A three-move problem mechanism invented in a composer tournament held in Bristol in 1861 by Frank Healey (1828-1906).
A clearance move by a piece along a line and over a certain square, played so that a second piece may move in the same direction along the same line and occupy that square. The first piece is not used for the mate.
ECHESSPEDIA
Quotes of the Day
Looks like I’m going to raise the average age of the field and lower the average rating!
Garry Kasparov 2017
I may be an old lion, but I can still bite someone’s hand off if he puts it in my mouth
Wilhelm Steinitz
This one hour allows me to put the problem into the background and then, when I come back, I am much more rational and less emotional about the particular problem and I can think better about it.
G. Borg 2016
Parapsychology? That’s a bunch of bananas. Korchnoi believes in that. He is still playing his game with the ghost of Geza Maroczy.
Nathan Divinsky 2004
Carlsen simply plays chess well. It seems to me that in such cases people are inclined to look for some supernatural explanation, although the simplest explanation is also the most appropriate: the guy simply plays chess well.
Alexander Grischuk 2014