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PID: 287385 (1NbB4/nr1P3n/5P2/5Rp1/3k1p2/1R1P3r/1P3P1p/3Q3K w - - 0 1)
Bell, Ernest P
Daily Telegraph, 1923
(First published on Sat Jun 30 1923)
#2
11 + 9
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SOLUTION
- SOUND
- Sets
- 1...Rxd3
- 2.Qxd3#
- 1...Rb4
- 2.Rxb4#
- 1...Rb6
- 2.Bxb6#
- 1...Rxd7
- 2.Bb6#
- 2.Rb4#
- 1...Sb5
- 2.Sc6#
- 2.Rb4#
- 1...Sc6
- 2.Sxc6#
- 1...Sxf6
- 2.Bxf6#
- 1...Rxd3
- Tries
- 1.Rbb5?
- threat
- 2.Rbd5#
- 2.Rfd5#
- 1...Rxd3
- 2.Qa4#
- 1...Rxd7
- 2.Bb6#
- 2.Rb4#
- 1...Sxb5
- 2.Sc6#
- 1...Sxf6
- 2.Bxf6#
- 1...Rxb5!
- threat
- 1.Rxb7?
- threat
- 2.Bb6#
- 2.Rb4#
- 1...Rxd3
- 2.Rb4#
- 2.Qa4#
- 1...Sb5
- 2.Sc6#
- 2.Bb6#
- 1...Sc6
- 2.Sxc6#
- 2.Bb6#
- 1...Bxb7+!
- threat
- 1.Qc2?
- threat
- 2.Qc3#
- 2.Qc4#
- 2.Qc5#
- 1...Rxd3
- 2.Qxd3#
- 1...Rxb3
- 2.Qc4#
- 1...Rb4
- 2.Rxb4#
- 2.Qc3#
- 2.Qc5#
- 1...Rb5
- 2.Qc3#
- 2.Qc4#
- 1...Sb5
- 2.Sc6#
- 2.Rb4#
- 2.Qc4#
- 2.Qc5#
- 1...Rc7!
- threat
- 1.Qe2?
- threat
- 2.Qe4#
- 2.Qe5#
- 1...Rxd3
- 2.Qxd3#
- 1...Rxb3
- 2.Qe4#
- 1...Sxf6
- 2.Bxf6#
- 2.Qe5#
- 1...Rb5
- 2.Qe4#
- 1...Sc6
- 2.Sxc6#
- 2.Qe4#
- 1...Re3!
- threat
- 1.Qf3?
- threat
- 2.Rd5#
- 2.Qe4#
- 2.Qd5#
- 1...Rxd7
- 2.Bb6#
- 2.Rb4#
- 2.Qe4#
- 1...Sxf6
- 2.Bxf6#
- 1...Rb5
- 2.Qe4#
- 1...Rxf3!
- threat
- 1.Qe1?
- threat
- 2.Qc3#
- 2.Qe4#
- 2.Qe5#
- 1...Rxb3
- 2.Qe4#
- 1...Sxf6
- 2.Bxf6#
- 2.Qc3#
- 2.Qe5#
- 1...Rc7
- 2.Qe4#
- 2.Qe5#
- 1...Re3
- 2.Qc3#
- 1...Rb5
- 2.Qc3#
- 2.Qe4#
- 1...Sb5
- 2.Sc6#
- 2.Qb4#
- 2.Qe4#
- 2.Qe5#
- 1...Sc6
- 2.Sxc6#
- 2.Qc3#
- 2.Qe4#
- 1...Rxd3!
- threat
- 1.dxc8Q?
- threat
- 2.Qc3#
- 2.Qc4#
- 2.Qc5#
- 1...Rxd3
- 2.Qxd3#
- 1...Rxb3
- 2.Qd7#
- 2.Qc4#
- 2.Qc5#
- 1...Sxc8
- 2.Sc6#
- 1...Rb4
- 2.Rxb4#
- 2.Qd7#
- 2.Qc3#
- 2.Qc5#
- 1...Rb5
- 2.Qc3#
- 2.Qc4#
- 1...Sb5
- 2.Sc6#
- 2.Rb4#
- 2.Qc4#
- 2.Qc5#
- 1...Sc6
- 2.Sxc6#
- 1...Rc7!
- threat
- 1.dxc8R?
- threat
- 2.Rc4#
- 1...Rxd3
- 2.Qxd3#
- 1...Sxc8
- 2.Sc6#
- 1...Rb4
- 2.Rxb4#
- 1...Sc6
- 2.Sxc6#
- 1...Rc7!
- threat
- 1.Rbb5?
- Keys
- 1.Rb6!
- threat
- 2.Rd6#
- 1...Rxd3
- 2.Qa4#
- 1...Rxb6
- 2.Bxb6#
- 1...Rxd7
- 2.Rb4#
- 1...Sxf6
- 2.Bxf6#
- 1...Sb5
- 2.Sc6#
- 1...Sc6
- 2.Sxc6#
- threat
- 1.Rb6!
FEATURES
- Static
- TYPE = THREAT
- CHANGED MATES = 1
- ADDED MATES = 2
- REMOVED MATES = 1
- Sets
- R(b);OGATE,P_SPINR(b),XP(F)::QAR1(A),XR(b)
- R(g);N_GUARD::R(E),XR(g)
- R(g);N_GUARD::B(K),XR(g)
- S(f);N_GUARD::S(J),XS(f)
- S(h);OGATE,XP(H)::B(K),XS(h)
- Tries
- Try
- R(E);
- Threat
- DUALS(2)
- Vars
- R(b);P_SPINR(b),SBLOCK,XP(F)::QAR(A)
- S(f);N_GUARD,XR(E)::S(J)
- S(h);OGATE,XP(H)::B(K),XS(h)
- Refutation
- R(g);XR(E)
- Try
- R(E);XR(g)
- Threat
- DUALS(2)
- Refutation
- B(i);CHECK,XR(E)
- Try
- Q(A);
- Threat
- DUALS(3)
- Vars
- R(b);OGATE,XP(F)::QAR1(A),XR(b)
- R(g);XR(E)::QAR1(A)
- Refutation
- R(g);
- Try
- Q(A);
- Threat
- DUALS(2)
- Vars
- R(b);OGATE,XP(F)::QAR1(A),XR(b)
- R(g);XR(E)::QAR1(A)
- R(g);::QAR1(A)
- Refutation
- R(b);
- Try
- Q(A);
- Threat
- DUALS(3)
- Vars
- S(h);OGATE,XP(H)::B(K),XS(h)
- R(g);::QAR1(A)
- Refutation
- R(b);XQ(A)
- Try
- Q(A);
- Threat
- DUALS(3)
- Vars
- R(g);XR(E)::QAR1(A)
- R(b);::QAB1(A)
- Refutation
- R(b);XP(F)
- Try
- P(I);XB(i)
- Threat
- DUALS(3)
- Vars
- R(b);OGATE,P_SPINR(b),XP(F)::QAR1(A),XR(b)
- S(f);N_GUARD,XQ(I)::S(J)
- S(f);N_GUARD::S(J),XS(f)
- Refutation
- R(g);
- Try
- P(I);XB(i)
- Threat
- R1(I)
- Vars
- R(b);OGATE,P_SPINR(b),XP(F)::QAR1(A),XR(b)
- S(f);N_GUARD,XR(I)::S(J)
- R(g);N_GUARD::R(E),XR(g)
- S(f);N_GUARD::S(J),XS(f)
- Refutation
- R(g);
- Try
- Actual
- R(E);
- Threat
- R(E)
- Vars
- R(b);P_SPINR(b),SBLOCK,XP(F)::QAR(A)
- R(g);OGATE,XR(E)::B(K),XR(g)
- R(g);N_GUARD,XP(I)::R(E)
- S(h);OGATE,XP(H)::B(K),XS(h)
- S(f);N_GUARD::S(J)
- S(f);N_GUARD::S(J),XS(f)
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