • 1.Qd2?
      • 1...Kf5
        • 2.Qd5#
      • 1...Ke5!
  • Keys
    • 1.Bf6!
      • 1...Kd3
        • 2.Qe2#
      • 1...Ke3
        • 2.Qd4#
      • 1...Kf4
        • 2.Qe5#
      • 1...Kd5
        • 2.Qe5#
      • 1...Kf5
        • 2.Qe5#

Anticipated by 2392(0000), 120940(1877)

This anticipates 9327(1880), 222385(1884), 222932(1885), 184881(1908), 189438(1911), 189685(1912), 178322(1928), 76834(1947), 202752(2016)

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