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PID: 134515 (8/5B1N/8/1P1P2Rp/Q2K1Pbk/2pPp3/2ppp1PP/2N1R3 w - - 0 1)
Bettmann, Henry Wald
The Theory of Pawn Promotion, 1912
#3
13 + 8
SOLUTION
- SOUND
- Sets
- 1...Bh3
- 2.g3#
- 1...Bh3
- Tries
- 1.Rxg4+?
- 1...Kxg4
- 2.Ke5
- threat
- 3.f5#
- 2...Kh4
- 3.f5#
- threat
- 2.Be6+
- 2...Kxf4
- 3.Sxe2#
- 2...Kh4
- 3.g3#
- 2...Kxf4
- 2.Ke5
- 1...hxg4!
- 1...Kxg4
- 1.Rxg4+?
- Keys
- 1.f5!
- threat
- 2.Kc5
- threat
- 3.Rxh5#
- threat
- 2.Ke5
- threat
- 3.Rxh5#
- threat
- 2.Kc5
- 1...Bxf5
- 2.Kxc3+
- 2...Be4
- 3.Qxe4#
- 2...Bg4
- 3.Rxh5#
- 2...Be4
- 2.Kxe3+
- 2...Be4
- 3.Qxe4#
- 2...Bg4
- 3.Rxh5#
- 2...Be4
- 2.Kc5+
- 2...Be4
- 3.Qxe4#
- 2...Bg4
- 3.Rxh5#
- 2...Be4
- 2.Ke5+
- 2...Be4
- 3.Qxe4#
- 2...Bg4
- 3.Rxh5#
- 2...Be4
- 2.Rxf5
- threat
- 3.Kxc3#
- 3.Kxe3#
- 3.Kc5#
- 3.Ke5#
- 3.Rf4#
- 2...Kg4
- 3.Ke5#
- threat
- 2.Kxc3+
- 1...dxc1Q
- 2.Ke5
- threat
- 3.Rxh5#
- threat
- 2.Ke5
- 1...dxc1S
- 2.Kxe3
- threat
- 3.Rxh5#
- threat
- 2.Kxe3
- 1...dxc1B
- 2.Ke5
- threat
- 3.Rxh5#
- threat
- 2.Ke5
- 1...dxe1Q
- 2.Kc5
- threat
- 3.Rxh5#
- threat
- 2.Kc5
- 1...dxe1S
- 2.Kxc3
- threat
- 3.Rxh5#
- threat
- 2.Kxc3
- 1...dxe1B
- 2.Kc5
- threat
- 3.Rxh5#
- threat
- 2.Kc5
- 1...d1B
- 2.Ke4
- 2...Bf3+
- 3.Kxf3#
- 2...Bxf5+
- 3.Kxf5#
- 2...Bh3
- 3.g3#
- 2...Bf3+
- 2.Ke4
- 1...Bf3
- 2.Kxc3+
- 2...Be4
- 3.Qxe4#
- 2...Bg4
- 3.Rxh5#
- 2...Be4
- 2.Kxe3+
- 2...Be4
- 3.Qxe4#
- 2...Bg4
- 3.Rxh5#
- 2...Be4
- 2.Kc5+
- 2...Be4
- 3.Qxe4#
- 2...Bg4
- 3.Rxh5#
- 2...Be4
- 2.Ke5+
- 2...Be4
- 3.Qxe4#
- 2...Bg4
- 3.Rxh5#
- 2...Be4
- 2.Kxc3+
- threat
- 1.f5!
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