MESON Chess Problem Database

Problem Display
PID: 287313 (1Q6/8/5p2/2p1pBpq/p1bp1k2/K1B2rN1/2PpPR1P/3N4 w - - 0 1)

Bowell, Gerald P

The Problemist, 1944

1Q6/8/5p2/2p1pBpq/p1bp1k2/K1B2rN1/2PpPR1P/3N4

#2

10 + 11

6490 yacpdb 2026

SOLUTION

  • SOUND
  • Sets
    • 1...Qg6
      • 2.Rxf3#
    • 1...Qf7
      • 2.Rxf3#
    • 1...Qe8
      • 2.Rxf3#
    • 1...Qxh2
      • 2.Rxf3#
    • 1...Qh3
      • 2.Rxf3#
    • 1...Qh4
      • 2.Rxf3#
    • 1...Qh6
      • 2.Rxf3#
    • 1...Qh7
      • 2.Rxf3#
    • 1...Qh8
      • 2.Rxf3#
    • 1...Rxf2
      • 2.Bxd2#
    • 1...Bb3
      • 2.Bxd2#
    • 1...Bd3
      • 2.Bxd2#
    • 1...dxc3
      • 2.e3#
    • 1...d3
      • 2.Bxd2#
      • 2.e3#
  • Keys
    • 1.Qb3!
      • threat
        • 2.Bxd2#
      • 1...Qxh2
        • 2.Rxf3#
      • 1...dxc3
        • 2.e3#
      • 1...e4
        • 2.Qb8#

FEATURES

  • Static
    • TYPE = THREAT
    • CHANGED MATES = 0
    • ADDED MATES = 1
    • REMOVED MATES = 11
  • Sets
    • Q(j);N_GUARD::R1(D),XR(b)
    • Q(j);N_GUARD,XP(E)::R1(D),XR(b)
    • R(b);N_PINB(G),N_SPINR(b),XR(D)::B(G),XP(a)
    • B(d);N_PINB(G)::B(G),XP(a)
    • P(e);N_GUARD,XB(G)::P(C)
  • Actual
    • Q(J);N_PINP(h),N_SPINB(G)
    • Threat
      • B(G),XP(a)
    • Vars
      • Q(j);N_GUARD,XP(E)::R1(D),XR(b)
      • P(e);N_GUARD,XB(G)::P(C)
      • P(h);OGATEB::QAB(J)
HTML5 logo

Developed and maintained by Brian Stephenson.
Implemented with HTML5, MySQL, Perl (with, inter alia, CGI::Simple, HTML::Template & XML::LibXML) & CSS/Javascript (jQuery, Bootstrap & DataTables).