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Problem Display
PID: 14843 (8/p5B1/Pp3Np1/1Rp2pk1/8/2K1P1P1/R7/2N5 w - - 0 1)
Ling, John Francis
The Observer, 1955
#3
9 + 6
SOLUTION
- SOUND
- Tries
- 1.Kc2?
- 1...c4
- 2.Ra4
- 2...c3
- 3.Rg4#
- 2...c3
- 2.Ra4
- 1...f4!
- 1...c4
- 1.Se2?
- threat
- 2.Sf4
- 2...c4
- 3.Sh3#
- 3.Se6#
- 2...c4
- 2.Sf4
- 1...f4
- 2.exf4+
- 2...Kf5
- 3.Sd4#
- 2...Kf5
- 2.exf4+
- 1...c4!
- threat
- 1.Sd3?
- threat
- 2.Sf4
- 2...c4
- 3.Sh3#
- 3.Se6#
- 2...c4
- 2.Sf4
- 1...c4
- 2.Se5
- 2...f4
- 3.Sd3#
- 3.Sf3#
- 3.Sxc4#
- 3.Seg4#
- 3.Sc6#
- 3.Sed7#
- 3.Sf7#
- 2...f4
- 2.Ra4
- 2...cxd3
- 3.Rg4#
- 2...cxd3
- 2.Se5
- 1...f4!
- threat
- 1.Rd2?
- threat
- 2.Kc4
- 2...f4
- 3.Rd5#
- 2...f4
- 2.Kc4
- 1...f4
- 2.Rd5#
- 1...c4!
- threat
- 1.Re2?
- 1...f4
- 2.exf4+
- 2...Kf5
- 3.Re5#
- 2...Kf5
- 2.exf4+
- 1...c4!
- 1...f4
- 1.Ra4?
- threat
- 2.Sh7+
- 2...Kh5
- 3.Rh4#
- 2...Kh5
- 2.Rf4
- 2...c4
- 3.Rg4#
- 2...c4
- 2.Sh7+
- 1...c4
- 2.Kc2
- 2...c3
- 3.Rg4#
- 2...c3
- 2.Sb3
- 2...cxb3
- 3.Rg4#
- 2...cxb3
- 2.Sd3
- 2...cxd3
- 3.Rg4#
- 2...cxd3
- 2.Kc2
- 1...f4!
- threat
- 1.Kc2?
- Keys
- 1.Sb3!
- 1...f4
- 2.exf4+
- 2...Kf5
- 3.Sd4#
- 2...Kf5
- 2.exf4+
- 1...c4
- 2.Ra4
- 2...cxb3
- 3.Rg4#
- 2...cxb3
- 2.Ra4
- 1...f4
- 1.Sb3!
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