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PID: 134464 (8/2B5/2pP4/2P5/4P2R/2N2P1Q/2P1Nppp/2K1kBbR w - - 0 1)
Bettmann, Henry Wald
The Theory of Pawn Promotion, 1912
#3
13 + 6
SOLUTION
- SOUND
- Sets
- 1...gxf1S
- 2.Sf4
- threat
- 3.Sg2#
- 3.Sd3#
- threat
- 2.Sf4
- 1...gxh1S
- 2.Sf4
- 2...Sg3
- 3.Sd3#
- 2...Sg3
- 2.Sb1
- 2...Sg3
- 3.Ba5#
- 2...Sg3
- 2.Sd1
- 2...Sg3
- 3.Ba5#
- 2...Sg3
- 2.Sa2
- 2...Sg3
- 3.Ba5#
- 2...Sg3
- 2.Sa4
- 2...Sg3
- 3.Ba5#
- 2...Sg3
- 2.Sd5
- threat
- 3.Ba5#
- threat
- 2.Ba5
- 2...Sg3
- 3.Sb1#
- 3.Sd1#
- 3.Sa2#
- 3.Sa4#
- 3.Sb5#
- 3.Sd5#
- 2...Sg3
- 2.Sf4
- 1...gxh1R
- 2.Sd5
- 2...cxd5
- 3.Ba5#
- 2...cxd5
- 2.Sd5
- 1...gxf1S
- Tries
- 1.Sg3?
- threat
- 2.Sb1
- threat
- 3.Ba5#
- 2...gxf1S
- 3.Qxf1#
- threat
- 2.Sd1
- threat
- 3.Ba5#
- 2...gxf1S
- 3.Qxf1#
- threat
- 2.Sa2
- threat
- 3.Ba5#
- 2...gxf1S
- 3.Qxf1#
- threat
- 2.Sce2
- threat
- 3.Ba5#
- 2...gxf1S
- 3.Qxf1#
- threat
- 2.Sa4
- threat
- 3.Ba5#
- 2...gxf1S
- 3.Qxf1#
- threat
- 2.Sd5
- threat
- 3.Ba5#
- 2...gxf1S
- 3.Qxf1#
- threat
- 2.Ba5
- threat
- 3.Sb1#
- 3.Sd1#
- 3.Sa2#
- 3.Sce2#
- 3.Sa4#
- 3.Sb5#
- 3.Sd5#
- 2...gxf1S
- 3.Qxf1#
- threat
- 2.e5
- threat
- 3.Re4#
- 2...gxf1Q
- 3.Qxf1#
- 2...gxf1S
- 3.Qxf1#
- 2...gxf1B
- 3.Qxf1#
- threat
- 2.Sb1
- 1...gxh1S
- 2.Sb1
- 2...Sxg3
- 3.Ba5#
- 2...Sxg3
- 2.Sd1
- 2...Sxg3
- 3.Ba5#
- 2...Sxg3
- 2.Sa2
- 2...Sxg3
- 3.Ba5#
- 2...Sxg3
- 2.Sce2
- 2...Sxg3
- 3.Ba5#
- 2...Sxg3
- 2.Sa4
- 2...Sxg3
- 3.Ba5#
- 2...Sxg3
- 2.Sd5
- threat
- 3.Ba5#
- threat
- 2.Ba5
- 2...Sxg3
- 3.Sb1#
- 3.Sd1#
- 3.Sa2#
- 3.Se2#
- 3.Sa4#
- 3.Sb5#
- 3.Sd5#
- 2...Sxg3
- 2.Sb1
- 1...gxh1B
- 2.Sb1
- threat
- 3.Ba5#
- threat
- 2.Sd1
- threat
- 3.Ba5#
- threat
- 2.Sa2
- threat
- 3.Ba5#
- threat
- 2.Sce2
- threat
- 3.Ba5#
- threat
- 2.Sa4
- threat
- 3.Ba5#
- threat
- 2.Sd5
- threat
- 3.Ba5#
- threat
- 2.Ba5
- threat
- 3.Sb1#
- 3.Sd1#
- 3.Sa2#
- 3.Sce2#
- 3.Sa4#
- 3.Sb5#
- 3.Sd5#
- threat
- 2.Sb1
- 1...gxh1R
- 2.Sd5
- 2...cxd5
- 3.Ba5#
- 2...cxd5
- 2.Be2
- threat
- 3.Qf1#
- 2...f1Q
- 3.Qxf1#
- 2...f1S
- 3.Qxf1#
- 2...f1B
- 3.Qxf1#
- 2...f1R
- 3.Qxf1#
- threat
- 2.Bd3
- threat
- 3.Qf1#
- 2...f1Q
- 3.Qxf1#
- 2...f1S
- 3.Qxf1#
- 2...f1B
- 3.Qxf1#
- 2...f1R
- 3.Qxf1#
- threat
- 2.Bc4
- threat
- 3.Qf1#
- 2...f1Q
- 3.Qxf1#
- 2...f1S
- 3.Qxf1#
- 2...f1B
- 3.Qxf1#
- 2...f1R
- 3.Qxf1#
- threat
- 2.Bb5
- threat
- 3.Qf1#
- 2...f1Q
- 3.Qxf1#
- 2...f1S
- 3.Qxf1#
- 2...f1B
- 3.Qxf1#
- 2...f1R
- 3.Qxf1#
- threat
- 2.Ba6
- threat
- 3.Qf1#
- 2...f1Q
- 3.Qxf1#
- 2...f1S
- 3.Qxf1#
- 2...f1B
- 3.Qxf1#
- 2...f1R
- 3.Qxf1#
- threat
- 2.Sd5
- 1...gxh1Q!
- threat
- 1.d7?
- threat
- 2.d8Q
- threat
- 3.Qd1#
- 2...Kxf1
- 3.Qd1#
- threat
- 2.d8R
- threat
- 3.Rd1#
- 2...Kxf1
- 3.Rd1#
- threat
- 2.d8Q
- 1...Kxf1
- 2.d8Q
- 2...Ke1
- 3.Qd1#
- 2...Ke1
- 2.d8R
- 2...Ke1
- 3.Rd1#
- 2...Ke1
- 2.d8Q
- 1...gxf1S
- 2.Sf4
- threat
- 3.Sg2#
- 3.Sd3#
- threat
- 2.d8Q
- threat
- 3.Qd1#
- 2...Sd2
- 3.Qxd2#
- 2...Se3
- 3.Qd2#
- threat
- 2.Sf4
- 1...gxf1B
- 2.d8Q
- threat
- 3.Qd1#
- 3.Qd2#
- threat
- 2.d8Q
- 1...gxf1R
- 2.Bxh2
- 2...Bxh2
- 3.Rxf1#
- 3.Qxf1#
- 2...Bxh2
- 2.Bxh2
- 1...gxh1Q
- 2.d8Q
- threat
- 3.Qd1#
- 3.Qd2#
- threat
- 2.d8R
- threat
- 3.Rd1#
- threat
- 2.d8Q
- 1...gxh1S
- 2.Sf4
- 2...Sg3
- 3.Sd3#
- 2...Sg3
- 2.Sb1
- 2...Sg3
- 3.Ba5#
- 2...Sg3
- 2.Sd1
- 2...Sg3
- 3.Ba5#
- 2...Sg3
- 2.Sa2
- 2...Sg3
- 3.Ba5#
- 2...Sg3
- 2.Sa4
- 2...Sg3
- 3.Ba5#
- 2...Sg3
- 2.Sd5
- threat
- 3.Ba5#
- threat
- 2.Bf4
- 2...Sg3
- 3.Bd2#
- 2...Sg3
- 2.Ba5
- 2...Sg3
- 3.Sb1#
- 3.Sd1#
- 3.Sa2#
- 3.Sa4#
- 3.Sb5#
- 3.Sd5#
- 2...Sg3
- 2.d8Q
- 2...Sg3
- 3.Qd1#
- 3.Qd2#
- 2...Sg3
- 2.d8R
- 2...Sg3
- 3.Rd1#
- 2...Sg3
- 2.Sf4
- 1...gxh1B
- 2.d8Q
- threat
- 3.Qd1#
- 3.Qd2#
- threat
- 2.d8R
- threat
- 3.Rd1#
- threat
- 2.d8Q
- 1...gxh1R
- 2.Sd5
- 2...cxd5
- 3.Ba5#
- 2...cxd5
- 2.Sd5
- 1...gxf1Q!
- threat
- 1.Sg3?
- Keys
- 1.e5!
- threat
- 2.Sg3
- threat
- 3.Re4#
- 2...gxf1Q
- 3.Qxf1#
- 2...gxf1S
- 3.Qxf1#
- 2...gxf1B
- 3.Qxf1#
- threat
- 2.Rd4
- threat
- 3.Rd1#
- 2...Kxf1
- 3.Rd1#
- threat
- 2.Sg3
- 1...Kxf1
- 2.Sg3+
- 2...Ke1
- 3.Re4#
- 2...Ke1
- 2.Rd4
- 2...Ke1
- 3.Rd1#
- 2...Ke1
- 2.Re4
- 2...Ke1
- 3.Sg3#
- 2...Ke1
- 2.Sg3+
- 1...gxf1Q
- 2.Re4
- 2...Qxe2
- 3.Rxe2#
- 2...Qxh3
- 3.Sg3#
- 2...Qg2
- 3.Sg3#
- 2...Qxe2
- 2.Re4
- 1...gxf1S
- 2.Sf4
- threat
- 3.Sg2#
- 3.Sd3#
- threat
- 2.Sf4
- 1...gxf1B
- 2.Re4
- 2...Bxe2
- 3.Rxe2#
- 2...Bxh3
- 3.Sg3#
- 2...Bg2
- 3.Sg3#
- 2...Bxe2
- 2.Re4
- 1...gxf1R
- 2.Sd1
- 2...Kxe2
- 3.Re4#
- 2...Kxe2
- 2.Sd1
- 1...gxh1Q
- 2.Rd4
- threat
- 3.Rd1#
- threat
- 2.Rd4
- 1...gxh1S
- 2.Sf4
- 2...Sg3
- 3.Sd3#
- 2...Sg3
- 2.Sb1
- 2...Sg3
- 3.Ba5#
- 2...Sg3
- 2.Sd1
- 2...Sg3
- 3.Ba5#
- 2...Sg3
- 2.Sa2
- 2...Sg3
- 3.Ba5#
- 2...Sg3
- 2.Sa4
- 2...Sg3
- 3.Ba5#
- 2...Sg3
- 2.Se4
- 2...Sg3
- 3.Ba5#
- 2...Sg3
- 2.Sd5
- threat
- 3.Ba5#
- threat
- 2.Ba5
- 2...Sg3
- 3.Sb1#
- 3.Sd1#
- 3.Sa2#
- 3.Sa4#
- 3.Se4#
- 3.Sb5#
- 3.Sd5#
- 2...Sg3
- 2.Rd4
- 2...Sg3
- 3.Rd1#
- 2...Sg3
- 2.Re4
- 2...Sg3
- 3.Sxg3#
- 2...Sg3
- 2.Sf4
- 1...gxh1B
- 2.Rd4
- threat
- 3.Rd1#
- threat
- 2.Rd4
- 1...gxh1R
- 2.Sd5
- 2...cxd5
- 3.Ba5#
- 2...cxd5
- 2.Sd5
- threat
- 1.e5!
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