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PID: 118678 (3B4/3N4/8/1ppp4/kP1p4/8/K7/8 w - - 0 1)

Skuja, Roberts

Latvian Championship, 1955

3B4/3N4/8/1ppp4/kP1p4/8/K7/8

#3

4 + 5

6490 yacpdb 2009

SOLUTION

  • SOUND
  • Sets
    • 1...cxb4
      • 2.Sc5#
    • 1...c4
      • 2.Ba5
        • threat
          • 3.Sc5#
          • 3.Sb6#
      • 2.Be7
        • threat
          • 3.Sb6#
  • Tries
    • 1.Bh4?
      • threat
        • 2.Sb6+
          • 2...Kxb4
            • 3.Be1#
      • 1...Kxb4
        • 2.Be1+
          • 2...Ka4
            • 3.Sxc5#
            • 3.Sb6#
          • 2...Kc4
            • 3.Se5#
      • 1...cxb4
        • 2.Sc5+
          • 2...Ka5
            • 3.Bd8#
      • 1...c4
        • 2.Be7
          • threat
            • 3.Sb6#
      • 1...d3!
    • 1.Ba5?
      • threat
        • 2.Sxc5#
        • 2.Sb6#
      • 1...c4
        • 2.Sc5#
        • 2.Sb6#
      • 1...cxb4!
    • 1.Bb6?
      • threat
        • 2.Bxc5
          • 2...d3
            • 3.Sb6#
      • 1...d3
        • 2.Bxc5
          • threat
            • 3.Sb6#
      • 1...c4
        • 2.Ba5
          • threat
            • 3.Sc5#
            • 3.Sb6#
        • 2.Bc5
          • threat
            • 3.Sb6#
      • 1...Kxb4!
    • 1.Be7?
      • threat
        • 2.Bxc5
          • 2...d3
            • 3.Sb6#
      • 1...cxb4
        • 2.Sc5+
          • 2...Ka5
            • 3.Bd8#
      • 1...d3
        • 2.Bxc5
          • threat
            • 3.Sb6#
      • 1...Kxb4!
  • Keys
    • 1.Bg5!
      • threat
        • 2.Sb6+
          • 2...Kxb4
            • 3.Bd2#
      • 1...Kxb4
        • 2.Bd2+
          • 2...Ka4
            • 3.Sxc5#
            • 3.Sb6#
          • 2...Kc4
            • 3.Se5#
      • 1...cxb4
        • 2.Sc5+
          • 2...Ka5
            • 3.Bd8#
      • 1...c4
        • 2.Be7
          • threat
            • 3.Sb6#

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