MESON Chess Problem Database

Problem Display
PID: 5024 (3b4/4N3/p2kP3/P2N1K2/8/8/6B1/6B1 w - - 0 1)

Guest, Antony Alfred Geoffrey

Illustrated Family Journal, 1865

3b4/4N3/p2kP3/P2N1K2/8/8/6B1/6B1

#2

7 + 3

187 The Chess Bouquet 1897
14665 Knights and Bishops 1909
3360 Simple Two-move Themes 1924
3713 Snap 2009
5454 Near Snap 2010

SOLUTION

  • SOUND
  • Keys
    • 1.Sc7!
      • 1...Kxc7
        • 2.Bh2#
      • 1...Kxe7
        • 2.Bc5#
      • 1...Bxc7
        • 2.Sc8#
      • 1...Bxe7
        • 2.Se8#

This anticipates 96834(0000), 107709(1865), 161332(1888), 193337(1914), 142878(1971)

FEATURES

  • Static
    • TYPE = INCOMPLETE_BLOCK
    • CHANGED MATES = 0
    • ADDED MATES = 4
    • REMOVED MATES = 0
  • Sets
  • Actual
    • S(D);
    • Vars
      • K(b);S_FLIGHT,XS(D)::B(A)
      • K(b);S_FLIGHT,XS(G)::B(A)
      • B(c);SBLOCK,XS(D)::S(G)
      • B(c);SBLOCK,XS(G)::S(D)
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