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Problem Display
PID: 13974 (1R6/p1p2P1r/k3p1p1/pR2KBnq/6p1/4p1r1/5b2/8 w - - 0 1)
Marble, Murray
Westminster Gazette, 1916
#3
5 + 13
SOLUTION
- SOUND
- Tries
- 1.R5b6+?
- 1...cxb6
- 2.Bd3+
- 2...b5
- 3.Bxb5#
- 2...b5
- 2.Bd3+
- 1...axb6!
- 1...cxb6
- 1.R5b6+?
- Keys
- 1.Bd3!
- threat
- 2.Rb1#
- 2.Rb2#
- 2.Rb3#
- 2.Rb4#
- 2.Rc5#
- 2.Rd5#
- 2.R5b6#
- 2.R5b7#
- 1...Sf3+
- 2.Kf4
- threat
- 3.Rc5#
- 3.Rd5#
- 3.Re5#
- 3.Rf5#
- 3.Rg5#
- 3.Rxh5#
- 3.R5b6#
- 2...Qe5+
- 3.Rxe5#
- 2...Qf5+
- 3.Rxf5#
- 2...Qg5+
- 3.Rxg5#
- 2...e5+
- 3.Rxe5#
- 2...g5+
- 3.Rxg5#
- 2...Qxb5
- 3.Bxb5#
- threat
- 2.Kf4
- 1...Sh3+
- 2.Ke4
- threat
- 3.Rc5#
- 3.Rd5#
- 3.Re5#
- 3.Rf5#
- 3.Rg5#
- 3.Rxh5#
- 3.R5b6#
- 2...Qd5+
- 3.Rxd5#
- 2...Qe5+
- 3.Rxe5#
- 2...Qf5+
- 3.Rxf5#
- 2...Sg5+
- 3.Rxg5#
- 2...Qxb5
- 3.Bxb5#
- threat
- 2.Ke4
- 1...Se4+
- 2.Kxe6
- threat
- 3.Rc5#
- 3.Rd5#
- 3.Re5#
- 3.Rf5#
- 3.Rg5#
- 3.Rxh5#
- 3.R5b6#
- 2...Qd5+
- 3.Rxd5#
- 2...Qe5+
- 3.Rxe5#
- 2...Qf5+
- 3.Rxf5#
- 2...Sc5+
- 3.Rxc5#
- 2...Sg5+
- 3.Rxg5#
- 2...Qxb5
- 3.Bxb5#
- threat
- 2.Kxe6
- 1...Sxf7+
- 2.Kf6
- threat
- 3.Rc5#
- 3.Rd5#
- 3.Re5#
- 3.Rf5#
- 3.Rg5#
- 3.Rxh5#
- 3.R5b6#
- 2...Qe5+
- 3.Rxe5#
- 2...Qf5+
- 3.Rxf5#
- 2...Qg5+
- 3.Rxg5#
- 2...Qxb5
- 3.Bxb5#
- threat
- 2.Kf6
- threat
- 1.Bd3!
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